The Singers - The Water is Wide - arr. René Clausen

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9 жыл бұрын

Matthew Culloton conducts René Clausen's arrangement of this folk song of Scottish Origin. Laura Sewell, cello; Melissa Morey, horn; Jennifer Gerth, clarinet; Steve Swanson, piano.

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@MileHighBoys 4 жыл бұрын

Me and the posse sung this in 5th grade choir. It's been stuck in my head ever since.

@Melon-fo5rs 7 жыл бұрын

my choir is singing this song and i cant wait to perform cus this song is so pretty

@rygyhs3552 3 жыл бұрын

How about now?

@musicandvoice9244 5 жыл бұрын

"Off the wall" beautiful arrangement - how the congregation/audience could sit in silence and not join in is beyond me! Great instrumentalists - bravo from UK!

@JohnProthero 9 жыл бұрын

Another tender and expressive performance by The Singers - MCA. Wonderful.

@tkaultopbd1 3 жыл бұрын

Beautifully done. Thank you for posting.

@jackkerrigan7982 7 жыл бұрын

A favorite of mine beautifully sung.

@mikehissey1 7 жыл бұрын

Exquisite. Fabulous arrangements.

@dannyalejandro1993 5 жыл бұрын

Maravilloso 😍

@autumngiannette5338 7 жыл бұрын

WOW AMAZING

@davidwright8665 Ай бұрын

😊😊😊😊😊😊

@user-rr7ye4sz6h 7 жыл бұрын

ㅜㅜ 감동

@timcampbell921 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely rendition of a song that should only be sung by SATB choirs. Well done.

@buckjohnson1119 Жыл бұрын

The Seekers sang a magnificent version with three men and one woman. It’s on utube . When they were Young version, (1964 they are on the ship they performed on) until the 2000’s . They sing in harmony the whole song.

@segovianity Жыл бұрын

This song is not of Scottish origin - it is from Somerset, England - analysis of the lyrics and melody will show there is no Scottish content. The mis-ascription stems from the alternative title of the song, 'O Waly Waly', a title which was used for a completely different Scottish song of that title (included in 'The Scots Musical Museum' collection by Robert Burns, Thomson et al), which never became as popular as the Somerset one in question.

@danielledeluca1406 9 жыл бұрын

tought its english tradicional song from 1600 AD+-

@maestroz25 9 жыл бұрын

Danielle Deluca You're right. I recall the Pete Seeger rendition, he was certainly an American.

@duncancallum 5 жыл бұрын

@@maestroz25 You are right in your introduction of the song it is Scottish, going by the name Waly Waly, new verses came out a few hundred years after the original.

@segovianity Жыл бұрын

@@duncancallum - Not so, see my comment above. If you refer to the Scottish song (in 'The Scots Musical Museum'), you will find a completely different melody (and lyrics which are less English).

@gametheus1306 5 жыл бұрын

I'm wondering if this song has any relation to the Pat Conroy novel of the same name

@maestroz25 5 жыл бұрын

I'm doubtful that it has any relation.

@gametheus1306 5 жыл бұрын

I read the text, and it would seem the novel's title was chosen from the text. Other than that, it doesn't seem to have any relation

@agrajah 3 жыл бұрын

This arrangement doesn't get programmed as much as it should.

@agrajah Жыл бұрын

sadly, I suspect the instrumentation makes it less accessible for many choirs who may not have access to players capable of performing it either due to availability or cost.

@blossomblossom6553 7 жыл бұрын

May just be me but I feel the poignancy of the choir is wrecked by the instrumentation and over-deviation from the traditional arrangement. Don't get that "feeling."

@LivFallon13 6 жыл бұрын

instrumentation often makes a song great, and in this case i believe it does.

@segovianity Жыл бұрын

You will get "that feeling" from the magnificent arrangement by Benjamin Britten and his recording with Peter Pears.

@user-pq7ge6tc2z 2 ай бұрын

I agree that the orchestra is intrusive and too loud