Solos for Soprano Recorder, Collection 1
African-American & Jamaican Melodies

For advanced soprano recorder or intermediate flute: 41 arrangements based on spirituals, folk songs, dance tunes, and melodies by African-American composers, plus five solos composed for this collection. Composers include Basile Barès, A. J. R. Conner, Henry Hart, Francis Johnson, and J. W. Postlewaite. Old favorites include Banyan Tree, Carry Me Back to Old Virginny, Doctor Bird, Down by the Riverside, and Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit. Includes fingering chart for high notes, performance notes, and suggestions for use with sound system and/or percussion. Supported by Internet-accessible melody-specific Historical Notes for all the solos.