Choir Sacred (SATB choir)
SKU: AP.48971
Edited by Marques L. A.
Garrett. Arranged by R.
Nathaniel Dett. Choral
(Sacred); Choral Octavo;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
Worship Resources.
Lawson-Gould. Spiritual;
Traditional. Choral
Octavo. 12 pages. Alfred
Music #00-48971.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.48971).
UPC:
038081562957. English.
Traditional
Spiritual.
This a
cappella arrangement was
originally published in
The Dett Collection of
Negro Spirituals (1936).
Share this impressive
work with today's choirs
in a carefully crafted
new edition by Dr.
Marques L. A. Garrett.
The motet-like setting
features an unaltered
soprano melody that
appears with each
iteration of the refrain.
Accompanying voices are
imitative, with an
ascending melody to
represent the singer's
journey to heaven (home
over Jordan). Publication
includes brief background
information to provide
introductory context
about R. Nathaniel Dett,
a Black nationalistic
composer, educator,
conductor, and writer who
transformed impressions
of Black music during the
early twentieth
century.