Red is the Rose
( Come over the hills, my bonnie Irish lass )
... to Megan ...
Sirett, Mark G (born in 1952) [ Canada ]
Mel.: Anonyme
Edition
Published by
Boosey & Hawkes Inc.
[USA]
, 2013
Ref. :
M051-47979-5
(7 p.)
, "Celtic Voices"
Type of material:
Octavo score
Description
Text in:
English
Genre-Style-Form:
Secular ; Popular
Mood of the piece:
Romantic ; tender
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Instrumentation:
Piano
(1 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Piano (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Duration:
4.0 min.
Number of verses:
4
Origin:
Scotland ; Ireland
Source of text:
Irish, anon.
Comment(s):
This anonymous Irish text is set to the beautiful Scottish melody Loch Lomond. With a piano part depicting the flowing river, passages featuring men's and then women's voices, and a middle a cappella section, this is a concert setting worthy of the best c
