Description
Hand picking cotton is possibly one of the most gruelling tasks known to man. To make things easier, people in 19^th^ century rural America used to sing across the field in support of one another. The start of this piece is performed with a different player for each bar and evokes this image very effectively. The ensuing "Praising Song" celebrates the end of a tough day and you can just imagine all the singing, clapping and stamping! An elementary ensemble will sparkle as they play the double quavers, pizzicati and syncopated beats.