Name: William Taylor SSA (arr. Debbie Warren) by Traditional SSA Choir Digital Sheet Music
Brand: Keep Calm and Keep Singing
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William Taylor SSA (arr. Debbie Warren)
by Traditional SSA Choir - Digital Sheet Music

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Title William Taylor SSA (arr. Debbie Warren)

Artist Traditional

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Composer Traditional

Arranger Debbie Warren

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 12

Arrangement SSA Choir

Publisher Keep Calm and Keep Singing

Product ID 943081

Genre Traditional Folk

Instruments Choir

Product Description

The Ballad of William Taylor (or Willy Taylor), Bold William Taylor or The Female Lieutenant (as it is sometimes called) tells the story of a woman who is deserted on her wedding day by William Taylor because he has been pressed ganged and sent away to sea. She decides to follow after him and disguises herself as a man in order to sign up. Her identity is discovered when her tunic bursts open during a battle revealing her womanhood! She tells the Captain she is looking for William Taylor and he tells her where to find him. However, William Taylor has found a new lady. Clearly upset that William Taylor has forgotten her so easily our heroine draws a pair of pistols and dispatches both her disloyal lover and his new lady! In some versions the Captain is so impressed with her that he either marries her himself or makes her a shipâs commander or both! In this arrangement for SSA the middle voice is always on the tune in the verses whereas the higher and lower harmony voices either sing the melody or their harmony part. It is important these counter- melodies do not overpower the tune and the words otherwise the story is lost. Try to bring out the melody in the chorus. In fact you might like to try having all the voices on the melody for the first chorus to establish it. Also works with mixed voices by adding men to the alto part for the verses and the melody line for the chorus. FREE resources are available (backing track, teach tracks) just email keepcalmkeepsinging@gmail.com with proof of purchase. Easy level Duration: 2'30"

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