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"Steal Away"
       
     
"Steal Away"
 


"Steal Away," Lyrics, Text Format



Syncopation, mastering the tonic arpeggio in voice and recorder,
solo section with chorus and refrain.

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Description
 
  • Grade: Fifth

  • Origin: USA - African American Spiritual

  • Key: F Major

  • Time: 4/4

  • Form: staves: ABCDAB - phrases: ABCA - refrain/verse/chorus/refrain - song ABA, refrain/verse/refrain

  • Rhythm: intermediate : | ta/ ti ta/a | syncopation,
    | ta/ ti ta ta | syncopation, | ta ta/a/a |
    | ti ti ta ta/ ti | syncopation, | ta ta ta ta |
    | ta ta/a ti ti | ta ta/a ta | ta/ ti ta/ ti | syncopation,
    | ti ta/ ta/ ti | ta ta ta/ ti |

  • Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi So La - pentatonic scale

  • Intervals: intermediate: Do../Mi../So..repeated rhythmic pitches for the ascending tonic arpeggio (I, F), La\Re (P5), Mi\Do (M3), Do/La (M6), Mi/So (m3), So\Do (P4), Do/Mi (M3), So\Mi/So (P5), So\Mi\Do/Mi/So descending/ascending tonic arpeggio (I, F)

  • Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; D.C. al Fine, Fine, vocal slur, instrumental slur (recorder), syncopation, pentatonic scale, tonic arpeggios, refrain/verse/refrain, fermata, two double barlines; tempo: slow and fast, refrain/solo/chorus/refrain, singing alone and with others

  • Key Words: USA history; African American history, sacred, steal away, Jesus, Lord call me, thunder, trumpet sounds, soul, sinners, trees bending, lightning; contraction: ain't (have not)

    Recorder: intermediate: mastering the tonic arpeggio within the pentatonic scale, syncopation, instrumental slurs, F/D (M6), tempo: slow and fast

 
 


"Steal Away"

   
Solo Chorus
 
    Refrain  
 
Steal away, steal away,
Steal away to Jesus.
Steal away, steal away home,
I ain't go long to stay here.
 
  1. My Lord calls me
He calls me by the thunder;
 
    The trumpet sounds within-a my soul;
I ain't got long to stay here.
 
    Refrain  
 
2.
Green trees are bending;
Poor sinners stand a-trembing;

 
    The trumpet sounds within-a my soul;
I ain't got long to stay here.
 
    Refrain  
  3. My Lord calls me
He calls me by the lightning;
 
    The trumpet sounds within-a my soul;
I ain't got long to stay here.
 
    Refrain  
       


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