Grainger – Shepherd’s Hey (arr. wind quintet) [PDF]

Percy Aldridge Grainger: Shepherd’s Hey

arranged for wind quintet by Natheniel Siu

Listen on YouTube! https://youtu.be/kPbwh8mU6Do

Instrumentation

Flute, Oboe, Clarinet in B♭, Horn, Bassoon

(Transposition for Clarinet in A is available upon request. This will make the clarinet part having the same transposed key as the band version.)

Performance time

3' ー 5'

Introduction

This frantically accelerating Morris dance is one of the best short pieces Grainger has ever written. This arrangement is in G major, same as the original piano setting, allowing the flute player to employ traditional English folk playing techniques as they wish. Drawing inspiration from the piano, the orchestral, as well as the band versions that Grainger did, the arrange aims to making this piece suit the ensemble as well as they could, whilst maintaining faithfulness to Graingers intentions.

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