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Ronald Binge ‘Miss Melanie’: Miss Imagination
Ronald Binge: Miss Melanie Context Composed in 1956, Miss Melanie is said to be a lady from Ronald Binge’s imagination. A fun-loving and joyful character, Read more…
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Fergal Carroll ‘Winter Dances’: Seasonal Change
Fergal Carroll: Winter Dances Context Commissioned by the Cultural Services Department at the Warrington Borough Council in 2002, Fergal Carroll’s Winter Dances for wind orchestra Read more…
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Joan Tower ‘Copperwave’: Latin Brass
Joan Tower: Copperwave Context Joan Tower was born in New Rochelle, New York in 1938. When Tower was nine, her family moved to Bolivia, which Read more…
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Arwel Hughes ‘Fantasia in A Minor’: Perfect Pastoral
Arwel Hughes: Fantasia in A Minor Context Arwell Hughes (1909-1988) was born near Wrexham, North Wales. He attended the Royal College of Music, where he Read more…
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Judith Weir ‘The Welcome Arrival of Rain’: Monsoon Season
Judith Weir: The Welcome Arrival of Rain Context Judith Weir was born in 1954 in Cambridge, and at a young age she began learning the Read more…
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Jules Massenet ‘Meditation’: From Thaïs
Jules Massenet: Meditation Context Used as an instrumental en’tract between scenes in Act II of Jules Massenet’s opera Thaïs, Meditation has since become a popular Read more…
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George Gershwin ‘Lullaby for String Quartet’: A Serious Exploration
George Gershwin: Lullaby for String Quartet Context Composed in 1919 when George Gershwin was still a student, Lullaby for String Quartet was one of the Read more…
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Ronald Binge ‘Sailing By’: Plain Sailing Weather
Ronald Binge: Sailing By Context Composed in 1963 by British composer Ronald Binge, Sailing By is known by many as the theme before the late Read more…
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Jerome Moross ‘The Big Country Main Theme’: Welcome to the Wild West!
Jerome Moross: The Big Country Main Theme Context Jerome Moross (1913-1983) was a popular Hollywood movie composer in the 20th century. Moross composed the scores Read more…
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Alan Hovhaness ‘Symphony No.2’: A Modal Journey
Alan Hovhaness: Symphony No.2 Context Also known by its original title Mysterious Mountains, Alan Hovhaness’ Second Symphony remains his most-recorded work to date. The three-movement Read more…