Choir (SATB choir) SKU: AP.48316
Arranged by Jay Althouse. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Lawson-Gould. Folk; Secular. Choral Octavo. 16 pages. Alfred Music #00-48316. Published by Alfred Music (AP.48316). UPC: 038081551395. English.
Originally published in The Social Harp in 1855, this revivalist song has become deeply woven into the American folk music tradition. A powerful and insistent rhythmic foundation is laid by the low voices, as the agile melody darts over top. A slower middle section offers some warm homophonic harmony in a setting that is largely polyphonic. The dance returns and builds to a dazzling and multitextured finish. Exquisite!
