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Theme from "Captain Pugwash"
Traditional, arranged by Lisa Portus
General Info
Year:
Duration: c. 1:10
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Portus Press
Cost: Score and Parts (digital) – Free download
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet
Horn in F
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Captain Pugwash is a fictional pirate in a series of British children's comic strips and books created by John Ryan. The character's adventures were adapted into a TV series, using cardboard cut-outs filmed in live-action (the first series was performed and broadcast live), also called Captain Pugwash, first shown on the BBC in 1957, a later colour series, first shown in 1974–75, and a traditional animation series, The Adventures of Captain Pugwash, first aired in 1998.
The eponymous hero – Captain Horatio Pugwash – sails the high seas in his ship called the Black Pig, ably assisted by cabin boy Tom, pirates Willy and Barnabas, and Master Mate. His mortal enemy is Cut-Throat Jake, captain of the Flying Dustman.
The series had a memorable signature tune, The Trumpet Hornpipe, which was played by accordionist Tom Edmundson and arranged by Philip Lane. He had learned the tune from Jimmy Shand. The tune appears to have been popular from the mid-19th century, but its composer and country of origin are unknown. In the United States it is known as the Thunder Hornpipe.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Callanwolde Concert Band (Atlanta, Ga.) (Raymond Handfield, conductor) – 27 October 2017
Works for Winds by This Composer
Resources
- Captain Pugwash, Wikipedia Accessed 19 January 2018