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SHEET MUSIC PIANO o HARP o VOCAL o ANY SOLO INSTRUMENT IN “C”
The Gates Of Istanbul From F rom the Quinlan Road CD “An “An Ancient Muse” Music and Lyric by Loreena McKennitt
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These sheet music arrangements have been prepared in the spirit of Loreena’s recordings. Although these are accurate, easy to play arrangements which in their simplicity will sound lovely on their own, you will get the most out of the music if you use the printed page as a guide to doing your own personal arrangements. The vocal and instrumental melodies are accurately transcribed just as Loreena recorded them. For the accompaniments, feel free to improvise on the written parts using the printed notes or chord symbols as a guide. For the instrumental songs, you may also substitute any melodic instrument for any of the written melodies. For those pieces that incorporate a hand percussion part feel free to use any combination of hand drums or percussion to accompany the song. The rhythms provided here are just guides to the basic rhythm of the arrangement and will sound best if you add your own variations. The most important thing is to have fun with the music and to enjoy playing Loreena’s compositions and arrangements in the joyous spirit of how they were created.
PIANO/HARP/VOCAL/ SOLO INSTRUMENT IN C (ANY)
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Gats of Istanbul
Lever harp players: Set the B f above middle C, and the E f's and Fs's in the octaves directly above and below middle C before you begin. All of the C's should be natural. There will be no lever changes within the piece. Pedal harp players: Set the B f, Ef and Fs pedals. All other pedals are natural.
Music and Lyric by Loreena McKenni Swing
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1. See there, 1a. See there, 2. So now,
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far - off hill far - off field hearts be true
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tow - er Flow ers like a pool
held in the sky turned to the sky of truth re flect the sun
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Stars may come love,
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guide our way dance all night
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From des ert sands Un - til the birds
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where winds blow harsh and long they wak - en at the dawn
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Here's where, come love,
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The Gates Of Istanbul LYRICS See there, past that far-off hill A tower held in the sky Hear there, in that dark blue night The music calling us home See there, in that far-off field Flowers turned to the sky Feel there, in that dark blue night The music calling us home Stars may always guide our way, From desert sands where winds blow harsh and long But here’s where our hearts will pray And all our loves will slumber with a song Stars may always guide our way, From desert sands where the winds blow harsh and long But here’s where our hearts will pray And all our loves will slumber with a song So now, if our hearts be true And like a pool of truth reflect the sun We will find right honour there And keep us safe and lead us from all harm Then come love, let us dance all night Until birds they waken at the dawn Then come love, let us sing all night And all our loves will slumber with a song Then come love, let us dance all night Until birds they waken at the dawn Then come love, let us sing all night And all our loves will slumber with a song
