The Water is Wide

This arrangement places the traditional melody The Water is Wide in a thirteen-player wind ensemble. The original-ensemble recording gives directors a reference for this setting. String-orchestra and voice-and-piano versions are separate arrangements with their own materials.

Instrumentation / edition: 13 players

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