The Parting Glass (arr. Josiah V. Smiddy) by Scottish Traditional Sheet Music for Full Orchestra at Sheet Music Direct

Product Details

Artist Scottish Traditional

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Composer Scottish Traditional

Arranger Josiah V. Smiddy

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 31

Arrangement Full Orchestra

Publisher Josiah V. Smiddy

Level 3

Product ID 1128423

Genre Folk World

Performance Group Full Orchestra

Product Description

This arrangement of The Parting Glass is written for full orchestra with tacet percussion and modeled after the style of the of the Irish supergroup, Celtic Woman. The Parting Glass is in the same vein as Auld Lang Syne but is still sung traditionally by the Irish though not so much by the Scottish. The original lyrics from this song describe a person bidding farewell to a good friend who is leaving and my not return. This arrangement opens with a cadenza solo from the principal cello that is intended to set the tone of the piece in that sorrowful dismissal of a good friend. It is intentionally written with basic instrumentation. It does not stretch the ranges too far, but still provides some technical and musical challenges to your ensemble. This would be a great performance piece for a high school or community orchestra.

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