I Dreamt That I Dwelt in Marble Halls
A Short Aria
"I Dreamt That I Dwelt in Marble Halls" may be familiar to your vocal students already, since it has been performed by Maev of the Celtic Woman singers on Celtic Journey.
Download the vocals and the piano accompaniment here, in 4 keys!
Please scroll down the page for the download links.
From the opera "The Bohemian Girl," it is the story of Arline, a gypsy girl who finds out that she is really the long-lost daughter of Count Arnheim of Austria, kidnapped in infancy but now recognized because of a scar she bears.
The only problem for Arline now is that she still loves the gypsy boy...
Your singers will be excited to have this lovely song! See it below in 2 versions: lead sheet for vocalists, and with full piano accompaniment.
Here is Meav from Celtic Woman singing this beautiful short aria:
Please scroll down the page for the download links.
(See the piano accompaniments farther down the page...)
This melody is a breeze to learn. Lots of repetition, and easy intervals.
But two areas may require a bit of work: the ornamented notes, met with twice in the first phrase and throughout the piece, and also the lyrics, present some challenges.
In these lead sheets, I have left off the long measures of empty rests both before and after the first verse... the vocalist will need to be very familiar with what the piano is doing, or have excellent communication with the accompanist!
(Please be aware that in the interests of making the lead sheet 2 pages (and the piano/vocal version 4 rather than 7 pages) and saving ink, the music doubles back to the beginning -- a repeat. But there are many measures where the second verse has a different rhythm than in the first verse, so in these places, the second verse's notes have downward stems as if for an alto voice.)
Now here below are 2 of the 4 pages of the vocal/piano version, also in 4 keys.
This version is FOR SALE for $5.00 for all 4 keys - a total of 16 pages. You have my permission to make unlimited copies, for your students only.
Buy I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls in the keys of Bb, C, D, and Eb, $5.00 for all 4 PDF files:
Be careful with the Bb and C arrangements to observe where the right hand accompaniment changes to the bass clef.
I moved the melody from treble clef because those ledger line notes aren't easy to read!
- So why should you buy "I Dreamt That I Dwelt in Marble Halls" from me, aside from the fact that music stores charge more for just one copy (not counting postage or sales tax!), while I am only charging $5.00 for the right to print unlimited copies (for your students only)?
- It is available immediately as a digital download onto your computer.
- You don't have to download any new software into your computer in order to download this PDF. I don't know about you, but I hate clogging up my computer with yet another program I didn't know I needed. You just need a version of Adobe Acrobat or another PDF reader, which all computers come with. If you DON'T have Adobe Acrobat or a similar program, then you couldn't download any of my other PDFs either.
- The notes and lyrics are a little bigger than the copies currently available in music stores, making reading easier!
- Speaking of reading the music, you can print this music on any kind of paper you want, and thus avoid the glare of shiny pages (so irritating for accompanists!).
- Write and make notes all over these copies, in red and other colors, without feeling you are spoiling your music for posterity. I dislike messing up my music books, but learning the piece is always the first priority. These printouts will make great working copies.
- Do you need a letter of permission in order to use this music at a competition? Write me through the Contact Me form, and I will email you a personal letter.
- I give you permission to make unlimited copies legally. When you need music, you usually need it NOW. Your accompanist, your soloist-student... let them have this music without fear of copyright infringement.
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Buy I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls in the keys of Bb, C, D, and Eb, $5.00 for all 4 PDF files:
Sumi-Jo sings this song in a lower key than Meav of Celtic Woman, the key of Bb:
Add this lovely aria to your music collection now!
Buy I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls in the keys of Bb, C, D, and Eb, $5.00 for all 4 PDF files:
The links for the free vocal lead sheets:
Download free vocal music "I Dreamt That I Dwelt in Marble Halls" in Bb
Download free vocal sheet music in D
Download The Bohemian Girl short aria in Eb
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