With energy q = 108

With energy q = 108

Traditional Americanfor SATB Chorus and Orchestra or Piano

New Millennium SuiteCatalog No. 5867

3. Down by the RiversideGwyneth Walker

SopranoAlto

TenorBass

Piano

Piano/Choral Score

mf

Gon na-

mf

mf (not too heavy)

5

1.2.3.

laylaytalk

( f on third verse)

withdowndown

themymy

wordssword

bur

ofand

peace,shield,den,

-

downdowndown

bybyby

thethethe

rivrivriv

ererer

---

side,side,side,

---

downdowndown

bybyby

thethethe

rivrivriv

ererer

---

side,side,side,

---

( f on third verse)

mf ( f on third verse)

© Copyright 2003 by E. C. Schirmer Music Company.A division of ECS Publishing, Boston, Massachusetts.

All rights reserved. Made in U.S.A.

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downdowndown

bybyby

thethethe

rivrivriv

ererer

---

side.side.side.

---

GonGonGon

nanana

---

talklaylay

withdowndown

themymy

wordssword

bur

ofand

peace,shield,den,

-

down

by the riv

er- side,-

to

3

11

stud y

- war

no

more,

I ain’t

gon na- stud

y- war

no more,

ain’t gon na-

…

more,

no more,

no more,

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stud y- war

no more,

ain’t gon na- stud

y

- war

no

more,

I ain’t

gon na-

…

more,

no more,

no more,

17

stud y- war

no more,

ain’t gon na- stud

y- war

no more,

ain’t gon na-

4

19

stud y

- war

no

more,

…

more,

no more,

no more.

22 1.

1.

2.

2.

Gon na-

f (joyously)

ad lib.

26

clap hands clap hands

5

30

3.

3.

Gon

f

na-

f

p

f

ad lib.

34

clap hands

clap hands

38 A

Ain’tshouted energetically

gon

na- stud

y,-

ain’t

gon

na- stud

y,-

Ain’tshouted energetically

gon

na- stud

y,-

ain’t

gon

na- stud

y,-

6

42

ain’t

gon

na- stud

y,-

ain’t

gon

na- stud

y,-

ain’t

gon

na- stud

y,-

ain’t

gon

na- stud

y,-

ain’t

gon

na- stud

y,-

ain’t

gon

na- stud

y,-

ain’t

gon

na- stud

y,-

ain’t

gon

na- stud

y,-

rit.

rit.

46B

At a strutting tempo q = ca. 120(perhaps conducted in 2)

At a strutting tempo q = ca. 120(perhaps conducted in 2)

ain’t

(stop claps) gon

na- stud

y- war

f (sung)

no

more.

Gon

na

3

- walk

with

the

an

gels,

-

ain’t

(stop claps) gon

na- stud

y-

f (sung)

3

3

3

3

3

( f )

ad lib.

50

down

by

the

3

riv

er

3

-

side,-

3

down

by

the

3

riv

er

3

-

side,-

3

3

3 3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

7

54 C

down

by

the

3

riv

er

3

-

side.-

3

Gon

na

3

- walk

with

the

an

gels,

-

3

3 3 3

3

3

3

3

58

down

by

the

3

riv

er

3

-

side,-

3

to

3

stud

y

-

war

no

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

(q = ca. 120)(conducted in 4)

(q = ca. 120)(conducted in 4)

62 D Very energetically q = 120

Very energetically q = 120

more.

I ain’t

gon na- stud

y- war

no more,

no more,

no more, stud

y- war

no more,

no more,

no more,

stud y- war

no more,

no more,

no more, stud

y- war

no more,

no more,

no more,

8

65

stud y

- war

no

more.

I ain’t

gon na- stud

y- war

no more,

no more,

no more,

stud y-

war

no

more.

… stud y- war

no more,

no more,

no more,

68 poco rit.

poco rit.

stud y- war

no more,

no more,

no more, stud

y

- war

no

more.

E Freely, not too slowly

Freely, not too slowly

72

Gon

mf

na- lay down my bur den,

-

gon na- lay

it down,

gon na- lay

it down,

mf

Spoken by conductor, pianist and some singers.(getting progressively louder)

Where?

Where?!

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75 F

Free measure (even eighths, conduct at arrows)With energy

Free measure (even eighths, conduct at arrows)With energy

gon na- lay

it down,

Gon

f

na- lay down my bur den,- gon na- lay down my sword and

(include audience)

(shouted!)

f

Where?!!

Where?!!!

(play only if needed to support chorus)

rit.

rit.

shield, gon na- talk with the words of peace, gon na- walk with the an

gels,

-

10

77

G Slowly

Slowly

accel.

accel.

H Quickly q = 120

Quickly q = 120

down

p

by

the

riv

er

-

f

side.

- -

p f

f

p

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

f

81

4’30”2000

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