In Dahomey - generously provided by African Diaspora Music Project
| Song Title | In Dahomey - 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: | Africa; Ancestors; Art; Beams; Brine; Dahomey; Deer; Disappearing; Domes; Doorways; Earth; Families; Fast; Fingers; Framing; Hands; Hard; Harnessing; History; Home; Hospitality; Indigenous; Jacks; Jazz; Kings; Ladders; Learning; Legs; Men; Millet; Mothers; Mules; Nature; Notches; Past; Pigments; Processions; Reliefs; Riding; Rivers; Roofs; Royal; Saints; Seas; Signs; Sky; Snakes; Sweating; Tossing; Tradition; Traditional; Trees; Tribal; Tribes; Umbrellas; Wet; Zigzags |
| First Line | in Dahomey the royal umbrella (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1994 (Search) Circa |
| Larger Work | 7 Cabaret Songs (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Audio Source | (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | No. 4 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Medium voice |
| Range: | A3 - B4 (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) |