Guitar,Piano,Vocal,Voice - Digital Download SKU: A0.909441 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Aliese Watts. African,Christian,Gospel,Spiritual. Score. 2 pages. Aliese Watts #4280603. Published by Aliese Watts (A0.909441). This is a beautiful arrangement of Stars Begin To Fall. Excellent for students and churches or for anybody that wants to play this soulful and meaningful song. Orignally a song sung by Africans enslaved in America. This song is historic and powerful.

Guitar,Piano,Vocal,Voice - Digital Download SKU: A0.909442 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Aliese Watts. African,Christian,Gospel,Praise & Worship,Spiritual. Score. 4 pages. Aliese Watts #4281911. Published by Aliese Watts (A0.909442). This is a beautiful arrangement of Michael Row The Boat Ashore. Excellent for students and churches or for anybody that wants to play this soulful and meaningful song. Originally, a song sung by Africans enslaved in America. This song is historic and powerful.

Small Ensemble - Digital Download SKU: A0.982641 Arranged by Michael Dryver, Arranger. Contemporary. Score and parts. 9 pages. Contemporary Choral Series #4805175. Published by Contemporary Choral Series (A0.982641). Unaccompanied SSATB Traditional Concert Spiritual that has great appeal to audience and singers.  Moderate difficulty.

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quintet Alto Saxophone,Bass Clarinet,Bassoon,Flute,Horn,Oboe - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1411725 Composed by Robert Nathaniel Dett. Arranged by Richard Decker. 20th Century,Chamber,Contest,Festival,Multicultural,Spiritual,World. 34 pages. Charles Decker Music Press #993974. Published by Charles Decker Music Press (A0.1411725). Early 20th century Black Canadian-American composer, conductor and pianist Robert Nathaniel Dett's  Two Spirituals: Music in the Mine and Let Us Cheer the Weary Traveler combine his neo-romantic style and advocacy for spirituals in this engaging arrangement for a traditional woodwind quintet of flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon, with alternate parts clarinet in B-flat substitute for oboe, alto saxophone in E-flat substitute for horn, and bass clarinet in B-flat substitute for bassoon. Music in the Mine provides a musical interpretation of the back-breaking and mind-numbing mining work in the steady accompaniment along with the dialogue of two miners yearning for better days, while Let Us Cheer the Weary Travelers is an upbeat dedication to our spiritual journey.   As Director of the Hampton Institute, Dett developed the college's choir with his compositions and conducting into one of the leading choirs in the nation. Dett studied with notable teachers such as composer Arthur Foote at Harvard, was the first African-American to receive a Bachelor's Degree in Music from Oberlin Conservatory in composition and piano in 1908 and awarded an Honorary Masters Degree in 1932 from the Eastman School of Music . The recording is of the entire edition. To see our Music of Black Composers Series for woodwinds enter “Black Composers Series Woodwinds� in the search box at Charles Decker Music Press for arrangements for mixed woodwind ensembles ranging from early jazz to symphonic works with composers Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, R. Nathaniel Dett, William Grant Still, Will Marion Cook, James Reese Europe, James Johnson and others.

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quintet Alto Saxophone,Bass Clarinet,Bassoon,Flute,Horn,Oboe - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1411720 Composed by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Arranged by Richard Decker. 20th Century,Chamber,Contest,Festival,Multicultural,Spiritual,World. 22 pages. Charles Decker Music Press #993961. Published by Charles Decker Music Press (A0.1411720). Early 20th century Canadian-American composer, conductor and pianist Robert Nathaniel Dett's spiritual Listen to the Lambs choral anthem combines his neo-romantic style and advocacy for spirituals in this engaging arrangement for a traditional woodwind quintet of flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon, with alternate parts clarinet in B-flat substitute for oboe, alto saxophone in E-flat substitute for horn, and bass clarinet in B-flat substitute for bassoon. Director of the Hampton Institute, Dett developed the college's choir with his compositions and conducting into one of the leading choirs in the nation.  Always looking to improve his compositional capabilities, Dett studied with notable teachers such as composer Arthur Foote at Harvard, was the first African-American to receive a Bachelor's Degree in Music from Oberlin Conservatory in composition and piano in 1908 and received an Honorary Masters Degree in 1932 from the Eastman School of Music. The recording is of the entire edition.To see our Music of Black Composers Series for woodwinds enter “Black Composers Series Woodwinds� in the search box at Charles Decker Music Press for arrangements for mixed woodwind ensembles ranging from early jazz to symphonic works with composers Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, R. Nathaniel Dett, William Grant Still, Will Marion Cook, James Reese Europe, James Johnson and others.

Organ - Easy to Medium - Digital Download SKU: MQ.10-891-E Composed by Ralph Simpson. African American Heritage. Instrument part. 5 pages. MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music #10-891-E. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music (MQ.10-891-E). First in trio form. Lively counterpoint embellishes pedal cantus which carries traditional spiritual melody throughout. Easy second title where harmonic interest abounds, particularly inverse section.Includes:Jacob's LadderJACOB'S LADDER Swing Low, Sweet ChariotSWING LOW.

Small Ensemble Harpsichord,Organ,Piano - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.913678 Arranged by Clay Boland, Jr. Folk,Traditional. Score and parts. 56 pages. BOLAND MUSIC LLC, P.O. BOX 493, CARBONDALE, CO 81623 #6880017. Published by BOLAND MUSIC LLC, P.O. BOX 493, CARBONDALE, CO 81623 (A0.913678). The piano scores used for the original sheet music of these folk songs, hymns, and spirituals of the 1800’s were purposely made simple in order to sell as many copies as possible. The idea being that if someone in every family could read the most basic piano score, then the rest of the family could gather around the piano (usually an inexpensive upright) and sing along in the days before records, cassette tapes, CD’s, Radio, Television, iPods, YouTube etc. Nowadays, the few people who can sight-read at the piano are more musically literate, often being able to read and play classical compositions by Bach, Handel, Scarlatti, Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven. They, therefore, deserve more interesting and rewarding arrangements of these wonderful musical treasures of the 1800’s. Furthermore, since these arrangements for piano and voice can also be played as piano solos, the piano scores are designed to be of enjoyable musical interest on their own; that is, orchestrated for the piano as if they were sketches for an ensemble of instruments. These arrangements can also be considered theatrical improvisations on the original sheet music. Following the best improvisational guidelines, they are based on 1) the implications of the title; 2) the meaning and words of the lyrics; 3) the melody; & 4) the harmonic pattern. For example: Oh, Susanna! is obviously a humorous nonsense song and is therefore arranged to sound carefree, jaunty, and joyful. Also, since the singer refers to my banjo on my knee, the piano arrangement imitates the sound of a banjo as it is played for singing and dancing, strumming its rhythmic way through the simple harmonic changes. You can see and hear the music for most of these contemporary arrangements on Sheet Music Plus and some also on YouTube. And if you wish to play and/or sing along alone or with your friends or family, please do so. Happy time travel!!!

High Voice,Vocal Solo - Digital Download SKU: A0.952696 Composed by Joel Eric Suben. 20th Century,Folk,Praise & Worship,Sacred,Traditional. 23 pages. American Composers Alliance Inc. #4614247. Published by American Composers Alliance Inc. (A0.952696). An arrangement of the orchestral song cycle, reduced for high voice and piano. Includes: I've Been in the Storm So Long; Goin' to Set Down an' Rest Awhile; I'm Just Agoin' Over Jordan; Mah Brudder's Died An' Gone to Hebben; Lord, I Want to Be a Christian.

Easy Piano - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1174005 Composed by John Stafford Smith, Samuel Ward, William Walker, Scott Joplin, Albert V. Tilzer. Arranged by Denise Bruckno. Patriotic,Ragtime,Spiritual,Traditional. Score. 11 pages. Denise Bruckno #774163. Published by Denise Bruckno (A0.1174005). This collection is a favorite of early level pianists, reasonably priced, containing five well written americana selections, STAR SPANGLED BANNER, AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL, AMAZING GRACE, THE ENTERTAINER and TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME. The DID YOU KNOW? page contains historical facts about each selection.  Please know each song is also available as a single sheet on sheetmusicplus.com and sheetmusicdirect.com.

String Orchestra - Digital Download SKU: A0.929181 Composed by B.R. Hanby/J.L.Pierpont Longfellow/J. B. Calkin/Traditional. Arranged by Bob Mathewss. Children,Christmas. Score and parts. 38 pages. Bob Mathews #3259379. Published by Bob Mathews (A0.929181). 2017 Holiday Contest EntryThese are spirituals and carols that all have their origins in the good old U.S.A.  This is a very pleasant way to end a Christmas Around The World concert.  The songs included are: Go Tell It On The Mountain, Up On The Housetop, Jolly Old Saint Nicholas, Jingle Bells, and Children, Go Where I Send Thee.  A great study of American folk music and a story about the Civil War and the poem by Longfellow.Fun to play and listen to.

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.941025 Arranged by Helen Douthwaite-Teasdale. Christian,Gospel,Praise & Worship,Sacred,Spiritual. Score and parts. 16 pages. Helen Douthwaite-Teasdale #6645125. Published by Helen Douthwaite-Teasdale (A0.941025). Spiritual, A Medley of Traditional Afro-American Melodies - for Brass Trio