Basse Dance (from 'Capriol Suite')

Michael Brand's arrangement follows the original dance styles of Warlock's string composition but adds tambour-like drums to accentuate the dance rhythms and steps.

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard
Level: 3 | Duration: 5:25

Instrumentation
1st Flute
2nd Flute
Oboe*
1st Bb Clarinet
2nd Bb Clarinet
3rd Bb Clarinet
Bb Bass Clarinet*
Bassoon*
1st Eb Alto Saxophone*
2nd Eb Alto Saxophone*
Bb Tenor Saxophone*
Eb Baritone Saxophone*

1st F Horn
2nd F Horn
1st Eb Horn
2nd Eb Horn
1st Bb Trumpet
2nd Bb Trumpet
1st Trombone
2nd Trombone*
Euphonium
(TC Baritone)
Tuba

Percussion 1 (tenor drum or floor tom)
Percussion 2 (tenor drum or floor tom)
Timpani*

Parts marked with an asterisk (*) are NOT ESSENTIAL, although their presence will obviously enable a fuller realization of the composer's intention to be achieved.

Program Notes
Both title and thematic material of the "Capriol Suite" are derived from a famous book on dance steps published in 1589 in France. It indicated the rhythms, the steps associated with them, the manner of playing pipes and tabors, and adds nearly fifty dance tunes of the period. It was from these tunes that composer Peter Warlock selected material for his "Capriol Suite" for String Orchestra.