Les raftsmen
( Là ous-qu'y sont, tous les raftsmen? )
... To the Cantabile Youth Singers, Kingston ON ...
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.