Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1193303 By Peter Paul and Mary. By Peter Paul and Mary. Arranged by Thomas Regelski. 20th Century. Octavo. 13 pages. Thomas Regelski Compositions #792757. Published by Thomas Regelski Compositions (A0.1193303). Old CoatSATB with Pianoarranged by Thomas RegelskiWritten by Paul Stookey, Mary Travers, and Elena MezzettiThis beloved song as performed by Peter, Paul & Maryl laments that life for the slave, on this side of Jordan (heaven) is a “hard road†full of inequalities and lies where the only resort is to “take off your old coat, add roll up your sleeves,†for the hard work of confronting the unending struggle for truth and freedom—a slim branch, bending with the breeze.† About the arranger:  Dr. Thomas Adam Regelski (born May 4, 1941) is a retired Distinguished Teaching Professor of Music (Emeritus) at the State University of New York at Fredonia N.Y. He was born in Florida, NY and spent the majority of his professional career in Fredonia, NY. He has published over 135 peer-reviewed articles (see Google Scholar) on teaching ethics, philosophy, aesthetics, musicology, curriculum, psychology and sociology of music and music education. He is a leading scholar of a philosophy of praxis, a social and ethical philosophy that seeks to supersede aesthetics as the foundation of music, music appreciation, and music education.
