Fare Ye Well My Darlin’
for SATB choir a cappella
Premiered in June 2018 by San Francisco Choral Artists, “Fare Ye Well My Darlin'” is a tender, dramatic arrangement of an American folksong, perhaps dating from the Civil War. A soldier bids farewell to his beloved as he leaves for war. Will he ever return?
At a glance
- Difficulty: moderate
- For strong univiersity, community, or pro choirs
- Commissioned by the San Francisco Choral Artists in 2018
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SKU: SWM-019
Categories: Choral Music, Mixed Voices
Instrumentation: Choral
| Voicing: | SATB |
| Language: | English |
| Duration: | 1-5 Minutes |
| Instrumentation: | A Cappella |
| Difficulty: | Intermediate |
| Descriptive Tags: | American, Ballad, Civil War, Farewell, Folksong, Grief, Love, Parting, War |
| Sacred or Secular: | Secular |
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