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Ross Fiddes |
Three Negro Spirituals
| Instrumentation | Fl.1/2 + picc, Ob.1/2, Cl.1/2, Bs.Cl., Bsn.1/2 4 Hn., 4 Tpt, 2 Tbn, Bs.Tbn, Tuba Timp. Perc 1/2 Strings Amplified female soloist (range - F below the stave to Bb above) |
| Length | 20 minutes |
| Difficulty | Easy-Moderate (inc. some exposed work). |
| Comments | These arrangements were written for the orchestra of which I was formerly conductor & an expat. African/American singer of prodigious range emotionally and vocally who lives locally (Newcastle, Australia). Although the spiritual has been considerably worked over, orchestras may be interested in a different & antipodean perspective in these arrangements. The three spirituals are: Ride on King Jesus, The Crucifixion (And He Never Said a Mumblin' Word), Sin (Sinner, Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass) |
| Sources | Full score, piano score and parts (as well as cassette of the first performance) available from the composer -
Ross Fiddes
PO Box 375
NEW LAMBTON
2305 NSW
Australia
Ph: +61 2 4957 7711
Fax: +61 2 4957 7722
email: rfiddes@fiddeslaw.com.au
Websites: http://www.amcoz.com.au/comp/f/rfidde.htm http://www.fiddeslaw.com.au/ah |
| Extras | |
| History | First performance 12 March 1995, Newcastle City Hall. Francine Bell (soloist), Novocastrian Arts Orchestra, cond. John Kellaway. Subsequent performance by Ms Bell at various venues with piano accompaniment. |
| Contributor | The composer. |
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