SSA Choir
SKU:
BT.MUSM570366057
Composed by Sarah Dacey.
Classical. Vocal Score. 8
pages. University of York
Music Press
#MUSM570366057. Published
by University of York
Music Press
(BT.MUSM570366057).
English.
Cruel
Mother for three voices
(SSA), a traditional
ballad arranged by Sarah
Dacey . Duration: 4
minutes Composed: 2008
Also published as part of
UYMP's Songspin Songbook,
ISMN M 57036 603 3. This
is a very old cautionary
ballad that, like many
folk tales, has no
definite origin, there
being many different
versions from around
Europe. I shifted the
tonality of the melody
from the Cecil Sharp
arrangement to something
slightly less cheery.
First performed by Juice
Vocal Ensemble in
December 2008 at St.
James Piccadilly,
London.