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Title	Down by the Riverside
Article no.	4100041
Category	Concert/wind/brass band
Subcategory	Wind music and choir
Instrumentation	Ha (concert/wind band); Chor (adlib)
Instrumentation/info	Concert Band, Optional Chorus
Format	PrtStm (full score and parts); Download
Country of publication	USA (us)
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Year of publication	2018
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Composer	Traditional Spiritual
Arranger	Rutter, John; Noble, Paul
Difficulty level	3
Duration	4:00
Additional info/contents	"Down by the riverside" is a spiritual that was sung by slaves in the South as a work song. It dates back to before the American Civil War. John Rutter's lively arrangement of this barnstorming American folk-song builds up from a quiet opening to a triumphant conclusion. This arrangement is a faithful adaptation of the original orchestration for chorus and orchestra, but it is arranged so that it may be performed by band alone. The style is an authentic toe-tapping early jazz creation that relates to the 'jitterbug' era, and the band arrangement is complete with an optional jazz clarinet solo as well as a rousing chorus by the sax section. The piano part is cued if needed. This is a perfect opportunity to get the entire band 'swinging', and could even entice a 'One mo' time!' finale. Vocal score available here

Track title	Duration	Sound sample
Down by the riverside (Band alone)	4:00
Down by the riverside (Band and Chorus)	4:00

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