Margaret Bonds

Edited by John Michael Cooper. Those who know the composer from the melodic richness and emotional intensity of her works 'Troubled Water', 'The Negro Speaks of Rivers', and 'Three Dream Portraits' wi...

For solo voice and piano. Text by Langston Hughes. In the words of editor John Michael Cooper, this work is an example of the deeply poetic creative nature of the Bonds-Hughes collaborations. By genre...

This duet for two solo voices with piano accompaniment features text by Langston Hughes, whose words emphasize the powerful rhythms of African drums and the sensual appeal of the dance. Bonds' work of...

The text for this choral masterpiece is W. E. B Du Bois' 'Credo' (1904), promoting racial justice, equality and harmony. The piano/vocal score was the original score prepared by the composer. This is...

The two works in this publication are Tangamerican and Fugal Dance. In the words of editor John Michael Cooper, Tangamerican is melodically, harmonically, and stylistically rich, but succinct - just t...

A frequent collaborator with poet Langston Hughes and one of the first black women to break into the world of classical composition and performance; Margaret Bonds studied with Roy Harris at Juilliard...

The spiritual “You Can Tell the World” remained fertile ground for Margaret Bonds’ compositional genius throughout her career. This SSA setting of “You Can Tell the World,” is unique, however, because...

A Spiritual, for mixed chorus (SATB) with piano

This work is typical of the unrelenting originality of Margaret Bonds' arrangements of spirituals. It was composed in 1969 for legendary soprano Leontyne Price and the A Cappella Choir of Rust College...

Dies ist einer von zwei kurzen geistlichen Chören und zwei geistlichen Liedern auf dieselben Texte, die Bonds 1968 komponierte. Bonds komponierte das Werk ursprünglich für Solostimme und Klavier und a...

This is one of two short sacred choruses and two sacred songs on the same texts that Bonds composed in 1968. The words were written by her friend and frequent collaborator Janice Lovoos, a multifacete...

Margaret Bonds composed this choral piece in 1968. The text for this work is the well known and timeless 'Prayer for St Francis of Assissi' (anonymous) that begins 'Lord, make me an instrument of thy...

Adapted by acclaimed pianist Lara Downes from the original work “Especially Do I Believe in the Negro Race” by Margaret Bonds. This is the lyrical second movement from Bonds’ larger work, “Credo” on t...

This beautiful lullaby for women's chorus uses text by Joyce Kilmer (1886 - 1918). Bonds sets this text as a tender lullaby, beginning quietly and moving to intricate melodies, lush harmonies, and tex...

A Spiritual

A Spiritual

Die Lieder in diesem Band dokumentieren Margaret Bonds' musikalisches Lebenswerk als Komponistin von Kunstliedern vor ihrem Umzug nach New York im Jahr 1939. "Sleep Song" und "Sea Ghost" sind die erst...

1969 beauftragte die Sopranistin Leontyne Price Bonds mit der Vertonung von I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free und drei weiteren Spirituals für die Aufführung mit dem Rust College A Cappella C...

Margaret Bonds beschrieb dieses Werk als die erste Chorkomposition, die ausdrücklich für den George McClain Chorale geschrieben wurde. In ihren eigenen Worten: "Der Chor brauchte eine leichte, fröhlic...

The Millay settings are remarkable for their almost symphonic textures and pronounced sense of drama. Bonds' music is compelling and as profoundly moving as Millay's poems themselves - a feat rarely i...