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Down By the Salley Gardens sheet music

Down by the Salley Gardens sheet music appears here in several distinct forms: a traditional Irish folksong setting for SATB voices, an Ivor Gurney voice-and-piano setting with W.B. Yeats credited as lyricist, and a solo vocal version titled Sally Gardens. Because the scores differ in scoring, key and metre, compare the versions before choosing one for performance or study.

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Versions at a glance

The available scores point to three practical choices. The traditional Irish folksong setting is scored for soprano, alto, tenor and bass and opens in D major in 4/4. The Ivor Gurney setting is for voice and piano, credits W.B. Yeats as lyricist, and opens with four flats in 3/4. The solo vocal version titled Sally Gardens opens with two sharps in 4/4. These are different scorings rather than interchangeable copies of one layout.

Choosing by scoring

For a four-part choir, the SATB traditional setting is the clearest match. For a singer working with a pianist, the Gurney voice-and-piano score is the relevant option. For an unaccompanied solo vocal performance, the score marked for voice alone is the closest fit. Check the vocal range and any required accompaniment in the score itself; the supplied details do not state ranges or difficulty.

Keys, metre and tempo

There is no single key or metre across the available versions. The traditional SATB score opens in D major in 4/4 at 75 BPM; the Gurney voice-and-piano score opens with four flats in 3/4 at 82 BPM; the solo vocal Sally Gardens score opens with two sharps in 4/4. Treat these as starting indications for the individual scores, not as a definitive performing edition for every setting.

Text, attribution and title spelling

Two available scores credit W.B. Yeats: the traditional Irish folksong setting names him as text author, and the Gurney setting names him as lyricist. The solo vocal score titled Sally Gardens does not name a lyricist in the supplied details. The spelling Sally Gardens also appears alongside Salley Gardens, so match the title and scoring before assuming two scores present the same version.

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Common questions

What versions of Down by the Salley Gardens are available?

Available scores include a traditional Irish folksong setting for soprano, alto, tenor and bass; an Ivor Gurney setting for voice and piano with W.B. Yeats credited as lyricist; and a traditional solo vocal version titled Sally Gardens.

Which Down by the Salley Gardens score is for SATB choir?

The traditional Irish folksong score marked for soprano, alto, tenor and bass is the SATB option. That score opens in D major in 4/4 with an opening tempo indication of 75 BPM.

Is there a voice-and-piano setting by Ivor Gurney?

A voice-and-piano setting credited to Ivor Gurney is included, with W.B. Yeats named as lyricist. The Gurney score opens with four flats in 3/4 and has an opening tempo indication of 82 BPM.

What key and time signature does Down by the Salley Gardens use?

The available versions do not share one key or time signature. One traditional score opens in D major in 4/4, the Gurney voice-and-piano score opens with four flats in 3/4, and the solo vocal Sally Gardens score opens with two sharps in 4/4.

Does Down by the Salley Gardens use words by W.B. Yeats?

Two of the available scores credit W.B. Yeats: the traditional Irish folksong setting names him as text author, and the Ivor Gurney setting names him as lyricist. The solo vocal score titled Sally Gardens does not name a lyricist in the supplied details.

How do the traditional and Ivor Gurney settings differ?

The traditional score is for four voices and opens in D major in 4/4, while the Ivor Gurney score is for voice and piano and opens with four flats in 3/4. Those details show different scorings and metres, but they do not establish how closely the melodies are related.