Sacramento~Sis Joe (1996)
... Commissioned for our good friends in Ozu, Japan by the Hastings College Concert Choir, Charles Smith, Director ...
Berkey, Jackson (born in 1942) [ USA ]
Arr.: Berkey, Jackson (born in 1942) [ USA ]
Edition
Published by
SDG Press
[USA]
, 1996
Ref. :
SDG 96-107
(20 p.)
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
20th century
Genre-Style-Form:
Secular ; Popular
Type of Choir:
SSSAA (5 women voices )
Instruments:
Piano 4-hands (1) ; Marimba (1) ; Xylophone (2)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
C major
Duration:
5.0 min.
Source of text:
American Folk songs
Comment(s):
Commissioned by Dr. Charles Smith for the 1996 Hastings College Concert Choir tour to Japan. The work is a joyous, eclectic mix of Americana at its best! It is a wiry, spiky combination of two American folk songs. Camptown Races, attributed to Stephen Fos
