The Books of American Negro Spirituals

ISBN-13: 9780306812026 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 384 str.

James Weldon Johnson; J. Rosamond Johnson; J. Rosamond Johnson

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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. Favorites 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.