The Books of American Negro Spirituals
December 2002
Trade Paperback · 384 Pages
$25.00 U.S. · $26.95 CAN · £16.99 U.K. · €17.99 E.U.
ISBN 9780306812026
Da Capo Press
Trade Paperback · 384 Pages
$25.00 U.S. · $26.95 CAN · £16.99 U.K. · €17.99 E.U.
ISBN 9780306812026
Da Capo Press
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Description
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.
About the Authors
James Weldon Johnson (1871 1938) is recognized alongside W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington as one of the most respected interpreters of the black experience. Composer J. Rosamond Johnson (1873–1954) was an authority on Negro spirituals.