Percy Aldridge Grainger
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Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 3
A Percy Grainger Portrait
The boundless energy and passion for life of Australian-born composer Percy Aldridge Grainger is reflected in the four works included in this eclectic sampling of his music: “Irish Tune From County Derry,” “Mock Morris,” “My Robin Is To The Greenwood Gone,” and closing with “Children’s March: Over the Hills and Far Away.” Combining Grainger’s genius with a contemporary scoring by Douglas Wagner, this one is a sure-fire winner!SKU: AL32521 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 3
Children’s March
A true classic in every sense of the word, this delightful Percy Grainger work continues to be an audience favorite. Douglas Wagner has scored this brilliant abridged version of Children’s March while retaining Grainger’s original compositional integrity. The wonderful vitality of Grainger’s unique tonal colors and whimsical rhythms guarantee a superior experience for your concert and contest performances. (4:00)SKU: ALBDM00006 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 4.5
Handel in the Strand
This delightful Grainger classic was written to depict a jolly old George Friedrich Handel careening down the Strand (the theatre district of London) accompanied by the English popular music of the day. Given the original instrumentation and label as a chamber piece in Grainger’s original publication, this transcription is taken directly from Grainger’s “four-some” edition of 1912, transposed down a step from G to F major. It is scored to best depict the light (and sometimes percussive) quality of the piano along with the lyrical flow of the strings and the general character of chamber music. Ultimately, the “room music” quality of the original shines through in this skillful transcription while depicting the spirit of the piece in a way that Grainger might have chosen. (3:35)SKU: AL44201 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 4
I’m Seventeen Come Sunday
Australian-born Percy Grainger developed into one of the most sensationally successful concert pianists of the early 1900s. As a composer and arranger, he is perhaps best known for his work with folk music. Number eight in Grainger’s British Folk-Music Settings series, “I’m Seventeen Come Sunday” is actually an amalgam of two English folk songs — the main tune collected by Grainger in 1905, from Lincolnshire, and a variant of a tune collected by Cecil J. Sharp in 1912, from Sumerset. Welcome Douglas Wagner’s sensitive setting of one of Grainger’s best-known works. (3:00)SKU: ALBD9909 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 1
Marching Tune
Australia-born Percy Aldridge Grainger lived in London from 1901–1914, where he developed an interest in folk music. It was during this period that he crafted the original setting of this Lincolnshire folk song for chorus with brass ensemble or piano accompaniment. This beginning band arrangement reinforces ensemble phrasing and breathing technique while demonstrating the lovely melody. Heartwarming! (2:30)SKU: AL39501
