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Using niless own accounts from his journals, notebooks, and unpublished autobiography, pen tracks his rise from farm boy to songwriter and folk collector extraordinaire. I wonder as i wander, appalachian folk music, john jacob niles, richard. His songs, many based on traditional sources, include venezuela, and the haunting christmas song i wonder as i wander. John jacob niles is concert artist, collector and arranger of american folk music, and composer. Print and download lead sheets for i wonder as i wander composed by john jacob niles includes complete lyrics in e minor. I wonder as i wander sheet music for voice and piano. John jacob niles april 28, 1892 march 1, 1980 was an american composer, singer, and collector of traditional ballads. Soprano or tenor introduces this lovely a cappella appalachia. I wonder as i wander sheet music for violin download free in pdf. Oct 7, 2017 i wonder as i wander by john jacob niles stay safe and healthy. After hearing the song a few times, niles had written down the words. John jacob niles i wonder as i wander sheet music in g. John jacob niles i wonder as i wander sheet music in e.
John jacob niles i wonder as i wander version recorded 1958 i wonder as i wander grew out of three lines of music sung for me by a girl who called herself annie morgan. Niles derived the germ of the song from the young daughter of a traveling evangelist, then composed a complete folk song that he performed while accompanying himself on dulcimer. John jacob niles i wonder as i wander sheet music notes. The hymn has its origins in a song fragment collected by niles on july 16.
I wonder as i wander was partially collected and partially written by john jacob niles, who also wrote black is the color of my true loves hair, another folk classic. The life of john jacob niles, the first fulllength biography of niles, ron pen offers a rich portrait of the musicians character and career. John jacob niles born april 28, 1892 in louisville, kentucky, died march 1, 1980 in lexington, kentucky was an american composer, singer, and collector of traditional ballads. Or if you need beginner guitar lessons online, try one of our six beginning guitar programs. High quality and interactive, transposable in any key, play along. For 18 years we provide a free and legal service for free sheet music. Download and print i wonder as i wander sheet music for accordion by john jacob niles. Print and download i wonder as i wander for flute or violin solo with piano accompaniment sheet music. The song would be published for the first time in 1944. I wonder as i wander digitally remastered by john jacob. I wonder as i wander the university press of kentucky.
When mary birthed jesus twas in a cows stall, with wise men and farmers and shepherds and all. While in the town of murphy in appalachian north carolina, niles attended a fundraising meeting held by. Transpose, print or convert, download folk pdf and learn to play piano score in minutes. Transpose, print or convert, download folk pdf and learn to play viola score in minutes. As a composer and balladeer, niles drew inspiration from the deep well of traditional appalachian and african american folk songs. Dean of american balladeers over coffee and liqueurs we would sometimes listen to john jacob niles recordings. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly. Niles performed the full version of the song for the first time on december 19, 1933. It is played by david christensen on the carillon located at the university of california, riverside.
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John jacob niles 18921980 was born in louisville, kentucky, but at the age of ten his family moved to a farm, and it has been suggested that this mix of urban and rural in his background explains his success in meld. Pdf digital sheet music to download and print, interactive sheet music for online playback, transposition and printing. John jacob niles i wonder as i wander sheet music pdf. John jacob niles i wonder as i wander sheet music notes and chords arranged for ez play today. He is often called the dean of american balladeers. Ellen deitz tucker i wonder as i wander is a christmas hymn written by folklorist john jacob niles 18921980, based on a song fragment he heard while traveling in the southern appalachians. I wonder as i wander by john jacob niles digital sheet.
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