{"id":172439,"date":"2024-07-11T22:55:37","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T02:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/?post_type=product&#038;p=172439"},"modified":"2026-01-31T19:43:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T00:43:34","slug":"african-american-spirituals","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/all-music\/artists\/kathleen-blackwell-plank\/african-american-spirituals\/","title":{"rendered":"African American Spirituals"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Contents<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">I&#8217;ve Got Peace Like a River<br \/>\nSometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child<br \/>\nSteal Away<br \/>\nGuide My Feet<\/p>\n<h3>Listen<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I\u2019ve Got Peace Like a River\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/027wwQpwQHs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kV4plOIlskg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Steal Away\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jJiu3w_FkBM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Guide My Feet\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B1FZJqBZhxo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Note from the arranger<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019ve Got Peace Like a River,&#8221; is in cut time and utilizes occasional rolled chords and arpeggios.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child&#8221; 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 \u201cf\u201d at the bottom of the glissando is plucked by the second finger of the left hand.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Steal Away&#8221; 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 \u201cf\u201d 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 pr\u00e8s de la table (playing near the soundboard) is utilized.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Guide My Feet&#8221; is in 4\/4 time. The piece uses occasional rolled chords.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h4>Scroll down to listen.<\/h4>\n<p>Kathleen Blackwell-Plank&#8217;s collection of <em>African American Spirituals<\/em> includes four traditional arrangements for solo lever or pedal harp. An optional vocal part is also written into each arrangement. Historical notes add to the understanding of these powerful pieces. Scroll down for contents and more information.<\/p>\n<p>This collection is available as a PDF download for\u00a0<strong>$12.00<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Pages to print:<\/em> 19 pgs.<\/p>\n<p><em>Duration:<\/em> 16:30<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":172440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[8361],"product_tag":[477],"class_list":["post-172439","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-kathleen-blackwell-plank","product_tag-harp-solo","pa_artist-blackwell-plank-kathleen","pa_collection-collection","pa_composer-traditional","pa_genre-folk-traditional","pa_genre-sacred","pa_harp-type-harp-lever","pa_instrumentation-harp-and-voice","pa_instrumentation-harp-solo","pa_level-intermediate","pa_nationality-north-american","pa_occasion-church","first","instock","downloadable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"exclude_global_add_ons":[],"addons":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/172439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172439"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=172439"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=172439"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=172439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}