Английская Википедия:Frederick J. Work
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Шаблон:Short description Frederick Jerome Work (c. 1879 - 1942) was a collector, arranger ("harmonizer"), and composer of songs in the United States.[1] He was part of a family of musicians[2] and published a collection of "Negro spirituals" with his brother John Wesley Work.
He worked at Fisk University and with its the Jubilee Singers and toured with another singing group he conducted.[3] He played the piano.[4] He was photographed at Albert Coombs Barnes home in 1940.[5]
He was born in Nashville, Tennessee.[6]
Books
- New Jubilee Songs, as sung by the Fisk Jubilee Singers of Fisk University 2nd ed. Collected and Harmonized by Frederick J. Work (1904)[7]
- Folk songs of the American Negro with John Wesley Work with John Wesley Work II
Songs
- "Wade in the Water"
- "Out of the Depths"[8]
See also
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