L OREENA M C K E N N I T T
SHEET MUSIC PIANO CHORAL ANY SOLO INSTRUMENT IN “C”
The King From the Quinlan Road CD To Drive The Cold Winter Away Words and Music: Traditional Arranged and Adapted 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.
CHORAL/SOLO INSTRUMENT IN C (ANY)
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King Words and Music Tradi " onal As performed by Loreena McKenni #
G
C
C
D
Descant
Alto
Baritone
Bass
Solo Instrument in C
G
G
G
G
Good
health,
love
and
peace
be
all
here
in
this
Good
health,
love
and
peace
be
all
here
in
this
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G
C
C
D
place
By
your
leave
we
will
sing,
con
-
cer
-
ning
our
place
By
your
leave
we
will
sing,
con
-
cer
-
ning
our
G
G
G
G
King
Our
King
is
well
-
dressed
in
silks
of
the
King
Our
King
is
well
-
dressed
in
silks
of
the
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best
best
G
G
In
C
C
D
rib
-
bons
so
rare
no
King
can
com
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In
rib
-
bons
so
rare
no
King
can
com
-
In
rib
-
bons
so
rare
no
King
can
com
-
G
C
pare
pare
pare
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C
D
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G
stiles
tra
-
veled
ma - ny
miles
o
-
ver
hedg
-
es
and
have
tra
-
veled
ma - ny
miles
o
-
ver
hedg
-
es
and
We
have
tra
-
veled
ma - ny
miles
o
-
ver
hedg
-
es
and
G
stiles
G
We
D
stiles
G
In
In
In
C
C
D
search
of
our
King
un
-
to
you
we
search
of
our
King
un
-
to
you
we
search
of
our
King
un
-
to
you
we
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G
G
G
bring
bring
We
have
pow
-
der
and
shot
to
con - quer
the
bring
We
have
pow
-
der
and
shot
to
con - quer
the
D
lot
lot
G
We
have
C
C
D
can
-
on
and
ball
to
con
-
quer
them
can
-
on
and
ball
to
con
-
quer
them
-
quer
them
quer
them
We
have
can
-
on
and
ball
to
con
We
have
can
-
on
and
ball
to
con
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! e King G
G
C
C
D
all
all
all
all
G
G
G
G
Christ - mas
is
past,
twelve
tide
is
the
Old
Christ - mas
is
past,
twelve
tide
is
the
Old
Christ - mas
is
past,
twelve
tide
is
the
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G
last
last
last
G
And
And
we
we
C
C
D
bid
you
a
-
dieu,
great
joy
to
the
bid
you
a
-
dieu,
great
joy
to
the
And
we
bid
you
a
-
dieu
great
joy
to
the
And
we
bid
you
a
-
dieu
great
joy
to
the
G
C
new
new
new
new
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C
D
! e King
G
G
C
C
D
G
And we
bid
you
a
- dieu
great
joy
to
the
new
And we
bid
you
a
- dieu
great
joy
to
the
new
And we
bid
you
a
- dieu
great
joy
to
the
new
And we
bid
you
a
- dieu
great
joy
to
the
new
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The King LYRICS Health, love and peace be all here in this place By your leave we shall sing, concerning our King Our King is well-dressed in silks of the best In ribbons so rare no king can compare We have travelled many miles over hedges and stiles In search of our King unto you we bring. We have powder and shot to conquer the lot We have cannon and ball to conquer them all. Old Christmas is past, twelve tide is the last And we bid you adieu, great joy to the new
