African American Spirituals

Contents

I’ve Got Peace Like a River
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Steal Away
Guide My Feet

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Note from the arranger

“I’ve Got Peace Like a River,” is in cut time and utilizes occasional rolled chords and arpeggios.

“Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child” is in 4/4 time. Before playing, D# III and D# IV levers are set and do not change during the piece. The piece uses occasional rolled chords, arpeggios, and glissandi. In measure forty-two, the crescent moon symbol with the number 2 above it indicates that the glissando is played by the back of the second fingernail of the right hand (with the finger pointing back toward the player). The “f” at the bottom of the glissando is plucked by the second finger of the left hand.

“Steal Away” is in 4/4 time and there are no lever changes. The piece uses occasional rolled chords and a glissando, marked with the crescent moon symbol that is played by the back of the second fingernail of the right hand in measure seventy-six. The “f” at the bottom of the glissando is plucked by the second finger of the left hand. To imitate the sound of trumpets the technique of près de la table (playing near the soundboard) is utilized.

“Guide My Feet” is in 4/4 time. The piece uses occasional rolled chords.