Legend of Greensleeves, The
General Info
Year: 2011 / 2020
Duration: c. 3:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Wingert-Jones
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $50.00; (digital) - $50.00 | Score Only (print) - $5.00
Instrumentation (Flexible)
Full Score
Flute
Oboe (optional Flute II)
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I/B-flat Trumpet I
B-flat Soprano Clarinet II/B-flat Trumpet II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
Horn in F
Trombone/Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion, including:
- Bells
- Hand Drum (optional)
- Suspended Cymbal
- Triangle (optional)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The well-known song Greensleeves was written in 15th century England, quite possibly by King Henry VIII himself. The wistful quality of this legend is captured here by the use of lush harmonies and a rhythmic ostinato that gets transferred to different colors within the ensemble. With a hauntingly beautiful ending, this unique arrangement will be the highlight of programs at Christmas and throughout the year as well.
Rescored for bands with reduced instrumentation, this unique setting of this well-known song will be the highlight of concert programs at Christmastime and throughout the year as well.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Canton (Mich.) Concert Band (Ryan Hoffman, conductor) - 10 December 2023
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- The Legend of Greensleeves (Flex instrumentation) (2011/2020)
All Wind Works
- Alien Marching Machine (2016)
- The Aliens' Revenge (2019)
- Aliens Landing (In Your Back Yard) (2008)
- The Aliens Return (2020)
- American Hymn Tune Sketches (2007)
- Ancient Apparitions (2019)
- Ancient Hymn Tune Variants (2014)
- Boats Against the Current (2020)
- Book of Secrets (2020)
- Bright Shining as the Sun (2013)
- By Virtue of the Skies (2016)
- Chinese Dragon Dance (2010)
- Christmas on the Town Square (2010)
- Circles of Light (2009)
- Close Encounter at Loch Ness (2013)
- Cresting Calloway Peak (2005)
- Dreams of Flight (2010)
- East of the Sun (2005)
- Echoes of the Morning Trumpet (2016)
- Flight of the Vampire (2011)
- The Garden of Magical Sounds (2018)
- The Ghost Lights of Newton County (2016)
- Haunted House (2009)
- The Headless Horseman (2014)
- Heroes and Quests (2020)
- Highlander Fanfare (2005)
- Impulse From a Vernal Wood (1995)
- Infinity Fanfare (2019)
- Jammin' Old St. Nicholas (as arranger) (2017)
- Kickstart (2021)
- Leaves That Descend to No Drum (1993/2020)
- The Legend of Greensleeves (2011)
- The Legend of Greensleeves (Flex instrumentation) (2011/2020)
- Monster at the Drive-Thru Window (2018)
- Nova Stella (2017)
- Phoenix and Dragon (2011)
- Poltergeist (2011)
- Portals of Time (2016)
- Prelude and Dance (2019)
- Prelude and Toccata (2019)
- Secrets of Area 51 (2017)
- The Soaring Falcon (2011)
- Table Rock Festival (2020)
- Time Circles (2015)
- To the Colors (2018)
- Triumphant Celebration (2013)
- The Troll Bridge (2015)
- Tropes: Variants on an Ancient Kyrie (2015)
- Turbocharge (2021)
- A Vision Through the Pines (2001)
- Wide Horizon (2008)
- Wide Missouri (2019)
- Winterfest (2008)
- Zombies Knocking On Your Door (2013)
Resources
- John Prescott website Accessed 13 August 2020
- Perusal score