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Five Songs of the Newfoundland Outports .- Feller from fortune

( There's lots of fish in Bonavist' harbour )

... Commissioned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ...

Arr.: Somers, Harry (1925-1999) [ Canada ]

Edition
Published by Gordon V. Thompson Music [Canada] , 1969
Ref. : WEI-1008  (20 p.) , "Elmer Iseler choral series"
Type of material: Full score
Copyright : Chanteclair Music, 1969
 
Description
Text in: English
Epoque: 20th century  (1950-1999)
Genre-Style-Form: Secular ; Popular ; Folk dance ; Sailors' song
Mood of the piece: rousing ; rhythmic ; humorous ; playful ; trusting
Type of Choir: SATB  (4 mixed voices )
Instrumentation: Piano  (1 instrumental part(s))
Instruments: Piano (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): C
Tonality: C major
Duration: 3.0 min.
Origin: Newfoundland
Musicological Sources: from "Songs of the Newfoundland Outports" by Kenneth Peacock, National Museum of Canada, 1965 by permission of the Queen's Printer. "This rollicking ditty has achieved wide popularity since it was first collected in 1955 by the late Gerald E. Doyle of St
Source of text: Newfoundland folksong
 

LOCATION(s) in LIBRARIES that are member of MUSICA

Strasbourg, France

Bureau de Musica International
Tel.: +33 (0)3 88 36 17 54.
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Princeton, USA

Talbott Library, Westminster Choir College of Rider University
101 Walnut Lane, PRINCETON, NJ 08540; Ph. (+1) 609-921-7100
Consultable under : Perf. Coll. # 1524A   (50 copies)