Sail Away
$10.00
| Attributes | Value |
|---|---|
| album | |
| voice |
Instrumental, SA, SA (piano score extended), SSAA, SSAA (big 21), SSAA (big 22), SSAA (piano score big), SSAA (short), SSAATB, SSAATB (big), SSAATB (full score big) |
| accompaniment |
fiddle, hammer dulcimer, hammer dulcimer / piano, piano, vocals only |
| product type |
How many singers are singing or studying this score? Our business relies on the purchase of one original score per voicing and a licensed copy for each singer—as well as the purchase of additional licenses in the future when more copies are made. (For example: For a 30-voice choir, you would buy a license to make 30 copies.) You may also discover from Dalglish recordings that we encourage creative and fresh performance ideas. Go for it!
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Original SSAA Version Written for The Indianapolis Children’s Choir, Henry Leck, Director
The original old American banjo/fiddle tune “Sail Away Ladies’ upon which this piece is based had the standard 16 bar A B form. This form and the driving duple meter made it a favorite tune for square dancing. The jump-start or anticipated first beat on the four beat phrase, “Sail away ladies, sail away” is a typical bowing device used by fiddlers. The words seem to exude a similar exuberance, and it’s those words with their feeling of liberation and departure that this piece celebrates.
Download a perusal copy:
- Instrumental:
- Vocal with piano accompaniment:
- SA | SSAA | SSAA (short) | SSAA (big) | SA (extended)
- Vocal with hammer dulcimer and piano accompaniment:
- Vocal only
