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Percy Aldridge Grainger
Percy Aldridge Grainger

Born
08.07.1882 in Brighton (Australien)

Died
20.02.1961 in New York

Current Title

Lincolnshire Posy

Lincolnshire Posy

Irish Tune from County Derry

Irish Tune from County Derry

Shepherd's Hey

Shepherd's Hey

Children's March

Children's March

Percy Aldridge Grainger

Percy Aldridge Grainger

Music by Percy Aldridge Grainger

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FILTER (17)
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Lincolnshire Posy

Lincolnshire Posy

This new 2020 revision by R. Mark Rogers addresses errors found in the previous edition and follows Grainger's scoring practices and concept of instrumental color more closely. One of the absolute...
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L50100300
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Musashino Academia Musicae Wind Ensemble Vol. 20

Musashino Academia Musicae Wind Ensemble Vol. 20

- NO LONGER AVAILABLE - CD 1: Celebration - Fantasia in G major, BWV 572: Gravement - Fugue in G minor, BWV 578 - Eloi, Eloi - Rhapsody in Blue - Grand Canyon Fanfare - Variations on a Shaker...
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TDIV566
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Musashino Academia Musicae Wind Ensemble Vol. 18

Musashino Academia Musicae Wind Ensemble Vol. 18

Rio's Convergence - Five Elisabethan Dances - Reminiscences - Aurora Awakes - The Seal Lullaby - Danzon No.2 - O Magnum Mysterium - "The Power of Love" from Danish Folk Music Suite -...
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TDIV554
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Naniwa Orchestral Winds 2008

Naniwa Orchestral Winds 2008

- NO LONGER AVAILABLE - Welcome the the Imagination World - Toccata Marziale - Russian Dance Suite - El Camino Real - Fanfare and Allegro - Folklore for Band - Molly on the Shore - Poem Montagnard...
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TDIV558
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Irish Tune from County Derry

Irish Tune from County Derry is also known as Irish folk song "Danny Boy". The touching melody of this melacholic song is world-famous. Larry Clark created a wonderful arrangement for band.
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CFJ743
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Shepherd's Hey

Shepherd's Hey is written in 2/2 time, tempo Presto. The woodwind section must have technical ability, because there is a lot of counting involved, as well as lots of notes. With all of the accented...
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CFJ742
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Children's March

A true "classic" in every sense of the word, this delightful Percy Grainger work continues to be an audience favorite. Douglas Wagner has scored this brilliant abridged version while...
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WBBDM00006
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Molly on the Shore

The composer's love for music of the simple rural folk of the British Isles led to a series of forty-three pieces that Grainger grouped into a series called "British Folk-Music...
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SMC703
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A Percy Grainger Suite

Country Gardens is typical of Grainger's humor and literary style where as the Irish Tune from County Derry Grainger expresses his grateful acknowledgment to Miss J. Ross who has made a large...
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FE2003
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Children's March

Percy Grainger's extraordinary scoring skills permeate this classic, carefree work for symphonic band. Children's March: “Over the Hills and Far Away”, originally a piano solo, was orchestrated by...
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SMC673
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Country Gardens

In typical Percy Grainger fashion, this is a quiet, delicate, yet playable work that features the woodwinds primarily, but is enjoyable for all.
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HL50488586
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Harvest Hymn

We are pleased to be able to make this wonderful Grainger music available to the bands of the world. This short work features a simple tune, richly harmonized with stately chords and decorated...
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BAR0121709
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Ye Banks And Braes O' Bonnie Doon

"The Banks O' Doon" is a Scots Traditional, the lyrics of the song are written by Robert Burns in 1791. It is sometimes known as "Ye Banks and Braes" or "Ye banks and...
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HL50349790
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Irish Tune from County Derry
DN: Shepherd's Hey

DN = Doppelnummer = two pieces in one package Percy Grainger, who was born in Australia, created several orginal composition, but also collected British folk songs. This is an arrangement of the...
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CFJ240
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Lincolnshire Posy

British Folk Music Settings No. 34 (Original 1940 / Copyright renewed 1993) One of the absolute gems in the entire worldwide repertoire for wind bands, Lincolnshire Posy remains at the pinnacle...
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HL50356150
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The Gum Suckers March

From Grainger: "Gum-suckers" is a nick-name for Australians hailing from the state of Victoria, the home state of the composer.  The leaves of the 'gum' (Eucalyptus) trees are...
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SMC684
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