Pretty Saro
4-Part - Sheet Music

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Instruments
Choir
Ensembles
4-Part
SATB
A Cappella
Mixed Choir
Genres
Folk
Publishers
Boosey & Hawkes
Formats
Octavo
Item Types
Physical
Usages
School and Community
Choral (SATB choir a cappella)

SKU: HL.48023878

Arranged by Franklin Gallo. BH Secular Choral. Concert, Festival, Folk. Octavo. 12 pages. Boosey & Hawkes #M051484072. Published by Boosey & Hawkes (HL.48023878).

UPC: 888680638641. 6.75x10.5 inches.

This beautiful folk ballad from 17th century England is haunting and timeless. The lyrics tell the story of an immigrant looking for love in a new and unfamiliar land. Each of the three verses varies in perspective with verse one sung by a baritone soloist accompanied by soaring choral dissonances. The second verse, set in 4-part canon, paints the text, “And writes it by the river where the water o'er flow.” In the final verse, the soprano solo adds an unsettled sense of agony to the text, “And when I get weary, I'll sit down and cry. And think of my Saro, Pretty Saro, my bride.&rdquo.

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