Lift ev'ry voice
Published on 6. November 2025
Book
Pamphlet
12 pages
978-0-19-358210-1 (ISBN)
Description
for SATB and piano
This inspiring piece opens with repeated powerful statements of the opening line of the text 'Lift every voice and sing' by writer and civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson. The rising opening vocal figures develop in strength until a central section in which the loud, rolling sea is musically represented with a change to a propulsive compound metre. The piece culminates in a strong, victorious ending.
This inspiring piece opens with repeated powerful statements of the opening line of the text 'Lift every voice and sing' by writer and civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson. The rising opening vocal figures develop in strength until a central section in which the loud, rolling sea is musically represented with a change to a propulsive compound metre. The piece culminates in a strong, victorious ending.
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Series
Edition
SATB vocal score
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 221 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight
18 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-358210-1 (9780193582101)
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Person
Edryn J. Coleman is a choral music educator and conductor, with many years of experience teaching music at elementary, middle-school, high-school, and college level. He has presented sessions for numerous professional organizations and school systems, including appearances at national ACDA conferences on topics such as accessibility in choral music. He holds a strong personal commitment to diversity and equality in music education. He currently teaches chamber choir, concert choir, and piano at Oakland Mills High School in Columbia, MD, and serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland Baltimore Country (UMBC) and as the conductor for the Prince George's County Choral Society.