Musical Work / Ouvrage musical Ensemble Type trio Instrumentation voice / voix harp / harpe piano Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, https://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ballad of the Brown King Chorus Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bonds, Margaret (1913-1972) Description An account of the resource Black composer Margaret Bonds composed "The Ballad of the Brown King" in the early 1950s. A Cantata, it is one of her most frequently composed works. The Ballad was written in honor of the African king Balthazar, to text by Langston Hughes. It was premiered in December 1954 in New York by the George McClain Choir. Duration: 3 minutes (first movement) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Ballad of the Brown King (Wikipedia), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ballad_of_the_Brown_King">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ballad_of_the_Brown_King</a> The Dessoff Choirs, "The Ballad of the Brown King: I. Of the Three Wise Men" (YouTube), <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQE-S3b4FA0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQE-S3b4FA0</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1950-1999 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 0-10 minutes Language A language of the resource English 0-10 minutes 1950-1999 Bonds, Margaret (1913-1972) harp / harpe piano trio voice / voix