Minstrels of the Kells
by Dan Welcher
English Horn - Sheet Music

Band Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Clarinet, Contra Bassoon, Contrabass, English Horn, Euphonium, Flute, Horn, Oboe, Orc, Piano, Piccolo, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor, Tenor Saxophone, Timpani, Trumpet, Tuba, Tubular Bells, Vibraphone

SKU: PR.465000020

Composed by Dan Welcher. Premiered on April 21, 2002 by the Texas Tech University Symphonic Wind Ensemble, John Cody Birdwell, Conductor. Classical. Full score. With Standard notation. Composed 2001. Duration 15 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #465-00002. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.465000020).

ISBN 9781598060102. UPC: 680160493869. Key: C major.

Welcher has created a wholly-Celtic masterpiece in Minstrels of the Kells. Citing a good number of Irish classics, he covers the duality of the music - the soul-searing angst and mournfulness, and the toe-tapping reels and jigs that we know and love. This is a marvelous concert piece that was commissioned by the Big Twelve Band Directors Association. (An interesting option- Welcher provides a spot in the second movement for the addition of a "pub band" (Irish folk band) and a three-minute vamp).