Tenting on the Old Camp Ground: SATB: Instrumental Work

Dale Warland Choral Series-Most of us think that ?going viral? is a 21st century phenomenon made possible by the immediacy and ubiquity of the Internet. But Tenting on the Old Camp Ground Walter Kittredge's haunting Civil War song of1863 went viral in the age of the telegraph and remains an enduring expression of the yearning for peace. Dale Warland sets this powerful text with a delicate touch including guitar accompaniment thatcalls for fingernail tapping on the body of the guitar.

With a nod to Taps this Civil War song is scored for guitar clarinet and SATB choir. Featuring the women on verse one and the men on verse two this beautiful arrangement captures the sadness and desperation felt by soldiers on the battlefield. Coming together in a unison statement we are tired of war on the old campground the pain in the music is clear. The clarinet captures the melancholy and the guitar is simple and transparent in much the same way it would be in the middle of the campground.