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Performance by Elder Conservatorium Wind Ensemble, Robert Hower from the CD Little ripper |
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Little ripper : wind band music / by David Stanhope.
Library shelf no. CD 386 [Available for loan]
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Work Overview
My Folksongs for Band are dedicated to the memory of Percy Grainger, and mostly use his variation and passacaglia forms in treating folksong. The movements of the 2nd Suite are: 1. The Jolly Sailor; 2. O Shepherd, O Shepherd, Won't You Come Home?; 3. Rufford Park Poachers; 4. Keel Row. The last movement depicts a folkdance for the musical and unmusical.
Work Details
Year: 1984
Instrumentation: Piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 3 B flat clarinets, B flat bass clarinett, B flat contrabass clarinet, 2 bassoons, B flat soprano saxophone, E flat alto saxophone, B flat tenor saxophone, E flat baritone saxophone, 2 B flat trumpets, 2 B flat cornets, B flat flugelhorn, 4 horns in F, 2 trombones, bass trombone, euphonium, tuba, timpani, percussion (3-5 players). Optional marimba (substitute for cornet solo).
Duration: 16 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — virtuosic, wide ranges
Contents note: 1. The Jolly Sailor -- 2. O Shepherd, O Shepherd, Won't You Come Home? -- 3. Rufford Park Poachers -- 4. Keel Row.
First performance: by Florida State University Band, James Croft — 1985.
Subjects
- Influenced by: Folk music
Performances of this work
1985: featuring Florida State University Band, James Croft.
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