The Negro Speaks Of Rivers (And Other Art Songs By African American Composers)

~ Release by Odekhiren Amaize & David Korevaar (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1For You There Is No Song
piano:
David Korevaar
bass-baritone vocals:
Odekhiren Amaize
recording of:
For You There Is No Song
lyricist:
Edna St. Vincent Millay
composer:
H. Leslie Adams (American composer)
part of:
Five Millay Songs
Leslie Adams2:17
2Three Dream Portraits: Minstrel Man
bass-baritone vocals:
Odekhiren Amaize
recording of:
Three Dream Portraits: No. 1. Minstrel Man
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Margaret Bonds (American composer) (in 1959)
part of:
Three Dream Portraits
Margaret Bonds1:48
3Three Dream Portraits: Dream Variations
bass-baritone vocals:
Odekhiren Amaize
recording of:
Three Dream Portraits: No. 2. Dream Variation
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Margaret Bonds (American composer) (in 1959)
part of:
Three Dream Portraits
Margaret Bonds1:57
4Three Dream Portraits: I, Too
bass-baritone vocals:
Odekhiren Amaize
recording of:
Three Dream Portraits: No. 3. I, Too
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Margaret Bonds (American composer) (in 1959)
part of:
Three Dream Portraits
Margaret Bonds2:14
5The Barrier
bass-baritone vocals:
Odekhiren Amaize
recording of:
The Barrier
lyricist:
Claude McKay
composer:
Charles Samuel Brown (composer, born 1940)
Charles Samuel Brown1:49
6Death of an Old Seaman
bass-baritone vocals:
Odekhiren Amaize
recording of:
Death of an Old Seaman
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Cecil Cohen (American composer)
Cecil Cohen2:11
7Love Let the Wind Cry - How I Adore Thee
bass-baritone vocals:
Odekhiren Amaize
recording of:
Love Let the Wind Cry - How I Adore Thee
composer:
Undine Smith Moore (American composer)
Undine Smith Moore2:34
8Faithful One
bass-baritone vocals:
Odekhiren Amaize
recording of:
Mortal Storm, op. 29: IV. Faithful One
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Robert Owens (composer, pianist, and actor, 1925-2017)
part of:
Mortal Storm, op. 29
Robert Owens1:55
9Genius Child
bass-baritone vocals:
Odekhiren Amaize
recording of:
Mortal Storm, op. 29: V. Genius Child
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Robert Owens (composer, pianist, and actor, 1925-2017)
part of:
Mortal Storm, op. 29
Robert Owens2:10
10Melancholy
bass-baritone vocals:
Odekhiren Amaize
recording of:
Melancholy
lyricist:
John Fletcher (16th/17th century English writer)
composer:
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson4:34
11Night
bass-baritone vocals:
Odekhiren Amaize
recording of:
Night (song for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Louise C. Wallace (Songwriter (1902-1973))
composer:
Florence B. Price (American composer) (in 1946)
Florence Price1:42
12Song to the Dark Virgin
bass-baritone vocals:
Odekhiren Amaize
recording of:
Song to the Dark Virgin
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Florence Price (American composer) (in 1941)
Florence Price2:09
13A Death Song
bass-baritone vocals:
Odekhiren Amaize
recording of:
A Death Song
lyricist:
Paul Laurence Dunbar
composer:
Howard Swanson (American composer)
Howard Swanson3:21
14The Negro Speaks of Rivers
bass-baritone vocals:
Odekhiren Amaize
recording of:
The Negro Speaks of Rivers
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Howard Swanson (American composer)
Howard Swanson3:58
15A Red, Red Rose
bass-baritone vocals:
Odekhiren Amaize
recording of:
A Red, Red Rose
lyricist:
Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist)
composer:
George Walker (US composer)
George Walker4:03
16Dancing in the Sun
bass-baritone vocals:
Odekhiren Amaize
recording of:
Dancing in the Sun
composer:
John Wesley Work (John Wesley Work III)
John Wesley Work, Jr.2:08
17Soliloquy
bass-baritone vocals:
Odekhiren Amaize
recording of:
Soliloquy
composer:
John Wesley Work (John Wesley Work III)
John Wesley Work, Jr.2:56