Country Gardens
page 6 of the score
The melody was collected and arranged by Cecil J. Sharp (1859 - 1924) who published it in 1907 in a book, "Morris Dance Tunes". Percy Grainger used this Morris dance tune to create an arrangement for piano as a birthday gift for his mother in 1918.
Date of my arrangement: 2018
Duration: 2:25 minutes
Instrumentation: Si.S.A.T.B.GB.Cb.
Solo and tutti sections. May also be played with one player per part, although you will lose some of the dynamic contrasts.
My arrangement for recorder orchestra is based on Percy Grainger’s arrangement for piano. I expanded the parts to cover sopranino through contrabass recorders. Each of the parts has melodic lines, and there are a few harmonic and rhythmic surprises.
Published by: Peacock Press (Recorder Music Mail) www.recordermail.co.uk
id code: P 698