Les raftsmen

( Là ous-qu'y sont, tous les raftsmen? )

... To the Cantabile Youth Singers, Kingston ON ...

Arr.: Sirett, Mark G (born in 1952) [ Canada ]

Text by Anonyme
Edition
Published by Oxford University Press [Great Britain] , 2006 ; in Song Streams 2: An American Journey: 10 Songs for Youth Choir
ISMN/ISBN : 0-19-335572-8
 
Description
Text in: French
Genre-Style-Form: Secular ; Folk music
Mood of the piece: lively ; humorous
Type of Choir: SAB  (3 mixed voices )
Instrumentation: Piano  (1 instrumental part(s))
Instruments: Piano (1) ; Spoons
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 1
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): A
Tonality: B flat major ; D major
Duration: 3.0 min.
Number of verses: 4
Origin: Canada ; Quebec
Source of text: Québecois ; Canadian folksong
Comment(s): This boisterous lumberjack song was written especially for this collection for young choirs edited by Bob Chilcott and Peter Hunt. The lively jig also features body percussion.
 

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