Alto Voice,Vocal Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1307983 Composed by Anonymous. Arranged by Stephen Smith. Advent,Christmas,Classical,Religious,Sacred. 3 pages. Stephen Smith #897258. Published by Stephen Smith (A0.1307983). This arrangement (for alto solo and piano) of the German carol Maria durch ein Dornwald ging employs a brand new English singing translation of the text which matches the beautiful mystical quality of the much-loved tune. The first verse paints a picture of Mary walking through a forest of barren thorn-bushes, the second provides a climactic moment in praise of the Virgin Mother, and the last verse is an awestruck description of the miraculous blossoming of roses as Mary passes each tree.