Composers

Wallace Cheatham

1945 -

About

Wallace Cheatham (b. 1945) has continued to grow as a musician, researcher, and teacher. From the podium, he has introduced major works of African-American composers to audiences in Wisconsin and Illinois. His compositions, which span a variety of genres, have been performed in national and international settings. Some of his scores have been published by Shawnee, Alfred, Master-Player Library, Oxford University Press, Southern Illinois University Press, and Jomar Press. Dr. Cheatham's research dealing with opera as it relates to the African-American experience has been published in internationally circulated journals of scholarship. His book, Dialogues On Opera and The African American Experience, is housed in libraries worldwide. Dr. Cheatham was a public school music teacher for more than three decades. Recently, he was a guest professor at Wisconsin's Cardinal Stritch University. He has been called upon to be a piano accompanist for instrumentalists and singers, and a lecturer in national and international performance and professional venues. He is a subject of biographical record in Who's Who In The World, Who's Who In America, and Who's Who In American Education.

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Works by Wallace Cheatham

Title Collection Voice Type Range Poet
Doubts Umukoro Songs Medium F3 - Ab5 Matthew Mevayerho Umukoro
Ebenezer (Scena for Soprano and Orchestra) Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Soprano G3 - Db6 Wallace Cheatham
From The Memoirs of a Visionary: Birth Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Voice A3 - C6 Wallace Cheatham
From The Memoirs of a Visionary: Death Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Voice Ab3 - C6 Wallace Cheatham
From The Memoirs of a Visionary: Education Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Voice B3 - C6 Wallace Cheatham
From The Memoirs of a Visionary: Marriage Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Voice A3 - C6 Wallace Cheatham
From The Memoirs of a Visionary: Social Involvement Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Voice A3 - D6 Wallace Cheatham
Gethesamne Umukoro Songs Medium F3 - Ab5 Matthew Mevayerho Umukoro
Songs of Holy Women: Hannah Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Voice G3 - B5 Biblical: 1 Samuel 2:1-10 (New English Translation)
Songs of Holy Women: Mary Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Voice G3 - A5 Biblical: Luke 1:45-46 (New English Translation)
Songs of Holy Women: Miriam Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Voice G3 - Bb5 Biblical: Exodus 15:21 (New English Translation)
Spirituals: Angel Done Changed My Name Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Voice C4 - A5 Biblical
Spirituals: Blow Your Trumpet, Gabriel Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Voice Eb4 - Bb5 Biblical
Spirituals: Let Gods Saints Come In Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Voice D4 - B5 Biblical
Spirituals: Lord is This Heaven Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Voice Db4 - Bb5 Biblical
Spirituals: Send One Angel Down Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Voice E4 - B5 Biblical
The Giovanni Songs: (Your Gift) Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Voice G3 - Ab5 Nikki Giovanni
The Giovanni Songs: Alone Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Voice B3 - C6 Nikki Giovanni
The Giovanni Songs: Friendship Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Voice Ab3 - C6 Nikki Giovanni
The Giovanni Songs: I want to Sing Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Voice Bb3 - B5 Nikki Giovanni
The Giovanni Songs: Rain Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Voice Ab3 - B5 Nikki Giovanni
The Giovanni Songs: Sky Diving Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Voice Ab3 - B5 Nikki Giovanni
The Giovanni Songs: The World Is Not A Pleasant To Be Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Voice A3 - B5 Nikki Giovanni
The Giovanni Songs: Three Quarters Time Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Voice A3 - A5 Nikki Giovanni
The Giovanni Songs: Winter Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Voice A3 - B5 Nikki Giovanni
The Giovanni Songs: You Came Too Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Voice A3 - B5 Nikki Giovanni
The Giovannie Songs: Autumn Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Voice Db4 - B5 Nikki Giovanni
The Lost Garden Umukoro Songs Medium G3 - G5 Matthew Mevayerho Umukoro
The Stephany Suite: In the Silence Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Baritone D2 - E4 Stephany Alameen
The Stephany Suite: Let Me Held When The Longing Comes Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Baritone D2 - F4 Stephany Alameen
The Stephany Suite: My Love When This Is Past Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Baritone C#2 - D#4 Stephany Alameen
The Stephany Suite: Postlude Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Piano
The Stephany Suite: Prelude Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Piano Stephany Alameen
The Stephany Suite: That We Head Towards Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Baritone D2 - E4 Stephany Alameen
The Stephany Suite: Who is Not a Stranger Still Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Baritone E2 - F4 Stephany Alameen
Three Songs for Voice and Orchestra: A Lesson Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Voice B3 - C6 Wallace Cheatham
Three Songs for Voice and Orchestra: Parallels Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Voice C4 - D6 Wallace Cheatham
Three Songs for Voice and Orchestra: Tale of a Prodigal Wallace Cheatham: A Collection of Songs Voice A3 - D6 Wallace Cheatham
Three/Quarters Time from The Giovanni Songs Voice A3 - G5 Nikki Giovanni
Composer Title Work Instrumentation Level Number of Movements Accompanied Size Duration Range
Wallace Cheatham Prelude No. 1 "Joshua fit the Battle of Jericho" Piano Intermediate 1 No Solo
Wallace Cheatham Prelude No. 2 "Poor Mourner's Got A Home" Piano Intermediate 1 No Solo
Wallace Cheatham Prelude No. 3 "Didn't It Rain" Piano Advanced 1 No Solo