Sarabande and Polka from "Solitaire"

Malcolm Arnold

Malcolm Arnold (arr. John Paynter)

General Info

Year: 1956 / 1983
Duration: c. 6:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Paterson
Cost: Score and Parts - $75.00   |   Score Only - $15.00

Movements

1. Sarabande - 3:11
2. Polka

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II
Piccolo
Alto Flute
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
Eb Soprano Clarinet
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Eb Alto Clarinet
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Contra-Alto Clarinet
Bb Contrabass Clarinet
Soprano Saxophone
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Bb Cornet I-II-III
Bb 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

• Audio CD: Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra (Douglas Bostock, conductor)

State Ratings

• Florida: V

Performances

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• 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

• 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)
• English Dances Set 2 (tr. Thompson)
• Fanfare for a Festival (arr. McDermott) (1955/1986/2000)
• Fanfare for Louis, 1970
• Four Cornish Dances (tr. Marciniak)
• Four Scottish Dances (tr. Paynter) (1957/1978)
• Four Welsh Dances (tr. Parkes)
• A Grand, Grand Overture (tr. Wilson)
• H.R.H. The Duke of Cambridge (1957)
• The Inn of Sixth Happiness (arr. Suzuki) (1958/)
• Overseas
• The Padstow Lifeboat, op. 94
• Peterloo Overture (tr. Sayre)
• Prelude, Siciliano, and Rondo (tr. Paynter) (1963/1979)
• River Kwai March, The (1957)
• Sarabande and Polka from Solitaire (tr. Paynter)
• Symphony for Brass, op. 123
• Symphony No. 2: Allegretto and Vivace, op. 40 (tr. Parkes)
• Symphony No. 2: Finale, op. 40 (tr. Sudduth)
• Tam O'Shanter Overture, op. 51 (tr. Paynter)
• Trevelyan Suite, op. 96
• Variations on a Theme of Ruth Gipps (trans. Braddock) (1978/2019)
• Water Music, op. 82

Resources

• Arnold, M.; Paynter, J. (1983). Sarabande and Polka from the Ballet "Solitaire" [score]. Paterson's Publications: London.
• Novello Website