Composers
Edgar Rogie Clark
1914 - 1978About
Edgar Rogie Clark (1914- 1978) was a graduate of Clark College in Atlanta, Georgia (1935), and continued his studies at the Juilliard School of Music, Chicago Musical College, Berkshire Music Center, and received an M.A. from Columbia University (1942). He is the composer of “Impression: Le Réveillon'' and “Kaffir Drinking Song”. Clark also edited several collections of Negro folk songs; "Copper Sun" in 1957 and compiled "Negro Art Songs" in 1946. His textbooks for schools include: Afro - America Sings and Afro - American Six Series. Clark wrote spiritual arrangements for solo voice and chorus. Clark contributed articles, plays, and poems to the field of Negro folk music and was awarded a fellowship to do research in Haiti, Jamaica, and Trinidad. He held teaching positions at Fort Valley State College, Jackson State College, and Central State College.
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Works by Edgar Rogie Clark
| Title | Collection | Voice Type | Range | Poet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impression: Le Réveillon | Voice | F#4 - G5 | Oscar Wilde | |
| Kaffir Drinking Song | Voice | E4 - E5 | Mozambique | |
| Northboun' | Voice | G4 - E5 | Lucy Ariel Williams | |
| Osee Yee | Voice | Db4 - Eb5 | Ghana Adapted | |
| The Judas Tree | Voice | E4 - Eb5 | Rogie Clark | |
| This Wicked Race | Voice | E4 - D5 | ||
| Water Come A Me Eye | Voice | Eb4 - Eb5 | Jamaican folksong |
| Title | Published | Size | Solo with Ensemble | Duration Range | Level | Orchestration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elegia | No | Full Orchestra | Baritone | 5-10 | Professional | |
| This Wicked Race | No | String Orchestra | 5-10 | Professional | str |