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Orchestra Detailed Instrumentation: Hp.Clst: 6 Str (6.6.5-5-5-5) SKU: AP.36-A782290 Composed by Morton Gould. This edition: Kalmus Orchestra Library. String Orchestra. Spiritual. Score and Part(s). LudwigMasters Publications #36-A782290. Published by LudwigMasters Publications (AP.36-A782290). UPC: 676737725693. English.Morton Gould (1913-1996) began writing and arranging African-American spirituals for string choir in the 1940s, and these were the first of his orchestral works to enter the repertoire. Gould preferred the term string choir to describe these works as he planned to use the strings like a vocal choir in an orchestral context. Kalmus offers Five Spirituals, each available separately. Included are settings of: Go Down, Moses (A7820); Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen (A7821); Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child (A7819); Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (A7822); and Deep River (A8787). Instrumentation: Hp.Clst: 6 Str (6.6.5-5-5-5). These products are currently being prepared by a new publisher. While many items are ready and will ship on time, some others may see delays of several months.

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