{"product_id":"the-books-of-american-negro-spirituals","title":"The Books Of American Negro Spirituals","description":"This stirring collection of Negro spirituals  edited by the great Negro poet James Weldon Johnson and arranged for voice and piano by his brother J. Rosamond Johnson  presents 120 of these melodicand intensely movingreligious folk songs for contemporary performance. The original language has been faithfully preserved in this convenient performing edition  so that the spirituals can be sung today exactly as they were more than a hundred years ago. Included in this special  two-volumes-in-one publication are such perennial favorites as Swing Low Sweet Chariot  Deep River  Joshua Fit de Battle of Jericho  and Go Down Moses songs handed down from generation to generation in a rich oral tradition  and painstakingly assembled and edited for the enjoyment of future generations. The songs are prefaced by James Weldon Johnsons masterful discussions of their origins  musical quality  and historical significance. Above all  he stresses the essential dignity of the Negro spirituals  which  though no doubt inspired by the religious faith of their masters  are purely and solely the creation of the American Negro.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44609672871989,"sku":"ByrdShop_0306800748","price":59.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_0306800748.jpg?v=1752924515","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-books-of-american-negro-spirituals","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}