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American Folksongs

American Folksongs

SKU: 00740188

$21.99 Hard Copy

Concert arrangements for voice and piano in an art song style of 35 great folksongs from the American heritage. These interesting and expressive settings are appropriate for collegiate recitals or advanced high school singers as contest solos. The songs range from comic to sad, from rowdy to inspirational, and there are selections appropriate for women and men singers. The collection is primarily comprised of secular folksongs, with a few sacred American folk tunes. The same songs appear, transposed, in the editions for High Voice and Low Voice. There are three bonus duets included. Includes fresh arrangements of Amazing Grace, Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair, The Cruel War Is Raging, How Can I Keep from Singing?, I Gave My Love a Cherry, Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier, Shenandoah, Soldier, Soldier, Will You Marry Me, The Streets of Laredo, Wayfaring Stranger, Wondrous Love and more.

SKU
00740188
Arranger
Walters, Richard
Voicing
Low Voice
Manufacturer
Hal Leonard
Barcode
073999401882

SHENANDOAH (arr. Stanley)
BANKS OF THE OHIO (arr. Walters)
THE BATTLE ON SHILOH'S HILL (arr. Stanley)
BEWARE, OH, TAKE CARE (arr. Walters)
BILL GROGGIN'S GOAT (arr. Walters)
BLACK IS THE COLOR OF MY TRUE LOVE'S HAIR (arr. Stanley)
BURY ME BENEATH THE WILLOW (arr. Stanley)
COME, THOU FOUNT OF EVERY BLESSING (arr. Walters)
DAUGHTER, WILL YOU MARRY? (arr. Stanley)
HONEST PLOUGHMAN, THE (arr. Stanley)
HOUSEWIFE'S LAMENT, THE (arr. Stanley)
HOW FIRM A FOUNDATION (arr. Walters)
I GAVE MY LOVE A CHERRY (THE RIDDLE SONG) (arr. Walters)
JOHNNY HAS GONE FOR A SOLDIER (arr. Walters)
LET US BREAK BREAD TOGETHER (arr. Walters)
MIGHTY DAY (arr. Stanley)(
NINE HUNDRED MILES (arr. Walters)
ONCE I HAD A SWEETHEART (arr. Walters)
RIVER IN THE PINES, THE (arr. Stanley)
SACRAMENTO (arr. Stanley)
SINGLE GIRL (arr. Walters)
SOLDIER, SOLDIER, WILL YOU MARRY ME? (arr. Walters)
STREETS OF LAREDO, THE (arr. Walters)
WAYFARING STRANGER (arr. Walters)
WHISTLE, DAUGHTER, WHISTLE (arr. Stanley)
AMAZING GRACE (arr. Walters)
CRUEL WAR IS RAGING, THE (arr. Walters)
SAILING AROUND (arr. Walters)
HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING (duet) (arr. Walters)
HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING (solo) (arr. Walters)
WE ARE CLIMBING JACOB'S LADDER (duet) (arr. Walters)
WE ARE CLIMBING JACOB'S LADDER (solo) (arr. Walters)
WONDROUS LOVE (duet) arr. Walters
WONDROUS LOVE (solo) arr. Walters
GREENLAND FISHERIES/HAUL AWAY, JOE arr. Stanley

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Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier
Soldier, Soldier, Will You Marry Me
I Gave My Love a Cherry
Bill Groggin's Goat
Nine Hundred Miles
Beware, Oh, Take Care
The Streets of Laredo
Once I Had a Sweetheart
Single Girl
Sail Around
The Cruel War Is Raging
The Banks of the Ohio