Arranged by Percy
Aldridge Grainger, R.
Mark Rogers, and ed./arr.
Adolf Schmid. Full
Orchestra; Performance
Music Ensemble; Single
Titles. Kalmus
Masterworks Library.
Masterwork. Score and
Part(s). LudwigMasters
Publications #36-A936390.
Published by
LudwigMasters
Publications
(AP.36-A936390).
UPC:
659359535758.
English.
One of
Percy Aldridge Grainger's
most popular encores was
improvisations on English
Morris Dance tunes that
he programmed as Country
Gardens. An instant hit,
Grainger finalized this
setting in spring 1918,
and after publication in
1919, the sales of the
sheet music broke
publishing records and
brought in the sort of
steady income that is the
envy of composers
everywhere. While he used
the funds to subsidize
the careers of many
fellow artists, Grainger
became so identified with
this rather lightweight
piece that he came to
despise it. Publisher G.
Schirmer, wishing to
capitalize on the
popularity of Country
Gardens, assigned Adolf
Schmid, one of their
in-house writers, to
create this excellent
orchestral version
published in 1925. Schmid
was an Austrian-American
composer of some stature
who, as a staff writer
for the firm G. Schirmer,
created orchestral
versions of Grainger's
Irish Tune from County
Derry and Children's
March, as well as music
by numerous other
composers. Schmid's
orchestration served as
the source material for a
band version of Country
Gardens that appeared in
1931, attributed to Tom
Clark. The following note
appeared on the concert
band Synoptic Score (a
most un-Grainger-like
term): String-Bass and
Harp (or any other) parts
from Adolf Schmid's
Arrangement of this
number for orchestra
(Galaxy No. 269) may be
used with this band
arrangement, affirming
the relationship between
Schmid's orchestration
and Clark's band version.
This edition has been
revised and edited by R.
Mark Rogers.
Instrumentation: 2(2nd
dPicc).2.2.2: 4.2.3.1:
Timp.Perc(4-5):
Hp.Pno(opt.):
Str(9.8.7.6.5 in
set).
These products
are currently being
prepared by a new
publisher. While many
items are ready and will
ship on time, some others
may see delays of several
months.
Arranged by Percy
Aldridge Grainger, R.
Mark Rogers, and ed./arr.
Adolf Schmid. Full
Orchestra. Kalmus
Masterworks Library.
Masterwork. Score.
LudwigMasters
Publications #36-A936301.
Published by
LudwigMasters
Publications
(AP.36-A936301).
ISBN
9798892705585. UPC:
659359956157.
English.
One of
Percy Aldridge Grainger's
most popular encores was
improvisations on English
Morris Dance tunes that
he programmed as Country
Gardens. An instant hit,
Grainger finalized this
setting in spring 1918,
and after publication in
1919, the sales of the
sheet music broke
publishing records and
brought in the sort of
steady income that is the
envy of composers
everywhere. While he used
the funds to subsidize
the careers of many
fellow artists, Grainger
became so identified with
this rather lightweight
piece that he came to
despise it. Publisher G.
Schirmer, wishing to
capitalize on the
popularity of Country
Gardens, assigned Adolf
Schmid, one of their
in-house writers, to
create this excellent
orchestral version
published in 1925. Schmid
was an Austrian-American
composer of some stature
who, as a staff writer
for the firm G. Schirmer,
created orchestral
versions of Grainger's
Irish Tune from County
Derry and Children's
March, as well as music
by numerous other
composers. Schmid's
orchestration served as
the source material for a
band version of Country
Gardens that appeared in
1931, attributed to Tom
Clark. The following note
appeared on the concert
band Synoptic Score (a
most un-Grainger-like
term): String-Bass and
Harp (or any other) parts
from Adolf Schmid's
Arrangement of this
number for orchestra
(Galaxy No. 269) may be
used with this band
arrangement, affirming
the relationship between
Schmid's orchestration
and Clark's band version.
This edition has been
revised and edited by R.
Mark Rogers.
Instrumentation: 2(2nd
dPicc).2.2.2: 4.2.3.1:
Timp.Perc(4-5):
Hp.Pno(opt.):
Str(9.8.7.6.5 in
set).
These products
are currently being
prepared by a new
publisher. While many
items are ready and will
ship on time, some others
may see delays of several
months.
Country Gardens Orchestre Symphonique - Intermédiaire Southern Music Ltd
Score and Parts Symphonic Band - Grade 4 SKU: HL.1455414 For Symphonic...(+)
Score and Parts Symphonic
Band - Grade 4
SKU:
HL.1455414
For
Symphonic Band.
Composed by Percy
Aldridge Grainger.
Arranged by Adolf Schmid
and R. Mark Rogers.
Southern Music Band.
Concert, Symphonic.
Softcover. Duration 120
seconds. Southern Music
Company #S1048CB.
Published by Southern
Music Company
(HL.1455414).
UPC:
196288209454.
9.0x12.0x0.48
inches.
One of
Grainger's most popular
piano encores was
improvisations on English
Morris Dance tunes that
he programmed as COUNTRY
GARDENS.Adolf Schmid's
1925 orchestration
displays many features
that bear witness to his
deep knowledge of Percy
Grainger's orchestral
palette, making it ideal
for symphonic wind band
adaptation. Grainger's
mature concept of the
wind band is seen in
CHILDREN'S MARCH,
LINCOLNSHIRE POSY, and
LADS OF WAMPHRAY. With
this knowledge in hand,
Mark Rogers has created a
wind-band scoring
(appearing for the first
time with full score)
that should delight
conductors looking for a
concise introduction into
the world of Percy
Grainger.
Full Score Symphonic Band - Grade 4 SKU: HL.1455415 For Symphonic Band...(+)
Full Score Symphonic Band
- Grade 4
SKU:
HL.1455415
For
Symphonic Band.
Composed by Percy
Aldridge Grainger.
Arranged by Adolf Schmid
and R. Mark Rogers.
Southern Music. Concert,
Symphonic. Softcover. 16
pages. Duration 120
seconds. Southern Music
Company #S1048FS.
Published by Southern
Music Company
(HL.1455415).
ISBN
9798892703321. UPC:
196288209461.
9.0x12.0x0.065
inches.
One of
Grainger's most popular
piano encores was
improvisations on English
Morris Dance tunes that
he programmed as COUNTRY
GARDENS.Adolf Schmid's
1925 orchestration
displays many features
that bear witness to his
deep knowledge of Percy
Grainger's orchestral
palette, making it ideal
for symphonic wind band
adaptation. Grainger's
mature concept of the
wind band is seen in
CHILDREN'S MARCH,
LINCOLNSHIRE POSY, and
LADS OF WAMPHRAY. With
this knowledge in hand,
Mark Rogers has created a
wind-band scoring
(appearing for the first
time with full score)
that should delight
conductors looking for a
concise introduction into
the world of Percy
Grainger.