The Vacant Chair, arr. Ben Allaway | Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Inc.

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The Vacant Chair [level: Medium]
George F. Root, arr. Ben Allaway: Bio and other works

voicing: SATB div. | catalog number: SBMP 687 | duration: 6:40 | price: $2.70
accompaniment: piano, trpt; opt bluegrass ens.
INSTRUMENT PART: Trumpet in B part FREE Download

THE BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM, a famous Civil War song, is the basis of this arrangement. The composer has added his own final verse to the text, the significance of which is the poignant image of a vacant chair at Thanksgiving due to the death of the young soldier days earlier. The arranger has woven trumpet taps into the fabric of this emotional, stirring song.

performance by: Des Moines Choral Society, James Rodde, conductor [© all rights reserved]
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