The House of the Rising Sun

A fresh new take on an old classic, this ballad reinvents the standard with a completely new melody and a bluesy, brass-filled, "Earth Wind & Fire" sound. It features an alto soloist for the first verse and a layered choral crescendo 'sunrise' to finish off the piece. Unique and memorable!

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Instrumentation: Piano/Synth/Guitar/Bass/Drums/2 Tpt/2 Tbn/Alto, Tenor, & Bari Sax

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Price
$250
Genre
Blues/Funk, Standards
Voicing
SSA, SAB, SATB
Functions
Ballad
Difficulty
Moderate
There is a house down in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor soul
And me, I know I'm one

My mother was a tailor
She sewed my new blue jeans
My father was a gamblin' man
And I followed him all the way to New Orleans

Oh mother tell your children
Not to do what I have done
Oh, I spent my life in sin and misery
In the House of the Rising Sun

I'm goin' back to New Orleans
My race is almost run, oh yeah
Yes, I'm goin' back home to spend the rest of my life
Beneath the Rising Sun

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