My Lord, What a Morning
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"My Lord, What a Morning" is a well-known African American spiritual that reflects themes of judgment day and spiritual awakening, often performed in choral and concert settings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| My Lord, What a Morning canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American spiritual
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedCommunity | African Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American folk music
ⓘ
civil rights era concert repertoire ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | African American spiritual tradition ⓘ |
| function |
concert spiritual
ⓘ
devotional song ⓘ |
| genre |
gospel music
ⓘ
spiritual ⓘ |
| hasArrangementType |
a cappella choral arrangement
ⓘ
piano-accompanied choral arrangement ⓘ solo voice with piano arrangement ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
concert performance
ⓘ
worship ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricMotive |
imagery of stars falling
ⓘ
trumpet sound signaling judgment ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
Christian eschatology
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Judgment Day NERFINISHED ⓘ hope ⓘ salvation ⓘ spiritual awakening ⓘ |
| musicalForm | strophic song ⓘ |
| notableFeature | repetitive refrain "My Lord, what a morning" ⓘ |
| performancePractice |
call and response
ⓘ
expressive rubato ⓘ rich choral harmonies ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| subgenre | Negro spiritual ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Second Coming of Christ
NERFINISHED
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final judgment ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| transmission | oral tradition ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
choral performance
ⓘ
church service ⓘ concert performance ⓘ spirituals recital ⓘ |
| usedIn |
choral education repertoire
ⓘ
sacred music programs ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
choir
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chorus with soloist ⓘ solo voice ⓘ |
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My Lord, What a Morning