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A setting of a folk song collected in 1905, this is his definitive version for chamber winds with piano. There is a set of brief variations on the melody, one for solo piano which will make a wonderfu...

Cinque canzoni folk australiane compongono questo arrangiamento melodico ed energico: Queensland Rover, Ryebuck Shearer, Botany Bay, Eugowra Rocks e Lime Juice Tub. Sono pieni di spirito australiano,...

Quattro canzoni folk britanniche onorano le donne forti e indipendenti delle isole britanniche. Nell'arrangiamento di David M. Martin sono incluse "Dublin City (Spanish Lady)", "Molly Malone (Cockles...

A suite of Scottish folk songs, Echoes from the Highlands is a suite of three Scottish Folk Tunes arranged by Albert O. Davis that has the beautiful and memorable melodies. Rich, too, in historical re...

Nella mia interpretazione di "Shenandoah" sono stato ispirato dalla libertà e dalla bellezza della melodia popolare e dalle immagini naturali evocate dalle parole, in particolare dall'immagine di un f...

In my setting of 'Shenandoah' I was inspired by the freedom and beauty of the folk melody and by the natural images evoked by the words, especially the image of a river. I was less concerned with the...

I wanted my setting of AMAZING GRACE to reflect the powerful simplicity of the words and melody - to be sincere, to be direct, to be honest - and not through the use of novel harmonies and clever tric...

I wanted my setting of AMAZING GRACE to reflect the powerful simplicity of the words and melody - to be sincere, to be direct, to be honest - and not through the use of novel harmonies and clever tric...

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND At the time in Scottish history when 'Loch Lomond' was a new song, the United Kingdom (which united Scotland, England, and Wales) had already been formed. But the Highland Scots...

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND At the time in Scottish history when 'Loch Lomond' was a new song, the United Kingdom (which united Scotland, England, and Wales) had already been formed. But the Highland Scots...

THE SHAKERS The Shakers were a religious sect who splintered from a Quaker community in the mid-1700's in Manchester, England. Known then derisively as 'Shaking Quakers' because of the passionate shak...

THE SHAKERS The Shakers were a religious sect who splintered from a Quaker community in the mid-1700's in Manchester, England. Known then derisively as 'Shaking Quakers' because of the passionate shak...

A quick guaracha, a Cuban dance ryhythm with roots in the old traditional Spanish folk music. A compelling and joyful composition.

Der niederländische Komponist Kees Vlak (Amsterdam, 1938) hat sich für seine Blasmusikkompositionen oft durch Volksmusik inspirieren lassen. So verwendete er, unter anderem, Musik von den Antillen, de...

This is a simple three-part suite from folk songs. The first part is a combination of various french songs, the second is based on the famous 'two king's children'('daar waren twee koningskinderen'),...

These variations on a popular Dutch children's song about a 'Count from The Hague' are infact studies in orchestral playing. Aspects dealing with playing in tune; overall sound; ensemble playing; rhyt...