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Ysaye Barnwell

Born: 1946. Living in: Washington, D.C.

Ysaye M. Barnwell was born in New York City and has lived in Washington, D.C., for over 40 years. Her life experiences have taken her down three major paths. She began in music at the age of 2, studying violin for 15 years with her father and majoring in music in high school. She sang in a choir while in junior high school and then in college. In 1976, she founded the Jubilee Singers at All Souls Unitarian Church in Washington, D.C. It was, there in 1979, that Bernice Johnson Reagon witnessed her as a singer and a Sign Language interpreter and invited her to audition for Sweet Honey In The Rock.

Barnwell is also a Speech Pathologist with the Bachelors, Masters (SUNY, Geneseo 1963-68) and Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh 1975) degrees and was a professor in the College of Dentistry for over a decade. In 1981 she completed post-doctoral work and earned the Master of Science in Public Health

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Member of: Sweet Honey in the Rock

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Washington Post, A serendipitous life: Ysaye Barnwell and the healing power of music


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Ysaye Barnwell : Wanting Memories : Mixed 5-8 Parts : Sheet Music : YMB103

Ysaye Barnwell : Wanting Memories

The shimmer of the water can be heard as the choir opens this piece. The beautiful melody rises above to tell the tender story of this love song. Listen to the piece come alive in the recording created by the high school choir that commissioned this piece.

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Voicing: Mixed 5-8 Parts | Performed by Sweet Honey In The Rock | 3042p | Sheet Music | $2.25 | A Cappella


Ysaye Barnwell : Arrangements for Women's Voices : SSAA : Sheet Music Collection

Ysaye Barnwell : Arrangements for Women's Voices

Most known for her singing with and musical compositions performed and recorded by Sweet Honey In The Rock, Dr. Barnwell has composed and arranged music appearing on 10 recordings on the Rounder, Flying Fish, Earthbeat!/Warner and Music For Little People Labels and has been a commissioned composer on numerous and varied dance, choral, film, and video.

Songlist: Sound-Bite from Beijing, On Children, More Than a Paycheck, There Is A Balm in Gilead

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Voicing: SSAA | Performed by Sweet Honey In The Rock | 9441b | Sheet Music Collection | $7.95 | A Cappella


Ysaye Barnwell : A Cappella Arrangements Vol 2 : Mixed 5-8 Parts : Sheet Music Collection

Ysaye Barnwell : A Cappella Arrangements Vol 2

Most known for her singing with and musical compositions performed and recorded by Sweet Honey In The Rock, Dr. Barnwell has composed and arranged music appearing on 10 recordings on the Rounder, Flying Fish, Earthbeat!/Warner and Music For Little People Labels and has been a commissioned composer on numerous and varied dance, choral, film, and video.

Songlist: Prayer, We Are..., In Unity, No Mirrors in My House

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Voicing: Mixed 5-8 Parts | Performed by Sweet Honey In The Rock | 9445b | Sheet Music Collection | $8.95 | A Cappella


Ysaye Barnwell : A Cappella Arrangements Vol 3 : Mixed 5-8 Parts : Sheet Music Collection

Ysaye Barnwell : A Cappella Arrangements Vol 3

Ysaye Barnwell Barnwell is most known for her singing with and musical compositions performed and recorded by Sweet Honey In The Rock.

Songlist: Hope, Would You Harbor Me?, Wanna Die Easy, When I Die

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Voicing: Mixed 5-8 Parts | Performed by Sweet Honey In The Rock | 9446b | Sheet Music Collection | $6.50 | A Cappella


Ysaye Barnwell : A Cappella Arrangements Vol 4 : Mixed 5-8 Parts : Sheet Music Collection

Ysaye Barnwell : A Cappella Arrangements Vol 4

Most known for her singing with and musical compositions performed and recorded by Sweet Honey In The Rock, Dr. Barnwell has composed and arranged music appearing on 10 recordings on the Rounder, Flying Fish, Earthbeat!/Warner and Music For Little People Labels and has been a commissioned composer on numerous and varied dance, choral, film, and video.

Songlist: Wanting Memories, Breaths, Spiritual

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Voicing: Mixed 5-8 Parts | Performed by Sweet Honey In The Rock | 9447b | Sheet Music Collection | $7.50 | A Cappella


Individual Folios

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Breaths : SSATBB : Ysaye Barnwell : Sweet Honey In The Rock : Sheet Music Collection : ymb118

Ysaye Barnwell : Breaths

Performed By: Sweet Honey In The Rock

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Voicing: SSATBB | Sheet Music | $2.25 | video
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| ymb118


Hope : SSAATTBB : Ysaye Barnwell : Sweet Honey In The Rock : Sheet Music : ymb121

Ysaye Barnwell : Hope

Performed By: Sweet Honey In The Rock

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Voicing: SSAATTBB | Sheet Music | $2.50 |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| ymb121


In Unity : SATB divisi : Ysaye Barnwell : Sweet Honey In The Rock : Sheet Music : ymb122

Ysaye Barnwell : In Unity

Performed By: Sweet Honey In The Rock

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Voicing: SATB divisi | Sheet Music | $2.50 |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| ymb122


More Than a Paycheck : SSAA : Ysaye Barnwell : Sweet Honey In The Rock : Sheet Music : ymb116

Ysaye Barnwell : More Than a Paycheck

Performed By: Sweet Honey In The Rock

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Voicing: SSAA | Sheet Music | $1.95 |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| ymb116


No Mirrors in My House : SATBB : Ysaye Barnwell : Sweet Honey In The Rock : Sheet Music : ymb101

Ysaye Barnwell : No Mirrors in My House

Performed By: Sweet Honey In The Rock

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Voicing: SATBB | Sheet Music | $2.50 |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| ymb101


On Children : SSAA : Ysaye Barnwell : Kahlil Gibran : Sweet Honey In The Rock : Sheet Music : ymb117

Ysaye Barnwell : On Children

Composer: Kahlil Gibran Performed By: Sweet Honey In The Rock

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Voicing: SSAA | Sheet Music | $2.25 | video
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| ymb117


Prayer : SATBB : Ysaye Barnwell : Sweet Honey In The Rock : Sheet Music : ymb111

Ysaye Barnwell : Prayer

Performed By: Sweet Honey In The Rock

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Voicing: SATBB | Sheet Music | $1.95 |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| ymb111


Sound-Bite from Beijing : SSAA : Ysaye Barnwell : Sweet Honey In The Rock : Sheet Music : ymb119

Ysaye Barnwell : Sound-Bite from Beijing

Performed By: Sweet Honey In The Rock

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Voicing: SSAA | Sheet Music | $2.50 |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| ymb119


Spiritual : SSATB : Ysaye Barnwell : Sweet Honey In The Rock : Sheet Music : ymb124

Ysaye Barnwell : Spiritual

Performed By: Sweet Honey In The Rock

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Voicing: SSATB | Sheet Music | $2.50 |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| ymb124


There Is A Balm in Gilead : SSAA : Ysaye Barnwell : Sweet Honey In The Rock : Sheet Music : ymb123

Ysaye Barnwell : There Is A Balm in Gilead

Performed By: Sweet Honey In The Rock

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Voicing: SSAA | Sheet Music | $2.25 |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| ymb123


This Little Light of Mine : SSAA : Ysaye Barnwell : Harry Dixon Loes : Sweet Honey In The Rock : Sheet Music : 35023219 : 747510060871

Ysaye Barnwell : This Little Light of Mine

Energetic and electric, this dynamic arrangement of the familiar spiritual, This Little Light of Mine, will become a favorite of singers and audiences, alike. Tight harmonies and playful syncopation make this piece so much fun, it seems effortless. Altos will love their moment in the spotlight with instructions such as chesty and raucous, and each vocal part gets its own time to shine. A great concert, contest, or festival selection.

Composer: Harry Dixon Loes Performed By: Sweet Honey In The Rock

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Voicing: SSAA | Sheet Music | $3.25 | A Cappella |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| 35023219


Wade in the Watah : SSAA : Ysaye Barnwell : Sweet Honey In The Rock : Sheet Music : 35024874 : 747510050742

Ysaye Barnwell : Wade in the Watah

Ysaye Barnwell is a member of Sweet Honey in the Rock and the unique stylings and vocal techniques of that famed ensemble are evident in this piece. Wade in the Watah borrows from another spiritual, Done Made My Vow, and references the great Harriet Tubman as freedom's guide. The incredible train effects are amazing. The broad range of this piece, which occasionally divides into six-part treble, covers the full spectrum from low D to high B! A most impressive entry for contest, festival, or worship. Wade in the Watah will leave listeners in awe!

Performed By: Sweet Honey In The Rock

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Voicing: SSAA | Sheet Music | $2.50 | A Cappella | video
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| 35024874


Wanna Die Easy, When I Die : SSAATBB : Ysaye Barnwell : Sweet Honey In The Rock : Sheet Music : ymb120

Ysaye Barnwell : Wanna Die Easy, When I Die

Performed By: Sweet Honey In The Rock

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Voicing: SSAATBB | Sheet Music | $2.50 |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| ymb120


Wanting Memories : SSATB : Ysaye Barnwell : Sweet Honey In The Rock : Sheet Music : ymb103

Ysaye Barnwell : Wanting Memories

The shimmer of the water can be heard as the choir opens this piece. The beautiful melody rises above to tell the tender story of this love song. Listen to the piece come alive in the recording created by the high school choir that commissioned this piece.

Performed By: Sweet Honey In The Rock

More details
Voicing: SSATB | Sheet Music | $2.50 | video
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| ymb103 | Voicetrax CD Available


We Are... : SATB : Ysaye Barnwell : Sweet Honey In The Rock : Sheet Music : ymb109

Ysaye Barnwell : We Are...

Performed By: Sweet Honey In The Rock

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $1.95 | A Cappella | video
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| ymb109


Would You Harbor Me? : SSAATB : Ysaye Barnwell : Sweet Honey In The Rock : Sheet Music : ymb110

Ysaye Barnwell : Would You Harbor Me?

Performed By: Sweet Honey In The Rock

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Voicing: SSAATB | Sheet Music | $1.95 | video
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| ymb110

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