A Journey Beyond Time: American Songbook II

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A Journey Beyond Time: American Songbook II bears the subtitle "Songs of Despair and Hope: A Cycle of Afro-American Spirituals." The work sets traditional African American spirituals for voice, amplified piano, and percussion.

Date: 2003Composer: George Crumb

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A Journey Beyond Time: American Songbook II:

1. “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”
2. “Joshua Fit de Battle ob Jericho”
3. “Steal Away”
4. “Oh, a-Rock-a My Soul”
5. The Pregnant Earth: A Psalm for Noontide (Instrumental Interlude)
6. “Sit Down, Sister”
7. “Nobody Knows de Trouble I See”
8. “Go Down, Moses”
9. “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child”

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    A Journey Beyond Time

    Composer(s): George Crumb

    Song(s): 1. "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
    2. "Joshua Fit de Battle ob Jericho"
    3. "Steal Away"
    4. "Oh, a-Rock-a My Soul"
    5. The Pregnant Earth: A Psalm for Noontide (Instrumental Interlude)
    6. "Sit Down, Sister"
    7. "Nobody Knows de Trouble I See"
    8. "Go Down, Moses"
    9. "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child"

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