Frederick J. Work Explained
Frederick Jerome Work (c. 1879 - 1942) was a collector, arranger ("harmonizer"), and composer of songs in the United States.[1] He was part of a family of musicians[2] and published a collection of "Negro spirituals" with his brother John Wesley Work.
He worked at Fisk University and with its the Jubilee Singers and toured with another singing group he conducted.[3] He played the piano.[4] He was photographed at Albert Coombs Barnes home in 1940.[5]
He was born in Nashville, Tennessee.[6]
Books
- New Jubilee Songs, as sung by the Fisk Jubilee Singers of Fisk University 2nd ed. Collected and Harmonized by Frederick J. Work (1904)[7]
- Folk songs of the American Negro with John Wesley Work with John Wesley Work II
Songs
See also
Notes and References
- . Kimberling . Clark . Three Generations of Works and Their Contributions to Congregational Singing . The Hymn . Boston . 65 . 3 . Summer 2014 . 10–17 .
- Web site: John Wesley Work, III (1901-1967). Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
- Book: Wintz, Cary D.. Black Writers Interpret the Harlem Renaissance. November 25, 2020. Routledge. 9781135606411 . Google Books.
- Book: To Do This, You Must Know How: Music Pedagogy in the Black Gospel Quartet Tradition. Lynn. Abbott. Doug. Seroff. February 1, 2013. Univ. Press of Mississippi. 9781496801623 . Google Books.
- Web site: Work, Frederick J. (Frederick Jerome), at the home of Albert C. (Albert Coombs) Barnes, Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania - Yale University Library. collections.library.yale.edu.
- Web site: Hymnology. hymnology.hymnsam.co.uk.
- Web site: New Jubilee Songs, as sung by the Fisk Jubilee Singers of Fisk Univ., 1904, 2nd ed. Collected and Harmonized by Frederick J. Work, 1904 | Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History. aafa.galileo.usg.edu.
- Web site: Folk Song of the American Negro. John Wesley. Work. November 2, 1915. Press of Fisk University. Google Books.
