We shall overcome

... Protest song of the US civil right movement ...

Mel.: Tindley, Charles Albert (1851-1933) [ USA ] (1903)

Text by Tindley, Charles Albert (1851-1933) [USA]
Carawan, Guy (born in 1927) [USA]
Norton, Zilphia [USA]
Hamilton, Frank [USA]
Seeger, Pete (born in 1919) [USA]
Edition
Published by Alliance des chorales du Québec [Canada ; Quebec]
Ref. : ACQ148-SPI  (2 p.)
Type of material: Full score
 
Description
Text in: English
Genre-Style-Form: Political song ; Choral setting ; Secular
Mood of the piece: crisp
Type of Choir: SATB  (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): B
Tonality: C major
Duration: 2.0 min.
Number of verses: 4
Musicological Sources: "I'll overcome some day"