Variants on an English Sea Song (Brass Band)

Now carefully arranged for brass band, these rousing variations are based on the old English sea song “Spanish Ladies.” Fans of the classic English band music of Vaughn-Williams and Grainger will certainly enjoy this piece.

Genre: Brass Band | # of Players: Standard
Series: The Festival Series
Level: Intermediate | Duration: 6:15

Instrumentation
Conductor's Score (A4 spiral bound)

E-flat Soprano Cornet (1)
Solo Cornet (4)
Repiano Bf-atl Cornet (1)
2nd B-flat Cornet (2)
3rd B-flat Cornet (2)
1st E-flat Horn (1)
2nd E-flat Horn (1)
1st B-flat Baritone (1)
2nd B-flat Baritone (1)
1st B-flat Trombone (1)
2nd B-flat Trombone (1)
Bass Trombone (1)
B-flat Euphonium (2)
E-flat Bass (2)
B-flat Bass (2)

Timpani (3 drums) (1)
Percussion 1: Chimes, Bells (1)
Percussion 2: Snare Drum, Crash Cymbals, Bass Drum (3)

Program Notes
Now carefully arranged for brass band, these rousing variations are based on the old English sea song “Spanish Ladies.” After a dramatic introduction, the tune is stated in the minor mode twice. Later in the piece, the tune takes on a lighter character in the major mode. In the Grainger-esque third variation, the tune is triumphantly restated and the piece ends with a grand and inevitable conclusion. Fans of the classic English band music of Vaughn-Williams and Grainger will certainly enjoy this piece.