Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1218192
Composed by Carrie Jacobs-Bond. Arranged by Phil Beaman. Romantic Period,Wedding. Score. 6 pages. Phil Beaman #814689. Published by Phil Beaman (A0.1218192).
Walking In Her Garden is an arrangement of the 1904 hit pop song by Carrie Jacobs-Bond. Â The text compares his lover to the beautiful flowers. Â Then she starts talking to the flowers, asking them about her lover. Â It concludes with the famous he loves me...he loves me not.... as she plucks the petals from the daisy. Â My arrangement adds quite a bit of drama to the piece. Â I have converted the main theme into an oom-pah-pah waltz and greatly increased the tempo to a brisk concert waltz for the first two verses. Â The B theme, where she talks to the flowers, resorts to a slower waltz ballad similar to the original. Â There is then a brief recapitulation of the oom-pah-pah theme building up to the suspenseful climax. Â I created a lento ending as the answers to her questions slowly unfold. Â This is a great concert piece full of passion and energy that can be dramatized. Â It is also perfect for any wedding today, whether vintage or modern.
6 page score; Â 2:30 minutes
I have published it in 3 different vocal ranges on this site: Â High - low D to high F#; Medium - low Bb to high D; Low - low G to high B. Â The MP3 recording is of the Medium Voice version. Â Vocal part is Intermediate level, while Piano part is Advanced Intermediate level. Â
This piece is also found in my book, Vintage Wedding Songs, a collection of 5 songs which is also available on this site.
