Book details of 'The Books of the American Negro Spirituals'

Title	The Books of the American Negro Spirituals
Author(s)	James Weldon Johnson, J. Rosamond Johnson
ISBN	0306812029
Language	English
Published	December 2002
Publisher	Da Capo Press

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A treasured collection of sheet music and commentary on the greatest spirituals of all time. In two elegant and masterly prefaces, James Weldon Johnson discusses the origin and history of more than 120 of the most significant spirituals known. Favorites like "Swing Low Sweet Chariot," "Deep River," and "Go Down, Moses" are arranged for voice and piano by his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson, and considered within their African tradition.