BY EUGENE W. HANCOCKEUGENE W. HANCOCK
‘Born in St. Louis, Missourl, # graduate of she Universicy of Dewit
received a Master of Musie degree toa the University of Michigan, has
Served as assistant organist and choimaster of the Cathedeal Church of
Se, Joha the Divine in New Yook since 1963,
‘A Word from the Composer
‘These pieces were written on the advice of ay good ftiend, Mr. Levi
Elzy. Ie-was he who suggested that | set some Negro Sprisels to music
in the style in which | improvise, Spicicuals were suggested because there
hem acranged forthe ofgan
ple as possible in
"es without having to puc forth mach
are very fem, if any, collections of
Thhave tried to keep the ausic as
performer might be sble to play the pi
fine ia practice [have alse tried to keep them as pieces that would be
effective on 4 snall organ of upon an instrument of cathedral proportions.
For the sake of simplicity and availability w some perfomers, there is
almost no obligstory pedal part. As an sid to the performer the words to
the first vetse ofeach spiritual have been included. It is sincerely hoped
that the organie: will bear in aind at all times chee these melodies were
criginlly sung, and therefore must cemain Iyrcal, aad yet, highly thy
Inical sod dramatic, The relasionship of the text muse govern thythm and
the tenpo. The igive and take” so necessary to the rhythm, and So in
possible to writ down, is chiefly governed by she singing of che words
es tac the
stration is to give some idea as to color, but should
I that he ean improve upon it he should not hesitace
The suggested
the petlorner
“T sincerely hope that these shore pieces will prove pleast
for the periormer to play and forthe listener to heae,
rable bothAn Organ Book of Spirituals,
by
Eugene W. Hancock a
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Mere You The en They Cody Lox? :
Pea! S20
epyiate 1965 by Lenn
LORENZ publishing company