John W Work Jr Intro (4 results)

Softcover. First Printing. Wraps, good only, missing front and rear cover, spine tears, fragile. Scarce early compliation of the Work brothers gospel and spiritual songs. Includes 92 songs and music. ( 22 1/2 cm x 15 cm) John W Work felt the spirituals and slave songs needed to be preserved and even more, needed to be appreciated by a wider audience. This music was controversial at that time as many former slaves had strong opinions and emotions about it's close connection to their enslavement. Work reformed the Fisk Jubilee Singers, that had been disbanded 20 years earlier, while studing at Fisk and toured with them to promote this music. One copy found on OCLC ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 94 pp.…

Softcover. Condition: Good with no dust jacket. First Edition. First Edition. Exlibrary marks. Stapled binding. Clean, tanned pages. Wrapers are beginning to detach with vertical tear at spine. General light handling wear, label at lower front. Enclosed in protective hardcover sleeve. John Wesley Work II and his younger sibling, Frederick Jerome Work were leaders in the movement to preserve, study, and perform Negro spirituals. John W. Work II is recognized as the first African American to collect, transcribe, and publish African American spirituals. He felt that the spirituals preserved the rich religious faith and cultural knowledge of his ancestors and merited preservation. In 1907, his second book of collected and transcribed spirituals was published with an introduction by his brother. F J Work was acclaimed for arranging spirituals in a manner "true to their original form," at a time when many people sang them in a way that eliminated their unique qualities. Ex-Library; 8.5" tall; 96 pages.…

Softcover. First Edition; First Printing. Wraps, very good+, small ink spot on front wrap as well as a small chip to front wrap corner and title page. John W Work felt the spirituals and slave songs needed to be preserved and even more, needed to be appreciated by a wider audience. This music was controversial at that time as many former slaves had strong opinions and emotions about it's close connection to their enslavement. Work reformed the Fisk Jubilee Singers, that had been disbanded 20 years earlier, while studing at Fisk and toured with them to promote this music. One copy found on OCLC.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 61 pp.…

Softcover. First Edition; First Printing. Wraps, very good+ with stains and creasing, in the "manilla binding" offered by the publisher. The front wrap has printed "Order From, Sunday School Publishing Board, 412-420 4th Ave N., Nashville, Tenn."John W Work felt the spirituals and slave songs needed to be preserved and even more, needed to be appreciated by a wider audience. This music was controversial at that time as many former slaves had strong opinions and emotions about it's close connection to their enslavement. Work reformed the Fisk Jubilee Singers, that had been disbanded 20 years earlier, while studing at Fisk and toured with them to promote this music. No copies found on OCLC. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.…