Composers
Betty Jackson King
1928 - 1994About
Betty Jackson King has a rich and varied background. She received the B.M. on piano and the M.M. in composition from Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois, with further study at Oakland University, Glassboro College, and others. Her piano teachers include her mother, Gertrude Jackson Taylor, Saul Dorfman, and Maurice Dumesnil; organ: Joseph Lockett and Abba Leifer; Composition: Karel B. Jarik; and voice: Thelma Waide Brown. She taught at the University of Chicago Laboratory School, Roosevelt University, Dillard University (New Orleans, LA), and Wildwood High School (Wildwood, NJ). King pursued careers in composing and teaching and served as a choral conductor-clinician and lecturer in churches and universities. Her honors include a scholarship from the Chicago Umbrian Glee Club, awards from the National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc., "Outstanding Leaders in Elementary and Secondary Education", and "The International Black Writers Conference". King was past president of NANM, Inc.
Her compositions are Saul of Tarus, My Servant Job, Biblical operas; Simon of Cyrene, Easter cantata; Requiem; The Kids in School With Me, ballet with orchestration; Life cycle for violin and piano; Vocalise for soprano, cello and piano; sacred, secular novelty, choral compositions; and spiritual arrangements.
Related Information
https://aaregistry.org/story/betty-jackson-king-pianist-and-choral-conductor-born/Works by Betty Jackson King
| Title | Collection | Voice Type | Range | Poet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Lullaby for You | Voice | A3 - F#5 | G3 - E5 | Betty Jackson King | |
| Be Thou Faithful Unto Death from Requiem | Alto | Bb3 - D5 | Biblical | |
| Calvary | Voice | Bb3 - F5 | Biblical | |
| Climbing High Mountains | Voice | F4 - F5 | Optional Bb5 | Biblical | |
| Compensation | A Set of Three Dunbar Poems | Voice | C#4 - B5 | Paul Laurence Dunbar |
| Dawn | A Set of Three Dunbar Poems | Voice | G4 - A5 | Paul Laurence Dunbar |
| I Am Cruicified With Christ from Requiem | Voice | D4 - F5 | Biblical | |
| I Will Light A Candle from Requiem | Baritone | Bb3 - D4 | Job | |
| In the Springtime | Voice | Eb4 - E5 | Shakespeare | |
| It's Me, O Lord | Voice | B3 - F#5 | Biblical | |
| No Harm | Voice | Eb4 - Ab5 | Biblical | |
| Nobody Knows the Trouble I See | Voice | D4 - G5 | Biblical | |
| Rejoice in the Lord Always | Voice | C4 - F5 | Biblical | |
| Ride Up in the Chariot | Voice | D4 - A5 | A3 - E5 | Biblical | |
| Stan' Still Jordan | Voice | D4 - F5 | Biblical | |
| The Pledge | Voice | Eb4 - Bb5 | Betty Jackson King | |
| Theology | A Set of Three Dunbar Poems | Voice | C4 - A5 | Paul Laurence Dunbar |
| Vocalise | Soprano | D4 - D#6 | N/A | |
| Way By an' By | Voice | B3 - E5 | Biblical |
| Title | Work | Instrumentation | Level | Number of Movements | Accompanied | Size | Duration Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aftermath | Piano | 1 | No | Solo | |||
| Autumn Dance | Piano | 1 | No | Solo | |||
| Mother Goose Parade | Piano | 1 | No | Solo | |||
| Spring Intermezzo | Piano | 1 | No | Solo | |||
| Summer Interlude | Piano | 1 | No | Solo | |||
| The Nuptial Suite | Organ | 2 | No | Solo | |||
| Winter Holiday | Piano | 1 | No | Solo |