About This Song
About "Scarborough Fair (Arr. D. Gillis for Brass Quintet)" by The Canadian Brass
The ancient ballad unfurls through muted horns and solemn tuba, each verse a tapestry of modal harmony. Gillis's arrangement strips away sentimentality, leaving a stark, windswept landscape where parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme become herbs of quiet grief. The brass glows like candlelight in a stone chapel.
