RP031
al
Ian A. Cook 2016
rus
for SATB choir a capella with bass divisi
written for Aliro Voices, directed by Michael Jeffrey
Pretty Saro
Pe
arranged from the traditional Appalachian folk tune
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Duration: 4'45"
RP031
Traditional Appalachian folk song text adapted by Ian A. Cook
al
Pretty Saro
rus
Down in some lone valley, in a lonesome place, Where the wild birds do whistle and their notes do increase The thoughts of pretty Saro, I bid you adieu, And I’ll dream of pretty Saro wherever I go. If I were a poet and could write some fine hand, I would write my love a letter that she’d understand And send it by the waters where the island o’erflows, And I’d think of pretty Saro wherever I go. My love, she won’t have me, this I understand, She wants a freeholder and I have no land. I could not maintain her with silver and gold and all of the fine things my love’s house can hold.
Pe
Farewell my dear mother, farewell father, too, I’m going for to ramble this wide world all through, And when I get weary, I’ll lie down and weep, And I’ll dream of pretty Saro, wherever she be.
note that “Saro” is derived from the name “Sarah” and rhymes with “fair-oh”
Pretty Saro is copyrighted © 2016 by Ian A. Cook and Red Pine Music Press. All rights are reserved. Please report all performances at http://ianacook.com/performance-notification/.
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written for Aliro Voices, directed by Michael Jeffrey
Pretty Saro for SATB choir a capella with bass divisi
Traditional
p
Andante, ma rubato q = 72
mp
3 4
2 4 oo p
oh
oo
3 4
Alto
oo mp
2 4
oo
oo
3 4
oh
p
3 4
Tenor
3 4
al
Soprano
Appalachian Traditional arr. Ian A. Cook (b. 1990) 2016
oo mp
2 4
3 4
oo p
2 4
3 4
rus
3 4
Bass
oh mp
oo
Andante, ma rubato q = 72
oh
for rehearsal only
3 4 3 4
2 4
S. oh
ah
3 4
Pe 2 4
mp
oo
oh
oo
p
3 4
oh
2 4
oo
oh p
3 4
ah
p
oo p
B.
2 4
3 4
2 4
oh
T.
3 4
p
5
A.
2 4
ah mp
oo p
ah
oo
3 4
oh
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
Pretty Saro is copyrighted Š 2016 by Ian A. Cook and Red Pine Music Press. All rights are reserved. Please report all performances at http://ianacook.com/performance-notiďŹ cation/.
Pretty Saro — arr. Ian A. Cook
4 11
S. pp
oo
pp
T. pp
oo
S.
A.
19
Pe
17
oo
rus
B.
al
A.
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
p espressivo
T.
Down p
B.
Down
in
some lone
val
ley,
in
a
lone
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
*n
19
* close to the ‘n’ of “down”
some
Pretty Saro — arr. Ian A. Cook
5
22
T. place,
where the wild birds do
whist le
and their notes do
in
crease
the
27
mp
rus
al
B.
p
T. thoughts of
B. * aw
pret ty
Sa
ro,
I
bid
you
a
dieu,
oh
and I’ll
oo
31
T.
Pe
* same vowel as in “thoughts”
dream
B.
of
pret
ty
Sa
mp
p
2 4
ro
3 4 wher
e
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
oh
ver
I
Pretty Saro — arr. Ian A. Cook
6 35
p
sfz
oh p
sfz
S.
A.
al
oh
p
T.
oh p
go.
B.
rus
oh
41
p espressivo
39
S.
If I p espressivo
were
a
po
et
mf
If pp
I p
were
a
po
et
oo mf
pp
p
T.
B.
Pe
A.
oo
41
and
could
and could
Pretty Saro — arr. Ian A. Cook
7
43
S. write some fine
hand,
I would write
my
love a
let
ter
that
write some fine
hand,
I would write
my
love a
let
ter
that
al
A.
T.
mf
47
S.
she’d un
T.
der
stand
and
Pe
she’d un
A.
rus
B.
der
stand mp
and
B.
and
send mf
it
by the
wa
ters where the
is
land o’er
send mf
it
by the
wa
ters where the
is p
land o’er
by
wa
ters p
oh
send
where the
oh
Pretty Saro — arr. Ian A. Cook
8 52
mp
mf
2 4
S. flows, mp
and I’ll think
of
pret ty
Sa
ro
2 4 and I’ll think
of
T. oh
B.
56
3 4 e
ver mf
ro
go,
I
wher
wher
go,
e
wher
ver
I
e
ver
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
go,
I
I
go,
3 4
wher
B.
I
Pe
3 4
e
T.
ver
Sa
rus
oh
pret ty
3 4
al
flows,
A.
wher
mf
A.
S.
3 4
e mf
ver
I
e
ver
go,
I
3 4
wher
3 4 3 4
I
go,
I
I
Pretty Saro — arr. Ian A. Cook
9
61 mf
60
4 4
S. go.
My mf
love
won’t
have
me,
this
4 4
go.
My
f
love
T. go.
My
love, mf
she
won’t
won’t
have
have
me,
rus
B. go.
al
A.
My
love
won’t
have
me,
this
4 4 this
4 4 me,
61
64
S.
4 4
der
un
stand,
stand,
I
un
she
wants
3 4
un der
4 4
she
3 4
der
4 4
I
B.
un
Pe
4 4
I
T.
4 4
3 4
I
A.
4 4
stand,
f
she
wants
a
free
wants
a
free
3 4
der
stand,
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
she
Pretty Saro — arr. Ian A. Cook
10
f
67
2 4
S. wants
a
free
3 8 hol
der
and
4 4 I
have
3 4 no
land.
f
2 4 a
free
hol
der
2 4
T.
and
2 4
B.
3 4
I p
no
I have
land.
3 4
land.
4 4
no
3 4
land.
2 4
3 8
4 4
3 4
2 4
3 8
4 4
3 4
could
not
Pe
3 4
I
B.
no
p
72
T.
I have
rus
and
3 4
4 4
3 8
hol der
A.
I have
3 8
hol der
S.
and
4 4
al
A.
3 8
could
not
main
main
tain
tain
4 4
her
her
4 4 with p
sil
ver
and
3 4
4 4 with
sil
ver
and
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
Pretty Saro — arr. Ian A. Cook
11
76
4 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
4 4
A.
4 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
4 4
gold
4 4
T.
3 4 and
gold
2 4
all
p
4 4
B.
3 4 and
4 4
80
T.
B.
the
fine
of
the
4 4
4 4
things
2 4
all
3 4
fine
things
4 4 my
3 4
2 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
4 4
pp
3 4
4 4
Pe
A.
of
3 4
rus
4 4
S.
al
S.
3 4
n
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
love’s
my
love’s
n
pp
house can
hold.
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
Pretty Saro — arr. Ian A. Cook
12
86
84
4 4
3 4
2 4
A.
4 4
3 4
2 4
n
pp
4 4
T.
3 4
Fare
4 4
well
my
dear
2 4
mo ther,
3 4
2 4
4 4
3 4
2 4
4 4
3 4
2 4
rus
B.
al
S.
86
88
2 4
A.
2 4
T.
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
Pe
S.
2 4
4 4
fare
B.
2 4
well pp
4 4
fa
I’m
going
for
to
I’m
going
for
to
3 4 ther,
too,
3 4
n
2 4
4 4
3 4
2 4
4 4
3 4
Pretty Saro — arr. Ian A. Cook
13
Meno mosso p
92
4 4
S.
3 4 oo mp
p
4 4 ram ble
this
wide world
3 4
al
A. all
through, mp
4 4
T. ram ble
this
wide world
all
3 4
through, p
and
when
4 4
B.
I
get
3 4
rus
oo
Meno mosso
96
S.
T.
Pe
A.
wea ry,
B.
I’ll
lie down and
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
sfz
pp
weep, sfz
oo
weep, sfz
weep, sfz
weep,
pp
oo pp
p
oo and I’ll dream of
oo pp
pret ty
Pretty Saro — arr. Ian A. Cook
14
pp
101
2 4
S. oh
3 4
oo
oo
oh
3 4
oo
pp
2 4
T. oh Sa ro,
wher
pp
B.
e
ver
106
she
be,
3 4
eh
rus
oo
oo
3 4
oo
2 4 oh
al
2 4
A.
pp
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
ee
4 4
S.
A.
T.
Pe
oo
wher
B.
4 4 4 4
e
ver
she
4 4
oo
4 4 4 4
be.