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The Life and Choral Works of Jester Hairston

Table 2. Discontinued Works by Hairston (Not accounted for in the analysis of Hairston’s music)

Title Year Published Voicing Instrumentation

Band of Angels 1940 SATB Unaccompanied

Faith Unlocks the Door SATB

He’s Gone Away SSA

I’ll Take Sugar in My Coffee-O 1975 SATB, opt. soprano solo Piano

I’m a Travelin’ Man 1963 SATB, baritone solo

Lay Yo’ Head in De Winduh, Jesus

Little David, Play on Your Harp 1976 SSAATB Unaccompanied

Long John Done Gone SSATB, baritone solo Unaccompanied

Pay Me My Money Down SA Piano

The Song of the Trolley

Wade in de Water 1950 SATB Unaccompanied

When I Was Sinkin’ Down 1977 3-part treble Unaccompanied

The Wolf and the Dog SA

Table 3. Arrangements of Hairston’s Works (Not accounted for in the analysis of Hairston’s music)

Year
Title Arranger Publisher Voicing Instrumentation
Published

Band of Angels Tom Fettke 2008 Jubilate Music Group SATB, SSA Piano, rhythm section
(guitar, bass, drums)

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