Rocks on the Mountains

African-American work song.

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Since Rocks on the Mountains is an African-American work song, I’ve written the arrangement to be heavy and full of noise from the piano. In measures 3-20, the syllable “Huh!” should be the kind of low, forceful, unpitched sound that a person would make when swinging a sledge hammer. The tempo should be very deliberate.

Genre

Choral

Instrumentation

SATB, piano

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Sample Recording by Leesville Road HS Choir and Capitol Pride Women’s Choir (Conductor: Diane Covington)

Duration

c.2:45

Year Written

2009