SUITE from HYMN of the HIGHLANDS - Parts & Score, LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC
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£152.95 Composer / arranger: Philip Sparke Category: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC
Inculudes three movements from the original seven movement suite : Ardross Castle, Alladale & Dundonnell. 17mins.
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The recording is "HYMN of the HIGHLANDS" on Polyphonic QRL 214D
HYMN of the HIGHLANDS was commissioned by David King and the Yorkshire Building Society Band for first performance at the 2002 European Brass Band Championships Gala Concert in Brussels.
The complete suite lasts approximately 36 minutes. however it is possible to construct pieces of different lengths in order to feature particular soloists or fit different programming constraints, and to this end most of the movements are published separately. The only exceptions to this are the first and last movements which are published together (with Alladale) as "Suite from Hymn of the Highlands".
Ardross Castle, contains solo passages for horn and baritone and features a fascinating bagpipe melody.
The second movement, Alladale, is a trio for tenor horn, flugel horn and baritone with an accompaniment featuring the percussion section.
The final movement, Dundonnell, features two highly contrasting melodies, a wild presto and the bagpipe melody first heard in the first movement.