Water is Wide, The (4-Part Flex)

Dating back to the 1700s, the Scottish folk song The Water is Wide was initially known as O Waly, Waly. This free setting connects original music with the source melody in a continuous unfolding of melodic and motivic material.

Program Notes

Dating back to the 1700s, the Scottish folk song The Water is Wide was initially known as O Waly, Waly. This free setting connects original music with the source melody in a continuous unfolding of melodic and motivic material. Players should pay special attention to dynamic shading, harmonic tension and resolution, and balance to allow the music to be fully expressive.

ABOUT THE SERIES
The MaxFlex Series for adaptable wind band offers maximum flexibility with pieces across all grade levels, featuring 4 parts plus optional percussion. Each part is transposed and playable by any wind or keyboard percussion instrument in the ensemble. Recommended part assignments are included, but directors may “mix and match” as they see fit.

Grade Level: 3
Copyright: 2020
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Series: MaxFlex Series
Category: Flex Band

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Instrumentation

Full Score (showing all transposed parts)
Condensed Score (only "C" parts)

Adaptable Parts
(2 copies of Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 for each instrument)
Flute
Oboe
B-flat Clarinet/Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone/Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet/Baritone T.C.
F Horn
Trombone/Euphonium/Bassoon
Tuba

Percussion Parts (100% optional)
Timpani (2 drums)
Keyboard Percussion (1player): Chimes, Bells
Percussion 1 (2 players): Snare Drum
Percussion 2 (2 players): Suspended Cymbal, Triangle