The Road to Freedom by Sharon Kaplan Sheet Music for Piano Solo at Sheet Music Direct

Product Details

Title The Road to Freedom

Artist Sharon Kaplan

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Composer Sharon Kaplan

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 16

Arrangement Piano Solo

Publisher Weopleland

Level 3

Product ID 1419093

Genre Folk Contemporary 20th Century 19th Century Historic

Instruments Piano

Product Description

The Road to Freedom is a collection of settings of four spirituals meant to describe the longing of the African-American slaves on American plantations for freedom. Many of these were based on biblical themes, the better to "fool" the slave-owners. The first song, Let My People Go, was used to let slaves know that Harriet Tubman, known as Moses, was in the area and ready to lead them from slavery to freedom. The second, Deep River, refers to the River Jordan and to crossing into campground, the promised Biblical land, but that was code for the Ohio River and passing into the north and freedom. Wade in the Water reminded slaves running away that by wading in the water they could hide their scent from the dogs pursuing them. Oh, Wasn't That a Wide River - and then one more and maybe another to cross on the way to freedom. These lovely arrangements catch the spirit of the experience.

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