Wade in the water: SATB: Vocal Score

Par FORBES L'ESTRANGE JOANNA (Arr.). Wade in the Water is a lively and infectious spiritual. Its features include a call-and-response texture, jazz ‘scat’ vocalization and finger clicks on beats 2 and 4 of the measure. This arrangement by Joanna Forbes L’Estrange remains true to the spirit of Eva Cassidy’s well-loved version, adapting the instrumental improvisation on the recording to create a fun scat section.  Listen to Eva Cassidy’s version and aim for the same passion and commitment, allowing the voices as much freedom of expression as is possible in a choral texture. This piece is part of the Faber Choral Singles series, offering a selection of beautifully crafted arrangements in a diversity of musical styles. From Broadway, pop and folk to spirituals, gospel and original works, the series is arranged for 3-part choir (soprano, alto and a combined male-voice part) providing flexibility for any choir. Complete with straight-forward piano accompaniments supporting the vocal lines, the Faber Choral Singles series guarantees the perfect repertoire for every occasion – so get exploring and get singing! / Choral Music / Répertoire / Voix Mixtes et Piano

Discovery Level 2-The subdued opening unfolds into a high energy contemporary setting of the traditional spiritual. Well-crafted vocal lines and accessible call and response harmonies are sure to be a hit with developing choirs! Discovery Level 2.Available separately: SATB 3-Part Mixed VoiceTrax CD. Duration: ca. 2:30.

. . . for Choirs Collections-Spirituals For Choirs is an exciting collection of 20 specially commissioned arrangements for a cappella and accompanied SATB choir. The contents reflect the richness and diversity of the spiritual tradition including many much-loved favorites alongside exquisite discoveries that are less well known. Each piece is bursting with freshness and invention to provide singers with inspirational moving and above all enjoyable repertoire. With a mixture of large and small-scale pieces there???s something here for every choir whatever its forces or levels of expertise.

Moses Hogan Arrangements of Traditional Spirituals-The inimitable Moses Hogan created stunning arrangements of many spirituals during his all too brief lifetime. In this new collection seasoned church music arranger John Purifoy has edited five of Hogan's arrangements from theiroriginal multi-layered voicings to SATB with piano accompaniment making them completely accessible to all sizes of choirs. Titles include Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel? Down by the Riverside Steal Away Wade in the Water and We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace.Available separately: SATB Preview CD and Preview Pak (one book and one Preview CD).

This treatment of a classic spiritual by Kirby Shaw includes the elements that always seem to work: a soulful solo supportive choral parts that have their own interest and new verses that are seamless in the story. A winner!

Graham Buckland-33 exciting and varied arrangements 80 pages.All songs compatible with the SATB edition (BA 7574)12 spirituals also compatible with the flexible instrumentation edition (BA 6699)This edition offers exciting arrangements that have never before appeared in print written in an authentic idiom for three-part women's or girls' choir with piano accompaniment. The spirituals can also be performed without piano with the lead melody always in the upper voice.All the arrangements can be combined with the already published edition 64 Spirituals a cappella (BA 7574) which is for SATB. To give you an example: a children's choir working with our newedition can appear with a mixed chorus that has already mastered the SATB settings.In addition twelve of the arrangements can be enhanced by instrumental accompaniments. These are to be found in the Spirituals edition (BA 6699) of our ComboCom series which offers flexible instrumental settings.Contents:Deep river O happy day Joshua King of kings Motherless child Nobody knows O sinner man Swing low sweet chariot Wade in the water Were you there When the saints and twenty-two other popular as well as less well-known spirituals.The author:Graham Buckland is the music director of Regensburg University Germany. Before then he held various leading positions at theatres and colleges in Germany and the Czech Republic. He has founded and headed a number of ensembles demonstrating a very broad musical range that also finds expression in his compositions and publications for Chorus Piano and Orchestra.