Spirituals are becoming more popular than ever. New ensembles are being created every day, and school and church choirs have learned to attract young singers by focusing on this repertoire. This edition offers exciting original arrangements that have never before appeared in print, written in an authentic idiom for two women’s or girls’ voices with piano accompaniment. The spirituals can also be performed without piano, with the lead melody always in the upper voice. But Graham Buckland’s settings are displayed to best advantage in their two-voice versions with piano. All the arrangements can be combined with the already published edition “64 Spirituals a cappella” (BA 7574) which is for SATB. To give you an example: a children’s choir working with our new edition can appear with a mixed chorus that has already mastered the settings of BA 7574. In addition twelve of the arrangements can be enhanced by instrumental accompaniments. These are to be found in the ComboCom series “Spirituals” edition (BA 6699) which offers flexible instrumental settings. - 33 exciting and varied arrangements - For two women’s or girls’ voices with piano - All songs compatible with BA 7574 - Many songs also compatible with BA 6699 Content Jacob's Ladder Open the window Go down moses Wadde in the water If I could Joshua Little David Amen Go tell it Hammering Were you there A mumblin' word Sweet music King of kings When the saints My Lord Nobody knows Motherless child Lonesome valley Hard trials O sinner man It's me, O Lord Steal away Amazing grace This world The whole world Good news Swing low Michael row Deep river Roll Jordan Golden slippers O happy day The author Graham Buckland is the music director of Regensburg University, Germany. Before then he held various leading positions at theatres and colleges in Germany and the Czech Republic. He has founded and headed a number of ensembles, demonstrating a very broad musical range that also finds expression in his compositions and publications for chorus, piano, and orchestra.