Sarabande and Polka from "Solitaire"
Malcolm Arnold (arr. John P. Paynter)
General Info
Year: 1956 / 1983
Duration: c. 8L45
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Paterson
Cost: Score and Parts - $75.00 | Score Only - $15.00
Movements
1. Sarabande - 2:55
2. Polka - 5:50
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Piccolo
Alto Flute
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra-Alto Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Contrabass
Timpani
Harp
Celeste
Percussion I-II including:
- Bass Drum
- Cymbals
- Glockenspiel
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tam-Tam
- Wood Block
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Note
Solitaire is a ballet comprising of Arnold’s previously composed English Dances Set I and II, as well as the Sarabande and Polka. The Sarabande was composed specifically for a pas de deux. The Polka was composed as a contrast to the Sarabande.
Commercial Discography
State Ratings
- Florida: V
- Texas: IV. Complete
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- University of Louisiana Monroe Wind Ensemble (Derle R. Long, conductor) - 8 March 2021
- Allegheny College (Meadville, Pa.) Band Camp for Adult Musicians (Timothy W. Foley, conductor) - 14 June 2019
- Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo) Concert Band – 23 February 2018 (CBDNA 2018 North Central Conference, Kalamazoo, Mich.)
- Appalachian State University (Boone, N.C.) Symphony Band (Kevin Richardson, conductor) – 23 February 2017
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Brass Quintet No. 2 (1987)
- Concerto for Oboe and Strings (arr. Watts) (1952)
- Divertimento for Wind Octet (1988)
- English Dances, Book One (tr. Johnstone) (1950/1965)
- English Dances, Book Two (tr. Herbert) (1951/1989)
- English Dances, Book Two (tr. Sudduth) (1951/)
- English Dances Set 2 (tr. Thompson) (1951/)
- Fanfare for a Festival (arr. McDermott) (1955/1986/2000)
- Flourish for a Battle (1989)
- Four Cornish Dances (tr. Marciniak) (1966/)
- Four Scottish Dances (tr. Paynter) (1957/1978)
- Four Welsh Dances (tr. Parkes) (1989/2003)
- A Grand, Grand Overture (tr. Wilson) (1956/1983)
- H.R.H. The Duke of Cambridge (1957)
- The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (arr. Suzuki) (1958/)
- The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (arr. Senoo) (1958/1998)
- March from "A Little Suite" (arr. Sumner) (1955/1965)
- Overseas (1960)
- Overture for Wind Octet (1940/2004)
- The Padstow Lifeboat, op. 94 (arr. Woodfield) (1966)
- Peterloo Overture (tr. Sayre) (1968/1989)
- Prelude, Siciliano and Rondo (tr. Paynter) (1963/1979)
- Quintet for Two Trumpets, Horn, Trombone and Tuba (1961/2004)
- The River Kwai March (1957)
- The River Kwai March (arr. Longfield) (1957/2017)
- Sarabande and Polka from "Solitaire" (tr. Paynter) (1956/1983)
- Symphony for Brass, op. 123 (1978)
- Symphony No. 2: Allegretto and Vivace, op. 40 (tr. Parkes) (1953/)
- Symphony No. 2: Finale, op. 40 (tr. Sudduth) (1953/)
- Tam O'Shanter Overture, op. 51 (tr. Paynter) (1955/1991)
- Three Sea Shanties (1943)
- Trevelyan Suite, op. 96 (1967)
- Variations on a Theme of Ruth Gipps (trans. Braddock) (1978/2019)
- Water Music, op. 82 (1964/1993)
Resources
- Arnold, M.; Paynter, J. (1983). Sarabande and Polka from the Ballet "Solitaire" [score]. Paterson's Publications: London.
- Novello Website