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Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
NIB
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Outlaw, Sidney
Voice Type
Baritone
Composer
Primary composer on track
Johnson, Hall
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Dialect
Level of dialect used in performance of Spiritual
Heavy dialect
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
Lament: Live from Brevard Music Center
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Lexicon Classics/Emitha
Date
Release/publication year
2022
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
Streaming audio
Dialect (NIB)
Compiler's assessment of level of dialect used in performance (entry not in book)
Heavy dialect
Audio Link
Website with audio recording of track
<a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/lament-live-from-brevard-music-center/1603802390" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://music.apple.com/us/album/lament-live-from-brevard-music-center/1603802390</a>
URL
<a href="https://www.lexiconclassics.com/lament" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.lexiconclassics.com/lament</a>
Video Link
URL for video recording of track
<a href="https://youtu.be/075xb2oaD98" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://youtu.be/075xb2oaD98</a>
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ANS3848
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Outlaw, Sidney
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
NIB
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Outlaw, Sidney
Voice Type
Baritone
Composer
Primary composer on track
Johnson, Hall
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Dialect
Level of dialect used in performance of Spiritual
Heavy dialect
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
Lament: Live from Brevard Music Center
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Lexicon Classics/Emitha
Date
Release/publication year
2022
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
CD
Dialect (NIB)
Compiler's assessment of level of dialect used in performance (entry not in book)
Heavy dialect
URL
<a href="https://www.lexiconclassics.com/lament" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.lexiconclassics.com/lament</a>
Video Link
URL for video recording of track
<a href="https://youtu.be/075xb2oaD98" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://youtu.be/075xb2oaD98</a>
Dublin Core
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Identifier
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ANS3847
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Outlaw, Sidney
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
294
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Miles, John
Voice Type
Tenor
Composer
Primary composer on track
Johnson, Hall
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Instrumental ensemble
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
The Classic Spirituals
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Epiphany 83-1027
Date
Release/publication year
1983
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
LP
URL
<a target="_blank" href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00L991Q0E/afrocentrvoicesi">http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00L991Q0E/afrocentrvoicesi</a>
Notes
Miscellaneous notations
Publication date from Copyright Office public catalog
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ANS3456
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Miles, John
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
293
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
McFerrin, Robert
Voice Type
Baritone
Vocalist's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/robert-mcferrin-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/robert-mcferrin-biography/</a>
Composer
Primary composer on track
Composer not identified
Composer Discerned As
Johnson, Hall
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
Negro Spirituals
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Jacques Canetti 27 193
Date
Release/publication year
1965
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
45 RPM
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ANS3399
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
McFerrin, Robert
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
289
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Martin, Marvis
Voice Type
Soprano
Composer
Primary composer on track
Johnson, Hall
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Dialect
Level of dialect used in performance of Spiritual
Light dialect
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
Live from the Spoleto Festival, 1987
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Musical Heritage Society 5169615
Date
Release/publication year
2003
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
CD
URL
<a href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B007JY7IZU/afrocentrvoicesi" href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B007JY7IZU/afrocentrvoicesi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B007JY7IZU/afrocentrvoicesi</a>
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Identifier
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ANS3177
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Martin, Marvis
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
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Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
281
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Hall, Myrtle
Voice Type
Soprano
Composer
Primary composer on track
Johnson, Hall
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
Myrtle Hall, Lyric Soprano
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Bella Voce Records 651P-2419
Date
Release/publication year
1967
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
LP
Dublin Core
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Identifier
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ANS2186
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Hall, Myrtle
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
280
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Graves, Denyce
Voice Type
Mezzo-soprano
Composer
Primary composer on track
Johnson, Hall
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Dialect
Level of dialect used in performance of Spiritual
Heavy dialect
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
Angels Watching Over Me
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
NPR Classics CD 0006
Date
Release/publication year
1997
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
CD
URL
<a target="_blank" href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0002OMKKM/afrocentrvoicesi">http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0002OMKKM/afrocentrvoicesi</a>
Dublin Core
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ANS2118
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Graves, Denyce
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
https://spirituals-database.com/omeka/files/original/79879b37044cc40bf6e419672ec023f5.jpg
3ccddd12bdf05685c3b55a1e49299d80
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Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
279
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Gibson, Caroline
Voice Type
Soprano
Composer
Primary composer on track
Johnson, Hall
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Dialect
Level of dialect used in performance of Spiritual
Moderate dialect
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
On Ma Journey Now: Negro Spirituals in Concert
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Twin Productions
Date
Release/publication year
2016
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
CD
URL
<a href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000JJRZBE/afrocentrvoicesi" href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000JJRZBE/afrocentrvoicesi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000JJRZBE/afrocentrvoicesi</a>
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ANS2089
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Gibson, Caroline
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
https://spirituals-database.com/omeka/files/original/954cb0d0e530ad3fe7d057b36f29bf1b.jpg
7dfed74f6e422cfbb7f5d73cfd6499be
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
276
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
English-Robinson, Laura
Voice Type
Soprano
Composer
Primary composer on track
Johnson, Hall
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
A cappella
Dialect
Level of dialect used in performance of Spiritual
Light dialect
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
Let It Shine!
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
ACA Digital Recording CM20020
Date
Release/publication year
1994
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
CD
URL
<a target="_blank" href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004LDK1B0/afrocentrvoicesi">http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004LDK1B0/afrocentrvoicesi</a>
Dublin Core
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ANS1799
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
English-Robinson, Laura
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
https://spirituals-database.com/omeka/files/original/3cb33f42c994ed39a347ab7eaa0d909b.jpg
c53f9bf1ce11b704e8cc0b06bea96101
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
275
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Elzy, Ruby
Voice Type
Soprano
Vocalist's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/ruby-elzy-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/ruby-elzy-biography/</a>
Composer
Primary composer on track
Johnson, Hall
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Dialect
Level of dialect used in performance of Spiritual
Moderate dialect
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
Ruby Elzy in Song: Rare Recordings
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Cambria Records CD-1154
Date
Release/publication year
2006
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
CD
URL
<a target="_blank" href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/002FOTEPQ/afrocentrvoicesi">http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/002FOTEPQ/afrocentrvoicesi</a>
Dublin Core
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Identifier
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ANS1782
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Elzy, Ruby
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
https://spirituals-database.com/omeka/files/original/2c20c27b78d71fed55d6d45536df2156.jpg
408c3eb50f808b6223fa12f4b9a9d94a
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
275
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Elzy, Ruby
Voice Type
Soprano
Vocalist's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/ruby-elzy-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/ruby-elzy-biography/</a>
Composer
Primary composer on track
Composer not identified
Composer Discerned As
Johnson, Hall
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
The 78 RPM Collection
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Master Classics Records
Date
Release/publication year
2010
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
CD
Notes
Miscellaneous notations
Reviewed https://play.google.com/store/music/album/The_78_RPM_Collection?id=B7n6x2l3oe4hsr4bxb5h5nvzyqq&hl=en_IN&tid=song-Tliijztzg6ztcv6zyeushyds5my
Video Link
URL for video recording of track
<a href="https://youtu.be/peZMahU9HYM" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://youtu.be/peZMahU9HYM</a>
URL
<a href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B008B0GJBK/afrocentrvoicesi" href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B008B0GJBK/afrocentrvoicesi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B008B0GJBK/afrocentrvoicesi</a>
Dublin Core
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ANS1781
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Elzy, Ruby
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
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2efb7c712f01234d65f1fd1224bc8201
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Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
270
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Davis, Ollie Watts
Voice Type
Soprano
Composer
Primary composer on track
Johnson, Hall
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Dialect
Level of dialect used in performance of Spiritual
Heavy dialect
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
Here's One: Spiritual Songs
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
KJAC Publishing KJAC0123
Date
Release/publication year
2003
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
CD
Notes
Miscellaneous notations
11/08/15 email from pianist Casey Robards
URL
<a href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000LLB1E2/afrocentrvoicesi" href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000LLB1E2/afrocentrvoicesi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000LLB1E2/afrocentrvoicesi</a>
Dublin Core
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Identifier
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ANS1606
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Davis, Ollie Watts
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
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a566129120a2122ffc4014fa95a12077
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
267
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Brown, Anne
Voice Type
Soprano
Vocalist's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/anne-wiggins-brown-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/anne-wiggins-brown-biography/</a>
Composer
Primary composer on track
Johnson, Hall
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Dialect
Level of dialect used in performance of Spiritual
Heavy dialect
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
Anne Brown Sings Spirituals
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Mercury EP-1-5038
Date
Release/publication year
[195-]
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
LP
Dublin Core
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Identifier
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ANS1159
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Brown, Anne
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
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05c24c35f56b6f067bc6b47aed964f4f
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
267
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Brown, Anne
Voice Type
Soprano
Vocalist's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/anne-wiggins-brown-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/anne-wiggins-brown-biography/</a>
Composer
Primary composer on track
Johnson, Hall
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Dialect
Level of dialect used in performance of Spiritual
Light dialect
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
City Called Heaven/The Cherry Tree
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Tono L 28035
Date
Release/publication year
[19--]
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
78 RPM
Dublin Core
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Identifier
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ANS1157
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Brown, Anne
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
264
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Arroyo, Martina
Voice Type
Soprano
Composer
Primary composer on track
Johnson, Hall
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Dialect
Level of dialect used in performance of Spiritual
No dialect discerned
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
Spirituals
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Centaur CRC 2060
Date
Release/publication year
1991
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
CD
URL
<a target="_blank" href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000057TC/afrocentrvoicesi">http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000057TC/afrocentrvoicesi</a>
Dublin Core
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Identifier
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ANS0839
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Arroyo, Martina
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
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3ffd7b7cd9f8560d48001d5df919cd8b
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
NIB
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Anderson, Marian
Voice Type
Contralto
Vocalist's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/marian-anderson-biography-2/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/marian-anderson-biography-2/</a>
Composer
Primary composer on track
Johnson, Hall
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Dialect
Level of dialect used in performance of Spiritual
Moderate dialect
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
Marian Anderson Sings Handel, Bach, Schubert, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Spirituals
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Eklipse EKR CD 26
Date
Release/publication year
1993
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
CD
Notes
Miscellaneous notations
D.B. 2837; 1936
Dialect (NIB)
Compiler's assessment of level of dialect used in performance (entry not in book)
Moderate dialect
Audio Link
Website with audio recording of track
<a href="https://archive.org/download/cd_marian-anderson-sings-handel-bach-schubert_marian-anderson/disc2/02.15.%20Marian%20Anderson%20-%20City%20Called%20Heaven_sample.mp3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/download/cd_marian-anderson-sings-handel-bach-schubert_marian-anderson/disc2/02.15.%20Marian%20Anderson%20-%20City%20Called%20Heaven_sample.mp3</a>
Dublin Core
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Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
ANS0098
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Anderson, Marian
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
260
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Anderson, Marian
Voice Type
Contralto
Vocalist's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/marian-anderson-biography-2/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/marian-anderson-biography-2/</a>
Composer
Primary composer on track
Johnson, Hall
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Dialect
Level of dialect used in performance of Spiritual
No dialect discerned
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
Marian Anderson: Beyond the Music; Her Complete RCA Victor Recordings
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Sony Classical 19439836492
Date
Release/publication year
2021
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
CD
Notes
Miscellaneous notations
RCA Victor - The Early Electric Recordings 1936-46
URL
<a href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0954JTNKP/afrocentrvoicesi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0954JTNKP/afrocentrvoicesi</a>
Dublin Core
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Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
ANS0095
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Anderson, Marian
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
259
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Anderson, Marian
Voice Type
Contralto
Vocalist's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/marian-anderson-biography-2/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/marian-anderson-biography-2/</a>
Composer
Primary composer on track
Johnson, Hall
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
Anderson Sings Negro Spirituals
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Victor Golden Series EK-1007
Date
Release/publication year
[19--]
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
45 RPM
Dublin Core
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ANS0094
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Anderson, Marian
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
258
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Anderson, Marian
Voice Type
Contralto
Vocalist's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/marian-anderson-biography-2/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/marian-anderson-biography-2/</a>
Composer
Primary composer on track
Johnson, Hall
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
City Called Heaven/Lord, I Can't Stay Away/Heaven, Heaven
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Victor Red Seal 8958
Date
Release/publication year
1936
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
78 RPM
Dublin Core
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Identifier
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ANS0093
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Anderson, Marian
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
257
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Anderson, Marian
Voice Type
Contralto
Vocalist's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/marian-anderson-biography-2/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/marian-anderson-biography-2/</a>
Composer
Primary composer on track
Johnson, Hall
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Orchestra
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
Negro Spirituals: 1924-1949
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Frémeaux & Associés FA 184
Date
Release/publication year
2004
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
CD
URL
<a href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000051YAM/afrocentrvoicesi" href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000051YAM/afrocentrvoicesi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000051YAM/afrocentrvoicesi</a>
Dublin Core
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Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
ANS0092
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Anderson, Marian
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
256
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Anderson, Marian
Voice Type
Contralto
Vocalist's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/marian-anderson-biography-2/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/marian-anderson-biography-2/</a>
Composer
Primary composer on track
Johnson, Hall
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Dialect
Level of dialect used in performance of Spiritual
Light dialect
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
Lebendige Vergangenheit
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Austro Mechana Historic Recordings MONO 89604
Date
Release/publication year
2004
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
CD
URL
<a href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B003RE83P0/afrocentrvoicesi" href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B003RE83P0/afrocentrvoicesi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B003RE83P0/afrocentrvoicesi</a>
Dublin Core
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Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
ANS0091
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Anderson, Marian
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
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f9fc34e6d315c72314e79d69f2d25a39
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
255
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Anderson, Marian
Voice Type
Contralto
Vocalist's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/marian-anderson-biography-2/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/marian-anderson-biography-2/</a>
Composer
Primary composer on track
Johnson, Hall
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Dialect
Level of dialect used in performance of Spiritual
Moderate dialect
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
Spirituals
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
RCA Victor Red Seal 09026-63306-2
Date
Release/publication year
1999
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
CD
Notes
Miscellaneous notations
Originally released on LP in [1956] recorded between [1936]and [1952](Trk 1-11, [1952] 12-21, 1947; 22, 1946; 23, [1945] 24-27, [1941] 28-30, [1936]
Audio Link
Website with audio recording of track
<a href="https://archive.org/details/cd_spirituals_marian-anderson-franz-rupp-kosti-vehanen-m" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/cd_spirituals_marian-anderson-franz-rupp-kosti-vehanen-m</a>
URL
<a href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000GV4D/afrocentrvoicesi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000GV4D/afrocentrvoicesi</a>
Video Link
URL for video recording of track
<a href="https://youtu.be/pVDCyAK2X-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://youtu.be/pVDCyAK2X-4</a>
Dublin Core
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Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
ANS0090
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Anderson, Marian
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
https://spirituals-database.com/omeka/files/original/0bd2d439c8a2df6fb7b225bd19769382.jpg
d0c5641867d08dd3a9b3cdaabc8333fe
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
NIB
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Abernathy, Juandalynn R.
Voice Type
Soprano
Composer
Primary composer on track
Composer not identified
Composer Discerned As
Johnson, Hall
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Dialect
Level of dialect used in performance of Spiritual
Light dialect
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
A Home in Glory: Negro Spirituals
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
AVACO AVCD-006-097
Date
Release/publication year
1997
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
CD
Composer Discerned As (NIB)
Compiler evaluation of track with unidentified composer (entry not in book)
Johnson, Hall
Composer's Bio (NIB)
Biographical page from Afrocentric Voices (entry not in book)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Dialect (NIB)
Compiler's assessment of level of dialect used in performance (entry not in book)
Light dialect
Video Link
URL for video recording of track
<a href="https://youtu.be/e_g4klLe__w" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://youtu.be/e_g4klLe__w</a>
Dublin Core
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Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
ANS0003
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Abernathy, Juandalynn R.
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow