An arrangement, by Doug McPherson, of the song “Bella Ciao“, an Italian partisan song which originated during the Italian civil war, in which the Italian Resistance and the Italian Co-Belligerent Army fought together and defeated the forces of the Fascist Italian Social Republic. It is used worldwide as a hymn of freedom and resistance. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bella_ciao Scroll Down for… Continue reading Bella Ciao
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We Are Building A Strong Union
“A strike can be tragic and glorious, bitter and beautiful…” -Scroll down for the background of this song. An arrangement of a miners’ protest song, which borders on a lament. Click here for the sheet music. Practice Tracks All Parts Soprano Alto Tenor Bass *From “Songs of Work and Protest”, Fowke and Glazer
The Hammer Song Arranged for 4 Voices
(If I had a hammer) Scroll down for the sheet music and practice tracks. An arrangement for the Union Singers, of the song originally by Pete Seeger and Lee Hayes. -From an arrangement by Tom Bridges, for 4 voices, all 4 verses. In many ways the definitive arrangements must be the Weavers renditions, both songwriters… Continue reading The Hammer Song Arranged for 4 Voices
The Hammer Song (2 Parts)
(If I had a hammer) For the (slightly) more difficult 4 part arrangement click here! An arrangement for the Union Singers, of the song originally by Pete Seeger and Lee Hayes. -From an arrangement by Tom Bridges. Here is the music for the first 3 verses. The 4th verse could follow the same pattern. Scroll… Continue reading The Hammer Song (2 Parts)
Soyilwela
A traditional South African protest song. Scroll down for practise tracks. I’ve transposed this song into the key of A, a little higher than the “original”, in G, further down the page. Sheet music in A Midi File in A Practice Tracks in Key of A Listen live, or right-click on the track title to… Continue reading Soyilwela
Dark As A Dungeon
Here is Doug McPherson’s arrangement of a Merle Travis song, with practice tracks, chords, lyrics, and 3 part harmony in the chorus. The lyrics are from the Merle Travis 1946 recording on the 78 RPM box set, “Folk Songs of the Hills”. I used the Country Gentlemen’s arrangement, as performed at their reunion show at Woodstock… Continue reading Dark As A Dungeon
It’s Time: A Choral Arrangement
The iconic song for Gough Whitlam and the Australian Labour Party’s victorious 1972 election campaign. A campaign that brought Australia free education and health care, an end to conscription, and equal pay for women, to name just a few reforms. Perhaps its’ time again! My arrangement is an SATB version for the Illawarra Union Singers. It’s clearly slightly different… Continue reading It’s Time: A Choral Arrangement
Jelem Jelem: Arrangement for Two Voices and Guitar
My arrangement of Jelem Jelem: Click here to download or view the sheet music. Click here to stream or download a practice track: melody, harmony, and chords. We recommend using the Music Player for Google Drive app for streaming. Jelem Jelem, (or Gelem Gelem, or Djelem Djelem) is a song composed by Žarko Jovanović, often… Continue reading Jelem Jelem: Arrangement for Two Voices and Guitar
We Shall Overcome: Choral Arrangement
-An arrangement of the traditional protest song often attributed, wrongly, to Pete Seeger. Download Words and Notation, (SATB) Here! Practice Tracks to Download: Soprano/Melody, -With Chords Soprano Sung Alto Alto Sung Tenor Tenor 1: Sung, (Final note resolves upward) Tenor 2: Sung, (Final note resolves down) Bass Bass: Sung Full SATB Arrangement,… Continue reading We Shall Overcome: Choral Arrangement
16 Tons
A song by Merle Travis, arranged for 4 voices and guitar by Doug McPherson. Scroll down to the link below, for the sheet music, in PDF format, or the images below that. The melody, on the top line could be sung by sopranos or tenors. The top line, the alto line and the bass line,… Continue reading 16 Tons