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Extracted from Grainger's "Jungle Book Cycle," Morning Song in the Jungle celebrates the glory of nature at the beginning of the new day, and reminds us, at least a little bit, of Edvard Grieg's "Morning Mood,"the opening movement of his Peer Gynt Suite No. 1…
Style: Concert Band
Composer: Grainger, C. Ragsdale
Publisher: Aux Arcs Music
My Dark-Haired Maid was harmonized by Percy Grainger in about 1899, 3 years ahead of his beautiful harmonization of Irish Tune from County Derry. My Dark-Haired Maid (or "Mo Nighean Dubh in Gaelic") is Grainger working his harmonic magic, “dished up” for band…
Style: Concert Band
Composer: Grainger, C. Ragsdale
Publisher: Aux Arcs Music
This wonderful Grainger collection for band features three pieces from a larger collection of 12 - "Willie's Gane to Melville Castle," "This is No' My Plaid," and "O Gin I Were Where Gadie Rins."Program NotesIn June of 1900, Percy Grainger (1882-1961) and his…
Style: Concert Band
Composer: Grainger, C. Ragsdale
Publisher: Aux Arcs Music
Completed in 1902, Grainger's harmonization of this folk tune captures beautifully the transcendental nature of the text, with masterful use of chromaticism and the Grainger “gliding tones.”Program NotesThe Three Ravens is Nr. 41 of the British Folk-Music…
Style: Concert Band
Composer: Grainger, C. Ragsdale
Publisher: Aux Arcs Music
This delightfully rollicking Grainger tune has been masterfully set for wind band by Gary Gackstatter, freely tossing the melodies around the ensemble and remaining true to Grainger's quirky & descriptive style markings.Program NotesPercy Grainger's great…
Style: Concert Band
Composer: Gary Gackstatter, Grainger
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
A Young Band’s Introduction to the Music of Grainger, This Is No’ My Plaid is one of ten Scottish folksongs set by Grainger for voice and piano in 1900 (when he was 18), and grouped under the title Songs of the North. The selections, though simple in their…
Style: Concert Band
Composer: Grainger, C. Ragsdale
Publisher: Aux Arcs Music
Three Tragic Ballads is a Grade 6, well-suited for the accomplished collegiate wind band. The Three Tragic Ballads - “Danny Deever,” “The Three Ravens,” and “Father and Daughter” - can be played as a set or individually.Program NotesPercy Grainger (1882-1961…
Style: Concert Band
Composer: Grainger, C. Ragsdale
Publisher: Aux Arcs Music
An air with a ‘Music Hall’ flavor embodying the London blend of gaiety with wistfulness so familiar in the performances of George Grossmith, Jr., and other vaudeville artists.Program NotesTune in a Popular London Style was “An attempt to write an air with a ‘…
Style: Concert Band
Composer: Grainger, B. Kopetz
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Ye Banks and Braes O’ Bonnie Doon is a Grade 3, well-suited for the mature junior high or high school band. The opening 16 bars of this well-known setting of Percy Grainger’s have been re-scored for the mallet ensemble (Vibes plus four players on 2 marimbas,…
Style: Concert Band
Composer: Grainger, C. Ragsdale
Publisher: Aux Arcs Music