{"id":212,"date":"2018-01-16T17:29:41","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T17:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/charles-chesnutt\/?post_type=chapter&p=212"},"modified":"2018-02-28T00:23:51","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T00:23:51","slug":"quarry-chapter-xvi","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/charles-chesnutt\/chapter\/quarry-chapter-xvi\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter XVI"},"content":{"raw":"
\u00a0<\/strong>\u201c They might, at the hands of genius, like that of Dvorak<\/strong><\/a> or Coleridge-Taylor<\/strong><\/a> furnish themes or motifs for finished work;\u201d\u00a0 (p. 136)<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\u201c\u2026<\/strong>when harmonized by competent musicians like Johnson\u2026\u201d\u00a0 (p.136)<\/strong><\/pre>\r\n
\r\n\r\n*According to Dean McWilliams, Chesnutt may be referencing any of the three musicians mentioned here:\r\n
John Rosamond Johnson<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 composer of <\/strong>\u201cLift Every Voice and Sing\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n
\u00a0James Weldon Johnson<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 lyricist\u00a0 of <\/strong>\u201cLift Every Voice and Sing\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n
(Francis) Hall Johnson<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Choir Director<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\u00a0<\/strong>\u201c\u2026<\/strong> like Johnson and Burleigh<\/strong><\/a>, they made admirable music for choral singing\u2026\u201d (p. 136) <\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cHe felt, when later on he heard Roland Hayes<\/strong><\/a> sing \u201cSteal Away to Jesus,<\/strong>\u201d<\/a> as he had felt when \u2026\u201d  (p. 136)<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u201cThey saw Eugene O\u2019Neill\u2019s The Emperor Jones, with Gilpin<\/strong><\/a> in the title role, and agreed that he had the finest speaking voice of any actor on the stage.\u201d\u00a0 (p. 138) <\/strong><\/pre>\r\n
\r\n
Check This Out<\/h3>\r\nEugene O\u2019Neill<\/a>, author and playwright\u00a0gives a summary of \u201cThe Emperor Jones\u201d<\/a>.\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\u201c<\/strong>He had seen Gilpin and Paul Robeson<\/strong><\/a> in The Emperor Jones and other Eugene O\u2019Neill plays, and had admired their superb acting but\u2026\u201d\u00a0 (p. 145) <\/strong><\/pre>\r\n
\r\n
Check This Out<\/h3>\r\nTo hear Paul Robeson, click here<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n ","rendered":"
\u00a0<\/strong>\u201c They might, at the hands of genius, like that of Dvorak<\/strong><\/a> or Coleridge-Taylor<\/strong><\/a> furnish themes or motifs for finished work;\u201d\u00a0 (p. 136)<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\u201c\u2026<\/strong>when harmonized by competent musicians like Johnson\u2026\u201d\u00a0 (p.136)<\/strong><\/pre>\n
\n
*According to Dean McWilliams, Chesnutt may be referencing any of the three musicians mentioned here:<\/p>\n
John Rosamond Johnson<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 composer of <\/strong>\u201cLift Every Voice and Sing\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
\u00a0James Weldon Johnson<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 lyricist\u00a0 of <\/strong>\u201cLift Every Voice and Sing\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
(Francis) Hall Johnson<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Choir Director<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/strong>\u201c\u2026<\/strong> like Johnson and Burleigh<\/strong><\/a>, they made admirable music for choral singing\u2026\u201d (p. 136) <\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cHe felt, when later on he heard Roland Hayes<\/strong><\/a> sing \u201cSteal Away to Jesus,<\/strong>\u201d<\/a> as he had felt when \u2026\u201d  (p. 136)<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u201cThey saw Eugene O\u2019Neill\u2019s The Emperor Jones, with Gilpin<\/strong><\/a> in the title role, and agreed that he had the finest speaking voice of any actor on the stage.\u201d\u00a0 (p. 138) <\/strong><\/pre>\n
\n
Check This Out<\/h3>\n
Eugene O\u2019Neill<\/a>, author and playwright\u00a0gives a summary of \u201cThe Emperor Jones\u201d<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n
\u201c<\/strong>He had seen Gilpin and Paul Robeson<\/strong><\/a> in The Emperor Jones and other Eugene O\u2019Neill plays, and had admired their superb acting but\u2026\u201d\u00a0 (p. 145) <\/strong><\/pre>\n
\n
Check This Out<\/h3>\n
To hear Paul Robeson, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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