SSA choir, Piano - Moderately Easy - Digital Download
SKU: MQ.8224-E
Composed by Gwyneth W. Walker. 15 pages. E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital #8224-E. Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital (MQ.8224-E).
English.
This new arrangement focuses on several, specific aspects of the lyrics, and of the journey. Envisioning that one is walking to that land, the piano introduction, in a swing rhythm, is marked At a strolling tempo. When the chorus enters, there is a bounce to their step, with the staccato dots coming each time on the word with- Come and go with me to that land...
This is a jaunty expedition. One sees one's parents waiting in that land. Loving friends are there as well. A bit of scat singing and finger snapping adds to the energy.
A slower middle section, in blues style, affirms that They'll be no slavery in that land. Shackles are thrown to the ground, and freedom breaks forth. This leads to a quick and energetic return to the gospel song, with a final refrain of They'll be singing in that land, voices ringing in that land!
This is very American music, in a gospel, blues, and folk style.
