2003


The River of Life: American Songbook I

Composed by George Crumb
Text by

Song Collection


The River of Life: American Songbook I bears the subtitle "Songs of Joy and Sorrow: A Cycle of Hymns, Spirituals, and Revival Tunes." The work is for voice, amplified piano, and percussion.

Songs

The River of Life: American Songbook I:

1. “Shall We Gather At the River?”
2. “Will There Be Any Stars In My Crown?”
3. “Amazing Grace!”
4. “Give Me That Old Time Religion”
5. Time is a Drifting River: A Psalm for Daybreak and Morning
6. “Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?”
7. “One More River to Cross (Noah’s Ark: A Humoresque)”
8. “Nearer, My God to Thee”
9. “Deep River”

Audio

“Shall We Gather At the River?” (from “The River of Life: American Songbook I”)
Thomas Hampson & members of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center9:18

George Crumb

Composer

Robert Lowry

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2011

Date

Alice Tully Hall

Location

Sheet Music