Details
- Instrument:
- Choir
- Ensembles:
- 4-Part SATB A Cappella Mixed Choir
- Genres:
- Christian
- Composers:
- Gwyneth W. Walker
- Publishers:
- E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital
- Series:
- Women Composers and Arrangers
- Item types:
- Digital
- Level:
- Intermediate Advanced
- Artist:
- Gwyneth W. Walker
- Usages:
- Sacred
- Number of Pages:
- 23
SKU: MQ.5131-E
Composed by Gwyneth W. Walker. Instrument part. 23 pages. E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital #5131-E. Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital (MQ.5131-E).English.
Motherless Child" is derived, in part, from the African-American spiritual "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child." The original song dates back to the era of slavery when it was common practice to sell children of slaves away from their parents. In this new adaptation, the theme of separation or alienation (away from home, apart from one's community is viewed as universal and eternal. Everyone at some time feels like a "motherless child." But as one expresses these feelings, one realizes a common bond with humanity. And one is no longer alone. Thus a more hopeful refrain is woven into the lyrics of the spiritual:"Hold on. Hold on, We are together. And we are one.
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- Series:
- Women Composers and Arrangers
- Artists:
- Gwyneth W. Walker
- Ensemble:
- 4-Part SATB A Cappella Mixed Choir
- Publisher:
- E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital