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PERFORMANCE INSIGHTS
My Grandfather's Clock
(click voicing to view and
hear online)
Two-part Three-part
This is one of the great novelty pieces of
the late 1800s. There was an English hotel owned and operated by two brothers
whose last name was Jenkins. The lobby housed an upright "grandfather's clock."
The clock kept perfect time for many years until one of the brothers died. After
his death it lost time at a diminishing rate although local clockmakers
attempted over and over to repair it. Then the other brother died. At that point
the clock stopped, "never to go again" (as it is phrased in the song). The story
goes that in 1875, Henry Clay Work visited the hotel and based his song on the
stories he heard about the clock. Andy Gaus has done a terrific job of setting
this well known piece for mid-level singers with special consideration given to
their changing voices.
Access the
two-part
and
three-part
variable voicing charts to ascertain the different voicings available for choral
groups.
Words and Music:
Henry Clay Work
Two- and Three-part Variable
Voicing with Piano
Arranged by Andy Gaus
Two- and/or Three-Part CP Catalog #U907211
This work is available in E-Print
Order printed scores from your favorite music distributor,
J.W. Pepper, Inc., or directly from Cambiata Press.
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