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Nine Hundred Miles

Traditional American Folk Song




Nine Hundred Miles

Nine Hundred Miles

This lovely folk melody is beautifully set by RenČ Clausen. Utilizing the haunting quality of the clarinet to embellish the melancholy text, this simple folk song becomes the centerpiece of any choral concert. The clarinet part is included in the back of the octavo.

Voicing: SATB


Nine Hundred Miles

Nine Hundred Miles

Of the many genres of the American folk song traditions, the work song and the railroad song are two of the most common. These were often sung during times of travel as a means of passing time but also as a means of lifting spirits. This example offers hope along with a solid example of the style so important in American folk song history.

Voicing: SSA


Nine Hundred Miles

Nine Hundred Miles

The plaintive sound of the lonesome train whistle and the longing of the traveler for home are evoked in this well-crafted setting of an American classic. An urgent rhythmic groove and contrasting cello line give it a contemporary feel that is instantly compelling.

Voicing: SAB


Nine Hundred Miles

Nine Hundred Miles

The plaintive sound of the lonesome train whistle and the longing of the traveler for home are evoked in this well-crafted setting of an American classic. An urgent rhythmic groove and contrasting cello line give it a contemporary feel that is instantly compelling.

Voicing: SSA



Songbooks, Arrangements and/or Media

Displaying 1-11 of 11 items.


Jonathan Rathbone : Three Folk Songs : SSAATTBB : Sheet Music Collection : 98-EP77046

Jonathan Rathbone : Three Folk Songs

Songlist: Nine Hundred Miles, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, The Oak and the Ash

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Voicing: SSAATTBB | 9155b | Sheet Music Collection | $6.25 | A Cappella


Susan Brumfield : First We Sing! Songbook Two : Unison : Songbook & 1 CD : 888680066406 : 1495020037 : 00145629

Susan Brumfield : First We Sing! Songbook Two

First, We Sing! Songbook Two is a collection of 18 more children's songs, rhymes and games from around the world, selected, transcribed and annotated by Dr. Susan Brumfield. Whether you are looking for new songs to add to your repertoire, or for new ways to teach familiar favorites, Songbook Two is loaded with more fresh ideas for the music class. This second volume in a series designed to bring delightfully singable songs and practical pedagogy together is perfect for use in both home and school. Songbook Two also features extension activities for the classroom, historical references, pedagogical indices and suggestions for including these songs in the First We Sing! literacy-based music series available from Hal Leonard. This second volume comes with a Sing-along CD recording featuring Inner Voices, a group of 8-12 year old singers from The West Texas Children's Chorus. This enhanced CD also offers PDF songsheets for projection or print options. Songbook Two includes suggestions for Orff instruments and recorder, along with seasonal and holiday songs, singing games and songs just for fun. Ideally suited for teaching musical skills, this collection provides a vocabulary of music and play from which children can draw today. Adults and kids of all ages will discover the fun and enjoyment of listening, learning, singing and playing these songs for generations to come! ScorePlay - click to view score with recording.

Songlist: Nine Hundred Miles, Skip To My Lou, Sailing On The Ocean, Bluebells, Cockleshells, Dry Bones Come Skipping, Autumn Canon, Let Me Out, Madalina Catalina, Strawberries, Mbombela (The Train Comes), Duerme Pronto (El Canto De Madre), Green Sally Up, Oro, My Little Boat, Ye Toop Doram, Pop Goes The Weasel, Ships Are Sailing, Going Down To Cairo, Needle's Eye

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Voicing: Unison | 2755b | Songbook & 1 CD | $32.95 ON SALE $29.95


Various Arrangers : A Cappella! Volume 2 : TB : Songbook : CGE162

Various Arrangers : A Cappella! Volume 2

Volume II in the popular A Cappella! series features nine concert and festival selections for young and developing TB choirs from creative writers Greg Gilpin, Victor C. Johnson and Mark Patterson. The Complete Edition is reproducible and also includes a Rehearsal Resource Page for each piece, a unique and valuable teaching/rehearsal tool which features Solfege; Vocabulary; and Preparation and Extention activities, carefully crafted for each selection by Greg Gilpin and Victor C. Johnson. The Choral Edition, ideal for use as a judge's copy or for your singers, is not reproducible and the Rehearsal Resource Pages are not included. Comprised of one spiritual arrangement, two folk song arrangements and six original selections in a variety of styles and including texts by famous poets Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Epes Sargent, this collection is an exceptional value and a great resource for your music library.

Songlist: Sing, Brothers, Sing, Nine Hundred Miles, Daybreak, Baraka Na Wewe, The Water Is Wide, Laudate Dominum, Little Innocent Lamb, A Life on the Ocean Wave, Great Men

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Voicing: TB | 4582b | Songbook | $9.95 | A Cappella


Jay Althouse : American Folk Songs for Solo Singers - Medium Low : Solo : Songbook & CD : 038081397634  : 00-35567

Jay Althouse : American Folk Songs for Solo Singers - Medium Low

Most vocal teachers have already discovered Jay's extremely popular Folk Songs for Solo Singers collections. And now, Alfred is excited to offer another for vocal students and their teachers! American Folk Songs for Solo Singers includes an excellent variety of solo material for recitals, concerts, and contests, available in two voicings.

Songlist: Bright Morning Stars, Down in the Valley to Pray, Honey Babe, How Can I Keep from Singing?, My Lord, What a Mornin', Nine Hundred Miles, Old Joe Clark, Pretty Little Girl, Shenandoah, Simple Gifts, Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child, Sun Don't Set in the Mornin', The Water Is Wide

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Voicing: Solo | 7258b | Songbook & CD | $24.95


Jay Althouse : American Folk Songs for Solo Singers - Medium High : Solo : Songbook & CD : 038081397603  : 00-35564

Jay Althouse : American Folk Songs for Solo Singers - Medium High

Most vocal teachers have already discovered Jay's extremely popular Folk Songs for Solo Singers collections. And now, Alfred is excited to offer another for vocal students and their teachers! American Folk Songs for Solo Singers includes an excellent variety of solo material for recitals, concerts, and contests, available in two voicings.

Songlist: Bright Morning Stars, Down in the Valley to Pray, Honey Babe, How Can I Keep from Singing?, My Lord, What a Mornin', Nine Hundred Miles, Old Joe Clark, Pretty Little Girl, Shenandoah, Simple Gifts, Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child, Sun Don't Set in the Mornin', The Water Is Wide

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Voicing: Solo | 7260b | Songbook & CD | $24.95


Jay Althouse : American Folk Songs for Solo Singers - Medium High : Solo : Songbook : 038081397580  : 00-35562

Jay Althouse : American Folk Songs for Solo Singers - Medium High

Most vocal teachers have already discovered Jay's extremely popular Folk Songs for Solo Singers collections. And now, Alfred is excited to offer another for vocal students and their teachers! American Folk Songs for Solo Singers includes an excellent variety of solo material for recitals, concerts, and contests, available in two voicings. Titles: Bright Morning Stars * Down in the Valley to Pray * Honey Babe * How Can I Keep from Singing? * My Lord, What a Morning * Nine Hundred Miles * Old Joe Clark * Pretty Little Girl * Shenandoah * Simple Gifts * Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child * Sun Don't Set in the Mornin' * The Water Is Wide.

Songlist: Down in the Valley to Pray, Honey Babe, How Can I Keep from Singing?, My Lord, What a Morning, Bright Morning Stars, Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child, Sun Don't Set in the Mornin', The Water Is Wide, Old Joe Clark, Pretty Little Girl, Shenandoah, Simple Gifts, Nine Hundred Miles

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Voicing: Solo | 10007b | Songbook | $15.95


Richard Walters : Folksongs in Recital - 14 Concert Arrangements - High Voice : Solo : Songbook & CD : 884088113315 : 1423421345 : 00000473

Richard Walters : Folksongs in Recital - 14 Concert Arrangements - High Voice

Contains 14 folk favorites: Bill Grogan's Goat - The Cruel War Is Raging - How Can I Keep from Singing - I Gave My Love a Cherry (The Riddle Song) - Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier - Nine Hundred Miles - Shenandoah - The Streets of Laredo - When Johnny Comes Marching Home - and more. Includes two CDs with full performances and accompaniment tracks, notes on each piece by the arranger, and performer biographies. Great for recitals!

Songlist: I Know Where I'm Goin', Nine Hundred Miles, How Can I Keep From Singing, Bill Grogan's Goat, Shenandoah, The Streets Of Laredo, Sail Around, The Cruel War Is Raging, I Gave My Love A Cherry (The Riddle Song), When Johnny Comes Marching Home, Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier, Once I Had A Sweetheart, Beware, Oh, Take Care, Single Girl

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Voicing: Solo | 3012b | Songbook & CD | $19.95 | Voice and Piano


Richard Walters : Folksongs in Recital - 14 Concert Arrangements - Low Voice : Solo : Songbook & CD : 884088113322 : 1423421353 : 00000474

Richard Walters : Folksongs in Recital - 14 Concert Arrangements - Low Voice

Contains 14 folk favorites: Bill Grogan's Goat - The Cruel War Is Raging - How Can I Keep from Singing - I Gave My Love a Cherry (The Riddle Song) - Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier - Nine Hundred Miles - Shenandoah - The Streets of Laredo - When Johnny Comes Marching Home - and more. Includes two CDs with full performances and accompaniment tracks, notes on each piece by the arranger, and performer biographies. Great for recitals!

Songlist: I Know Where I'm Goin', Nine Hundred Miles, How Can I Keep From Singing, Bill Grogan's Goat, Shenandoah, The Cruel War Is Raging, I Gave My Love A Cherry (The Riddle Song), When Johnny Comes Marching Home, Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier, Once I Had A Sweetheart, Beware, Oh, Take Care, Single Girl

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Voicing: Solo | 3013b | Songbook & CD | $19.95 | Voice and Piano


Richard Walters and Bryan Stanley : American Folksongs - High Voice : Solo : Songbook : 073999812213 : 0634047612 : 00740187

Richard Walters and Bryan Stanley : American Folksongs - High Voice

Concert arrangements for voice and piano in an art song style of 35 great folksongs from the American heritage. These interesting and expressive settings are appropriate for collegiate recitals or advanced high school singers as contest solos. The songs range from comic to sad, from rowdy to inspirational, and there are selections appropriate for women and men singers. The collection is primarily comprised of secular folksongs, with a few sacred American folk tunes. The same songs appear, transposed, in the editions for High Voice and Low Voice. There are three bonus duets.

Songlist: SHENANDOAH, BANKS OF THE OHIO, THE BATTLE ON SHILOH'S HILL, BEWARE, OH, TAKE CARE, Bill Groggin's Goat, BLACK IS THE COLOR OF MY TRUE LOVE'S HAIR, BURY ME BENEATH THE WILLOW, COME, THOU FOUNT OF EVERY BLESSING (arr. Walters), DAUGHTER, WILL YOU MARRY?, HONEST PLOUGHMAN, THE, HOUSEWIFE'S LAMENT, THE, HOW FIRM A FOUNDATION, I GAVE MY LOVE A CHERRY (THE RIDDLE SONG), JOHNNY HAS GONE FOR A SOLDIER (arr. Walters), LET US BREAK BREAD TOGETHER, MIGHTY DAY, NINE HUNDRED MILES, ONCE I HAD A SWEETHEART, RIVER IN THE PINES, THE, SACRAMENTO, SINGLE GIRL, SOLDIER, SOLDIER, WILL YOU MARRY ME?, STREETS OF LAREDO, THE (arr. Walters), Poor Wayfaring Stranger, WHISTLE, DAUGHTER, WHISTLE, AMAZING GRACE, CRUEL WAR IS RAGING, THE, SAILING AROUND, HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING (duet), HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING (solo), and more

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Voicing: Solo | 4080b | Songbook | $18.95 | Voice and Piano


Various : Songs America Sings: 121 Easy Arrangements for Piano/Vocal/Guitar : Solo : Songbook : 073999330205 : 0793571804 : 50453280

Various : Songs America Sings: 121 Easy Arrangements for Piano/Vocal/Guitar

A fabulous collection of 121 all-time sing-along hits in easy-to-play arrangements for piano, voice, and guitar. Song categories include folk songs, patriotic songs, railroad melodies, hymns, and Broadway songs. Includes: I Left My Heart in San Francisco - Give My Regards to Broadway - Somewhere - and Tonight (from West Side Story). A great value!

Songlist: Kum Ba Yah, Casey Jones, Tonight, A Mighty Fortress Is Our God, Abide With Me, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, Tom Dooley, Nine Hundred Miles, All God's Children, Simple Gifts, Goodbye, Old Paint, Worried Man Blues, Somewhere, Danny Boy, Auld Lang Syne, Frankie And Johnny, Deep River, Alouette, Amazing Grace, America, The Beautiful, Down In The Valley, The Lord's Prayer, Greensleeves, The Big Rock Candy Mountain, Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen, When The Saints Go Marching In, Go, Tell It On The Mountain, One More River, Home On The Range, I've Been Working On The Railroad, and more

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Voicing: Solo | 10045b | Songbook | $34.95 | PVG


Various : The Homespun Songbook : Unison : Songbook : 840126964882 : 1705138756 : 00367073

Various : The Homespun Songbook

Singing and playing music at gatherings - whether around a campfire with friends, at parties or community sing-alongs - is always magical and uplifting. Music is the universal language that brings people together from all walks of life. Happy Traum, the renown folk musician and educator/founder of Homespun Tapes, has put together this fantastic collection of 100 songs, perfect for gatherings of all sizes. They have been joyously tested at sing-alongs and jamborees for generations, and he wants to share the experience with you! Happy tells how and where he became acquainted with each song and the artists who wrote them and/or made them famous (many of whom are/were personal friends) and how these songs shaped the culture and times. The songs in this collection are organized into four sections: Traditional Folk and Bluegrass, Singing the Blues, Gospel Songs and Spirituals, Singer/Songwriters. Here are a few highlights: Amazing Grace - Betty and Dupree - Blowin' in the Wind - Darcy Farrow - Freight Train - He's Got the Whole World in His Hands - House of the Rising Sun - I'll Fly Away - Kisses Sweeter Than Wine - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - Nine Hundred Miles - St. James Infirmary Blues - and many more! Each song contains lyrics and easy-to-play guitar chord diagrams!

Songlist: I Am A Pilgrim, Wildwood Flower, Nine Hundred Miles, Come Back Baby, Angels From Montgomery, Make Me A Pallet On The Floor, Rocky Mountain High, C.C. Rider, East Virginia Blues, Water Is Wide, Jesus On The Mainline, Amazing Grace, Careless Love, Bury Me Beneath The Willow, My Lord, What A Morning, Church Street Blues, Freight Train, Six Days On The Road, Willin', I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow, Annie's Song, The Circle Game, Summertime, John Henry, Angel Band, Rock Island Line, This Train, Let Us Break Bread Together, I'll Fly Away, Blowin' In The Wind, and more

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Voicing: Unison | 11801b | Songbook | $24.99


Individual Folios

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Nine Hundred Miles : SSA : Rollo Dilworth : Rollo Dilworth : Songbook : 00254540 : 888680721558

Rollo Dilworth : Nine Hundred Miles

Of the many genres of the American folk song traditions, the work song and the railroad song are two of the most common. These were often sung during times of travel as a means of passing time but also as a means of lifting spirits. This example offers hope along with a solid example of the style so important in American folk song history.

Composer: Rollo Dilworth

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Voicing: SSA | Sheet Music | $2.25 |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| 00254540


Nine Hundred Miles : SATB : BENNIGHOF, JAMES : BENNIGHOF, JAMES : Sheet Music : 9780193864061 : 9780193864061

BENNIGHOF, JAMES : Nine Hundred Miles

This is a powerful setting of one of the greatest American blues melodies. The tension in the piece climaxes in two cumulative waves. A devastatingly effective concert piece in the hands of accomplished adult groups, it is also technically accessible to school choirs.

Composer: BENNIGHOF, JAMES

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $2.90 | A Cappella |
9780193864061


Nine Hundred Miles : TTB : Douglas E.Wagner : Traditional : Sheet Music : 15-2485H : 9781429104326

Douglas E.Wagner : Nine Hundred Miles

This superbly crafted, hip arrangement of the American folk tune features an infectious, rhythmic keyboard accompaniment accented with tasteful use of shaker and tambourine. Showcase your male groups with this creative programming winner.

Arranger: Douglas E.Wagner | Composer: Traditional | Country: United States

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Voicing: TTB | Sheet Music | $1.95 |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| 15-2485H


Nine Hundred Miles : SAB : Roger Emerson : Sheet Music : 00155198 : 888680104580

Roger Emerson : Nine Hundred Miles

The plaintive sound of the lonesome train whistle and the longing of the traveler for home are evoked in this well-crafted setting of an American classic. An urgent rhythmic groove and contrasting cello line give it a contemporary feel that is instantly compelling.

Arranger: Roger Emerson

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Voicing: SAB | Sheet Music | $2.50 |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| 00155198 | Digital Version Available
Other Voicings: SSA, SSA


Nine Hundred Miles : SATB : Rene Clausen : Sheet Music : 00200886 : 888680651930

Rene Clausen : Nine Hundred Miles

This lovely folk melody is beautifully set by René Clausen. Utilizing the haunting quality of the clarinet to embellish the melancholy text, this simple folk song becomes the centerpiece of any choral concert. The clarinet part is included in the back of the octavo.

Arranger: Rene Clausen

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $2.25 | With Piano |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| 00200886 | Digital Version Available


Nine Hundred Miles : SATB : Kirby Shaw : Traditional American Folk Song : Sheet Music : 08754060 : 884088622596

Kirby Shaw : Nine Hundred Miles

The lonely train whistle and the traveler far from home are highlighted in this folk classic recorded by Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Odetta and other greats. Add guitar, bass and drums for an authentic '50s feel. Available separately: SATB, SAB, 2-Part, ShowTrax CD. Rhythm parts (ac gtr, b, dm) available as a digital download. Duration: ca. 2:35.

Arranger: Kirby Shaw | Composer: Traditional American Folk Song | Country: United States

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $1.80 |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| 08754060
Other Voicings: SAB, 2-Part, SATB, SAB, 2-Part

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