Followers of the Lamb
( O brethren ain't you happy )
... For my parents, Merritt and Helen Dietterich ...
Arr.: Dietterich, Philip R. (born in 1931) [ USA ]
Edition
Published by
Hope Publishing Company
[USA]
, 1977
Ref. :
AG-7223
(16 p.)
Type of material:
Full score
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
20th century
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Spiritual
Mood of the piece:
rhythmic ; lively ; dancing
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Instrumentation:
Percussion
(1 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Tambourine (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
D dorian
Duration:
5.0 min.
Number of verses:
4
Musicological Sources:
Shaker tune ; The Gift to be Simple by Edward Deming Andrew, published by Dover Publications, Inc. ; written down in New Lebanon, New York, 1847
Source of text:
Shaker text ; written down in New Lebanon, New York, 1847
Data about the life of the work:
the tambourine is optional
LOCATION(s) in LIBRARIES that are member of MUSICA
Princeton, USA
Talbott Library, Westminster Choir College of Rider University
101 Walnut Lane, PRINCETON, NJ 08540; Ph. (+1) 609-921-7100
Consultable under :
Perf. Coll. # 1354 (61 copies)