Frederick J. Work

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Frederick Jerome Work (c. 1879 - 1942) was a collector, arranger ("harmonizer"), and composer of songs in the United States. [1] He was part of a family of musicians [2] and published a collection of African-American spirituals with his brother John Wesley Work.

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He worked at Fisk University and with its Jubilee Singers and toured with another singing group he conducted. [3] He played the piano. [4] He was photographed at Albert Coombs Barnes home in 1940. [5]

He was born in Nashville, Tennessee. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Kimberling, Clark (Summer 2014). "Three Generations of Works and Their Contributions to Congregational Singing". The Hymn. 65 (3). Boston: 10–17. ProQuest   1613176807.
  2. ↑ "John Wesley Work, III (1901-1967)". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
  3. ↑ Wintz, Cary D. (November 25, 2020). Black Writers Interpret the Harlem Renaissance. Routledge. ISBN   9781135606411 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Abbott, Lynn; Seroff, Doug (February 1, 2013). To Do This, You Must Know How: Music Pedagogy in the Black Gospel Quartet Tradition. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN   9781496801623 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ "Work, Frederick J. (Frederick Jerome), at the home of Albert C. (Albert Coombs) Barnes , Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania - Yale University Library". collections.library.yale.edu.
  6. ↑ "Hymnology". hymnology.hymnsam.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "New Jubilee Songs, as sung by the Fisk Jubilee Singers of Fisk Univ., 1904, 2nd ed. Collected and Harmonized by Frederick J. Work, 1904 | Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History". aafa.galileo.usg.edu.
  8. ↑ Work, John Wesley (November 2, 1915). "Folk Song of the American Negro". Press of Fisk University – via Google Books.
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