I Dream a World - generously provided by African Diaspora Music Project
Song Title | I Dream a World - generously provided by African Diaspora Music Project (Search) |
Composer(s): | T. J. (Thomas Jefferson) Anderson Jr. |
Composer Underrepresented Group | African-American; POC; Black (Search) |
Author(s): | Harryette Mullen |
Author Underrepresented Group | African-American; Woman; POC; Black (Search) |
Keyword(s) & Features: | Allusion: Langston Hughes; Black; Blackberries; Brambles; Briars; Casual; Country; Dark; Darkness; Dreaming; Feet; Forgotten; Funk; Handful; Imagery; Jazz; Juicy; Music; Native; Natural; Nature; Night; Pores; Rambles; Real; Resting; Rooms; Souls; Sweating; Sweet; Tangles; Taste; Tasting; Tired; Tunes; Wild; World |
First Line | I dream a world (Search) |
Year of composition | 1994 (Search) Circa |
Link to English Text Online | https://www.jstor.org/stable/23009258 |
Larger Work | 7 Cabaret Songs (Search) |
Original Language | English (Search) |
Audio Source | (Search) |
Catalog Designation | No. 1 (Search) |
Voice part suggested by composer | Medium voice |
Range: | Ab3 - Eb5 (Search) |
Dedicated To | William Grant Still (Search) |
Premiered By | Nnenna Freelon (Search) |
Commissioned By | Mallarme Chamber Players for Nnenna Freelon with assistance by the North Carolina Arts Council (Search) |
Notes | Premiered September 16, 1995; Nnenna Freelon and the Mallarme Chamber Players; Wright State University, Dayton, OH (Search) |
Recommended Printed Source | N.Y.: American Composers' Edition, Inc. (Search) |
Other instrumentation and voice | Jazz vocalist, flute, viola, cello, and piano (Search) |
Sources Cited | African Diaspora Music Project, created by Dr. Louise Toppin (Search) |
Contributor | Dr. Louise Toppin; GTM (Search) |