Danceries (Set II)

Danceries Set II was commissioned by Keith Allen and Birmingham Symphonic Winds, supported by PRS for Music Foundation and the RVW Trust. The world première of this work was given by Birmingham Symphonic Winds, conducted by Keith Allen, at the CBSO Centre, Birmingham in 2011. This second set of Danceries continues the format established in Danceries (Set I), namely in using material taken from Playford’s Dancing Master, a collection of folk and popular tunes published in the seventeenth century, to form the basis of an extended dance suite. In this set, the melodies have been more abstracted and project only a distant echo of their original forms, but as before, each movement is self-contained, colorful, and direct—with its own distinct mood. Arranged for brass band.

Additional Information

SKU#: 12-057157078X
UPC: 9780571570782
ISBN-10: 057157078X
ISBN-13: 9780571570782
Series: Faber Edition
Secondary Category: Brass Band
Format: Score
Contributors: By Kenneth Hesketh
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