Composition Year | 1906 |
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Genre Categories | Pieces; Medleys; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra |
Work Title | Folk Songs from Somerset |
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Alternative. Title | |
Composer | Holst, Gustav |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Not catalogued |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IGH 61 |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1906 |
First Performance. | 1906 |
First Publication. | 2021 |
Dedication | By kind permission of Mr Cecil J. Sharp |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 8 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
Piece Style | Classical |
Instrumentation | Orchestra [2222 2210 t str] with opt Hn3+4, Tbn 1+2 and 2 percussion |
Extra Information | Based on manuscript discovered in 2017 in Tauranga, New Zealand |
Medley of various folk songs: Dicky of Taunton Dean; The Sweet Primeroses; The Trees they do Grow High; Sheep Shearing Song; The Little Turtle Dove; Lover's Farewell; High Germany; Bruton Town; The Sign of the Bonny Blue Bell; Let Bucks a hunting go
Much of the material was re-worked into the Somerset Rhapsody