Concert Band - Grade 5
SKU: HL.44010964
Grade 5 - Score and
Parts. Composed by
Philip Sparke. Anglo
Music Concert Band.
Concert Piece. Score
Only. Composed 2008.
Duration 840 seconds.
Anglo Music Press
#AMP246. Published by
Anglo Music Press
(HL.44010964).
UPC:
884088615864. 9x12
inches.
English(UK)/Deutsch/Franc
ais/Nederlands.
Ken
tish Dances was
commissioned by the
Bromley Youth Music Trust
for the Bromley Youth
Concert Band - Michael
Purton, conductor.
Bromley is in Kent, the
most southeasterly of all
the English counties.
Kent has a rich folk
history and, like many
parts of the country, its
own home-grown dance
tunes. What has become
known in England as
“country
dancing†became
popular during the
Elizabethan period
amongst the middle and
upper classes, who
preferred the style to
the more formal galliards
and pavans of the royal
court. This suite is
based on three dance
tunes that originated in
Kent; the first is a sort
of moto perpetuo based on
two lively 6/8 tunes,
“Dover
Castle†and
“The Fair Maid of
Wickham.†The
middle movement uses the
rather sombre
“Blackheath,â€
contrasting it with the
charming and apt
“Bromley
Bells.†The finale
uses the sprightly
“We Are All Right
at Canterbury and
Ramsgate Pier,â€
using the lilting
“Northdown
Waltz†as a lyrical
contrast.