Name: What Child Is This? (arr. Terrence Niska) by Traditional English Melody Piano Solo Digital Sheet Music
Brand: Niska Music Publishing
Price: 5.99 USD
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What Child Is This? (arr. Terrence Niska)
by Traditional English Melody Piano Solo - Digital Sheet Music

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Title What Child Is This? (arr. Terrence Niska)

Artist Traditional English Melody

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Composer Traditional English Melody

Arranger Terrence Niska

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 8

Arrangement Piano Solo

Publisher Niska Music Publishing

Level 4

Product ID 1047102

Genre Christmas

Instruments Piano

Product Description

Based on the traditional English folk song, "Greensleeves," there is a haunting, soulful quality to the melody that inspired me to write this prelude. It starts simply enough with the similar lullaby-like quality found in "Away in a Manger," but the minor key makes it less restful and more contemplative in nature. It gradually becomes more complex, adding a harmony above the melody before the first statement of the refrain occurs adding another voice to the chords and ultimately leading to four-part chords. I then transition to a figure in the right hand to represent the twinkling of the stars as the melody is woven into the pattern before reaching a climax with the final statement of the refrain in full-throated adoration. The prelude then draws back in intensity, closing with the twinkling of the stars once again in the right hand and resolving to a major chord.

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