Facing percy grainger national library of australia. Percy grainger, leslie howard piano music, volume 1. Produced by mcvon hurtig and harry seamon, in dahomey was the first to star africanamerican performers george walker and bert williams, two of the leading comedians in america at the time. Grainger piano music leslie howard, classical music, classical mp3 download, classical music downloads download music compositions from legal, wellordered mp3 content website. Percy grainger home and studio is a historic home located at white. George percy grainger 8 july 1882, brighton, victoria, australia 20 february 1961, white plains, new york was an australianborn composer, pianist and champion of the saxophone and the concert band, who worked under the stage name of percy aldridge grainger.
Percy grainger was born in australia on july 8, 1882. Born in australia, he began studying piano at an early age. Download volume 1 grainger museum university of melbourne. Grainger began collecting the folk songs for lincolnshire posy in 1905 on wax cylinders, collecting the bulk of these in lincolnshire, england wollum, 2011. In dahomey cakewalk smasher grainger from cda66884. Percy aldridge grainger 8 july 1882 20 february 1961 was an australianborn pianist, composer, and champion of the saxophone and the concert band. Percy grainger biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. He was born in brighton, a suburb of melbourne, victoria, australia. Grainger was a first class composer of what used to be called light music but dont let that lead you to thinking that its somehow second rate. Shuffle along, is an exception, though it affords a small, tantalizing suggestion of what has been lost. Grainger first appeared publicly as a pianist at age 10. Percy grainger, richard hickox, bbc philharmonic grainger edition, vol. Percy grainger composer buy sheet music and scores presto.
I believe i first heard percy grainger s piano music in howards end a merchant ivory film. Percy aldridge grainger 1882 1961 is celebrated across his astonishing and diverse range of endeavour. His primary contribution to music, however, lies in his prolific output as a composer of expert and highly original works. Millers arrangements of percy grainger s piano pieces. The themes used in danny boy didnt appear out of thin air and this transcription is the gold standard. The grainger edition 19 cd set by grainger, percy aldridge on cd. Barclay brass plays grainger shepherds hey, irish tune. Initially taught piano by his mother, rose, and educated at home, at. Grainger was born in brighton, melbourne in 1882 to an australian mother and a british father.
Nov 24, 2010 childrens march by percy grainger date. With its brown shingled sides curving up from the surrounding lawn, and crowned by its forest of gables, it seems to grow from the land, at one with itsancient trees. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. In 1940, the graingers moved to springfield, missouri, fearful that their home situated on the eastern seaboard would be vulnerable to enemy attack, from which base grainger again toured to give a series of army concerts during the second world war. Percy grainger sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. Martin jones is a superb advocate for this rich kaleidoscope. Percy grainger, the melbourne symphony orchestra conducted by john hopkins 11 percy grainger, the melbourne symphony orchestra conducted by john hopkins 11 the orchestral works of percy grainger, volume two album 2 versions. Mar, 1997 percy granger, a playwright who focused his sharpedged wit on academia, television, advertising and other vulnerable subjects, died on monday at his home in manhattan.
After receiving the commission, he arranged these folk songs and added his own signature twist on them by adding suspensions, dissonance, and odd meters to the piece. In dahomey cakewalk smasherpiano solo 190309 grainger. Gliding chords on a reed box tone tool is percy grainger in 1951. A negro musical comedy is a landmark 1903 american musical comedy. The company has pioneered the idea of the series and proudly includes series of such composers as prokofiev, tchaikovsky, parry, walton, grainger, berkeley and bridge. Percy grainger was in attendance, and the resulting concert rag in dahomey based on themes by cook and arthur pryor is a rare example of exceptionally detailed notation in the service of a syncopated style. This exceptional work holds a special place in concert band literature grades 45. In dahomey cakewalk smasher was inspired by tunes from an allnegro musical comedy of the same name starring bert williams and george walker, noted exponents of the cakewalk. The immovable do by percy grainger wind band literature. In a bright 68 tempo throughout the wonderful vitality of graingers writing. Steinberg the grand 2 if you have any questions, feel free to ask but i will only respond to those in english and korean. Grainger may have seen cooks in dahomey on stage in london in 1903 and he started composing his work that year, completing the score about 1909. The piece has been performed by everyone from leopold.
Percy grainger download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Percy grainger was one of the musical geniuses of the 20th century. Search irish tune from county derry sheet music at jw pepper. Percy grainger s in dahomey cakewalk smasher for piano. In dahomey solo piano by percy grainger find sheet music, recordings, digital score and audio samples, analysis, performances and more at the australian. Percy grainger was known for making up his own colorful musical terminology. See new and popular percy grainger songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. Phyllis tate edited by percy grainger and patrick oshaughnessy seven lincolnshire folk songs. When grainger heard in dahomey he was making his way in london as a society pianist, that is, a hired lackey at social functions of. Handel in the strand grainger, percy harvest hymn grainger, percy the hunter in his career grainger, percy i. The solo piano music of percy grainger 18821961 comprises approximately ninety works, onethird of which are based on music by other composers and range from the anonymous thirteenthcentury carol angelus ad virginem to george gershwins love walked in including pieces by bach, dowland, faure and richard strauss to name but a few.
Jun 20, 2016 percy grainger 18821961 was a piano prodigy turned composer who was known for his strange personal habits, his blunt and colorful prose, and his equally unusual music his many admirers today still recognize that he possessed the supreme virtue of never being dull. Harvest hymn grainger from cda66884 hyperion records. In dahomey cakewalk smasher by percy aldridge grainger. This a cappella choral classic is now more accessible to a larger ensemble while still preserving the endearing elements of the original. Grainger could turn a very elegant musical phrase and his matchless orchestrations and piquant harmoies make him well worthy of much greater attention. Aug 06, 2015 this recording was taken in 4 aug 2015. Free rambles dished up by percy grainger classics today. Percy aldridge grainger sheet music books sorting and filters. Adopts the name of percy aldridge grainger, concurrently with the publication of his music by. I am not interested in movie sound tracks, so i found this recording, which seemed to include a good selection of grainger s best piano works. Shop and buy in dahomey cakewalk smasher sheet music. English morris dance tune set for orchestra by percy aldridge grainger collected by cecil j. Pdf scanned by unknown efrainparr 2014428 editor ronald stevenson pub lisher.
Graingers australian upcountry tune is based on the composers upcountry song, written for unaccompanied and wordless voices. On the 16th of may 1903, will marion cooks revue in dahomey played at the shaftesbury theatre. The only known london performance of this comedy with music by will marion cook occurred at the shaftesbury theatre on 16 may 1903 and one must assume that both grainger. History of lincolnshire posy performance practices of. Chin yi jun 19 plays in dahomey cakewalk smasher by percy grainger 18821961 by zhao ying teoh.
His playing is delightfully exuberant and he is able to reach both the thunderous heights of power demanded by the tchaikovsky concerto. Percy grainger in dahomey cakewalk smasher, for piano edited by ronald stevenson share on. He was educated at home in melbourne by his mother. The only known london performance of this comedy with music by will marion cook occurred at the shaftesbury theatre on 16 may 1903 and one must assume that both grainger and rathbone were in the audience.
Click download or read online button to get percy grainger book now. A wide range of musical genres provided grist for grainger s mill, and australian pianist janine sowden offers a judicious, wellprogrammed sampling. Welcome to the percy grainger house in white plains, home of percy and ella strom grainger. This is grainger s only use of the word hymn as part of a title. Thomas lewis source guide to the music of percy grainger. Early british syncopation percy grainger and constant. Bliss, arthur an introduction to percy grainger chandos. Reluctantly, we have had to pass on some of this increase in our standard airmail prices.
Percy granger, 51, author of satirical plays the new york times. Ipg 14 key fsharp major yeardate of composition yd of comp. July 8, 1882 brighton, suburb of melbourne, victoria, australia died. Percy aldridge grainger sheet music books scores buy online. In dahomey is surprisingly neglected in view of its breathtaking impact. Ive been working on it for the last few months, and while a lot of the fast figures are surprisingly playable, hamelin plays this with a spirited brilliance that will probably never be matched. The romantic piano transcription tradition found a willing and eager exponent in percy grainger, whose numerous freerambles increasingly are taken up by pianists on disc. Nov 10, 2011 f ew melodies have become quite as insinuatingly popular as percy grainger s arrangement of the traditional air in an english country garden. The first track of benjamin britten and the english chamber orchestras recording salute to percy grainger was such a moment for this writer. Youll find your percy aldridge grainger concert band sheet music at sheet music plus. Not as immaculate as his studio recording, but perhaps more lively i hope you, as.
In the tune, the composer wrote, i had wished to voice an australian upcountry feeling as stephen foster had with american countryside feelings in his songs. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Download and buy printable sheet music online at jw pepper. But grainger was much more than a collector of folksongs. Irish tune from county derry irish tune from county derry percy grainger arr. His mother rose annie aldridge was the daughter of adelaide hotelier george aldridge.
In dahomey cakewalk smasher by percy aldridge grainger 1882. Facing percy grainger explores the many facets of the life, persona, artistic world and musical achievement of a unique australian musician. Grainger s early years were spent in melbourne where he studied first with his mother, and later with louis pabst. February 20, 1961 white plains, new york the australianborn american pianist and composer, percy aldridge grainger, was born to a father who was an architect who emigrated from london, england, and and to a mother, rose, who was the daughter of hoteliers from adelaide. Media in category percy grainger the following 47 files are in this category, out of 47 total. Percy grainger wrote a virtuosic concert rag entitled in dahomey cakewalk smasher, in which he blended tunes from cooks show and arthur pryors popular cakewalk number, a coon band contest. When percy grainger wrote it, he wrote out all of the parts first, then made a compressed full score, meaning a twoline score like a condensed score, but with much more complete information than your usual condensed score. The published musical compositions of percy grainger 18821961 fall into two main categories. John grainger 18551917 came originally from durham, england, and was educated there and in london and france. In our catalog, you can find percy grainger sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any other instrument. In dahomey opened on february 18, 1903, at the new york theatre, and closed on april 4, 1903 after 53 performances then considered a successful run.
Using tune from darkie comic opera in dahomey by will marion cook and tunes from arthur pryors a coon band contest dished up for piano solo by percy grainger. Percy grainger s harvest hymn for 2 pianos 8 hands. In the early 20th century, percy grainger wrote a virtuoso concert work entitled in dahomey cakewalk smasher, in which he blended tunes from will marion cooks broadway show and arthur pryors popular song. Percy grainger home and studio white plains, new york. Shop the worlds widest selection of percy aldridge grainger concert band music, scores, parts and more. Percy grainger s jawdropping in dahomey, cakewalk smasher, performed by marcandre hamelin as an encore. Seven lincolnshire folk songs phyllis tate, percy grainger. By then, stardom had, in many ways, passed him by, and while he continued to perform, he increasingly holed himself up in his house in white plains, new york, building complicated electromechanical contraptions, trying to realize what he called free music. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. There are also numerous unpublished works, sketches and juvenilia. Just as intimate as the lust branch in its own way is the section dedicated to graingers syphilitic mother rose, with whom he had an abnormally.
Fourteen of the markings used below are actual phrases that percy. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. George percy grainger australian dictionary of biography. Percy grainger was known during his lifetime as a virtuoso pianist and arranger of popular english folk song. In dahomey grainger, percy composition year 190309 genre categories. His father, john grainger, an englishborn architect who had emigrated to australia in 1877, won recognition for his design of the princes bridge across the yarra river in melbourne. Piano works, an album by percy grainger, leslie howard on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Percy grainger, australianborn american composer, pianist, and conductor who was also known for his work in collecting folk music. Percy grainger was a composer and pianist known for deviating from standard ways of making music and involving a lot of experimental techniques into his compositions. Percy graingers jawdropping in dahomey, cakewalk smasher, performed by marcandre hamelin as an encore. Percy grainger piano, composer, arranger short biography. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The immovable do grainger, percy in a nutshell grainger, percy in dahomey grainger, percy the inuit grainger, percy irish tune from county derry.
In this tribute to contemporary africanamerican music, the clash of the two tunes creates what has been called a page of almost ivesian dissonance. Percy grainger 18921961, australian composer and noted eccentric, is most famous for country gardens, his transcription of an english folksong, with its frolicking rustic lilt. Most of us can remember seminal moments when a piece of music took hold of us and refused to let go. Martin jones does a lovely job in rendering this music with the requisite passion and precision. Instrumental work 2 pianos, 8 hands sheet music bardic edition music publishers. Percy grainger was born on 8 july 1882 in brighton, a suburb of melbourne, australia. Percy grainger wrote a virtuosic concert rag entitled in dahomey cakewalk smasher, in which he blended tunes from. Using sketches of this incomplete arrangement preston hazzard has cr. Renowned for its superb sound quality, chandos has won many prestigious awards for its natural sound. Percy grainger home and studio, white plains, new york. George percy grainger 18821961, musician, was born on 8 july 1882 at brighton, melbourne, only child of john harry grainger, architect, and his wife rosa rose annie, nee aldridge, of adelaide. Apr 05, 2017 our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. This page lists all recordings of in dahomey cakewalk smasher by percy grainger 18821961. Grainger s compositional career lasted for more than half a century, from the end of the 19th century until the middle 1950s.
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