Sence You Went Away (James Weldon Johnson) is currently unavailable

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Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.955826 Composed by Scott S. Stewart. 20th Century,Blues. Score. 3 pages. Scott S. Stewart #6235501. Published by Scott S. Stewart (A0.955826). African-American writer and civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson is perhaps best known as the author of "Lift Every Voice and Sing", written on the occasion of Lincoln’s birthday and now known as the Black national anthem.  He established himself as a writer during the Harlem Renaissance (the African-American cultural movement in New York City in the 1920’s) for his poems, novels and anthologies. This poem "Sence You Went Away" creates the narrative of one who bemoans the loss of a loved one.  His bluesy poem features a southern dialect style.  It is written for voice and piano accompaniment. Performance time:2:32+ It's interpretation should be free, natural, thoughtful.  It is an apt introduction to Johnson’s work and most befitting for study during Black History month. This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard’s global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds. About Digital Downloads Digital Downloads are downloadable sheet music files that can be viewed directly on your computer, tablet or mobile device. Once you download your digital sheet music, you can view and print it at home, school, or anywhere you want to make music, and you don’t have to be connected to the internet. Just purchase, download and play! PLEASE NOTE: Your Digital Download will have a watermark at the bottom of each page that will include your name, purchase date and number of copies purchased. You are only authorized to print the number of copies that you have purchased. You may not digitally distribute or print more copies than purchased for use (i.e., you may not print or digitally distribute individual copies to friends or students).