BROCK WILLARD
DOWN IN THE RIVER TO PRAY FOR SATB VOICES
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass
TUX PEOPLE'S MUSIC.
AB OU T: Thi s reimagining of a timel ess cl assi c for SATB Cho ir wi ll surel y be a favorite with any level of ensembl e. Wi ll ar d’ s arr ange ment not only explores the or iginal tune, but expands upon i t with tense harmoni es and exci ting contrasts!
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FROM THE COMPOSER: The arrangement was stemmed by the crucial safety measures enacted during the 2020 Corona Vir us outbreak and a desi re to r emai n productive duri ng the isolation. This hymn t une was attr ibuted to George H. All an and whil e it is accepted that he was most likel y the transcr iber, resear ch i nto the tune' s
hi story l eads to a belief that this t une was composed by e ither a si ngl e Af ricanAmerican sl ave or a group of Afri can-Ameri can slaves. During t heir l ifeti me, the tune obviously took on a diff erent c ontext than it does today. The r ef r ain of "Good Lord, show me the way, " however crosses temporal and spacial boundaries and offer s a line of guidance t o weary souls.
The arrangement shoul d be per formed with style i n mind, of cour se. There are instances where I have chosen to not ate these st yl ist ic per formance
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considerations. To quote a metaphor f rom singer /ar ranger and my coll eague
Kathryn Parke, the char acter of the piece should evoke "barn r ai si ngs, " typical of Southern Bapt ist tradi tions. Other sources of i ns piration of the ar rangement can
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come f rom other arr angements of Appalachi an music, Af rican-Amer ican spiri tual s, and gospel music. Additi on all y, I have pl aced commas in t he scor e
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where breaths ar e recommended due to i ns tances of t e xt repeti tion an d have
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also pl aced dashed li nes to signi fy no corporate breaths fr om the ensembl e.
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DURATION: 2'19"
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Down in the River to Pray for SATB Voices = 55 As
stu - dy - ing
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go
let's
se
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down?
go
down,
go
Down
in
in
the
ri - ver
the
down.
down.
Oh!
ri - ver
to
pray.
way.
Let's
go
down,
Don't you
Let's
go,
Bro - thers
to
the
Bro - thers
wear
Oh!
shall
the
let's
go
down.
let's
go
down.
pray.
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rit.
show me
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Lord,
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Down in the River to Pray
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the
Down in the River to Pray
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Good
Lord,
show me
the
way,
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Lord,
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Good
Lord,
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a tempo
Good
Good
Lord,
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go
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down,
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Down in the River to Pray
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Down in the River to Pray
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to
come
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to
come
want
ners
let's
want
to
come
in
the
in
the
in
the
in
the
to
come
let's
go
down!
let's
go
ners
let's
go
to
pray.
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to
ri - ver
to
ri - ver
to
down?
down!
Down!
tenuto
tenuto
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down!
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down?
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down!
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down?
want
ners
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...to
pray.
pray.
pray.