
![]() House of the Rising Sun First Edition choir (SATB), piano Catalogue Number: HV052 Score and parts: £2.50 There is a longer (complete) version on YouTube performed by The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford "In this setting I have tried to capture the original folk/blues ethos of this timeless
ballad. I was also very mindful of Eric Burden's idiosyncratic 1964 version, without which this powerful song might never
have reached the listening public. The inclusion of a solo soprano was in response to the lyric, which encourages mothers to
tell their children "not to do what I have done". The whole feeling of the piece should
resemble that of a Southern gospel choir. The use of an appropriate accent should enhance any performance and add meaning to
the text."John Frith |
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