Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier (arr. Samuel Micah Hunter) by Anonymous Sheet Music for SSA Choir at Sheet Music Direct

Product Details

Artist Anonymous

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Composer Anonymous

Arranger Samuel Micah Hunter

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 5

Arrangement SSA Choir

Publisher Samuel Hunter

Level 2

Product ID 973893

Genre Folk

Instruments Choir

Product Description

A truly beautiful and accessible arrangement of the familiar American folk tune, the haunting and strikingly simple melody is presented in a straightforward and sensitive manner. The lovely unison line separates seamlessly and smoothly into two- and three-part textures, all remaining in comfortable vocal ranges. Each part is highly melodic in character - none of them are static! The piano accompaniment is easy to play, supportive of the vocal parts, but also independent of them. The final phrase of each verse is expressed in beautiful, simple, and unaccompanied vocal counterpoint. The song ends with a drawn out extension of the final cadence, supported by the piano, which provides the final, poignant moment of closure for the piece.

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