Composers
Frederick Hall
1898 - 1982About
Frederick Hall (1898 -1982) received a B.A. from Morehouse College, a Teachers Diploma and M.M. from Chicago Musical College, an M.A. and Ed. D. from Columbia University. He did additional study at Julliard School of Music, Royal College of Music (London), English School of Church Music, and several others. He was presented with an honorary Doctorate from Rust College in Mississippi. Hall was the chairman of the music departments at Jackson College (MS), Dillard University (LA), Alabama State Teachers College, and Clark College (Atlanta). His compositions include an oratorio, Deliverance (1938), a song-cycle, Afro-American Religious Work Songs (1952), and some 20 art songs. He also prepared choral arrangements of spirituals (6 vols., 1929-55).
Related Information
http://artsongalliance.org/composers/frederick-douglass-hall
Works by Frederick Hall
| Title | Collection | Voice Type | Range | Poet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn | Four Songs, Op. 4 | Voice | D4 - G5 | Bb3 - Eb5 | Paul Lawrence Dunbar |
| Day is Done | A Cycle of Afro-American Religious Songs ca. 1948 | Voice | F4 - F5 | Biblical |
| Good Night, Op. 4, No. 4 | Four Songs, Op. 4 | Voice | C4 - G5 | Paul Laurence Dunbar |
| How Long Befo' De Sun Go Down | A Cycle of Afro-American Religious Songs ca. 1948 | Voice | D4 - E5 | Biblical |
| Lord, How Come Me Here | A Cycle of Afro-American Religious Songs ca. 1948 | Voice | E4 - G5 | Biblical |
| Mandy Lou | Four Songs, Op. 4 | Voice | C4 - G5 | Paul Lawrence Dunbar |
| Po' Me | A Cycle of Afro-American Religious Songs ca. 1948 | Voice | Ab4 - Ab5 | Biblical |