Box 4
Contains 42 Results:
The Lord Is My Light (SATB), 1950
Psalm 27:1-3. For mixed voices with piano or organ, 10 pp.
The Lord Is My Light (for unison choir with organ), undated
Unfinished penciled draft, 5 pp.
Who Can Find A Virtuous Woman--Anthem for Mother's Day (SATB, a capella), undated
Finished manuscript with lyrics based on Proverbs 31, for mixed voices. Piano accompaniment is marked, "for rehearsal only". 5 pp.; music manuscript folios are bound with cellophane tape.
Who Shall Separate Us? (SATB with organ), 1957
Two manuscript copies, without dedication, 6 pp. each. Reduced photocopies of both in box 8.
Three Sacred Songs (solo voice and organ), 1962-12 - 1963-01
One autograph copy and three photocopies, 3 pp. Washington, D.C., December 7 and 29.
- All People of the Earth (solo voice with organ), Washington, D.C., 1962-12
- Dear Master In Whose Life (solo voice with organ), Washington, D.C., 1962-12
- Life of Ages (solo voice with organ), by Fax, words by Samuel Johnson, Washington, D.C., 1963-01
Cherry Tree Carol (Soprano, piano), 1955
Written for Aridell Myrick, original manuscript (box 4) and 3 stapled photocopies (box 8), 7 pp.
De Cancion De Otono En Primavera (solo voice), 1967-03-09
For José Ferrer-Canales. Poem by Ruben Dario, set to music by Fax. A note by Fax on the front page presents the copy to Mr. Isaiah Lurry "in grateful appreciation of his giving this song its very first performance on Friday evening, March 10th, 1967 in the Ira Aldridge Theatre of Howard University...", 7 pp. 3 stapled photocopies in box 8.
Except the Lord Build the House (SATB), 1957
Verses from Psalms 127 and 122, with organ, 7 pp.
Five Black Songs, 1970-07-20
Poems by Jo Ann Harris, music by Fax for high voice with piano. Photocopies of the complete work, with master sheets for Nos. 1, 2, and 3.
- Love
- The Refused
- Only Dreams
- Selfishness
- Advice to a Child
A Fragment, Song for High Voice, 1968
Poem by Cassandra Shuford, music for soprano and piano by Fax.
If He Only Walked In Gardens, A Sacred Song (solo voice with piano), 1955-07-02
Words by Grace O. Bethea, music by Fax, 3 pp. See "Songs (various works for solo voice with piano), 1933-1955" in this series.
I Can Tell The World, for Mrs. Cora Carroll (solo soprano with piano), 1969
Traditional Gospel song, setting by Fax for voice with piano, 3 pp.
I will Lift Up Mine Eyes (solo voice with piano), undated
Arrangement of Psalm 121 with piano, 6 pp.
Inspiration for Tenor and Piano, 1949-03-12
Solo voice with piano, 3pp. Dedication on title page reads "for Mr. Robert Laws..." Also, see "Songs (various works for solo voice with piano), 1933-1955" in this series.
Longing (for low voice and piano), undated
Poem by Matthew Arnold, arranged by Fax. Finished manuscript and photocopy with manuscript draft.
O God, Whose Mighty Wisdom Moves, 1960
Hymn by George Brandon (1952), arranged by Fax, 1 p.
No. 1 Solo for Baritone: Use All Your "Hidden Forces", 1946-07-11
Lyrics by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, music by Fax. Augustine, GA.
No. 4 Solo for Baritone: "Who Shall Separate Us" (with piano), 1946-08-02
Text from Romans 8:35, arranged for piano by Fax. Manuscript, 4 pp., with photocopy. Rochester.
Psalm 137 (mixed voice chorus and orchestra), 1954
Finished autographed manuscript with many corrections, stapled. 16 numbered pages with additional sketches.
Though I Speak With The Tongues of Men, A Solo Cantata (I Corinthians: 13, for medium voice and piano), 1954
Finished manuscript, 11 pp. This undated piece is also included as number 3 in the compendium "Potboilers" (in this series), where it is dated to 1954. Two reduced photocopies in box 8, one lacking the last page.