| Description |
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
005644 |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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digital recording |
| Note |
Chiefly spirituals; also includes popular songs, patriotic songs, songs from musicals, and sacred songs. |
| Performer |
Kevin Maynor, bass; Eric Olsen, piano. |
| Note |
Compact disc. |
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Biographical notes on the performers in English and German, and texts (17 p. : ports.) in container. |
| Contents |
Go tell it on the mountain : Christmas spiritual (2:11) ; This little light o' mine : Negro spiritual (3:32) / arr. John Wesley Work -- Kum ba yah : African-Angola[n] (2:09) -- American the beautiful / Samuel A. Ward (2:50) -- Let us break breat [i.e. bread] together / traditional (2:31) -- We shall overcome / arr. Paul Abels (5:19) -- God bless America / Irving Berlin (1:14) -- Amen! / arr. E. Edwin Young (1:07) -- Battle hymn of the republic / [attributed to] William Steffe (4:48) -- God of our fathers / George W. Warren (1:00) -- Without a song / Vincent Youmans (2:54) -- Lift every voice, and sing : national Negro hymn / [music by J. Rosamond Johnson ; lyrics by] James Weldon Johnson (2:33) -- Unforgettable / Irving Gordon (2:59) -- He's got the whole world / traditional (1:21) -- Come Sunday / Duke Ellington (2:26) -- Smile : theme from Modern times / Charles Chaplin (3:20) -- A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square / Manning Sherwin (2:28) -- Love is here to stay / George Gershwin (2:32) -- Where or when / Richard Rodgers (2:14) -- September song / Kurt Weill (3:03) -- The Lord's prayer / Lowell Maison [i.e. Lowell Mason, but actually composed by Albert Hay Malotte] (2:51). |
| Genre/Form |
Spirituals (Songs)
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Spirituals (Songs)
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| Subject |
African Americans -- Music.
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African Americans -- Music. |
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Patriotic music -- United States.
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Patriotic music. |
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United States. |
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Hymns, English -- United States.
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Hymns, English. |
| Genre/Form |
Popular music.
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Popular music.
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| Subject |
Musicals -- Excerpts, Arranged.
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Musicals -- Excerpts, Arranged. |
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Motion picture music -- Excerpts, Arranged.
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Motion picture music -- Excerpts, Arranged. |
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Songs, English -- United States.
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Songs, English. |
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Musicals. |
| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Music.
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Music.
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Excerpts.
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Excerpts.
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Arrangements (Music)
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Arrangements (Music)
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| Added Author |
Olsen, Eric, 1961- performer.
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Work, John W. (John Wesley), 1901-1967.
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Steffe, William, approximately 1830-1890.
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Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938, lyricist.
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Ward, Samuel A., 1847-1903.
America the beautiful.
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Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989.
God bless America.
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Warren, George William, 1828-1902.
National hymn tune.
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Youmans, Vincent, 1898-1946.
Great day. Without a song; arranged.
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Johnson, J. Rosamond (John Rosamond), 1873-1954.
Lift every voice and sing; arranged.
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Gordon, Irving, 1915-1996.
Unforgettable; arranged.
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Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974.
Black, brown, and beige. Come Sunday; arranged.
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Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977.
Modern times. Smile; arranged.
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Sherwin, Manning, 1898-1974.
New faces. Nightingale sang in Berkeley Square; arranged.
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Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.
Goldwyn follies. Love is here to stay; arranged.
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Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979.
Babes in arms. Where or when; arranged.
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Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950.
Knickerbocker holiday. September song; arranged.
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Malotte, Albert Hay, 1895-1964.
Lord's prayer; arranged.
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| Added Title |
Songs of America |
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Battle hymn of the republic (Song)
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| Music No. |
GMCD 7247 Guild |
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