Picc. (G Tr.) 4 Fl. Afl.
Bfl. (Ca Fl). (CbFl).
(Picc. (G Tr.) 4 Fl. Afl.
Bfl. (Ca Fl). (CbFl).) -
Intermediate
SKU:
FT.FM863
Composed by
Gustav Holst. Arranged by
Robert Rainford.
Beautifully contrasted 3
mvmt Suite. Classical.
Score and Parts. Forton
Music #FM863. Published
by Forton Music
(FT.FM863).
ISBN
9790570487622. 21 x 30 cm
inches.
The Brook
Green Suite was written
in 1933 during Holst's
stay in the hospital
(where he was to die in
May 1934). It was written
for his pupils, the
junior orchestra at St
Paul's Girls School; He
wanted to write a piece
in a contemporary, mature
style that was easy
enough for his pupils to
perform; he felt they
deserved better than
simple orchestrations
from keyboard originals
or 'watered down' pieces.
It was probably named
after Brook Green because
that was the location of
his wedding to his wife,
Isobel, in 1901. it could
have also been named
after the Brook because
of it's proximity to the
school.
The Prelude is
based on the descending C
major scale; while the
Air sounds as if it was
based on English folk
song, but most likely it
was not. Holst had become
so acquainted with folk
song during his life that
a lot of his melodies
were very similar to
them. The structure of
the Air is reminiscent of
the counterpoint of The
Lyric Movement, full of
enharmonic relations and
somewhat austere. This is
a trait of most of his
later works. The Dance is
based on a melody heard
in a puppet show while he
was on holiday in
Sicily.
This
arrangement has been
crafted so that flute 1
has the hardest part and
flute 4 the easiest. All
parts contribute to the
piece, with solos for
everyone.
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