ME = Moderately Easy
M = Medium
MD = Moderately Difficult
D = Difficult
Those Who Wish To Sing Always Find a Song (Swedish proverb)
SSA, oboe, piano - SEA-022-01 - $2.00/copy3 minutes - M Commissioned by the public schools of Farmington, CT
Just exactly how does one say "tra-la-la" in Turkish??? (For the answer, see below) Each verse of this setting of a Swedish proverb contains different singing syllables from around the world, with subtle and surprising variations occurring each time. The song culminates with a three-part canon, through which the oboe line weaves the Quaker tune, "How Can I Keep From Singing?"
(Answer: "ten-nen-ni")
Oboe Part (pdf download)Score (excerpt)
Recording (excerpt)
(MP3, 645 KB, sung by Amadeus Chorale ~ Darla Bair, conductor ~ Allyson Quader, oboe ~ Sally R. Martin, piano) A recording of this
piece is now available
on the CD:
Finally On My Way To Yes
(MP3, 645 KB, sung by Amadeus Chorale ~ Darla Bair, conductor ~ Allyson Quader, oboe ~ Sally R. Martin, piano) A recording of this
piece is now available
on the CD:
Finally On My Way To Yes
Those Who Wish To Sing Always Find a Song- Score
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