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Spiritual Quodlibets I-V: arr. Ysaye M. Barnwell (SATB w/solos)

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Spiritual Quodlibets I-V: arr. Ysaye M. Barnwell
(Mixed A Cappella)

From Ysaye M. Barnwell:
"Quodlibet is defined as a form of music with melodies in counterpoint. Included here are 5 quodlibets composed using the melodies of a number of Spirituals. I began creating Spiritual Quodlibets in the mid 1980's when I first conducted the Building a Vocal Community Workshop. Not only were they fun to create, but they proved an efficient way to teach the melodies and themes of many Spirituals, and a very natural way to get singers to understand, appreciate and perform counterpoint and polyrhythms. I teach these quodlibets in the oral/aural tradition, but I recognize that many choirs do not learn music that way. Oral presentation can be found in the instructional sets:
Singing in the African American Tradition
(click here to view)
and
Building a Vocal Community: Singing in the African American Tradition Vol. 2...
(click here to view)

~Ysaye M. Barnwell
January 15, 2010
(excerpted from the arranger's notes)

CONTENTS:
I - WADE IN THE WATER QUODLIBET
Wade in the Water; Motherless Chil'; Wanna Die Easy When I Die

II - LAWD, I DONE QUODLIBET
Lawd, I Done Done; Didn't My Lawd Deliver Daniel; My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lawd

III - ROLL, JORDAN, ROLL QUODLIBET
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot; Ezekiel Saw the Wheel; Great Day

IV - WAY OVER IN BEULAH LAND QUODLIBET
Way Over in Beulah Land; Ring Dem Bells; Let's Have a Union; My God is a Rock

V - HONOR, HONOR QUODLIBET
Honor, Honor; Swing Low, Sweet Chariot; I'm a Rollin'; Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray; My God Lawd Done Been Here; Please, Lordy

28 pages
9" x 12"