Concert Band - Grade 1.5
SKU: HL.44006696
Grade 1.5 - Score
Only. Composed by Sir
Arthur Seymour Sullivan.
Arranged by Philip
Sparke. Anglo Music
Concert Band. Concert.
Score Only. Composed
2007. 20 pages. Anglo
Music Press #AMP198.
Published by Anglo Music
Press (HL.44006696).
UPC: 884088142070.
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Although Arthur
Sullivan (1842-1900) is
best known for his
collaboration with W.S.
Gilbert on their famous
operettas, he also wrote
much instrumental,
chamber and orchestral
music, church anthems and
around 20 secular part
songs. One such song was
The Long Day
Closes, which remains
in the popular repertoire
of many mens and mixed
choirs. The melody is a
combination of hushed
hymn-like reverence and
emotional intensity,
which provides the young
band the opportunity to
work on dynamics,
ensemble, intonation and
balance in chorale
style.