Concert Band Wind Band
SKU:
AP.12-0571570127
Suite for Military
Band. Composed by
Frank Bridge. 5 or More;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Solo Small
Ensembles; Wind Band.
Faber Edition: Faber Wind
Band Series. Form: Suite.
20th Century; Masterwork.
Score. Faber Music
#12-0571570127. Published
by Faber Music
(AP.12-0571570127).
ISBN 9780571570126.
English.
Frank
Bridge was one of the
finest English composers
of the first half of the
20th century. The Pageant
of London is his only
work for wind band,
comprising of two
marches, one scored from
Bridge's best known organ
piece and including the
chimes of Big Ben, plus
three short renaissance
pastiche items, one
arranged from Playford
(later used by Peter
Warlock in Capriol
Suite). The music is
tuneful, approachable,
and, in the words of wind
band legend Timothy
Reynish makes a fine
alternative to Holst's
two suites, which were
composed around the same
time. Reynish has
introduced this work to
concert bands right
across the world. It has
been performed in USA and
the Far East, recorded by
the celebrated Kosei Wind
Orchestra of Japan and
also by the BBC National
Orchestra of Wales in the
Chandos edition of Bridge
Orchestral Music.