Mary Ann
( Oh, fare thee well my own true love )
... To the Cantabile Men's Choir, Kingston ON ...
Sirett, Mark G (born in 1952) [ Canada ]
Edition
Published by
Boosey & Hawkes Inc.
[USA]
, 2009
Ref. :
48019915
, "CME In Low Voice"
ISMN/ISBN :
979-0-51-47878-1
Description
Text in:
English
Genre-Style-Form:
Secular ; Folk music ; ballad
Mood of the piece:
folk ; tender
Type of Choir:
TTBB (4 men voices )
Instrumentation:
Piano
(1 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Piano (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
C major
Duration:
3.0 min.
Number of verses:
4
Origin:
Canada
Source of text:
Nova Scotia
Comment(s):
This setting of a popular British broadside derives from mid-19th Century Nova Scotia. It is one of many folksongs in which parting lovers vow their undying love for each other. poignant love song sung by a sailor to his lass
