String Quartet String Quartet - Level 3 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.842471
By Rod Stewart. By Curtis Mayfield. Arranged by Ben Clapton. Hip-Hop,R & B. Score and parts. 9 pages. Ben Clapton #4350307. Published by Ben Clapton (A0.842471).
Arrangement for String Quartet. Starts in Db and modulates to D major. Melody passes through all instruments.
People Get Ready was written by Curtis Mayfield, and was first a hit for the Impressions, with noteworthy covers by Bob Marley and the Wailers, Rod Stewart and Jeff Beck, and Human Nature. Rolling Stone magazine named it the 24th greatest song of all time, 20th in their list of the 100 greatest guitar tracks, and has been included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.
The lyrics draw on the religious messages Mayfield was hearing from his church, but also draws on the tradition of African American freedom songs. As such, this song is useful in a wide variety of situations.
