Rosamond Johnson
Lift Every Voice and Sing
(with Chorus)
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Rosamond Johnson
Lift Every Voice and Sing
(with Chorus)
- Instrumentation Choir and String orchestra
- Composer Rosamond Johnson
- Editor Bob Phillips
- Series Sound Innovations For Strings
- Lyricist James Johnson
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- Edition Score and Parts Download
- Publisher Alfred Publishing
- Order no. ALF44827-DL
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Description:
The poem and original hymn-like music of 'Lift Every Voice and Sing,' by James and J. Rosamond Johnson, reverberate through the decades of the civil rights movement. Originally performed for Booker T. Washington in 1900, it is sometimes called the 'African-American National Anthem.' This setting, by Bob Phillips, teaches 6/8 and uses chromatic alterations in first position. A vocal lead sheet is included in the reproducible educational packets. The cross-curricular programming possibilities are vast. (2:40)