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george crumb

A Journey Beyond Time
Texts  from African-American spirituals

year 2003

instrumentation Soprano, piano, percussion quartet

commission Commissioned by Orchestra 2001

première First performed by Barbara Ann Martin (soprano), Marcantonio Barone (piano), Orchestra 2001, James Freeman (conductor).  Saturday November 15th, 2003 at Trinity Center, Philadelphia.
publisher C.F. Peters 

recordings  

movements

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

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