The Snows They Melt The Soonest
2011
Written for Manchester Camerata and Bella Hardy, this is an arrangement of a traditional Northumbrian song. The rather mournful original is transformed into a riotous jazz song.
Instrumentation: folk singer, fl, cl, perc (1 player: glock, whip, floor tom), hp, vln, vla, vc
Duration: c. 5″
Workshopped: 31 January 2011 by Manchester Camerata and Bella Hardy, RNCM Concert Hall, Manchester
Premiere: 17 March 2011 by Manchester Camerata and Bella Hardy, Band On The Wall, Manchester
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