Frederick J. Work

Frederick Jerome Work (c. 1879 - 1942) was a collector, arranger ("harmonizer"), and composer of songs in the United States.

[1] He was part of a family of musicians[2] and published a collection of "Negro spirituals" with his brother John Wesley Work.

He worked at Fisk University and with its the Jubilee Singers and toured with another singing group he conducted.

[4] He was photographed at Albert Coombs Barnes home in 1940.

[5] He was born in Nashville, Tennessee.