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Music sets for hire for Community Choirs
Please note that whilst music can legitimately be borrowed free of charge, we do ask for a donation towards admin costs and to cover lost or damaged copies. This is not a profit making enterprise. All music can be purchased from www.sheetmusicplus.com (in America) or www.musicroom.com
I Walk the Line:
The Music of Johnny Cash
includes I Walk the Line, Ring of Fire and Ghost Riders in the Sky
Arranged by Alan Billingsley
Hal Leohnard Corporation
08747017 SAB
100 copies available
currently on loan - available Sept 2015
At the time this seemed such a cheesey medley to sing, but the choir loved it and the audience just cheered! Brought back memories of all the old cowboy films and we had a great time yippee eye-o-ing through this! Features the men quite a bit but ladies come in with some straightforward triads singing "oooo ..... burning ring of fire" etc. Once the singers work out that they are just singing a third up from each other it all makes sense to them. Recommend this as a good sing for community choirs because you can easily adjust it. Yee hah!!
On the Sunny Side of the Street
Lyrics Dorothy Fields, Music Jimmy McHugh
Arrangement Mac Huff
3 part mixed
Hal Leonard 08201705
65 copies available - in use this term
You need a really good pianist for this one as there is a superb 13 bar solo section for the piano which is just pure jazz! Gorgeous arrangement, our accompanist loved playing this as much as we enjoyed singing it. Recommended for the intermediate choir though as there are some interesting jazz chords, syncopated rhythms and men need to keep a steady beat in a bm bm bm bm wah wah wah wah section. So worth doing. We will do this again and again. You can listen to this arrangement at www. sheetmusicplus.com
The Glory of Love
Words and music by Billy Hill
Arranged by Jay Althouse
SAB
Alflred Archive Edition 7778
65 copies available
An old 40's number - syncopated rhythms and lazy delivery is needed for this one - very do-able with just a few little ba ba doo wows to make it interesting for the singers. We used this as part of a world war 2 concert but it would fit in anywhere really. Loved it! Key of F major. Highest note for sops is a D
Here Comes the Sun
Words and Music by George Harrison
Arranged by Alan Billingsley
Hal Leonard 08201321
SAB
65 copies currently in use
A Beatles standard, this arrangement is listed as SAB but in reality splits into three parts in the treble on occasions. Key A major, timing changes throughout from 4/4 to 2/4, 3/8 and finally 5/8 on the "Sun, sun, sun, here it comes ..."
We are singing this for the first time this term so will report back next year!