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Lift Every Voice and Sing for Chorus and Orchestra
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Lift Every Voice and Sing for Chorus and Orchestra Full Score by J. Rosamond Johnson Choir - Sheet Music

By J. Rosamond Johnson
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Lift Every Voice and Sing for Chorus and Orchestra by J. Rosamond Johnson Choir - Sheet Music
Choral (Full Score)

SKU: HL.350799

Full Score. Composed by J. Rosamond Johnson. LKM Music. Spiritual. Softcover. Edward B. Marks Music #MP079003. Published by Edward B. Marks Music (HL.350799).

ISBN 9781705106778. UPC: 840126935950. 9.0x12.0x0.108 inches.

The poem “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was written by acclaimed African American poet James Weldon Johnson in 1900 and set to music byhis brother John Rosamond Johnson in 1905. The Edward B. Marks Music Company first published the song in 1921, which remains strongly associated with social justice and patriotism, particularly in African American communities. While at one time it could be found pasted to the back of some hymnals used in African American Churches, today the song is formally printed under headings such as national song or social justice in many modern hymnals. Other versions include a concert setting published in 1978 for SATB chorus and piano by Roland Carter, a setting by Hale Smith for SATB chorus and orchestra also dating from the 70s, and a modern R&B recorded version released in 1990 featuring Dione Warwick, Stevie Wonder and Take 6.

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