Cries of London, The
General Info
Year: 2005
Duration: c. 17:40
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Studio Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - £79.95 | Score Only (print) - £40.00
Movements
1. Dawn watch
2. Westminster chimes
3. A dream or two (a song for London)
4. Catch that catch can
5. Evening watch
6. Hymn
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba I-II
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Glockenspiel
- Ride Cymbal
- Side Drum
- Suspended Cymbal, large and medium
- Tenor Drum
- Tubular Bells
- Wind Effect
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
As the band is based at Wellington Barracks in Westminster and I had myself both studied and lived in London for many years, I endeavored to capture both historic aspects and the contemporary spirit of Londinium into the final product. Although the work is cast in six movements, two of them form introductions to movements proper, therefore it could be argued that the piece is effectively in four movements. The reason behind the two 'preludes' is to personalize the work for the commissioning band. All British army regiments have their own bugle calls, and I wanted to incorporate the Coldstream Guards' signal into the compositions.
- Program Note by composer
This work was commissioned by, and is dedicated to the Regimental Band of Her Majesty's Coldstream Guards and their Director of Music, Major O. Jones MBE. The brief was for a piece to celebrate the City of London. The first performance was given by The Regimental Band of Her Majesty's Coldstream Guards under their music director Major Graham O. Jones MBE, at St. John's Smith Square, London in September 2005.
- Program Note from score
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Philharmonic Youth Winds (Singapore) (Adrian Chiang, conductor) – 12 January 2020
- Lehigh University (Bethlehem, Penn.) Wind Ensemble (David Diggs, conductor)– 17 November 2019
- Regimental Band of Her Majesty's Coldstream Guards (London) (Graham O. Jones, conductor) – September 2005 *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Cane River Murals (2012)
- Clarinet Concerto (2001)
- Club Europe (2002)
- The Cries of London (2005)
- Divertimento for Wind Dectet (1999/2001)
- Dona Nobis Pacem (1995)
- Elgar Variations (2007/2009)
- Evocations (1996/2001)
- Five Manx Romances (2017)
- From Kitty Hawk to the Stars (2002)
- Give Me the Splendid Silent Sun (2022)
- Malcolm Arnold Variations (2008)
- Menorcan Dances (2019)
- Natalis (1993/2006)
- New World Dances (1999)
- Northumbrian Dances (2019/2021)
- Ovation (2001)
- Paris Sketches (1994)
- Paris Sketches (ed. Reynish) (1994/2004)
- Prelude for Hampstead Heath (1990)
- Requiescant Aberfan (2009)
- Roman Trilogy (2014)
- A Silent Movie Suite (2013)
- A Soliliquy for Solferino (2012)
- Swiss Family Robinson Suite (as arranger) (1960/2006)
- Symphony for Winds (1997)
- Tales from Andersen (2006)
- Tristan Encounters (1998/2007)
- Tuba Concerto (1988/1991)
- Venetian Spells (1984)
- Via Crucis (2006)
- Wassail Dances (2018)
- Wessex Dances (2021)
Resources
- Ellerby, M. (2006). The Cries of London [score]. Studio Music: London.
- Martin Ellerby website Accessed 1 October 2020
- Perusal score