The Gospel Choirbook (book/CD)

Schott Music
Difficulty: intermediate
For mixed choir

Who doesn't like to sing gospels and spirituals? Catchy melodies, delightful call and response between leader and group, infectious rhythms with their inherent call to movement and, not least of all, the universal appeal of the themes in their entirety – all contribute to the great popularity of these song-forms.
‘The Spiritual & Gospel Choir Book’ presents the best-known numbers in new arrangements, with a groovy modern approach and colourful harmonies. The melodies are sung either as solos or over rhythmic motifs which can in turn be repeated as vamps for introductions or codas, as desired.
Instrumental accompaniment becomes not only possible but easy with the inclusion of chord symbols – and furthermore reawaken to the fun and enjoyment by listening to the accompanying CD, with sing-along tracks as well as recordings of all the songs in the book.

  All Night All Day
  Amazing Grace
  Deep River
  Down By The Riverside
  Get On Board (Gospeltrain)
  Go Down, Moses
  Go Tell It On The Mountain
  Good News
  Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho
  Joyful, Joyful
  Kum Ba Ya My Lord
  My Lord What A Morning
  Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
  O Happy Day
  Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
  Swing Low
  Somebody's Knocking At Your Door
  The Little Light Of Mine
  Were you there
  When The Saints Go Marching In