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Luke Peeples was a South Carolina composer who collected and arranged African American Spirituals. He was an exceptional pianist and some of his compositions were too complicated for the average pianist. This book presents some simplified arrangements of Luke's Spirituals. More information about Luke can be found in the book, on astarfell.com and graveshouse.org.

Volume One of a two volume series. Volume One contains two books. Book I: "South Carolina Lowcountry Spirituals" and Book II: "Dolfus' Lament and Other Songs." The South Carolina Lowcountry Spirituals were collected and arranged by Luke Peeples over a period of many years. All are in authentic Gullah dialect. Book II contains other original works using authentic Gullah dialect, and other original, non-Gullah pieces for voice and piano. 50 pages, 8 1/2 x 11, professional editing and calligraphy, spiral bound. Additional information about Luke Peeples and his music can be found on astarfell.com, including the Contents pages. Edited by John Samuel Graves III.

Volume Two of the two volume set “The Collected Works of Luke Peeples,” a South Carolina Lowcountry composer. Volume Two contains Book III, “The Piano Music,” and Book IV, “Hymns and Choral Works.” Book III has 5 original piano pieces, and 3 piano arrangements, 2 of which are Negro Spirituals. Book IV contains 12 arrangements of Hymns and Choral works. The contents of each book can be viewed on astarfell.com under the Luke Peeples tab. Volume Two has 38 pages. 8 1/2 x 11, professional editing and calligraphy, spiral bound for ease of page turning.