These variations are inspired by the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” written by John Rosamund Johnson with ... It is much more tonally accessible than Alston’s other piano works. Variation one is ...

Who wrote 'Lift Every Voice and Sing ... playing piano at 4 years old. He later studied at the New England Conservatory, according to the Library of Congress. He composed music throughout ...

‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ is a hymn written by two brothers in the early ... With words by the American writer and civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson, and music written by his brother J.