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Hi: I'm submitting this for Hayley. This is probably more pop than Hayley is looking for, but it's creative and fun, and adapting existing material into a new genre is something I like to do. I love what Hayley has done with Moonlight Sonata. There is so much out there to arrange!
This is my adaptation of the original "Coventry Carol." I added a chorus, edited the lyrics for clarity, and gave it a particular exotic flavor. I arranged it all, and sang the female background vocals. I love arranging vocals, I love different vocal sounds from different cultures, and I love for a song to really take you somewhere. I am classically trained but I don't get to do much classical work for vocalists except for musical theatre. I do write lots of light classical and soundtrack instrumentals for film/Tv.


Coventry
(old English carol, adapted by Sarah Motes Ashley)

Lully, lullay,
thou tiny child
Bye bye, lully, lullay
Lully, lullay, thou tiny child,
Bye bye, lully, lullay

Angel to Joseph came to say
Guard the anointed one
King Herod's men are out this night
seeking the holy son

CHORUS
This, this is our king
he is our Lord
Jesus Christ
love born to us all
born on a holy night

Whoa

That woe is me, poor child, for these
who cannot flee away
For thy parting nor say nor sing,
"Bye bye, lully, lullay."

chorus
whoa