Suite of English Country Dances
General Info
Year: 2022
Duration: c. 6:50
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C.L. Barnhouse
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $84.00 | Score Only (print) - $14.00
Movements
1. Robin Hood's Dance
2. Polly and Jen
3. The Curly Headed Plowboy
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Crash Cymbals
- Sleigh Bells
- Snare Drum
- Tambourine
- Tenor Drum
- Triangle
- Wood Block
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Suite of English Country Dances is a musical journey that harkens back to merry olde England. These arrangements were taken from 1,000 English Country Dances, a comprehensive collection of traditional dance tunes and folk songs compiled by English folklorist and singer Michael Raven. Each movement bears the names of three notable personalities. Robin Hood’s Dance is a spirited tune that captures the wistful Robin Hood and his band of merry men who sought justice for those less fortunate by robbing the rich and giving to the poor. Polly and Jen couples two ballads in a minuet-trip form, Polly Oliver (English) Jenny Jones (Welsh). The Curly Headed Plowboy is a Morris dance that captures the roguish spirit of the folk song.
- Program Note from Sonoma State University Concert Band concert program, 12 December 2022
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Sonoma State University (Rohnert Park, Calif.) Concert Band (Andy Collingsworth, conductor) - 12 December 2022
Works for Winds by This Composer
- All Ye Young Sailors (as arranger) (2005)
- American Riversongs (1991)
- American Sketches (2014)
- As I Walked Through the Meadow (2019)
- At the Old Camp Ground (2017)
- The Band in the Square (2006)
- The Cat's Pajamas (2018)
- Caribbean Rondo (2009)
- Come to the Fair!
- A Cowboy Symphony (2008)
- Early One Morning (as arranger) (2005)
- English Country Settings (1997)
- Fantasy on a Fiddle Tune (2005)
- Great American West Suite, The (2013)
- In the Forest of the King (2000)
- La Bonne Aventure (2010)
- Legends and Heroes (2003)
- Minka's Sleigh Ride (2007)
- Music for the King's Delight (2007)
- Overture on a Minstrel Tune (1979)
- Prairie Songs (1998)
- Prospect (1983)
- Red River Valley, The (as arranger) (2001)
- Song of the Mountain Horn (as arranger) (2013)
- Songs of the Plains (2015)
- Suite of English Country Dances (2022)
- Suite of Old French Songs (2015)
- The Thunder and the Roar (2004)
- Travelin' Music (2018)
- The Voyageurs (2002)
- A Walk in the Morning Sun (2010)
- Winds A' "Whispering" (as arranger) (1920/2009)
- Yorkshire Folk Song Suite (2016)
Resources
- Perusal score
- Pierre La Plante website Accessed 24 December 2022