Choral
Dirty No Gooder Blues
From the collection "Love Songs"
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- Theme
- Text & Music
- Duration
- 3:48
- Year Written
- 1997
- Score Available From
- Oxford University Press Get this score global.oup.comPreview this score sheetmusicplus.com
- Poet
- Bessie Smith
- Instrumentation
SATB chorus, piano
From the collection Love Songs, 'Dirty No Gooder Blues' is a raucous composition which pays homage to world-renowned blues singer and lyricist Bessie Smith. Scored for SATB and piano, it features Smith's lyrics alongside blues-influenced rhythms and harmonies.