Why does he gallop? (2011)
Unison voices with optional descant, and piano
or SATB and piano
Who is the mysterious horseman, galloping by in the night? Is it a highwayman? Is it a messenger? Is it a doctor? Is it a refugee? This lively setting of words by Robert Louis Stevenson captures the mystery of the galloping stranger with rhythmic drive and easily-learnt vocal parts.
It is available in two versions: one for voices in unison with an optional second part, and one for SATB – both with piano.
(Why Does He Gallop? is the second movement of Pictures of Night, a suite in five movements for SATB, optional youth choir, and piano.)
(Please note – Alan Bullard also arranged Stanford’s setting of this poem in The Oxford Book of Flexible Choral Songs – this is a completely different song.)
Scrolling Score (unison version)
Scrolling Score (SATB version)
To buy the SATB version:
Digital downloads (instant pdfs) from Sheet Music Direct, Sheet Music Plus or J W Pepper (prices vary)
Printed copies (usually printed to order so please allow time for printing and delivery) from JWPepper in USA (for price see website) and by contacting Colne Edition in UK £2.25 plus postage, 5 copies minimum)
To buy the Unison version:
Digital downloads (instant pdfs) from Sheet Music Direct, Sheet Music Plus or J W Pepper (prices vary)
A digital download of a single copy rather than a set (for choirs who learn by rote) is also available here: Sheet Music Direct, or Sheet Music Plus
Printed copies (usually printed to order so please allow time for printing and delivery) from JWPepper in USA (for price see website) and by contacting Colne Edition in UK £2.25 plus postage, 5 copies minimum)