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94 sheet music found Claude Debussy/Robert Orledge: Prélude à L'Histoire de Tristan for orchestra, score only
Claude Debussy/Robert Orledge: Prélude à L'Histoire de Tristan for orchestra, score only # Orchestra # INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED # Classical # Claude
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Composed by Claude
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Debussy’s friendship with the versatile poet and playwright Gabriel Mourey began in 1899, and in July 1907, Mourey offered Debussy a libretto based on Le roman de Tristan - Joesph Bédier’s adaptation of a twelfth-century Breton romance by the Anglo-Norman poet known as Tomas - which had recently been published in Paris. Debussy enthusiastically outline the four-act plot to Victor Segalen that October, and the main differences from Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde are that none of the action takes place in Cornwal and that “Isolde of the white hands” is found guilty of cuckolding King Marc with Tristan, who has to rescue her from the leper colony in which she is abandoned in Act 1. She also betrays hi when he goes mad at the end.
The idea of a Tristan that restorced its ‘legendary character’ and had no connections with Wagner, appealed to Debussy, who was extremely moved by the circumstances of Tristan’s death. Even if he thought that Mourey’s poetry was “not very lyrical and many passages do not exactly “invite” music”, he did work on the libretto and the music that summer and sent his pubisher Jacques Durand, ‘one of the 363 themes for the “Roman de Tristan”’ in a letter sent from Pourville on 23 August, 1907. The present prelude grows from this theme, together with the poignant Breton folksong “Le Faucon”. After a short atmospheric introduction, Debussy’s dance-like theme (which is definitely not a leitmotif) gradually gains momentum and after it reaches it ecstatic climas, representing the transient happiness of the lovers, it dissolves into an expressive coda and an elegiac close (all growing from Debussy’s opennning, off-stage trumpet calls), leaving us with the ultimate tragedy of their ill-fated advice.
Unforunately, Mourey’s actual libretto has been lost and the project eventually foundered because Bédier’s cousin, Louis Artus, wanted Debussy to use the scenario he had prepared and copyrights for the stage, and would not allow him to proceed with Mourey’s version. Debussy, it need hardly be said, would never have dreamed of collaborating with the author of the vaudeville hit La culotte (The pants)!
We Are The Champions - Queen for Orchestra
We Are The Champions - Queen for Orchestra # Orchestra # INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED # Rock # Queen # Javier
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By Queen. Arranged by Javier
Martínez Maya. Score, Set of
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Arte Nova Music Lab "We Are the Champions" is a song by the British rock band Queen, first released on their 1977 album News of the World. Written by lead singer Freddie Mercury, it is considered one of rock's most recognisable anthems. The song was a worldwide success, reaching number two in the UK Singles Chart, number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, number three in Canada and the top ten in many other countries. In 2009, "We Are the Champions" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and was voted the world's favourite song in a 2005 Sony Ericsson world music poll. In 2011, a team of scientific researchers concluded that the song was the catchiest in the history of popular music.
"We Are the Champions" has become an anthem for victories at sporting events, including as an official theme song for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, and has been often used or referenced in popular culture. The song has also been covered by many artists.
On 7 October 2017, Queen released a Raw Sessions version of the track to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of News of the World. It was made from previously unheard vocal and instrumental takes from the original multi-track tapes. It also presents for the first time the original recorded length of the track, which is two choruses more than the 1977 edited single. Spanish National Anthem for Symphony Orchestra (Kt Olympic Anthem Series)
Spanish National Anthem for Symphony Orchestra (Kt Olympic Anthem Series) # Orchestra # INTERMEDIATE # Patriotic # Manuel de
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Espinosa de los Monteros
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30 pages. Published by Music
for all Occasions The Spanish National Anthem arranged for full Symphony Orchestra, there is a short version in my store in case you need it! Just need a sporting event now such as an Olympics!
The Marcha Real (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmartʃa reˈal], "Royal March") is the national anthem of Spain. It is one of only three national anthems (along with that of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Kosovo) in the world to have no official lyrics.
One of the oldest in the world, the anthem was first printed in a document dated 1761 and entitled Libro de la Ordenanza de los Toques de Pífanos y Tambores que se tocan nuevamente en la Ynfant° Española (Book of the Ordenance of Newly Played Military Drum and Fife Calls by The Spanish Infantry ), by Manuel de Espinosa. Here it is entitled La Marcha Granadera ("March of the Grenadiers"). There is written its score on this book. According to this document, Manuel de Espinosa de los Monteros is the composer.
There is a false belief that Marcha Real’s author was Frederick II of Prussia, a great lover of music. This belief started in 1861 when it appears for the first time publied in La España militar (The Militar Spain). In 1864, the colonel Antonio Vallecillo publishes the history in the diary El Espíritu Público (The Public Spirit), making the supposed Prussian origin of Marcha Real popular. According to Vallecillo, the anthem was a gift from Frederick II to the soldier Juan Martín Álvarez de Sotomayor, who was serving in the Prussian Court to learn the military tactics developed by Frederick II’s army, under orders of King Charles III. In 1868 the history is published in Los Sucesos, changing the destinatary of the gift with Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, Count of Aranda. The myth was picked up like this in different publications of 1884 and 1903, until being included in 1908 in the Enciclopedia Espasa.
According to the tradition in 1770, Charles III declared the Marcha de Granaderos as the official Honor March, and with that formalized the habit of playing it in public and solemn acts. It became the official anthem during Isabel II’s reign.
After the 1868 Revolution, General Prim convoked a national contest to create an official anthem, but it was declared deserted, advising the jury that Marcha de Granaderos was considered as such. By Alfonso XIII’s time, it was established by a Royal Circular Order (27 August 1908) that interpreted the harmonization of the march done by Bartolomé Pérez Casas, Major Music of the Royal Corps of Halberdier Guards. During the Second Republic, Himno de Riego was adopted as official anthem, although after the Spanish Civil War, Marcha Real returned to be used as anthem, sometimes sung with the verses written by the poet José María Pemán in 1928.
The actual symphonic version of the Marcha Real that replaces the Pérez Casas one, belongs to maestro Francisco Grau and is the official one after the Royal Decree of 10 October 1997, when the Kingdom of Spain bought the author rights of the Marcha Real, then belonging to Pérez Casas’ Heirs. According to the Royal Decree 1560/1997, the anthem should have a tone of B major and a tempo of 76 bpm (♩=76), with a form of AABB and a duration of 52 seconds.
Under the Trienio Liberal (1820-1823), the First Spanish Republic (1873–74) (when it enjoyed of a co-officiality) and the Second Spanish Republic (1931–1939), El Himno de Riego replaced La Marcha Real as the national anthem of Spain. At the conclusion of the Civil War, however, Francisco Franco restored La Marcha Real as the country’s national anthem, under its old title of La Marcha Granadera.
Interpretation and etiquette:
Military bands of the Spanish Armed Forces and the National Police Corps of Spain and civilian Marching bands and Concert bands play the B flat-major version of the anthem adapted for wind bands (as arranged by Francisco Grau), and playing the A Major version is optional.
The bugle call "To the Colors" in Spain is the version played by Bugle bands in Spanish churches in religious occasions and processions organized by civil groups and the parishes. Various versions adapted for the drum and the bugle are used, even though brass instruments play the anthem as well. But in some bugle bands, the A flat version of the anthem (the old official one, adapted for the bugle) is played. Only a bugle call is sounded when the B flat version is played.
Being the National Anthem, and in honor of the King and Queen of Spain, it’s a common practice for all to stand once it is played. Even though it is also played in church events, respect for the King and Queen (and the Royal Family as well) is required by everyone in attendance. As it happens civilians stand at attention while those in uniform salute when not in formation.
The current official version, as described in Royal Decree 1560/1997, is a sixteen-bar long phrase, divided in two sections, each one is made up of four repeated bars (AABB form). Tempo is set to ♩= 76 and key to B flat.
The long, complete version is the honors music for the King, while a shorter version without the repetitions is performed for the President of the Government of Spain, the Prince of Asturias, or during sporting events.
There are also three official arrangements: one for orchestra, another for military band, and a third for organ, written by Francisco Grau Vegara and requested by the Government of Spain. All in all, there are six different official adaptations, for each arrangement and length. They all were recorded by the Spanish National Orchestra and the Spanish Royal Guard Band as an official recording and released on compact disc for a limited period of time.
As the harmonization of the Marcha Real was written by Bartolomé Pérez Casas in the early 1900s, the copyright has not yet expired. The government bought it from Pérez Casas’ estate in 1997 for 130,000,000 pesetas (~ € 781,316) to avoid future legal problems. Until it expires, the copyright belongs to the Ministry of Culture and collecting societies charge copyright fees, which has led to criticism.
As a result, many different harmonisations have been devised by performers to avoid paying. Nonetheless, the rights to the 1997 Francisco Grau revision were transferred to the government at no charge, although they were not placed in the public domain.
Need an anthem fast? They are ALL in my store! All my anthem arrangements are also available for Orchestra, Recorders, Saxophones, Wind, Brass and Flexible band. If you need an anthem urgently for an instrumentation not in my store, let me know via e-mail, and I will arrange it for you FOC if possible! keithterrett@gmail.com A Hard Day's Night - Beatles for Orchestra
A Hard Day's Night - Beatles for Orchestra # Orchestra # INTERMEDIATE # Rock # The Beatles # Javier Martínez Maya # A Hard Day's Night - Beatles f # Arte Nova Music
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By The Beatles. Arranged by
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Full Orchestra, String
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By The Beatles. Arranged by
Javier Martínez Maya. Score,
Set of Parts. 41 pages.
Published by Arte Nova Music
Lab A Hard Day's Night is the third studio album by the English rock band the Beatles, released on 10 July 1964 by Parlophone, with side one containing songs from the soundtrack to their film of the same name. The American version of the album was released two weeks earlier, on 26 June 1964 by United Artists Records, with a different track listing. In contrast to the Beatles' first two albums, all 13 tracks on A Hard Day's Night were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, showcasing the development of their songwriting partnership.
The album includes the song "A Hard Day's Night", with its distinctive opening chord, and "Can't Buy Me Love", both transatlantic number-one singles for the band. Several of the songs feature George Harrison playing a Rickenbacker 12-string electric guitar, a sound that was influential on the Byrds and other groups in the folk rock movement. Let It Be - Beatles for Orchestra
Let It Be - Beatles for Orchestra # Orchestra # INTERMEDIATE # Rock # Kris Allen, The Beatles # Javier Martínez
Maya # Let It Be - Beatles for Orches # Arte Nova
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By Kris Allen, The Beatles.
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By Kris Allen, The Beatles.
Arranged by Javier Martínez
Maya. Score, Set of Parts. 42
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Music Lab "Let It Be" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, released on 6 March 1970 as a single, and (in an alternative mix) as the title track of their album Let It Be. It was written and sung by Paul McCartney, and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The single version of the song, produced by George Martin, features a softer guitar solo and the orchestral section mixed low, compared to the album version, produced by Phil Spector, featuring a more-aggressive guitar solo and the orchestral sections mixed higher.
At the time, it had the highest debut on the Billboard Hot 100, beginning its chart run at number 6 and eventually reaching the top. It was the Beatles' final single before McCartney announced his departure from the band. Both the Let It Be album and the US single "The Long and Winding Road" were released after McCartney's announced departure from and the subsequent break-up of the group.
Taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_It_Be_(Beatles_song) Chinese National Anthem for Symphony Orchestra (KT Olympic Anthem Series)
Chinese National Anthem for Symphony Orchestra (KT Olympic Anthem Series) # Orchestra # INTERMEDIATE # Patriotic # Asia # Nie Er # Keith
Terrett # Chinese National Anthem for Sy # Music for all Occasions # SheetMusicPlus
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Patriotic. Score, Set of
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Music for all Occasions An arrangement of the national anthem of China arranged for Symphony Orchestra. There are alternative versions for Symphony and Brass Quintet in my stores
The "March of the Volunteers"[5][6] is the national anthem of the People's Republic of China, including its special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau. Unlike most previous Chinese state anthems, it is written entirely in the vernacular, rather than in Classical Chinese.
Its lyrics were composed as a dramatic poem by the poet and playwright, the Japan-educated Tian Han in 1934 and set to music by Nie Er from Yunnan Province the next year for the film Children of Troubled Times. It was adopted as the PRC's provisional anthem in 1949 in place of the "Three Principles of the People" of the Republic of China and the Communist "Internationale". When Tian Han was imprisoned during the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s, the march was briefly and unofficially replaced by "The East Is Red", then played without words, then played with altered words. Restored to its original version, the "March of the Volunteers" was raised to official status in 1982, adopted by Hong Kong and Macau upon their restorations to China in 1997 and 1999, respectively, and included in the Chinese Constitution's Article 136 in 2004 (Article 141 in 2018).
For more of my original music, great arrangements and all the national anthems of the world, check out my on-line stores: https://www.scoreexchange.com/profiles/keithterrett1http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/search?Ntt=keith terrett Need an anthem fast? They are ALL in my store! All my anthem arrangements are also available for Orchestra, Recorders, Saxophones, Wind, Brass and Flexible band. If you need an anthem urgently for an instrumentation not in my store, let me know via e-mail, and I will arrange it for you FOC if possible! keithterrett@gmail.com If you perform this arrangement in public, make a recording or broadcast it through any media, please notify the PRS (UK), or ASCAP (USA), or SOCAN (Canada), or APRA (Australia) or KODA (Denmark) or the equivalent organisation in your own country, giving the name of the arranger as Keith Terrett.
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Suite for Strings after 12 Violin Sonatas, Op. 5 as played by Eugene Ormandy &Philadelphia Orchestra # String Orchestra # INTERMEDIATE # Arcangelo Corelli, Eugene Orma # Flavio Regis Cunha # Parts) I # Suite for Strings after 12 Vio # Flavio Regis Cunha # SheetMusicPlus
String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1466810 By Arcangelo Corelli, Eugene Ormandy and Philadelphia Orchestra. By Arcangelo Corelli. Arra...(+)
String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1466810 By Arcangelo Corelli, Eugene Ormandy and Philadelphia Orchestra. By Arcangelo Corelli. Arranged by Flavio Regis Cunha. Baroque,Classical,Contest,Festival,Instructional,Wedding. 31 pages. Flavio Regis Cunha #1045345. Published by Flavio Regis Cunha (A0.1466810). Corelli: Suite for Strings after 12 Violin Sonatas, Op. 5, for String Orchestra (Full Score & Parts) I. Sarabanda II.Giga III. BadinerieEdition based on the arrangement by Ettore PinelliReview by Flavio Regis Cunha🎻 Transform Your Strings with Corelli’s Masterpiece! 🎶Step into the enchanting world of Baroque music with Arcangelo Corelli’s Suite for Strings after 12 Violin Sonatas, Op. 5, magnificently interpreted by Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Perfect for professional and amateur string orchestras in churches, theatres, and schools, this advanced-intermediate level sheet music brings Corelli’s brilliance to life.🌟 Features:Advanced intermediate LevelFormat: 9 x 12 inches, 23 pages of concert-quality engravingFonts: Beautifully set in Urtext Kapellmeister Music FontsImmerse your orchestra in the lush movements of Sarabanda, the lively rhythms of Giga, and the playful spirit of Badinerie. With every note, let your ensemble convey the passion and elegance of Corelli’s timeless compositions.🎼 Order now and let your strings sing with the soul of the Baroque era! Five Australian Scenes for String Orchestra - 3. The Outback
Five Australian Scenes for String Orchestra - 3. The Outback # String Orchestra # INTERMEDIATE # Martin Lass # Five Australian Scenes for Str # MA Lass & I Lass # SheetMusicPlus
String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1368928 Composed by Martin Lass. Chamber,Children,Classical,Instructional. 28 pages. MA Lass & I La...(+)
String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1368928 Composed by Martin Lass. Chamber,Children,Classical,Instructional. 28 pages. MA Lass & I Lass #953270. Published by MA Lass & I Lass (A0.1368928). Five Australian Scenes for String Orchestra was conceived with specific iconic Australian places in mind, as well as with the intention to convey the experience of these places programmatically through the music. From this point of view, the pieces could have just as successfully been called Australian Days. As such, each piece represents a kind of day journey in microcosm, like a travel diary set to music. The points of interest in each day are indicated sequentially in the music.The pieces were written with the intermediate student string orchestra in mind. As such, they explore a wide variety of string techniques, dynamic and tonal contrasts, styles, and moods. Although the writing never takes a student out of first position barring one solo cello passage, and the fingering avoids the use of cello forward extensions and minimises high 3s for the upper strings, the technical, rhythmic, ensemble, and intonational challenges put these pieces at the intermediate level. There are ossias and other alternatives for greater challenge or greater ease. Fingering has been offered where appropriate. And bowing has been meticulously indicated.This particular piece, The Outback, is set in the abandoned gold mining town of Goongarrie in the state WA. It depicts sunrise in the outback, the gradual heating up of the day, the scourge of blow flies, the searing and unbearable heat of midday, a sudden flash thunderstorm, and, as the storm clears, sunset over the abandoned town. Five Australian Scenes for String Orchestra - 2. Glowworm Tunnel
Five Australian Scenes for String Orchestra - 2. Glowworm Tunnel # String Orchestra # INTERMEDIATE # Martin Lass # Five Australian Scenes for Str # MA Lass & I Lass # SheetMusicPlus
String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1368923 Composed by Martin Lass. Chamber,Children,Classical,Instructional. 26 pages. MA Lass & I La...(+)
String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1368923 Composed by Martin Lass. Chamber,Children,Classical,Instructional. 26 pages. MA Lass & I Lass #953264. Published by MA Lass & I Lass (A0.1368923). Five Australian Scenes for String Orchestra was conceived with specific iconic Australian places in mind, as well as with the intention to convey the experience of these places programmatically through the music. From this point of view, the pieces could have just as successfully been called Australian Days. As such, each piece represents a kind of day journey in microcosm, like a travel diary set to music. The points of interest in each day are indicated sequentially in the music.The pieces were written with the intermediate student string orchestra in mind. As such, they explore a wide variety of string techniques, dynamic and tonal contrasts, styles, and moods. Although the writing never takes a student out of first position barring one solo cello passage, and the fingering avoids the use of cello forward extensions and minimises high 3s for the upper strings, the technical, rhythmic, ensemble, and intonational challenges put these pieces at the intermediate level. There are ossias and other alternatives for greater challenge or greater ease. Fingering has been offered where appropriate. And bowing has been meticulously indicated.This particular piece, Glowworm Tunnel, is about a day trip in Newnes in the state of NSW. Newnes is a former shale mining site, now abandoned. A railway once ran from the entry of the site to the mine itself. A tunnel was bored through a low mountain to gain access. Since then, the railway itself now removed but the path of it remaining, the tunnel has become the home of thousands of glowworms - a magical and awe-inspiring experience to witness. The piece depicts the journey along the former rail line, the experience of the glowworm tunnel, and the journey back. 20 Arrangements of Classical Favorites for Beginner and Intermediate String Orchestra
20 Arrangements of Classical Favorites for Beginner and Intermediate String Orchestra # String Orchestra # EASY # Classical # Bach, Beethoven, Bizet, Brahms # Laura Jekel # 20 Arrangements of Classical F # Laura Jekel # SheetMusicPlus
String Orchestra - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1107759 Composed by Bach, Beethoven, Bizet, Brahms, Dvorak, Handel, Mozart, Puccini, Rossini, Wagne...(+)
String Orchestra - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1107759 Composed by Bach, Beethoven, Bizet, Brahms, Dvorak, Handel, Mozart, Puccini, Rossini, Wagner. Arranged by Laura Jekel. Classical,Instructional,Romantic Period,Standards. Score and parts. 125 pages. Laura Jekel #710385. Published by Laura Jekel (A0.1107759). 20 fun arrangements for beginner and intermediate string orchestra. Written for and played by the MYCincinnati Youth Orchestra over the last decade, and they are greatly enjoyed by the students. These arrangements are available individually, and you can also buy 10 beginner pieces or 10 intermediate pieces. Hope you enjoy! 1. Sarabande and Gavotte by J.S. Bach 2. Symphony No. 5, Movement 3 by Ludwig van Beethoven 3. Symphony No. 7, Movement 2 by Ludwig van Beethoven 4. Carmen Overture by Georges Bizet 5. Piano Quartet No. 1, Gypsy Rondo by Johannes Brahms 6. New World Symphony Finale by Antonin Dvorak 7. Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah by G.F. Handel 8. Rondo alla Turca from Sonata K. 331 by W.A. Mozart 9. Vogelfanger from the Magic Flute by W.A. Mozart 10. ‘O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi by Giaccomo Puccini 11. Nessun Dorma from Turandot by Giaccomo Puccini 12. Overture from William Tell by Gioacchino Rossini 13. Symphony No. 3, Movement 2 by Jean Sibelius 14. Poet and Peasant Overture by Franz von Suppe 15. Symphony No. 4, Movement 3 by P.I. Tchaikovsky 16. Andante from Serenade for Strings by P.I. Tchaikovsky 17. Dance of the Little Swans from Swan Lake by P.I. Tchaikovsky 18. Triumphal March from Aida by Giuseppe Verdi 19. Spring from the Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi 20. Tannhauser Overture by Richard Wagner. Coventry Carol for Concert Band
Coventry Carol for Concert Band # Concert band # INTERMEDIATE # Christmas # Anon # Robert Luke Thompson # Coventry Carol for Concert Ban # Monkspath Music # SheetMusicPlus
Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.979775 Composed by Anon. Arranged by Robert Luke Thompson. Christmas,Contemporary,Holiday,Renaissance,T...(+)
Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.979775 Composed by Anon. Arranged by Robert Luke Thompson. Christmas,Contemporary,Holiday,Renaissance,Traditional. Score and Parts. 38 pages. Monkspath Music #6098173. Published by Monkspath Music (A0.979775). The Coventry Carol originates from a medieval mystery play entitled The Pageant of the Shearmen and Tailors. The play depicts the Christmas story, from the Annunciation (where the Angel Gabriel appears to Mary), to the Massacre of the Innocents (where King Herod of Judea orders the death of all male infants near Bethlehem under the age of two). It is this tale that the Coventry Carol depicts, taking the form of a lullaby sung by the mothers of the murdered children. As is appropriate, the music is in a minor key – this arrangement uses G minor and D minor as a homage to well-known harmonisations by Thomas Sharp and Henry Walford Davies. It is unknown when the words were first set to music, but a proposed date is 1591, or earlier! Other interesting musical features include the use of a ‘Picardy third’, and ‘false relations’, contributing to the haunting quality of this enduring piece, both in the heart of the English Midlands, and further afield. This arrangement is suitable for all bands of beginner-intermediate ability or higher. There is plenty of interest for both experienced players, and for newcomers. The instrumentation is designed to facilitate both a full sound, but also for flexibility, which is often desired by school, youth, and amateur wind bands / concert bands / wind orchestras.