About this work
Gustav Holst’s arrangement retains the traditional song’s very direct triple sway. The vocal entries seem simple, yet their natural quality depends on an accompaniment that breathes and does not turn every beat into a stress.
Locate phrases repeated by the group and the points where one voice needs to remain forward. Shared consonants give precision to the rhythm without requiring a hard attack.
In rehearsal, speak the text over the pulse before singing. The piano can suggest the dance lightly; leave enough room at phrase endings for the next entry to restart together.
What the document containsDocument: The document contains 3 pages in PDF format. A MIDI file also helps locate the continuity and entries. The title page identifies a traditional song collected by G. B. Gardiner and arranged by Gustav Holst for voices and piano.The historical record marks the work and file as public domain but does not document the editor or exact provenance of this copy. The file preserved by LesPartitions.info can be compared with the reference catalogue. Following that check, LesPartitions.info separates established facts from information that remains incomplete.