In another posting on the music of Percy Grainger, today's blog post will focus on Irish Tune from County Derry's sister piece Shepherd's Hey. The link between the two pieces has nothing to do with anything compositionally or anything intended by Grainger, but was instead a publishing consideration since the pieces were published together for many years. The tune that is featured in Shepherd's Hey is a Morris Dance, a tune that is also featured in his very popular Country Gar

And now for something completely different... This week (and probably some of the next), the blog will focus on the band music of Percy Grainger. Although we have already discussed his masterpiece, Lincolnshire Posy, many of his other works certainly deserve recognition as well. Today, this post will explore his piece, Children's March--Over the Hills and Far Away. Although Grainger is somewhat marginalized in the orchestral world, his contributions to the band world cannot b

Among wind band enthusiasts, Percy Grainger's Lincolnshire Posy certainly needs no introduction. It is easily one of the most famous and well-known pieces written for bands and has become a cornerstone of the wind repertoire. There are several unique characteristics of the piece that may be of interest. These should serve to give you a brief overview of the piece before the more specific information below. The piece is in six movements and each movement draws its musical insp