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WILLIAM BROWN, TENOR
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That Welcome Day
William Brown, tenor, Ann Sears, piano
Margaret Bonds, composer
Three Dream Portraits
William Brown, tenor, Ann Sears, piano
John William Boone, composer
Whar Shill We go When de Great Day Comes?
William Brown, tenor, Ann Sears, piano
Harry T. Burleigh, composer
Sleep, L'il Chile, Go Sleep!
William Brown, tenor, Ann Sears, piano
Harry T. Burleigh, composer
By the Pool of the Third Rosses
William Brown, tenor, Ann Sears, piano
Will Marion Cook, composer
An Explanation
William Brown, tenor, Ann Sears, piano
Will Marion Cook, composer
Wid de Moon, Moon, Moon
William Brown, tenor, Ann Sears, piano
R. Nathaniel Dett, composer
I'm A-Travelin' to the Grave
William Brown, tenor, Ann Sears, piano
R. Nathaniel Dett, composer
Ride On, King Jesus
William Brown, tenor, Ann Sears, piano
Roland Hayes, composer
Ezekiel Saw de Wheel
William Brown, tenor, Ann Sears, piano
Roland Hayes, composer
Sister Mary Had-a but One child
William Brown, tenor, Ann Sears, piano
Hall Johnson, composer
Po' Mo'ner Got a Home at Last
William Brown, tenor, Ann Sears, piano
Hall Johnson, composer
Fi-yer!
William Brown, tenor, Ann Sears, piano
Florence Price, composer
Night
William Brown, tenor, Ann Sears, piano
William Grant Still, composer
The Breath of a Rose
William Brown, tenor, Ann Sears, piano
John W. Work, composer
Soliloquy
William Brown, tenor, Ann Sears, piano
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Classic African-American songs in energetic performances.
The music generally recognized as most authentically American - blues, ragtime, jazz, rhythm and blues, rock and roll and its descendants - has deep roots in African-American culture and musical traditions. Equally important in African-American life though less well known is the tradition of concert music. The concert genres of art song and spiritual arrangements have a history dating back to the Federal period when the United States was still struggling to separate its own unique cultural and artistic identity from European influences. As the minstrel show assumed a prominent place in American musical life, mainstream American composers and African-American composers such as Frank Johnson, A.J.R. Connor and Henry F. Williams wrote charming, light-hearted parlor songs reflecting the forms, harmony, and limpid melodies of their British antecedents; some Louisiana composers wrote equally attractive songs using French texts and occasionally showing the influence of opera. Enclaves of free black Americans formed many of the first benevolent societies and African-American churches where educational opportunities and economic independence were more available to them than in other parts of the young United States. It is from this background that William Brown has drawn the delightful collection of songs that appears on this disc.Contents:
Thomas Greene Bethune, composerThat Welcome Day
William Brown, tenor, Ann Sears, piano
Margaret Bonds, composer
Three Dream Portraits
William Brown, tenor, Ann Sears, piano
John William Boone, composer
Whar Shill We go When de Great Day Comes?
William Brown, tenor, Ann Sears, piano
Harry T. Burleigh, composer
Sleep, L'il Chile, Go Sleep!
William Brown, tenor, Ann Sears, piano
Harry T. Burleigh, composer
By the Pool of the Third Rosses
William Brown, tenor, Ann Sears, piano
Will Marion Cook, composer
An Explanation
William Brown, tenor, Ann Sears, piano
Will Marion Cook, composer
Wid de Moon, Moon, Moon
William Brown, tenor, Ann Sears, piano
R. Nathaniel Dett, composer
I'm A-Travelin' to the Grave
William Brown, tenor, Ann Sears, piano
R. Nathaniel Dett, composer
Ride On, King Jesus
William Brown, tenor, Ann Sears, piano
Roland Hayes, composer
Ezekiel Saw de Wheel
William Brown, tenor, Ann Sears, piano
Roland Hayes, composer
Sister Mary Had-a but One child
William Brown, tenor, Ann Sears, piano
Hall Johnson, composer
Po' Mo'ner Got a Home at Last
William Brown, tenor, Ann Sears, piano
Hall Johnson, composer
Fi-yer!
William Brown, tenor, Ann Sears, piano
Florence Price, composer
Night
William Brown, tenor, Ann Sears, piano
William Grant Still, composer
The Breath of a Rose
William Brown, tenor, Ann Sears, piano
John W. Work, composer
Soliloquy
William Brown, tenor, Ann Sears, piano