Product Description
"Give me a boat that can carry two and both shall row, my love and I." From a rich, vibrant tradition comes the classic "The Water is Wide," crafted to evoke misty Scottish landscapes with rolling green hills (you can almost smell the heather). This unabashedly romantic sax quartet for soprano sax, alto sax, tenor sax and baritone sax is perfect for weddings and ceilidhs (or any Celtic-themed music event) as well as recitals and concerts. As wedding music, "The Water is Wide" stirs the heart as a prelude, unity candle accompaniment, a bridal march or a bridesmaid processional.
As the melody has been used in multiple hymn settings, including "The Gift of Love," "Though I May Speak with Bravest Fire" and as an alternate melody for "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross," this music is effective for traditional church services and other worship events, as a prelude, postlude, an offertory, interlude, silent prayer accompaniment and special music. Concert Key: F major. 16 pages of music (that includes the score and separate two-page parts for each sax).
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.