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Genre: Band
# of Players: Standard
Level: 5 | Duration: 12:30
Publisher: G & M Brand | Copyright: 1996
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Much of the thematic material for Holst's lovely Dances from the Morning of the Year is derived from the opening legato melodies provided by soli horns. The themes morph into several different dance feels throughout the remainder of the piece always keeping you guessing what will come next. Geoffrey Brand has done a masterful job of adapting the score for the modern concert band.
Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard
Level: 5 | Duration: 12:30
Instrumentation
Piccolo
1st Flute
2nd Flute
1st Oboe
2nd Oboe*
Cor Anglais
Eb Clarinet
1st Bb Clarinet
2nd Bb Clarinet
3rd Bb Clarinet
Eb Alto Clarinet
Bb Bass Clarinet
1st Bassoon
2nd Bassoon*
1st Eb Alto Saxophone
2nd Eb Alto Saxophone
Bb Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone
1st Bb Cornet
2nd Bb Cornet
3rd Bb Cornet
1st Bb Trumpet
2nd Bb Trumpet
1st F Horn
2nd F Horn
3rd F Horn
4th F Horn
1st Trombone
2nd Trombone
3rd Trombone
Euphonium
(TC Baritone)
Tuba
String Bass*
Timpani/Side Drum
Percussion (suspended cymbal, glockenspiel, tambourine, castanets, xylophone, tubular bells, triangle, crash cymbals, bass drum, opt. gong)
Parts marked with an asterisk (*) are NOT ESSENTIAL, although their presence will obviously enable a fuller realization of the composer's intentions to be achieved.
Program Notes
Holst's original version of The Morning of the Year was written in 1926-27 as a choral ballet. It was the first work to be commissioned by the music department of the BBC. The first concert performance was on 17 March 1927 at the Royal Albert Hall, London conducted by the composer.
In 1979 Colin Matthews and Imogen Holst edited this concert version with the approval of the publisher and G&I Holst Ltd. The chorus has been left out and several of the dances have been shortened. Some additional percussion was introduced to suggest the sounds the dancers would have provided in a stage performance.
Geoffrey Brand arranged the work for concert band in 1995 with permission from G&I Holst Ltd