Cat No. JM37326
Price £69.95
Composer: Malcolm Arnold
Arranger: Andrew Duncan
Category: TEST PIECES (Major Works)

Peterloo is the derisive name given to an incident that happened on16th August 1819 in St Peter’s Fields, Manchester, when an orderly crowd of some 80,000 people met to hear a speech on political reform. On the orders of the magistrates they were interrupted by the Yeomanry, who attempted to seize the banners they carried, and to arrest their speaker, Henry Hunt. Cavalry was sent in, and eleven people were killed and four hundred injured in the ensuing panic.This overture attempts to portray these happenings.

Brass Band Grade 5: 1st Section.

This arrangement won the "Best New Arrangement" award at the 1997 Spennymoor Brass in Concert Championships.
Duration 7.28

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Grade equivalents for Brass Band test-pieces where there is considerable overlap at the higher levels, depending on the level of competition (local, regional or national):

Grades 1 & 2:	Novice and Learner Bands
Grade 3:	Youth and 4th Section
Grade 4:	Advanced Youth and 3rd Section
Grade 4/5:	Premier Youth and 2nd Section
Grade 5:	1st Section
Grade 5/6:	Championship and 1st Sections
Grade 6:	Championship