Women of the Plains: Three Canadian Folk Songs .- Punching the Dough (1988)
( Come all you young waddies, I'll sing you a song. )
... Commissioned for the Women's Choir of the University of Calgary, Malcolm Edwards, conductor ...
Boulanger, Lili (1893-1918) [ France ]
Arr.: Parker, Alice (1925-2023) [ USA ]
Edition
Published by
Treble Clef Music Press
[USA]
, 1996
Ref. :
TC-119
(8 p.)
Type of material:
Full score
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
20th century
(1980-1989)
Genre-Style-Form:
Secular ; Popular
Mood of the piece:
rhythmic
Type of Choir:
SSAA (4 boy choir OR children OR women voices )
Instrumentation:
Keyboard
(1 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Piano (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
E minor
Duration:
3.0 min.
Origin:
Canada
Source of text:
Folk Songs of Canada, vol 1 and 2 (Waterloo, Ontario: Waterloo Music Company, 1954 et seq.)
Data about the life of the work:
Sung by the late Bev Bandur of Calgary in 1982; his family believe it to be of folk origin.
Comment(s):
Brief biography of Alice Parker included. Speaking from a pioneer woman's point of view of life on the plains.
LOCATION(s) in LIBRARIES that are member of MUSICA
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