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This piano accompaniment track is the companion to Lift Every Voice and Sing - Violin Solo with Piano Accompaniment Sheet music available at sheet music plus - Item ID#S0.827309

Often called The Black National Anthem the poetry was written by the NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson and later set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson.

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Often called The Black National Anthem the poetry was written by the NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson and later set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson. A piano accompaniment track mp3 is available separately at Sheet Music Plus - Item ID# S0.827311

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This song originally was a hymn written as a poem by James Weldon Johnson in 1900, to which his brother John Rosamund Johnson composed the music for the lyrics. The hymn was a prayer of thanksgiving to God for faithfulness and freedom. The image is one of going from slavery to freedom: as in the book of Exodus in the Bible, and also as African-American black slaves after the Civil War. The hymn has been featured in over 40 Christian Hymnals over the years. However, as of late, the popularity of the song has increased - and it is now often referred to as The Black National Anthem. This arrangement is true to the solemn majestical nature of the original hymn, and each of the 3 string instruments in the Trio gets a rotation at voicing the melody.

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Author and poet James Weldon Johnson wrote the lyrics to Lift Every Voice and Sing in 1900, on the occasion of Abraham Lincoln's birthday. His brother, Rosamond, wrote the music. The song became immensely popular in the black community, and became known as the Negro National Anthem. In this easy piano version, the lyrics to the first verse are included in this arrangement for optional sing-along purposes. (Note that an intermediate level piano version has also been created by the same arranger). To purchase an mp3 demo of this arrangement, please visit www.DavidWinkler.com.