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Choral SATB Choir and Piano SKU: CF.BL1348 Composed by Christi Jones. Octavo. 12 pages. Duration 3:30. BriLee Music #BL1348. Published by BriLee Music (CF.BL1348). UPC: 672405011495. Key: B minor. English. James Weldon Johnson (1871 -1938).This piece is based on the poem The Awakening by James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938). Johnson was a civil-rights activist, writer, composer, politician, educator, lawyer, and diplomat. He was also a leading figure in the creation and development of the Harlem Renaissance. He is best known for writing the hymn Lift Every Voice and Sing with his brother in 1900.I was drawn to The Awakening because it has a powerful and moving text that I think many can relate to, especially teenagers. As I wrote it, I imagined a disoriented, dream-like state at the beginning, where the singer identifies as a beautiful, yet lonely rose that no one notices or appreciates. In the second verse, the excitement and anticipation grow as the bee approaches and responds lovingly to the rose. Now blissfully validated, the rose realizes that it was well worth the wait! .