Down by the Riverside Choral single edition TTBB
- Music: traditional
- Arrangement: Gwyn Arch
- Lyrics: traditional
- Voicing: 4-part, Solo & Choir, with keyboard instruments
- Components: Choral Score, Full Score
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A very old spiritual that was originally known as Study War No More. It started out as a song associated with the slaves’ struggle for freedom, but after the American Civil War (1861–1865) it became a very high-spirited peace song for people who were fed up with fighting. The arrangement begins with a humming male choir, above which a solo voice (baritone/bass) rises, quietly accompanied on the piano. Once warmed up, things get down to business rhythmically and lively.