| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Vocalessence Witness |
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VocalEssence (Musical group).
Witness.
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| Contents |
Wailing woman (9:12) -- Swanee River (Old folks at home) / Stephen Foster (2:56) -- And they lynched him on a tree (18:04) -- Miss Sally's party (19:02) -- Reverie (3:56) -- Elegy (5:25) |
| Notes |
Streaming audio |
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The 1st work for soprano, chorus and orchestra; the 2nd for unacc. chorus (harmonized by Still, arr. by Dana Paul Pena); the 3rd for mezzo-soprano, narrator, 2 choruses and orchestra; the 4th for orchestra; the 5th-6th for organ |
| Performer |
William Warfield, narrator (3rd work) ; Yolanda Williams, soprano (1st work) ; Hilda Harris, mezzo soprano (3rd work) ; VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and Chorus with Orchestra (formerly the Plymouth Series of Minnesota) (variously, 1st-4th works) ; Leigh Morris Chorale (3rd work) ; Philip Brunelle, organ (5th-6th works) and conductor |
| Event |
Recorded in Minneapolis, MN, the organ works at Plymouth Congregational Church, Oct. 11, 1995, the remainder at Orchestra Hall, Aug. 23-25, 1995 |
| Notes |
Vocal works sung in English |
| Subject |
Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices)
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Cantatas, Secular.
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Ballets.
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Organ music.
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Lynching -- Songs and music
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Ballets
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Cantatas, Secular
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Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices)
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Lynching
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Organ music
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| Genre/Form |
Streaming audio
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Music
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Songs and music
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Songs
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Songs.
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Music.
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Musique.
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| Form |
Streaming audio
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| Author |
Warfield, William.
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Williams, Yolanda.
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Harris, Hilda, 1930-
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Brunelle, Philip, 1943-
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Still, William Grant, 1895-1978.
Wailing woman.
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Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864.
Old folks at home; arranged
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Still, William Grant, 1895-1978.
And they lynched him on a tree
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Still, William Grant, 1895-1978.
Miss Sally's party.
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Still, William Grant, 1895-1978.
Reverie.
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Still, William Grant, 1895-1978.
Elegy, organ.
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Leigh Morris Chorale.
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Plymouth Music Series of Minnesota (Musical group)
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