EBC-C032 BLACK IS THE COLOR from AALACHIAN LOVE SONGS [Grab your reader s attention ith a great WOMEN S REFLECTIONS ON LOVE, LOSS, AND STRENGTH quote from the document or use this space to SSA A CAELLA a traditional folk song adapted by LINDA TUTAS HAUGEN ephraim bay publishing
BLACK IS THE COLOR from AALACHIAN LOVE SONGS for SSA A Cappella adapted and arranged by LINDA TUTAS HAUGEN Appalachian Love Songs as commissioned in 2017-18 by a Consortium of American Choral rograms, the Appalachian Folk Songs Women s Choir Commissioning Consortium, Nana Wolfe-Hill, Wingate University, coordinator. Copyright 2018, Linda Tutas Haugen. All rights reserved. Ephraim Bay ublishing Co..ephraimbaypublishing.com Email: linda@lindatutashaugen.com Telephone: 612-454-7117 Cover Art and hotographs: ublic Domain and Creative Commons ephraim bay publishing
Black Is the Color erformance notes: This round can be performed a cappella, or ith an instrumental accompaniment such as a dulcimer, guitar or piano; it also ould be lovely ith three flutes or clarinets each accompanying a vocal part or any combination of instruments listed. rogram Notes This folk song is the lament of a young oman over the death of her true love. Scholars believe the song originated in Scotland, based upon its reference to the river Clyde, here the young man droned in a logging accident (the ord river is substituted in this setting). The first verse is also very similar to to other songs, The Faithful Sailor Boy and Seet William, both of hom ere droned at sea. Black Is the Color later became ell knon in the Appalachian Mountains. Alan Lomax calls this song an American re-make of British material here the mountain people have oven a ne song touching it ith passionate lyricism. Text: But black is the color of my true love s hair, His face is something ondrous fair, The prettiest eyes and the gentlest hands, I love the ground on hich he stands. The inter is passed and the leaves are green, The time is gone that e have seen, If you no more on this earth I see, I still hope one day to be ith thee. This variant as first collected by Cecil Sharp and Maud Karpeles in Appalachia in 1916, sung by Mrs. Lizzie Roberts in Hot Springs, NC. Later, Kentucky folk singer and collector John Jacob Niles rote a different tune beteen 1916-21 simply because his father liked the lyrics, but thought the original tune as terrible. The Niles tune became popular and the gender also shifted to a male lamenting the death of a oman. Hoever, this setting uses a slight variant of the lovely and haunting original tune. I go to the river for to mourn and eep, But satisfied I never could sleep, I ll rite you a letter in a fe short lines, I ll suffer death ten thousand times. Joan Baez and Bob Dylan, 1963. Joan Baez recorded Black Is the Color early in her career.
BLACK IS THE COLOR TRADITIONAL AMERICAN Arranged by LINDA TUTAS HAUGEN Voice 1 q = 72 4 F j. n But black is the co - lor of my true love's hair, His face is some - Voice 2 4 Voice 3 4 6 n n 10 n - thing on - drous fair, The pret - ti - est eyes and the gen - tl - est hands, 12. Verse 2. I love the ground on hich he stands. The in - ter is passed and the The in - ter is 2018, Linda Tutas Haugen. All Rights Reserved. Ephraim Bay ublishing Co. - ephraimbaypublishing.com
2 17 n 20 n leaves are green, The time is gone that e have seen, passed and the leaves are green, n The time is gone n that e have 22 n n If you no more on this earth I see, I still hope one n n seen, If you no more on this earth I see, 27 Verse 3 30 p j. day to be ith thee. I go to the ri - ver for to Πp mourn and eep, j. I still hope one day to be ith thee. I go to the ri - ver for to p I go to the
3 32 n n But sat - is - fied I ne - ver could mourn and eep, j. n But sat - is - fied I ne - ver could ri - ver for to mourn and eep, But sat - is - n sleep, fied n 36 n n I'll rite you a let - ter in a fe short lines, n n sleep, I'll rite you a let - ter in a fe short n n I ne - ver could sleep, I'll rite you a let - ter 40 40 Œ lines, n I'll suf - fer death ten thou - sand times. in a fe short lines, I'll suf - fer death ten thou - sand times. rit. e dim. Œ I'll suf - fer death ten thou - sand times. Ó Œ U Ó U U
Linda Tutas Haugen erformed on four continents, Linda Tutas Haugen s music has been critically acclaimed as music of character and genuine beauty. [Minneapolis Star Tribune.] Opera Today praised her opera, ocahontas, as superbly crafted, engaging, and beautiful and poerful. She has ritten for instrumental and vocal chamber ensembles, symphony orchestra, ind ensemble, solo voice, chorus, and opera. She has received national aards, felloships and commissions from ASCA, American Composers Forum, American Guild of Organists, Meet The Composer, National Endoment for the Arts, National Kidney Foundation, San Francisco Girls Chorus, and Virginia Arts Festival and Virginia Opera. Her choral music has been performed by high school, university and adult choirs throughout the U.S., in Europe, Asia and Australia. Selected Choral Music by Linda Tutas Haugen from Ephraim Bay ublishing Company MIXED CHOIR Be Still and Kno - SATB, cello, piano Breath of the Mountains: A Folk Suite - (24 ) 4 movements, SATB, piano reduction Children of Light - from Songs of Hope and romise, SATB, organ Domine Deus, Agnus Dei - from Gloria, SATB, piano Gloria - (40 ) 12 movements, SATB, piano reduction In the Shado, I Will Sing! - SATB, piano I Cannot Forget You - from Breath of the Mountains: A Folk Suite, SATB, 2 violins, piano I Lift Up My Eyes - SATB, Native American flute or alto flute, harp or piano, cello Laudamus Te - from Gloria, SATB, piano Lizzy Lindsay - from Breath of the Mountains: A Folk Suite, SATB, piano, opt. folk musicians Lizzy Lindsay - from Breath of the Mountains: A Folk Suite, SAB, piano, opt. folk musicians Songs of Hope and romise - 3 anthems, SATB, organ A Quiet lace - from Songs of Hope and romise, SATB, organ The Eternal God - from Songs of Hope and romise, SATB, organ To Change the World - SATB, viola, piano We Come Only in assing - from the opera, ocahontas, Soprano soloist, SATB, piano, opt. violin We Come Only in assing - from the opera, ocahontas, Soprano soloist, SATB, chamber orchestra You Are Worthy, Our Lord and God - from Gloria, SATB, a cappella or ith piano WOMEN'S/TREBLE CHOIR A Canticle of Blessing - SSAA, Tibetan singing bols or bells/chimes, violin A Canticle of Blessing - SSAA, bells/chimes, piano Anne Frank: A Living Voice - (30 ) 7 movements, SSAA, string quartet Anne Frank: A Living Voice - (30 ) 7 movements, SSAA, piano Appalachian Love Songs, Women s Reflections on Love, Loss and Strength - (25 ) 5 mvmts., SSAA, vln.,pno. Black Is the Color - from Appalachian Love Songs, SSA a cappella Cuckoo, The - from Appalachian Love Songs, SSA a cappella ith optional piano accompaniment Grandmother - from Breath of the Mountains: A Folk Suite, SSA, piano, opt. treble instr., cello, perc. Hinei Mah Tov: To Brothers - children's choir, chamber ensemble Holy, Holy, Holy - from Gloria, SSA, piano, 2 flutes, 2 clarinets It is the Silence from Anne Frank: A Living Voice - SSAA, piano I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud - SSA, flute, piano Let Us Sing! - SSA, viola, bells Lily Monroe - from Appalachian Love Songs, SSA(A),violin and piano Min Brollopsdag (My Wedding Day) - SSA, violin and cello, or piano salm 42 - SS or SA, harp, cello Sunshine and Cloudless Sky - from Anne Frank: A Living Voice, SSA, piano We Shall Never Say Goodbye - SSA, flute, cello, piano EBC-C127 EBC-C120 EBC-C131 EBC-C126 EBC-C123 EBC-C134 EBC-C121 EBC-C133 EBC-C124 EBC-C122-1 EBC-C122-2 EBC-C128 EBC-C130 EBC-C129 EBC-C135 EBC-C132-1 EBC-C132-2 EBC-C125 EBC-C030-1 EBC-C030-2 EBC-C025-1 EBC-C025-2 EBC-C035 EBC-C032 EBC-C033 EBC-C021 EBC-C027 EBC-C022 EBC-C024 EBC-C029 EBC-C028 EBC-C034 EBC-C031 EBC-C023 EBC-C026 EBC-C020 EXTENDED WORKS FOR CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA Breath of the Mountains: A Folk Suite - (24 ) 4 movements, SATB, symphony/chamber orchestra EBC-COR200 Gloria - (40 ) 12 movements, SATB, symphony orchestra EBC-COR201-1 Gloria - (40 ) 12 movements, SATB, chamber orchestra EBC-COR201-2 To order directly or for more information, visit.lindatutashaugen.com or.ephraimbaypublishing.com. Ephraim Bay ublishing telephone number: 612-454-7117