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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
Files & Media
Audio
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Sample Pages
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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).
This edition contains a mix of voice ranges for the songs - see listing below. For other key ranges, contact ACA.
Keys/Voice Ranges for Nightsongs:
I. Prayer (High)
Gb Major: Eb4 - Gb5
II. Drums of Tragedy (Low)
Bb Minor: Bb3 to Fb5
III. The Heart of a Woman (Medium)
F Major: C4 to F5
IV. Night Song (Medium)
Eb Minor: Bb3 to F5
V. Sence You Went Away (High)
G Major: E4 to Gb5
VI. Creole Girl (Medium)
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 - AALANA composers
Instrument
Voice
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Mezzo-Soprano
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Medium Voice
Purchase Options
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PDF Price
Print & Ship
$57.00 voice + chamber orchestra mixed ranges full score: ACA-ADHL-149m
Contact [email protected] for parts set
Print Price
$57.00 voice + chamber orchestra mixed ranges full score: ACA-ADHL-149m
Contact [email protected] for parts set
Percussion Needed:
Tubular bells, congas, glockenspiel, suspended cymbal, medium tam-tam, maracas, tambourine, triangle, bell tree.
New 2022 edition from 1996 original.