Khaleesi Newton, Feb 13, 2014
Creative Impressions in its 2013 Annual Behold the Star
Concert singing its featured song "Behold the Star."
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Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post showcases two YouTube videos of the Christmas song "Behold That Star". Information about that song is presented in this post along with the lyrics for that song.
This post also showcases a YouTube video of Dr. Thomas W. Talley, the composer of "Behold That Star" and presents the full reprint of Dr. Talley's Wikipedia page.
The content of this post is presented for historical, religious, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Dr. Thomas W. Talley for his creativity and for his cultural contributions.
Thanks to all those who are featured in these showcase videos and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. 
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE SONG "BEHOLD THAT STAR" (With the original song lyrics)
From https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Behold_that_star_(Thomas_W._Talley)
..."General Information
Title: Behold That Star
Composer: Thomas W. Talley
Lyricist: Thomas W. Talley
Number of voices: 4vv
Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Spiritual
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1922
Description: Original melody, text and harmony composed by
Thomas W. Talley in an unknown year in the early 20th century. First published
in 1922 by YWCA New York in "Folk Songs of Many Peoples," Vol. II.
External websites:
Hymns & Carols of Christmas
Original text and translations
First published text (1922) English.png English text
Behold that star!
Behold that star up yonder!
Behold that star!
It is the star of Bethlehem.
There was no room found in the inn,
This is the star of Bethlehem,
For Him who was born free from sin.
This is the star of Bethlehem.
(Refrain)
The Wise Men came on from the East,
To worship Him, the Prince of Peace.
(Refrain)
A song broke forth upon the night,
From angel hosts all robed in white.
(Refrain)"....
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - Morehouse/Spelman Choirs - Behold The Star
mikep793, Dec 13, 2010
Christmas Concert
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #3 - Thomas Talley
Everyday Black History, Jul 17, 2018
This video is about Thomas Talley. One of the first Black
Men to receive a Ph.D and very influential to many other Black American Men and
Women in the science field. He also collected Black Folk Music that open
peoples minds to Black American music and Verse.
REFERENCES.
"Thomas W. Talley Collection Papers, 1891–1951"
(PDF). Fisk University. Retrieved February 24, 2015."...
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FULL REPRINT OF THE WIKIPEDIA PAGE FOR THOMAS W. TALLEY (without references/notes)
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_W._Talley [retrieved December 23, 2024]
Early life and education
Thomas Washington Talley was born on October 9, 1868, in
Shelbyville, Tennessee. He was one of eight children born to former slaves,
Charles Washington and Lucinda Talley.[1]
Talley attended public school for six years, followed by high school and college at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, where he received an A.B. in 1890 and a master's degree in 1893. Starting in 1888 he participated in the Fisk music program, singing with the New Fisk Jubilee Singers and the Mozart Society, as well as the Fisk Union Church. He also conducted the Fisk choir for a number of seasons.[2]
Talley received a Doctor of Science degree from Walden University in 1899. After completing his doctorate, Talley went on to participate in post graduate programs at Harvard University in 1914 and 1916. He completed his dissertation at the University of Chicago years later in 1931, at the age of 61.[1] The title of his dissertation is Theories relating to the constitution of the boron hydrides.[3]
Interests
Chemistry
Talley held teaching positions at several black colleges:
Alcorn A&M College in Lorman, Mississippi, in 1891; at Florida A&M in
Tallahassee, Florida, in 1893; and Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama, in
1900.[2]
From 1903 to 1942, Talley taught chemistry and biology at Fisk University.[1] He also chaired the chemistry department at Fisk for 25 years.[2] Talley-Brady Hall on Fisk's campus is named for Thomas Talley and St. Elmo Brady, another Fisk alumnus and chemist who was a student of Talley's.[4]
Negro Folk Rhymes (Wise and Otherwise)
Talley began collecting rural black folk songs later in his
life. Talley's first collection, published in 1922, Negro Folk Rhymes (Wise and
Otherwise) contained 349 secular folksongs and spirituals. Already being
well-known as the first such collection assembled by an African-American
scholar,[2] the book was seen at the time as a "masterpiece of the
field".[5] It was not only the first compilation of African-American
secular folk songs, but also of folk songs of any kind from Tennessee.[2] An
edited edition of Negro Folk Rhymes was re-released in 1991. Additional
published works about music by Talley include The Origin of Negro Traditions
and A Systematic Chronology of Creation.[1]
The publication of Negro Folk Rhymes marked a turning point in the study of African-American verse. Before its publication, little note had been taken of black secular traditions. Talley's book, along with a later collection by Howard Odum and Guy Johnson, called attention to these works.[6]
Personal life
Talley married Ellen Eunice Roberts on August 28, 1899. The
couple had two daughters."
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This page makes no mention of Dr. Thomas W. Talley composing the Christmas song "Behold That Star".
Click https://www.gutenberg.org/files/27195/27195-h/27195-h.htm for the full ebook of Thomas W. Talley's 1922 book Negro Folk Rhymes (Wise and Otherwise).
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