The boatmen's dance

( High row the boatmen row ; The boatmen dance, the boatmen sing ; I went on board the other day ; The boatman is a thrifty man ; Then dance, the boatmen dance! )

Arr.: Copland, Aaron (1900-1990) [ USA ]
Fine, Irving Gifford (1914-1962) [ USA ]

Edition

Published by Boosey and Hawkes [Great Britain] , 1952

Ref. : 1904 (8 p.)

Type of material: Full score

Description

Text in: English

Epoque: 20th century

Genre-Style-Form: Secular ; Folk music ; American minstrelsy

Type of Choir: SATB (4 mixed voices )

Soloist(s): Baritone (1) (1 soloist(s))

Instrumentation: Keyboard (1 instrumental part(s))

Instruments: Piano (1)

Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 3

Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): C

Tonality: E flat major

Number of verses: 3

Origin: USA

Musicological Sources: American minstrel song (1843) adapted by Aaron Copland, transcribed for chorus by Irving Fine

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