Composers
Eugene Broadnax
1907 -About
Eugene Broadnax (b. 1907) composed “Alas That Spring Should Vanish with the Rose”. He also published his arrangement of the hymn “What a Friend we have in Jesus” in 1955. Mr. Broadnax is featured in Black American music: past and present (pub. Hildred Roach, Krieger Publishing Company, 1992)
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Works by Eugene Broadnax
| Title | Collection | Voice Type | Range | Poet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absalom | Baritone | F#2 - Eb4 | 2nd Book of Samuel | |
| Alas that Spring Should Vanish with the Rose! | Voice | D4 - G5 | Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam-Fitzgerald | |
| Nunc Dimittis | Voice | E4 - B5 | Liturgical | |
| The Death of Jesus | High | B3 - C6 |