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Bells Across the Meadows
Albert Ketèlbey (arr. Godfrey)
General Info
Year: 1921 / 1923
Duration: c. 4:40
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Cost: Score and Parts - Out of print.
For availability information, see Discussion area, above.
Instrumentation
Full Score
Db Piccolo
Flute I-II-III
Oboe
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet Solo-I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Bass Saxophone
Cornets Solo- I-II
Trumpet
Flugelhorn I-II
Eb Horn or Alto I-II-III
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Drums, including:
- Chimes
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Bells Across the Meadows is a famous 1921 piece of light classical music by Albert Ketèlbey. The composition was selected in a 2003 poll by the BBC radio programme Your Hundred Best Tunes and voted thirty-sixth most popular tune of all time.
- Program Note by Wikipedia
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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Works for Winds by This Composer
- Bells Across the Meadows (arr. Godfrey) (1923
- Chal Romano (1924)
- In a Chinese Temple Garden (1923)
- In a Monastery Garden (arr. J. Ord Hume) (1915/1920)
- In a Monastery Garden (arr. Musser; ed. Rapp) (1915/2009)
- In a Persian Market (1920)
- In the Mystic Land of Egypt (1931)
- Mayfair Cinderella, A
- With Honour Crowned (1935)
Resources
- Bells Across the Meadows, Wikipedia
- Ketèlbey, A.; Godfrey, D. [1937]. Bells across the Meadows. Intermezzo. [score]. Boosey & Hawkes: London.