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The Life and Choral Works of Jester Hairston

Year
Title Voicing Instrumentation Additional Notes
Published

Live-A-Humble 1955 SSATBB Unaccompanied

Lord, I Don’t Feel Noways Tired 1987 SATB, tenor solo Unaccompanied

Mary, Mary, Where is Your Baby? 1950 SSATB Unaccompanied Described by Hariston as an
original spiritual.

Mary’s Little Boy Chile 1956 SSATTB, solo Piano Described as an original
Christmas spiritual based on
West-Indian Rhythms.

Negro Spirituals & Folk Songs 1960 SATB (divisi) Piano and Includes sixteen arrange-
Unaccompanied ments by Hairston and Harry
Robert Wilson.

No Ne Li Domi 1971 TTBB Unaccompanied Words and Music by
(You Can’t Dance with Me) J.M.T. Dosoo and Hairston

Oh, Holy Lord 1950 SATTBB; SSAA Unaccompanied

Oh, Rocka My Soul 1950 SSATTBB Unaccompanied

Our Troubles Was Hard 1961 SSATB, opt. tenor solo Unaccompanied

Poor Man Lazrus 1950 SATB; SSA; TTBB Unaccompanied

Ring de Christmas Bells 1972 SSATB, solo Piano

Rise Up, Shepherd, and Foller 1974 SATB Unaccompanied

Sakura, Sakura/ 1959 SSAATBB/SSA Piano No indication is given that
Song of the Cherry Blossoms the piano is for rehearsal
only, even though it directly
doubles the voices through-
out. In a video recording
of Hairston conducting the
work, the piano is used.

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