American Spirituals - Songbook (Acappella arrangements SATB)
This songbook is only a small illustration of the variety of acappella arrangements of American Spirituals for vocal groups, choirs and ensembles. This book brings a modern, attractive and comprehensive form for four voices (Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass) of traditional, well known, and lesser-known spirituals.
The vital and strong emotional energy of the songs for real life situations like birth, wedding, death, meeting with friends and family, parting, joy, desire for better life, freedom, truth and love and reconcilliation invite Europeans to draw on the treasure of their melodies, rhythmes, life wisdom and encouragement.
Although the American Spirituals are the corner stone of contemporary popular music, music schools still ignore them and don't include them neither in classical music nor modern music categories. This collection is to contribute to the re-popularization of the legendary American groups Fisk Jubilee Singers and Golden Gate Quartet.
On February 7, 2007 Congress and the United States Senate has honored the Spiritual in making it one of the most respected genres of music in the varied scale of American Music and were termed a National Treasure. With deep respect to classical authors like Moses Hogan, William Stickles, James authors like Moses Hogan, William Stickles, James Rosamond Johnson, James Weldon Johnson, John W. Work and many others Marek Slechta comes with a new collectioin of American Spirituals, which will serve as
-score material for performances by various sized groups, both amateur and professional no matter of the level of experience.
- an offering of Spirituals for all sorts of life situations: joyful, critical, tragic, and sad. It includes songs related to Christian holidays.
- basic material for teaching acappella and popular singing in basic and middle schools, conservatories and music departments of universities.
- a source of original texts, and melodies of Spirituals.
- a proof that these songs which arose in unbelievably difficult living conditions of African slaves still bring joy and encouragement to contemporary demanding listeners.
- a source of original texts, and melodies of Spirituals.
- a proof that these songs which arose in unbelievably difficult living conditions of African slaves still bring joy and encouragement to contemporary demanding listeners.
Content
1 Everytime I feel the Spirit
2 Deep river
3 When the Saints go marching in
4 I know the Lord laid His hands on me
5 Roll Jordan roll
6 He is King of kings
7 Go tell it on the mountain
8 I´m working on the building for my Lord
9 Old ark´s a movering
10 Give me your hand
11 Poor mourner has got a home
12 Don´t you let nobody turn around
13 The Lord is my Shepherd
14 There´s a meeting here tonight
15 There´s something on my mind
16 Is there anybody here who loves my Jesus
17 The rocks and the mountains