Percy Aldridge Grainger

Percy Grainger's extraordinary scoring skills permeate this classic carefree work for symphonic band. Children's March: ?Over the Hills and Far Away? originally a piano solo was orchestrated by the composerwhile he was a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Artillery Band. It includes two unusual scoring elements for the time - a prominent part for piano (cued in the winds) and brief four-part vocal interludes to be sung by members ofthe band (or a small chorus ad lib). Grainger believed that the greatest expressivity could be found in the lower instruments of the band (particularly the lower woodwinds) and Children's March includes a liberal andhighly specialized use of the bassoons English horn bass clarinet and low saxophones. The march was first performed by the renowned Goldman Band in 1919 and was recorded in its original form by the same band with the composerconducting. (Full set includes a vocal score.)

Gras William Taylor du Percy Grainger raconte l'histoire darkly humoristique de William Taylor et son amant, Sarah et c' est mouvementée sujet, y compris l'amour, de mort, d'infidélité et de vengeance, est commun chez les anglais de chansons folkloriques. Paramètre de Grainger capture le ton ludique de l'histoire parfaitement et est énergique et expressif, tout en gardant son charme folk-like. À l'origine écrit en 1908 et publié dans les milieux de la musique Folk britannique du Grainger (no 42), cette nouvelle publication de l'édition Schott est inscrit pour Mezzo Soprano ou baryton. / Mezzo-Soprano Ou Baryton Et Piano

En typiques de la mode Percy Grainger, c'est un calme, délicat, travail encore jouable que les traits du bois principalement, mais c'est agréable pour tous. Grades 4-5. / Divers