Alman

From Wind Repertory Project
Thomas Morley

Thomas Morley (arr. Chip de Stefano)


Subtitle: Renaissance Dance


General Info

Year: 2019
Duration: c. 1:45
Difficulty: I (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Keyboard
Publisher: FJH Music Company
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $45.00; (digital) - $45.00   |   Score Only (print) - $6.00


Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion I-II-III, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Bells
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Field Drum
  • Snare Drum
  • Tambourine
  • Triangle


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Adapted from a work found in Morley's Fitzwilliam Virginal Book, a famous collection of Renaissance keyboard music, this elegant arrangement is the perfect way to introduce Renaissance music to young musicians. It provides an excellent programming contrast, and the lively dance has wonderful technical, musical, and stylistic elements throughout.

- Program Note adapted from publisher


An "alman," more commonly called an "allemande," is a Renaissance and Baroque dance, and one of the most common instrumental dance styles in Baroque music, with examples by Couperin, Purcell, Bach and Handel. It is often the first movement of a Baroque suite of dances, paired with a subsequent courante, though it is sometimes preceded by an introduction or prelude.

- Program Note adapted from Wikipedia


Media


State Ratings

  • Texas: I. Complete


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