A cappella arrangements of spirituals for choruses by such noted composers as moses hogan, roland carter, jester hairston, brazeal dennard and wendell whalum have taken the musical form beyond its traditional folk song roots in the twentieth century. Moses hogan choral director, arranger and composer. Negro spirituals, an album by moses hogan, derek lee ragin moses hogan moses hogan singers on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Spirituals were originally an oral tradition that imparted christian values while also describing the hardships of slavery. Moses hogan, composer of spirituals, to be celebrated in mass. Moses hogan author of the deep river collection low voice. Until his untimely death in 2003, moses hogan was one of the most celebrated contemporary directors and arrangers of spirituals. Songs that we are familiar with such as we shall overcome and marching round selma were heard in the south to united african american in the struggle for civil rights. Aug 01, 2000 includes a biography of hogan and a foreword on the history of the spiritual. The oxford book of spirituals moses hogan oxford university press. His artistry as conductor, arranger and pianist is worldclass. From cotton field to concert hall excerpt from the gospel truth about the negro spiritual, by randye jones.
In his short life, he created dozens of new original arrangements of classic spirituals, and formed several choirs that performed them with new vitality. Composers official site of negro spirituals, antique. The oxford book of spirituals by vocal score sheet music. Born in new orleans in 1957, hogan was strongly influenced by the african american choral music he grew up around, including that of his home church, new zion baptist church. Hogan established himself as the front runner in promoting. Hogan, 45, who won acclaim as an arranger of spirituals and leader of a choir that specialized in the idiom, died tuesday in new orleans.
He also served as editor of the oxford book of spirituals. Negro spirituals are songs created by the africans who were captured and brought to the united states to be sold into slavery. Spiritual collections, solos and duets sheet music at jw pepper. Merlin idol distribution on behalf of bayard musique, and 2 music rights societies. He was a member of the firstever graduating class at the new orleans center for creative arts high school. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Black spirituals vary from white spirituals in a variety of ways. The oxford book of spirituals moses hogan sheet music. This choir performed internationally from 1991 until 1999, presenting popular choral pieces in addition to concert spirituals. The contents span the period from 1914 to 2001 and are.
Hogan arranged and published concert spiritual arrangements for the choir with the hal leonard corporation. Spirituals barbara hendricks, moses hogan singers on allmusic 1999 outside of successful meetings of conductor and. The oxford book of spirituals university of toronto. Mar 12, 2010 tomorrow marks the birthday of famed composer moses hogan, one of the most renowned arrangers of classic spirituals and gospel music. He edited the oxford book of spirituals, which was published in september 2001 by oxford university press and became the top seller in the. African american spirituals comprise one of the worlds. His arrangements are exciting treatments that do not obscure the traditional essence of this music. The oxford book of spirituals sheet music by moses hogan. Satb choir accompanied and a cappella edited by moses hogan. Negro spirituals by derek lee raginmoses hoganmoses. Humble family recounts history of musician moses hogan.
Feb 03, 2014 performance of hogan s hold on by the university of delaware chorale in morristown, nj. This performance was given during a chorale tour, and was conducted by dr. In 1999, he was selected as editor of the oxford book of spirituals. This collection of ten spirituals for solo voice and piano displays moses hogan s depth of understanding of the africanamerican spiritual. The book was the first in a series of studies that highlighted the existence of white spirituals in both their oral and published forms, the latter occurring in the shapenote tune books of rural communities. Hogan served as editor of the new oxford book of spirituals, an expansive collection of spirituals, published by oxford university press. He was also edited a book of spiritual arrangements called the oxford book of spirituals. Composers official site of negro spirituals, antique gospel music. He studied music in louisiana, ohio and new york, he was a well known pianist, conductor and arrange. African american spirituals have been apart of american culture from times of slavery to today and their legacy is clear in todays gospel music. The harmonic structure of the piano accompaniments complement. He was the editor of the oxford book of spirituals. This is a superb anthology of ten traditional spirituals for vocal solo with piano.
Negro spirituals are songs created by the africans who were captured and brought to the united states. This performance was given during a chorale tour, and was conducted by. While moses hogan has written many arrangements of spirituals for choirs to sing, his most important work today is his oxford book of spirituals, created in 2002. Moses george hogan march, 1957 february 11, 2003 is an africanamerican composer and arranger of choral music. He is best known for his very popular and accessible settings of spirituals. Throughout his life, he created a number of new original arrangements of classic spirituals and formed several choirs such as the moses hogan singers and the moses hogan chorale. The oxford book of spirituals musical score, 2002 worldcat. Moses hogans contemporary settings of spirituals, original compositions, and other works have been enthusiastically accepted by audiences around the globe and have become staples in the repertoires of high school. Listen to your favorite songs from negro spirituals by derek lee ragin moses hogan moses hogan singers now. Moses hogans depth of understanding of the africanamerican spiritual. Spirituals also known as negro spirituals, spiritual music, or africanamerican spirituals is a genre of songs originating in the united states and created by african americans. Compiled and edited by moses hogan, this is a peerless resource for choral musicians and a performance edition suitable for school or worship settings for years.
Spirituals to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Negro spirituals, an album by moses hogan, derek lee raginmoses hoganmoses hogan singers on spotify. The oxford book of spirituals university of toronto libraries. Performance of hogans hold on by the university of delaware chorale in morristown, nj. Hogan s contemporary settings of spirituals, original compositions and other works have been revered by audiences and praised by critics including gramophone magazine.
He is the founder of the moses hogan chorale and the moses hogan singers. Publication date 2002 topics spirituals songs, choruses, sacred mixed voices, unaccompanied. Choose from moses hogan sheet music for such popular songs as elijah rock, this little light of mine, and there is a balm in gilead. The oxford book of spirituals by moses hogan 9780193863040. Moses george hogan, a classical pianist, composer and internationally renowned arranger of american spirituals, died feb. This section is organized by spiritual workshop, paris france.
Moses hogan one of the most recent proponents of the negro spiritual in a capella choral format was moses hogan pratt, 2009. Hogan was a pianist, conductor, and arranger of international renown. The contents span the period from 1914 to 2001 and are ordered chronologically. Listen to your favorite songs from negro spirituals by derek lee raginmoses hoganmoses hogan singers now. Negro spirituals by derek lee raginmoses hoganmoses hogan. With a large number of arrangements in print, including the oxford book of spirituals, a large number of available recordings for reference, and a choir of his own founding that has toured extensively, mr. The oxford book of spirituals im stretta noten shop kaufen.
The american soprano barbara hendricks has always had great taste when it comes to choosing musical partners, from superb pianists like radu lupu and ralf gothoni to the gifted young conductor moses hogan, who arranged and directed this program of spirituals. Includes a biography of hogan and a foreword on the history of the spiritual. He was best known for his settings of africanamerican spirituals. Although spirituals were originally unaccompanied monophonic unison songs, they developed. Hogan is considered the worlds greatest arranger of spiritual music. His most famous work today is the oxford book of spirituals created in 2002. Moses hogan moses george hogan march, 1957 february 11, 2003 was an american composer and arranger of choral music. Many of his arrangements have been used by the mormon tabernacle choir, including i want jesus to walk with me, old time religion, and evry time i feel the spirit. Moses hogan records uplifting choral music, spirituals. Since 1980, he has focused his musical energy in the area of arranging spirituals, forming the new world ensemble and the acclaimed moses hogan chorale to preserve and. His works are celebrated and performed by high school, college, church, community, and professional choirs today. Hogans contemporary settings of spirituals, original compositions and other works have been revered by audiences and praised by critics including gramophone magazine. In 1980, hogan formed a choir called the new world ensemble, and later founded the moses hogan chorale and the moses hogan singers, groups that performed songs of faith at the kennedy center in washington, d. The oxford book of spirituals is the first anthology to present a comprehensive survey of the genres repertoire its principal composers, themes, and forms in a way that is at once stylistically authentic, historically meaningful, and intended for practical use both in worship and in concert.
A century of negro spirituals for solo voicethe now. African american spirituals where also sung during the civil rights movement in the 1960s. Moses hogan, famed composer of spirituals, to be celebrated in mass choir concert a moses hogan celebration will be held at 7 p. Moses george hogan, born in new orleans, louisiana on march, 1957, is a pianist, conductor and arranger of international renown. May 17, 2019 moses hogan, famed composer of spirituals, to be celebrated in mass choir concert a moses hogan celebration will be held at 7 p. Buy moses hogan singers, moses hogans album titled give me jesus. Moses hogan, composer of spirituals, to be celebrated in. A collection of 29 stylistically authentic spiritual arrangements for satb choirs. Edited by moses hogan the oxford book of spirituals. A graduate of the new orleans center for creative arts nocca and oberlin conservatory of music in ohio, he also studied at new yorks juilliard school of music and louisiana state university in baton rouge. His contemporary settings of spirituals, original compositions, and other works have become staples in the repertoires of high school, college.
Apr 17, 2003 moses george hogan, a classical pianist, composer and internationally renowned arranger of american spirituals, died feb. Moses hogan, a composer and arranger who was acclaimed for his arrangements of africanamerican spirituals, arranged the choirs rendition in the video below. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Moses hogan provides a new voice for spirituals in america. Both hendricks and hogan are aware of the long tradition of spiritual singing. Moses george hogan march, 1957 february 11, 2003 was an american composer and arranger of choral music. Moses hogan is the author of the deep river collection low voice 3.
African american spirituals comprise one of the worlds greatest and bestloved bodies of music. For years moses also directed his own choir called the moses hogan singers who still gather for some. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. The battle of jericho satb divisi choir arranged by moses. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Africanamerican composer of famous spirituals like the oxford book of spirituals. Moses hogan s contemporary settings of spirituals, original compositions, and other works have been enthusiastically accepted by audiences around the globe and have become staples in the repertoires of high school, college, church, community and professional choirs everywhere. Hold on, spiritual composed by moses hogan youtube.
The oxford book of spirituals is the first anthology to present a comprehensive survey of the genres repertoire its principal composers, themes, and forms in a way that is at oncestylistically authentic, historically meaningful, and intended for practical use both in worship and in concert. Spiritual collections, solos and duets sheet music at jw. This collection of ten spirituals for solo voice and piano displays moses hogans depth of understanding of the africanamerican spiritual. Internationally renowned as a pianist, conductor, and arranger, moses hogan is recognized as a leading force in promoting and preserving the africanamerican musical experience. Since 1980, he has focused his musical energy in the area of arranging spirituals, forming the new world ensemble and the acclaimed moses hogan chorale to preserve and extend the spiritual tradition. Tomorrow marks the birthday of famed composer moses hogan, one of the most renowned arrangers of classic spirituals and gospel music. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. A graduate of the new orleans center for creative arts nocca and oberlin conservatory of music in ohio, he also studied at.
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