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Silver Bells [beginner]
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Silver Bells
Silver Bells
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Cello (band part)
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John Denver
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Michael Todd Kovell
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Silver Bells
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SheetMusicPlus
Cello Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1347961 By John Denver. By Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. Arranged by Michael Todd Kovell. 20th Century,Ch...
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Cello Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1347961 By John Denver. By Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. Arranged by Michael Todd Kovell. 20th Century,Christmas,Classical,Holiday,Standards. Individual part. 1 pages. Phinney Music #932775. Published by Phinney Music (A0.1347961). Transport yourself to the nostalgic charm of Silver Bells from the classic Paramount Picture, The Lemon Drop Kid, with this enchanting sheet music arrangement. Specifically crafted for solo cello players, this rendition encapsulates the timeless allure of the beloved holiday tune.Perfect for cellists ranging from beginner to intermediate levels, this sheet music offers a captivating adaptation of the iconic song. Immerse yourself in the heartfelt melodies that echo the spirit of the festive season, as captured in this cello arrangement.This arrangement beautifully intertwines the grace and elegance of the original Silver Bells melody with the rich and resonant tones of the cello. Embrace the joy of performing this beloved holiday favorite, whether for personal enjoyment, intimate gatherings, or special performances during the holiday season.Channel the magic of Silver Bells through your cello, infusing each note with the warmth and spirit of Christmas. Delight audiences and evoke cherished memories with this delightful solo cello arrangement, capturing the essence of the holidays in every musical phrase.
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Silver Bells
Silver Bells
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Easy Piano
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Plumb
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Lori Cummings
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Silver Bells
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Lori Cummings
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SheetMusicPlus
Easy Piano - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.762401 By Plumb. By Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. Arranged by Lori Cummings. Christmas,Contemporary,Holid...
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Easy Piano - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.762401 By Plumb. By Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. Arranged by Lori Cummings. Christmas,Contemporary,Holiday,Instructional,Traditional. Score. 4 pages. Lori Cummings #6140297. Published by Lori Cummings (A0.762401). This version of Silver Bells is arranged with the Late Beginner Piano pianist in mind. Written with the melody going between both hands, there are are times that some simple harmony is brought in and the echo of Silver Bells is added in the chorus. Larger font is used for easier reading. Lyrics for one verse and the chorus are included. Musicians will love performing this in concerts and at family gatherings. .
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Silver Bells
Silver Bells
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John Denver
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Christina Lopriore
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Silver Bells
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Christina Lopriore
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SheetMusicPlus
Piano Solo - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1129700 By John Denver. By Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. Arranged by Christina Lopriore. Children,Christm...
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Piano Solo - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1129700 By John Denver. By Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. Arranged by Christina Lopriore. Children,Christmas,Holiday,Pop. Score. 2 pages. Christina Lopriore #730111. Published by Christina Lopriore (A0.1129700). A Late beginner arrangement of Silver Bells for easy piano. Key of C. Includes suggested fingerings and some sharps, flats, and shifting.
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Silver Bells
Silver Bells
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John Denver
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SilverTonalities
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Silver Bells
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SilverTonalities
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SheetMusicPlus
Easy Piano - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1327549 By John Denver. By Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. Arranged by SilverTonalities. Christmas,Film/TV,...
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Easy Piano - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1327549 By John Denver. By Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. Arranged by SilverTonalities. Christmas,Film/TV,Instructional. Score. 3 pages. SilverTonalities #915592. Published by SilverTonalities (A0.1327549). Popular 1950 Christmas Song for Beginner PianoA SilverTonalities Arrangement!With Colored Notation to enable Beginner Pianists to read Music quickly and accurately!
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Silver Bells
Silver Bells
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Easy Piano
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BEGINNER
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Rock
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Plumb
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SilverTonalities
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Silver Bells
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SilverTonalities
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SheetMusicPlus
Easy Piano - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.645080 By Plumb. By Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. Arranged by SilverTonalities. Rock. Score. 3 pages. Sil...
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Easy Piano - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.645080 By Plumb. By Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. Arranged by SilverTonalities. Rock. Score. 3 pages. SilverTonalities #4987803. Published by SilverTonalities (A0.645080). Popular 1950 Christmas Song for Beginner Piano
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Silver Bells
Silver Bells
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Harp
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Rock
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Plumb
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Cindy Blevins
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Silver Bells
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Cindy Blevins
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SheetMusicPlus
Harp - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.542308 By Plumb. By Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. Arranged by Cindy Blevins. Rock. Score. 4 pages. Cindy Blevin...
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Harp - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.542308 By Plumb. By Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. Arranged by Cindy Blevins. Rock. Score. 4 pages. Cindy Blevins #3244073. Published by Cindy Blevins (A0.542308). This is a beautiful arrangement for easy lap harp. Three pages of music. Keep in mind that easy for one, is not easy for another. This is not a beginner arrangement. It is an arrangement with less notes in it than the regular arrangement, and easier rhythms where applicable. There is no levering within the arrangement. You do need a harp with C below middle C and 24-26 strings.My website: https://www.blevinsmusic.com
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Silver Bells
Silver Bells
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Big Note Piano
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BEGINNER
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Christmas
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Jay Livingston & Ray Evans
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Silver Bells
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Hal Leonard - Digital
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SheetMusicPlus
Electronic Keyboard,Organ,Piano and Keyboard - Digital Download SKU: HX.448648 By Jay Livingston & Ray Evans. This edition: scorch. E-Z Play Today. Chris...
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Electronic Keyboard,Organ,Piano and Keyboard - Digital Download SKU: HX.448648 By Jay Livingston & Ray Evans. This edition: scorch. E-Z Play Today. Christmas,Holiday,Jazz. Score. 3 pages. Hal Leonard - Digital #738220. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital (HX.448648). About Hal Leonard E-Z Play TodayFor organs, pianos, and electronic keyboards. E-Z Play Today is the shortest distance between beginning music and playing fun. Now there are more than 300 reasons why you should play E-Z Play Today. * World's largest series of music folios * Full-size books - large 9 x 12 format features easy-to-read, easy-to-play music * Accurate arrangements... simple enough for the beginner, but accurate chords and melody lines are maintained * Eye-catching, full-color covers * Lyrics... most arrangements include words and music * Most up-to-date registrations - books in the series contain a general registration guide, as well as individual song rhythm suggestions * Guitar Chord Chart - all songs in the series can also be played on guitar.
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Silver Bells
Silver Bells
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Easy Piano
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BEGINNER
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John Denver
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SilverTonalities
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Silver Bells
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SilverTonalities
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SheetMusicPlus
Easy Piano - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1340971 By John Denver. By Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. Arranged by SilverTonalities. Christmas,Film/TV,...
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Easy Piano - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1340971 By John Denver. By Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. Arranged by SilverTonalities. Christmas,Film/TV,Holiday,Instructional. Score. 5 pages. SilverTonalities #926545. Published by SilverTonalities (A0.1340971). Performed by Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell in the motion picture The Lemon Drop Kid, which was filmed in July and August 1950 and released in March 1951A SilverTonalities Arrangement!With Colored Notation to enable Beginner Pianists to read Music quickly and accurately!
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Silver Bells, for solo fingerstyle guitar
Silver Bells, for solo fingerstyle guitar
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Guitar notes and tablatures
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BEGINNER
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Fingerstyle/Fingerpicking
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Elvis Presley
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Daryl Shawn
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Silver Bells, for solo fingers
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Daryl Shawn
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SheetMusicPlus
Guitar Tab - Easy/Beginner - Digital Download By Elvis Presley. Arranged by Daryl Shawn. Lead Sheet, Score, Tablature. 7 pages. Published by Daryl Shaw...
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Guitar Tab - Easy/Beginner - Digital Download By Elvis Presley. Arranged by Daryl Shawn. Lead Sheet, Score, Tablature. 7 pages. Published by Daryl Shawn
Complete solo arrangement for fingerstyle guitar, by Daryl Shawn.
Video for this arrangement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDA7tubNi3k
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Silver Bells [beginner] by PianoSSam - Beginner Notes
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Big Note Piano
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BEGINNER
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PianoSSam
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Silver Bells [beginner]
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Musicnotes
Sheet Music for Silver Bells [beginner] by PianoSSam arranged for Instrumental Solo;Piano/Vocal in C Major. Digital sheet music from Musicnotes. ...
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Sheet Music for Silver Bells [beginner] by PianoSSam arranged for Instrumental Solo;Piano/Vocal in C Major. Digital sheet music from Musicnotes.
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Silver Bells [beginner solo with duet] by Jennifer Eklund - Piano Solo
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Piano solo
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Jennifer Eklund
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Silver Bells [beginner solo wi
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Musicnotes
Sheet Music for Silver Bells [beginner solo with duet] by Jennifer Eklund arranged for Instrumental Solo in C Major. Digital sheet music from Musicnotes. ...
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Sheet Music for Silver Bells [beginner solo with duet] by Jennifer Eklund arranged for Instrumental Solo in C Major. Digital sheet music from Musicnotes.
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Silver Bells [beginner] by Jennifer Eklund - Piano Solo
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Piano solo
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BEGINNER
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Jennifer Eklund
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Silver Bells [beginner]
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Musicnotes
Performed by: Jennifer Eklund: Silver Bells [beginner] - (from The Lemon Drop Kid) Digital Sheetmusic plus an interactive, downloadable digital sheet music file...
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Performed by: Jennifer Eklund: Silver Bells [beginner] - (from The Lemon Drop Kid) Digital Sheetmusic plus an interactive, downloadable digital sheet music file, scoring: Instrumental Solo;Piano/Vocal, instruments: Piano; 4 pages -- Holiday & Special Occasion~~Christmas~~Movie/TV~~Solo Instrumental~~Soundtrack~~Christmas - Secular
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Silver Bells by Jay Livingston - Beginner Notes
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Big Note Piano
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BEGINNER
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Jay Livingston
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Silver Bells
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Musicnotes
Performed by: Bing Crosby: Silver Bells - from the Paramount Picture The Lemon Drop Kid Digital Sheetmusic - instantly downloadable sheet music plus an interact...
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Performed by: Bing Crosby: Silver Bells - from the Paramount Picture The Lemon Drop Kid Digital Sheetmusic - instantly downloadable sheet music plus an interactive, downloadable digital sheet music file (this arrangement contains complete lyrics), scoring: Piano/Vocal/Chords, instruments: Voice;Treble Clef Instrument;Piano; 3 pages -- Christmas - Secular~~Christmas~~Holiday & Special Occasion~~Vocal Pop~~Traditional Pop
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Jay Livingston: Silver Bells, (beginner) - piano solo
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Piano solo
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BEGINNER
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Christmas
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Jay Livingston
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Virtualsheetmusic
Instantly printable sheet music by Jay Livingston for piano solo of VERY EASY skill level. / christmas,holiday,carol,winter,advent,festival,children
Instantly printable sheet music by Jay Livingston for piano solo of VERY EASY skill level. / christmas,holiday,carol,winter,advent,festival,children
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The Water is Wide for Viola & Piano
The Water is Wide for Viola & Piano
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Viola, Piano
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Contemporary
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Traditional Scottish
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James M
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jmsgu3
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SheetMusicPlus
Composed by Traditional Scottish. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. Christian, Repertoire, Technique Training, Easter, Lent. Score, Set of Parts. 17 pag...
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Composed by Traditional Scottish. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. Christian, Repertoire, Technique Training, Easter, Lent. Score, Set of Parts. 17 pages. Published by jmsgu3
The Water Is Wide (O Waly Waly)
Duration: 5:24
Score: 10 pg. 121 ms., MM quarter = 94, final verse MM quarter = 80, common time
Solo part: 3 pg.
Piano part: 4 pg.
A thought-provoking arrangement of a Traditional Scottish Folksong. Probably most widely known as "The Water Is Wide,"
it is also well known by it's more ancient title: "O Waly Waly." The tune is also known as " When I Survey the Wondrous Cross," and "The Gift of Love."
This is an original arrangement from the ground up.
Programming:
If you are looking for something with new contrapuntal and harmonic adventures for a Lenten prelude or a meditation during Holy Week, this will fit the bill.
It could also work well in a recital setting because it fits well on the instrument, and provides a chance to show off long, sensitive musical phrases.
Some of the figures in the descant verse are a wee-bit more advanced so, this is for intermediate players rather than beginners.
Keep in mind these performance ideas:
1. It's a simple tune that needs to unfold in the due course of time, so don't rush it. A slight ritardando at the end of each verse may help if you want to further delineate the verses.
2. There is a lot of interesting counterpoint here, so be prepared to give-and-take on the dynamics more than what I have indicated.
3. The final verse is much slower and more mysterious, and the dynamics are crucial - the quieter the better. Piano - the last chord: take your time on the roll, make it nice and slow.
Synopsis of the arrangement:
verse 1: Simple quiet duet with the melody in the solo instrument.
verse 2: Melody in the solo instrument accompanied by a 2-part canon in the piano.
verse 3: Melody in the piano in 4-part harmony.
verse 4: 3-part canon on the melody (with a free accompaniment voice).
verse 5: 2-part canon with a free accompaniment in the solo part
verse 6: Melody in octaves with free bass in octaves; descant in the solo part - loudest verse.
verse 7: Very quiet ending verse - Modulates down a fourth, melody in the solo part accompanied by simple quartal/quintal
piano clusters over bass chords that suggest submerged church bells.
For better insight into the performance of this music: express the emotion indicated by the lyrics:
The Water Is Wide:
The water is wide, I cannot get over
Neither have I wings to fly
Give me a boat that can carry two
And both shall row, my love and I
A ship there is and she sails the sea
She's loaded deep as deep can be
But not so deep as the love I'm in
I know not if I sink or swim
I leaned my back against an oak
Thinking it was a trusty tree
But first it bent and then it broke
So did my love prove false to me
I reached my finger into some soft bush
Thinking the fairest flower to find
I pricked my finger to the bone
And left the fairest flower behind
Oh love be handsome and love be kind
Gay as a jewel when first it is new
But love grows old and waxes cold
And fades away like the morning dew
Must I go bound while you go free
Must I love a man who doesn't love me
Must I be born with so little art
As to love a man who'll break my heart
When cockle shells turn silver bells
Then will my love come back to me
When roses bloom in winter's gloom
Then will my love return to me
The lyrics for "Waly, Waly, Gin Love Be Bonny" from Ramsay's Tea Table Miscellany (1724).
O Waly, waly (a lament – "woe is me") up the bank,
And waly, waly doun the brae (hill),
And waly, waly, yon burn-side (riverside),
Where I and my love wont to gae.
I lean'd my back into an aik (oak),
I thocht it was a trusty tree;
But first it bow'd, and syne (soon) it brak (broke),
Sae my true love did lightly me.
O waly, waly, but love be bonnie (beautiful),
A little time while it is new,
But when 'tis auld (old), it waxeth cauld (cold),
And fades away like the morning dew.
O wherefore should I busk my heid (adorn my head)?
Or wherefore should I kame (comb) my hair?
For my true love has me forsook,
And says he'll never love me mair (more).
Now Arthur Seat shall be my bed,
The sheets shall ne'er be fyl'd by me,
Saint Anton's well shall be my drink,
Since my true love has forsaken me.
Martinmas wind, when wilt thou blaw (blow),
And shake the green leaves off the tree?
O gentle death, when wilt thou come?
For of my life I am weary.
'Tis not the frost, that freezes fell,
Nor blawing snaws (snow) inclemency,
'Tis not sic cauld (such cold) that makes me cry,
But my love's heart grown cauld to me.
When we cam in by Glasgow town,
We were a comely sight to see;
My love was clad in the black velvet,
And I my sell in cramasie (crimson).
But had I wist (known), before I kiss'd,
That love had been sae ill to win,
I'd lock my heart in a case of gold,
And pin'd it with a silver pin.
Oh, oh! if my young babe were born,
And set upon the nurse's knee,
And I my sell were dead and gane,
For a maid again I'll never be.[4]
(Lyrics courtesy of Wikipedia)
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