Buffalo Gals: Vocal score

ISBN 10: 0193432315 ISBN 13: 9780193432314

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 1998

for SATB and piano This upbeat and exuberant arrangement of a classic American folk song is a real show-stopper. Chilcott combines easy but highly effective SATB textures with a straightforward piano accompaniment to evoke the sounds and spirit of a riotous barn dance.

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Review

If you require an exuberant, humorous show-stopper, then look no further than Bob Chilcott's Buffalo Gals . . . It is a very effective arrangement, the tenors and basses frequently singing in unison and the voices pitched within a range that makes it accessible to young voices. If the audience is not caused to dance in the aisles they will certainly smile through the performance of this piece. (Music Teacher Oct 99)

Buffalo Gals is an entertaining and energetic piece for SATB, which evokes the sounds of spirit of the Barn Dance. (SMA Bulletin, May 99)

About the Author

Bob Chilcott has been involved with choral music all his life, first as a Chorister and then a Choral Scholar at King's College, Cambridge. Later, he sang and composed music for 12 years with the King's Singers. His experiences with that group, his passionate commitment to young and amateur choirs, and his profound belief that music can unite people, have inspired him both to compose full-time and, through proactive workshopping, to promote choral music worldwide.

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