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/I you Raise Me Up" was composed by Rolf
a very successful and internationally regarded
Norwegian composer. Born in Kristiansand, in
southern Norway, he formed his first band at the early age
of nine before studying music at the Music Conservatory in
Kristiansand and receiving his Masters degree in music at
the Norwegian Institute of Music in Oslo. He then became
one of Norway's most successful popular songwriters,
earning a Norwegian Grammy Award and completing more
than sixty national hits. He was also a two-time winner
of the international Eurovision Song Contest in 1985
and 1995, and a four-time winner of Norway's Eurovision
Song Contest.
Together with the Irish violinist Fionuala Sherry, he
formed the group Secret Garden, combining a mixture
of Nordic, Celtic and New Age music and sounds. Their
debut album in 1996, Songs From A Secret Garden, became
an immediate best-seller in Norway and internationally.
Subsequent albums provided the freedom to
explore a wide musical landscape of sounds.
the group's composer, producer and
keyboardist, originally wrote "You Raise Me Up" as
an instrumental piece and titled it "Silent Story." The
melody is based on fragments of the traditional Irish tune
"Londonderry Air," which is best known as the melody of
the 1910 song "Danny Boy." land eventually approached
Irish novelist and songwriter Brendan Graham to write
words to the song. Graham's books The Whitest Flower and
The Element of Fire, his two best-selling novels, had
inspired both Rolf and Fionuala Sherry. Brendan
immediately heard a story upon hearing the melody and
proceeded to write lyrics titled "You Raise Me Up," drawing
inspiration from his first book, The Whitest Flower.
Originally released on the 2001 Secret Garden album,
Once in a Red Moon, with the vocals sung by Irish singer
Brian Kennedy, "You Raise Me Up" quickly became
popular in both Ireland and Norway. Also recorded by
Daniel O'Donnell in 2003, his recording became well
known throughout Ireland and the United Kingdom.
In 2003, Josh Groban was chosen by David Foster
to record it, establishing Groban's career and the
tremendous popularity of the song in the United States
and internationally. Groban's recording was nominated
for a 2005 Grammy award, and he sang it in many high
profile events, including his appearances at Super Bowl
XXXVIII, in a special NASA commemoration for the
crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster and with
the African Children's Choir on television shows. Heard
in numerous versions throughout the world, the song
was nominated for the Gospel Music Awards four times,
including "Song of the Year." Additionally, the version
by the Christian group Selah went to No. 1 on Billboard's
Christian Charts.
The arrangement provided here is in the spirit of the
original release, with the violin slowly sounding the
melody reminiscent of an Irish air. This inspirational gem
should be fully expressed in performance with careful
attention to word rhythms, phrasing and dynamics.
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Words and Music by ROLFLeVLAND
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