[Deep River: Songs and Spirituals; Oral Moses, bass-baritone; Ann Sears, piano; Troy 332 (1999) by Henry T. Burleigh (1866-1949)]
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Deep
River (H.T. Burleigh) edt. by Cantus
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Henry "Harry" Thacker Burleigh (1866-1949) was an African
American composer, arranger and baritone soloist who is profiled at
AfriClassical.com,
which
features a comprehensive Works
List by Prof. Dominique-René de Lerma,
http://www.CasaMusicaledeLerma.com
Here is the entry for Deep
River:
“Deep
river,
and Dig
my grave,
for SATTBB & piano. New York: G. Schirmer, 1941. 8p. (#5815)
Library: Schomburg. See also: 2
Negro spirituals
(under Collections, above).”
Burleigh
was born in Erie, Pennsylvania and died in Stamford, Connecticut. In
his lengthy career, Burleigh wrote 265 vocal works and made 187
choral arrangements. In 1916 Henry T. Burleigh published Jubilee
Songs of the United States of America,
a book of arrangements of spirituals for solo vocal performance.
Comment by email:
http://www.CasaMusicaledeLerma.com
Comment by email:
Someone should investigate the lineage of Deep river.
Burleigh's setting, which we all know, calls for a range well beyond that of an
untrained voice ("Oh don't you want to go...") and, unlike most
spirituals is in ballad form (AABA).
Dominique-René de Lerma
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