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HOW TO USE THIS
PIECE
Kum
Ba Yah
(click the title to view and hear
online)
Kum Ba Yah is probably the
best known campfire song ever written. It has been sung for
generations and continues to be popular with young people. This is a
very simple, easy-to-learn arrangement. The piano part is easy and
could be played by an relatively accomplished mid-level or high school
student.
This is a three-part arrangement (with all parts written in the treble
clef) of the familiar spiritual promulgated worldwide primarily by Boy
and Girl Scouts singing it around the campfire.
Kum Ba Yah
originated in the lowlands of South Carolina. The title is from the
Gullah language spoken by African-American slaves, and means Come
By Here. The melody is of African origin.
Check the
three-part variable voicing charts to see the other voicings with
which it may be used.
When this arrangement is
performed by early adolescent all-male groups, Part I & II may be sung
by Boy Trebles, and Part III by the Cambiatas. When it
is sung by older adolescent all-male groups, Part I is sung by the
changed-voice Tenors or Baritones (8va down), Part II by
Adolescent Baritones or Basses (8va down), and Part III by
Boy Trebles and/or Cambiatas (actual pitch).
African Folk Song
Words are the Gullah language
Arranged by Donald Roach
Cambiata Press Catalog #U180136
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ATTENTION PLEASE
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When you click the
three-part of Kum Ba Yah you will be
able to access an engraved copy of the piece. When the new page
appears, if you haven't already downloaded the scorch plug-in, you will
be asked to do so. This plug-in gives you access to all the scores on
the Cambiata Press website. After the music appears on your
screen, there are TWO WAYS to view and hear it:
1. Click
the "play" icon and you will hear the piece played electronically, and
as it plays, the cursor will lead your vision through the piece.
Read the text as you listen to the music.
2. Click
the "Hear Choir Audio" link (upper right hand corner) to
hear a choral ensemble sing the piece. Use the Sibelius "page"
icon to move the pages of the engraved copy manually as you listen.
Do not click the "play" icon while the ensemble is singing or you will
hear both renditions simultaneously.
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Sung by Talent
Unlimited HS Jazz Choir,
Christian Smythe,
Director; Jessica Horey, Flutist
Their text is
slightly different from the published piece.
You
may Order or
 from J.W.
Pepper
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