The Jubilee Singers and Their Songs
The Jubilee Singers and Their Songs

Author: J. B. T. Marsh

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780486431321

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The remarkable story of the Fisk University chorus and their popular performances of Negro folksongs and spirituals, this volume is supplemented by 139 great songs, complete with text, and fully notated both in open score and in a two-stave keyboard reduction. Songs include such all-time favorites as Down By the River.

Dark Midnight When I Rise
Dark Midnight When I Rise

Author: Andrew Ward

Publisher: Amistad

Published: 2001-07-01

Total Pages: 512

ISBN-13: 9780060934828

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The inspiring story of the Jubilee singers follows a group of singers--all former slaves--on a grueling journey from Nashville to New York City, where they would introduce thousands of whites to Negro spirituals. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

A Band of Angels
A Band of Angels

Author: Deborah Hopkinson

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-05-07

Total Pages: 21

ISBN-13: 1442484519

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Based on the life of Ella Sheppard Moore, this glowing picture book tells the story of a determined and resilient singing group with a lasting legacy. A loving narrator shares the story of her great-grandmother Ella with her niece. Ella, the daughter of a slave, and the Jubilee Singers traveled all over the world singing the old sorrow songs, the songs of slavery. Their hard work raised funds to keep their college open and pave the way for thousands of students. This luminous, lyrical story is a poignant reminder that the old spirituals, or jubilee songs, stood for hope and freedom.