Serenade Op. 22A

Delight listeners with this lighthearted work. Derek Bourgeois wrote the Serenade, Op. 22 for his own wedding, to be played by the organist as the guests left the ceremony. Not wishing to allow them the luxury of proceeding in an orderly 2/4, the composer wrote the work in 11/8, and in case anyone felt too comfortable, he changed it to 13/8 in the middle!

Genre: Strings | # of Players: Standard
Level: 4 | Duration: 2:50

Instrumentation

Flute 1/2
Oboe 1/2
Bassoon
Bb Clarinet 1/2
Alto Saxophone 1/2
Tenor Saxophone

Trumpet (in Bb) 1/2
Horn 1/2
Trombone 1/2
Tuba

Timpani

Percussion (cymbals, triangle)

Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Cello
Bass

Program Notes
Derek Bourgeois wrote this Serenade for his own wedding, to be played by the organist as the guests left the ceremony. Not wishing to allow them the luxury of proceeding in an orderly 2/4, the composer wrote the work in 11/8, and in case anyone felt too comfortable, he changed it to 13/8 in the middle! The work has now been released in a number of different orchestrations of the original version for organ.