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This is a recording from about back in late 2007. This is a standard of Wind Band Repertoire, by Percy Grainger. The titles of the movements are too long to fit in the title space for this upload but the titles are below. This piece is everything I love about English and British music. I performed this again today in what was my first concert band performance since my 2 year inactivity in bands.
I am playing timpani
IV. "The Brisk Young Sailor"
A simple, short, jaunty tune meant to evoke the image of a strapping young lad striding up the road to meet his sweetheart. It is in the key of B-flat major. It begins with a clarinet choir playing the simple melody. The melody is then expanded upon by the entire band in several difficult ways. One notable occurrence of this is when a solo baritone horn is given the melody while the first clarinets, E-flat clarinet, flutes and piccolos play an incredibly fast sextuplet pattern and arpeggios before it resolves into a fugue-like reiteration of the melody through a solo soprano saxophone and oboe.
This movement is considered one of the most difficult movements of the piece because of its speed and need for accuracy.
V. "Lord Melbourne"
A fierce and heavy war song, originally titled 'The Duke of Marlboro' that opens in free time, where the conductor motions for every beat in the first section (this portion tends to be memorized) and then moves into a trumpet solo followed by a heavy, repeating motif. This movement slides rapidly into different time signatures including unusual times such as "2.5/4" and "1.5/4" as well as having sections of "free time".
Many of the band members' range abilities are also tested in this movement, as the clarinets are forced to hit a high G, the flutes have to hit a high B, and on the final chord the top trumpet must hit a high C♯.
At the time of the work's premier, this movement was not performed because the professional wind band Grainger had chosen was unable to play the movement.
I am playing timpani
IV. "The Brisk Young Sailor"
A simple, short, jaunty tune meant to evoke the image of a strapping young lad striding up the road to meet his sweetheart. It is in the key of B-flat major. It begins with a clarinet choir playing the simple melody. The melody is then expanded upon by the entire band in several difficult ways. One notable occurrence of this is when a solo baritone horn is given the melody while the first clarinets, E-flat clarinet, flutes and piccolos play an incredibly fast sextuplet pattern and arpeggios before it resolves into a fugue-like reiteration of the melody through a solo soprano saxophone and oboe.
This movement is considered one of the most difficult movements of the piece because of its speed and need for accuracy.
V. "Lord Melbourne"
A fierce and heavy war song, originally titled 'The Duke of Marlboro' that opens in free time, where the conductor motions for every beat in the first section (this portion tends to be memorized) and then moves into a trumpet solo followed by a heavy, repeating motif. This movement slides rapidly into different time signatures including unusual times such as "2.5/4" and "1.5/4" as well as having sections of "free time".
Many of the band members' range abilities are also tested in this movement, as the clarinets are forced to hit a high G, the flutes have to hit a high B, and on the final chord the top trumpet must hit a high C♯.
At the time of the work's premier, this movement was not performed because the professional wind band Grainger had chosen was unable to play the movement.
Category Music / Classical
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