Amazing Grace (SSAA unaccompanied) arranged by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange

by s ed le rd g ! co in re w eir lbum S th a As he on pped ra

T

w Un

Amazing Grace arranged by Joanna Forbes L’Estrange

SSAA (unaccomp.) andagio

Composer’s note I wrote my arrangement of Amazing Grace during my time as the Musical Director of The Swingles. It had bothered me for some time that, while our library contained many pieces for the four male voices of the group, there were none for just the four female voices. We recorded it for our Christmas album ‘Unwrapped’ (2004).

Each voice part has a turn to sing the melody while the other voices weave an accompaniment around it. The opening soloist has the most flexibility and can take her time, enjoying the gospel-style inflections of the line. Thereafter, the tempo should remain very fluid and breaths should never feel hurried. It’s up to the accompanying voices to follow the voice-part singing the lead. Blend, as with all a cappella pieces, is paramount.

Joanna Forbes L’Estrange

Scoring:

SSAA unaccomp.

Duration:

3 minutes

Style:

gospel

Difficulty:

medium

Amazing Grace arr. Joanna Forbes L’Estrange was written for The Swingles and first performed by the four female voices of The Swingles on their USA Tour in 1999.

© 2011

andagio

All Rights Reserved

Amazing Grace Traditional Arranged for The Swingle Singers

by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange

Flessibile, espressivo mf

Solo voice

3 &b 4 œ œœ ˙ A

œ. œœ œj œ. ‰ œ œ œ œ. œœœ œ œ œ Œ œ œ ˙ œ. œ

ma - zing

grace

how

sweet

the sound

that

œœ

saved

a

7

&b ˙ wretch

œ œ ˙. like

œ Œ œœ ˙

me

I

once

œ œœ ˙

œœ ˙

was

but

lost

œœ œ

now

am

Œ

found,

œ

was

14

&b ˙ blind

S

œ œœ ˙

œ

˙.

but

I

see.

now

mp legatissimo

° b &

∑

œ

Ó

,

œ

˙

Œ

˙

˙

∑

∑

rit...

œ

œ œ œ

∑ pa tempo

U ˙

Œ

˙.

Ooh...

Mm...

mp S

&b

∑

Ó

œ

œ œ œ

œ

˙

œ œ œ

U œ œ œ

Ooh... mp A

&b

∑

Ó

œ

œ

˙

œ œ œ

˙

œ

˙

'Twas grace p

U ˙

Œ

Mm...

mp

∑

Ó œ

that

˙.

Ooh...

A &b ¢

œœ

˙

œ

˙

œ

œ œ œ

U Œ œ œ

Ooh...

p

˙.

Mm...

21

S

S

° b & ˙

œ

˙

œ

&b ˙

œ

˙

œ

my

heart

to

taught A

A

& b ˙. ¢& b

œ œ œ

œ œ œ

œ œ œ

˙.

˙.

Œ

˙

œ œ ˙

œ œ ˙.

my

re -

œ

œ

fear

and

˙.

˙

œ

œ œ œ

œ œ œ

˙

œ

˙.

œ œ œ

œ œ œ

˙.

˙

œ

© 2011

grace

andagio

fears

lieved

3

27

S

° b œ &

S

& b œ.

œ

œ

œ

‰ œ œ

˙

how A

&b œ

A

¢& b ˙

œ

œ

pre

-

œ

bœ

œ œ cious

˙

œ

œ

œ

˙

œ

that

grace

œ.

ap - pear

œ

˙ did

œ

˙.

˙.

˙.

˙.

œ

˙.

˙.

˙.

˙.

j œ ‰ œ ‰

œ

the

p

32

S

œ

° &b ˙

œ

Œ

˙.

œ œ

œ œ œ

œ œ

˙.

œ.

œ

œ œ œ

‰ œ

œ œ #œ

Ah...

S

&b ˙ hour

œ œ ˙

œ

I

be - lieved.

first

˙.

Ah...

p A

& b ˙.

Œ

˙.

œ œ

œ œ œ

˙.

Ah... p

A &b ¢

b ˙.

° b Œ -˙ &

œ œ

Œ

˙

œ

Ah...

œ

˙.

Œ ˙

Œ ˙

Œ ˙

Œ ˙

Œ ˙-

Œ -˙

Œ ˙-

Œ ˙-

Œ -˙

Œ ˙

Œ ˙ -

Œ œ- œ

Œ ˙ -

Œ œ œ -

Œ ˙-

Œ -œ œ

(simile)

f

& b Œ ˙-

(simile)

Doo... f A

& b Œ œ- œ Doo...

A

œ

Through

Œ ˙

Œ ˙

Doo...

S

f

f

38

S

nœ

˙

Œ

Œ

#œ œ

¢& b ˙ ma

(simile)

œœ ˙ -

ny

œ

˙

dan - gers toils

œ

œ.

and snares

© 2011

‰ œ I

andagio

˙ have

œœ ˙ al-

rea

œ -

dy

˙. come

4

rit.

S

° b Œ &

A tempo

mp

45

˙

Œ

Œ

˙ doon

S

Œ

˙

Œ

˙

doon

doon

doon, doo

‰ j œ ˙

‰ œj ˙

U ‰ j #œ œ œ

mp

‰ œj ˙

& b Œ #˙

doon

doon

doon

doon,

mp A

&b Œ

doon

mp A &b œ Œ ¢

grace

S

° b & ˙

œ

œ.

doo

doo

doo

&b ˙

œ

doo A

&b

A

doo

œ œ œ

doo

¢& b ˙ grace

˙

œ

doon

doon

doon

doon

œ

œ.

me

safe

has

brought

˙

œ

˙ U j œ œ œ ˙ doon

doo

doo

œ. doo

œ.

‰

œ

and p

œ œ œ

U ˙

œ

‰ œ

p

œ

œ œ

œ œ œ

˙

œ

U œ œ œ

œ

U ˙

Mm...

j œ œ

œ.

doo doo

doo

œ œ ˙

œ

˙.

lead

œ œ œ

œ

Mm...

doo

shall

œ

doo

far

rit.

œ œ

œ

doon,

thus

legatissimo

50

S

œ

j œ œ œ ˙

œ œ œ. tis

doo

U

œ œ œ œ ˙ doo doo doo doo

U œ œ

me

‰ œ

˙

œ œ ˙

mp

œ

Mm...

The

˙.

Œ

˙

∑

home.

A tempo ma meno mosso 56

° b & œ œ œ

œ œ œ

œ œ œ

S

&b œ œ œ

œ œ œ

˙

A

&b ˙

œ œ ˙

S

Lord p A

¢& b ˙.

Mm...

œ œ ˙ has

pro - mised

˙

œ

good

˙. © 2011

œ œj ‰ œ

œ œ œ

œ œ œ

œ

œ œ

œ

˙

œ

œ œ œ

œ

œ.

œ

˙

œ œ ˙

œ œ

my

se -

to

‰

me,

His word

˙.

˙.

andagio

hope

˙.

5

62

S

° b j & œ œ œ œ œ‰ œ

S

&b ˙

A

& b ˙.

œ œ œ œ

he

¢& b ˙.

œ œ œ

œ œ œ

œ œ œ

œ œ œ

˙

‰ œœ ˙

œ.

cures A

œ œ œ

will

œœ ˙

œœ ˙

my shield

and

˙.

˙.

œ #˙

œ ˙

œœ

as

as

be

˙

œ

long

#œ n˙

nœ

rit.

° b œ &

œ ‰ J œ

œ

œ

œ

&b ˙

S

˙

œ

˙

69

S

˙.

œ

port - tion

b˙.

œ œj ‰ œ œ œ œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

p A tempo

œ

œ

œ

j œ ‰ œ Ooh... p

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

j œ ‰ œ

Ooh... p A

&b ˙

œ

life

en

˙.

˙.

˙.

‰ œ

œ.

Ooh...

dures.

-

p A

¢& b b ˙

œ

œ

˙

˙.

˙.

‰

œ.

œ Ooh...

74

S

° &b ˙

œ

, œ

˙

rit.

œ

œ

œ

" œ

˙

Mm

&b ˙

S

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

" œ Mm

&b

A

˙

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

˙

" ˙

œ Mm

A

¢

&b

˙

œ

˙

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

"

œ Mm

© 2011

andagio

U ˙.

U ˙.

U ˙.

U ˙.

Joanna Forbes L’Estrange (b.1971) is a British singer, songwriter and choral composer who receives engagements throughout the world. A Master of Arts music graduate of Oxford University, she began her career as soprano and Musical Director of the five-time Grammy® Award-winning a cappella group the Swingle Singers, during which time she started composing and arranging music.

She is founder and artistic director of the all-female vocal group AQUILA and appeared as a judge on the Sky 1 television series Sing: Ultimate A Cappella. In 2018, she made history with her charity single Twenty-first-century Woman, the first all-female recording session ever to have taken place at Abbey Road Studios.

For more information visit joannaforbeslestrange.com Facebook Joanna Forbes L’Estrange; Twitter @JoForbesLE; Instagram @joforbeslestrange

L’Estrange Music … for you and your choir For perusal scores, audio demos, learning resources, videos and to order sheet music go to lestrangemusic.com To book us to run a rehearsal on our music with your choir or to commission us to write a new piece/arrangement for your choir and for any other enquiries email us info@lestrangemusic.com To be the first to hear about new music from L’Estrange Music Like us on Facebook L’Estrange Music Follow us on Twitter @ForbesLEstrange Follow us on Instagram @lestrangesinthenight See back page for more pieces for Upper Voice Choirs

L’Estrange Music More pieces for Upper Voice Choirs

by Alexander L’Estrange & Joanna Forbes L’Estrange

Amazing Grace An Irish Blessing A Woman (Wearing Bloomers) on a Wheel Three Eva Cassidy songs Friends Apart and True Give Us Grace High as the Heavens Hodie!

Let Nothing Disturb Thee Love’s Philosophy New College Service On Eagles’ Wings Panis Angelicus St Swithun’s Preces & Responses Suffragette March The Chorister’s Prayer There Will Always Be Music The Three Wise Women The Twyford Carols This is our World Twenty-first-century Woman We Will Remember Them Winter Songs

SSAA (unaccomp.)

SSA + piano & opt. flute SSA + piano SA + piano SSAA + piano SSAA (optional piano) SSAA (unaccomp.)

SA + organ SA + organ SA + piano 2-part trebles + organ 2-part trebles + organ SSA + organ SSA + optional organ SA + piano 2-part trebles + organ SSA + piano SSA + piano SA + piano & opt. percussion SSAA + piano SSA + piano SSA + piano & opt. trumpet Unison/2-part + piano

www.lestrangemusic.com

andagio Faber Music Faber Music Faber Music andagio andagio andagio Faber Music andagio Faber Music Faber Music RSCM Faber Music andagio andagio RSCM andagio andagio Faber Music SingUp andagio andagio Faber Music