Love’s Old Sweet Song (arr Glover)
James Molloy (arr. Andrew Glover)
Subtitle: Just a Song at Twilight
General Info
Year: 1884 / 2007
Duration: c. 2:45
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Song
Publisher: C.L. Barnhouse
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $65.00 | Score Only (print) - $6.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Solo Instrument or Voice
C Piccolo/Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II/Alto Clarinet
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Triangle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
For V.A., because the gift of music lasts a lifetime.
- Program Note from score
Love's Old Sweet Song is a Victorian parlor song published in 1884 by composer James Lynam Molloy and lyricist G. Clifton Bingham. The first line of the chorus is "Just a song at twilight", and it is sometimes misidentified as such.
The song has been recorded by many artists, including John McCormack and Clara Butt. The song is alluded to in James Joyce's Ulysses as being sung by Molly Bloom.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
- Audio CD: Soloists of the Washington Winds
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Karl L. King Municipal Band (Fort Dodge, Iowa) (Jerrold P. Jimmerson, conductor; David Lang, euphonium) - 18 June 2023
- Bethany Lutheran College (Mankato, Minn.) Concert Band (Benjamin Faugstad, conductor) – 19 March 2020
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Love’s Old Sweet Song (1884/1890)
- Love's Old Sweet Song (arr. Glover) (1884/2007)
- The Song You Sang to Me (1895)
- When I'm Big I'll Be a Soldier (1890)
Resources
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "James Molloy." Accessed 20 March 2020
- Love's Old Sweet Song, Wikipedia Accessed 20 March 2020
- Perusal score