Cello,Instrumental Duet,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1459257 By Josh Groban. By Brendan Graham and Rolf Lovland. Arranged by Homco/Crinion. Celtic,Folk,Irish,Praise & Worship,Wedding. 3 pages. Homco/Crinion #1038197. Published by Homco/Crinion (A0.1459257). This song was first composed in 2001 as an instrumental piece, and it wasn't until about a year later that an Irish novelist added the lyrics. That's why the music speaks so emotionally and provaocatively in and of itself - even without words. It is definitely Celtic-influenced music, but it wasn't until American up-and-coming singer Josh Groban recorded it in 2003 that it gained worldwide fame. In fact, Groban performed You Lift Me Up at Super Bowl XXXVIII and also at many national events of note. The Cello opens this Duo arrangement with the melody in the Irish-Tenor range. The Violin then plays it in the soprano register before re-stating it an octave higher - like unto an Irish flute. The final reprise of the melancholy melody comes back one last time as a toned-down, soft-spoken voicing before a definitive cadence brings everything to a close.
