The Books Of American Negro Spirituals

Author:   J. Rosamond Johnson ,  James Johnson
Publisher:   Hachette Books
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9780306812026


Pages:   384
Publication Date:   18 December 2002
Format:   Paperback
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In two elegant and masterly prefaces, James Weldon Johnson discusses the origin and history of more than 120 of the most significant spirituals known. favourites like ""Swing Low Sweet Chariot,"" ""Deep River,"" and ""Go Down, Moses"" are arranged for voice and piano by his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson, and considered within their African tradition.

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Author:   J. Rosamond Johnson ,  James Johnson
Publisher:   Hachette Books
Imprint:   Da Capo Press Inc
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.30cm
Weight:   0.706kg
ISBN:  

9780306812026


ISBN 10:   0306812029
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   18 December 2002
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) is recognized alongside W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington as one of the most respected interpreters of the black experience. Composer J. Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954) was an authority on Negro spirituals.

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