Synopses & Reviews
A collection of 10 folk songs arranged for voice and piano in a simple style appropriate for beginning soloists, unison classroom singing, and elementary choral groups. Included are reproducible melody-line song sheets for each song. Easy piano accompaniments strongly support the melody, and vocal tessituras are moderate; most have an octave range. Titles: All Through the Night * Li'l Liza Jane * Siyahamba * Scarborough Fair * Skye Boat Song * The Water Is Wide * Ma Bella Bimba * Poor Wayfaring Stranger * Oh, Susannah * De Colores.
Table of Contents
All through the night ; Li'l Liza Jane / arr. by Jay Althouse -- Siyahamba / arr. by Sally K. Albrecht -- Scarborough Fair ; Skye boat song ; The water is wide / arr. by Jay Althouse -- Ma bella bimba / arr. by Donald Moore -- Oh, Susanna ; Poor wayfaring stranger / arr. by Jay Althouse -- De colores / arr. by Sonja Poorman.