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Voice and Chamber Orchestra
1111 - 2000 - timp, perc (1), hp - voice solo - strings
Alternate Title
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Year Authored (or revised)
Duration (min)
16
Movements
I. Prayer
II. Drums of Tragedy
III. The Heart of a Woman
IV. Night Song
V. Sence You Went Away
VI. Creole Girl
Detail
Description
6 songs: Prayer (Langston Hughes), Drums of Tragedy (Langston Hughes), The Heart of a Woman (Georgia Douglas Johnson), Night Song (Clarissa Scott Delany), Sence You Went Away (James Weldon Johnson), and Creole Girl (Morgan Collins).
There is a piano/vocal edition that matches this, high voice + chamber orchestra version.
Keys/Voice Ranges for Nightsongs:
I. Prayer
Gb Major: Eb4 - Gb5
II. Drums of Tragedy
Bb Minor: Bb3 to Fb5
III. The Heart of a Woman
F Major: C4 to F5
IV. Night Song
Eb Minor: Bb3 to F5
V. Sence You Went Away
G Major: E4 to Gb5
Creole Girl
B Minor: C# 4 to F#5
First Perfomance
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Recording
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Text Language - Non English
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Text Source/Author
Langston Hughes
Georgia Douglas Johnson
Clarissa Scott Delany
James Weldon Johnson
Morgan Collins
Georgia Douglas Johnson
Clarissa Scott Delany
James Weldon Johnson
Morgan Collins
Title Number
Ensemble Type
solo voice(s)+large ensemble or orchestra
Genre/Theme
ArtSongAlliance
Highlight Series
Music by BIPOC composers
Instrument
Voice
,
Mezzo-Soprano
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Medium Voice
Files & Media
Audio
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Video
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Sample Pages
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Purchase Options
PDF License & Download
PDF Price
Print & Ship
$57.00 high voice + chamber orchestra full score: ACA-ADHL-149
Contact [email protected] for inquiries into part purchase or rental.
Please specify voice types requested in the order notes.
Print Price
$57.00 high voice + chamber orchestra full score: ACA-ADHL-149
Contact [email protected] for inquiries into part purchase or rental.
Please specify voice types requested in the order notes.
Percussion Needed:
Tubular bells, congas, glockenspiel, suspended cymbal, medium tam-tam, maracas, tambourine, triangle, bell tree.
New 2022 edition from 1996 original.