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The Skye Boat Song (violin and piano) Violin and Piano

Piano,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1364529 Composed by Traditional. …(+)

Piano,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1364529 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Colin Kirkpatrick. 19th Century,Celtic,Folk,Irish,Traditional. 9 pages. Colin Kirkpatrick Publications #948821. Published by Colin Kirkpatrick Publications (A0.1364529). This is one of the most well-known of all British folksongs and refers to real historical events. It has been used in film and television programs and known to almost everyone in Britain. Skye (also known as â€œThe Isle of Skyeâ€) is the largest island of the Inner Hebrides. With an area of about 640 square miles, the island is about sixty miles long and lies close to the Scottish mainland. Â Â The boat in the song (â€œSpeed bonny boatâ€) refers to a small sailing ship that in 1746 â€œcarried the lad who was born to be kingâ€ to the Isle of Skye. The lad in question was Prince Charles Edward Stuart known affectionately as â€œBonnie Prince Charlie.â€ The song also refers to the Battle of Culloden of April 1746, the last ever battle on British soil, fought between the British Army and the army of Bonnie Prince Charlie. Â Â In June 1746 and disguised as a maid-servant, Charles was secretly transported from the Hebridean island of Benbecula to the more southerly Isle of Skye. This is the event to which the song refers.Â Â The Skye Boat Song has its roots in a traditional Gaelic melody. In this arrangement for violin and piano, much of the piece is playable in first position and uses the lower register.
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