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SATB choir (choir divisi) and piano, with optional brass quintet and percussion (Trumpet 1 & 2 in Bb & C, Horn in F, Trombone, Tuba, Percussion (Tom-Tom, Tenor Drum, Bongo, Suspended Cymbal, Snare Drum), Piano) - Medium - Digital Download SKU: MQ.9123-E Composed by Gwyneth W. Walker. 15 pages. E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital #9123-E. Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital (MQ.9123-E). English.An updated revisiting of the well-known Shaker song Simple Gifts. The original song expresses Shaker values of simplicity and humility (“to bow and to bend we will not be ashamed”). Reference is made to the Shaker love of dancing (“by turning, turning, we come ’round right”). This is a joyous song, either in the original Shaker a cappella form or with lively piano or brass accompaniment. A new verse is added, based on Shaker values: “to sing out right, with a voice of harmony, love and light.” We are then reminded of our gifts—to be simple, and (very American), to be free! About Digital Downloads Digital Downloads are downloadable sheet music files that can be viewed directly on your computer, tablet or mobile device. Once you download your digital sheet music, you can view and print it at home, school, or anywhere you want to make music, and you don’t have to be connected to the internet. Just purchase, download and play! PLEASE NOTE: Your Digital Download will have a watermark at the bottom of each page that will include your name, purchase date and number of copies purchased. You are only authorized to print the number of copies that you have purchased. You may not digitally distribute or print more copies than purchased for use (i.e., you may not print or digitally distribute individual copies to friends or students).