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HORKSTOW GRANGE
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'HORKSTOW GRANGE' IS THE BEAUTIFUL 2ND MOVEMENT FROM PERCY GRAINGER'S CLASSIC 'LINCOLNSHIRE POSY', AND FEATURES A POIGNANT TRUMPET SOLO. SUBTITLED 'THE MISER AND HIS MAN-A LOCAL TRAGEDY'. PERFORMED MY JUNIOR YEAR IN THE CAL POLY BAND, SAN LUIS OBISPO
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Contemporary band compositions, classical music arrangements, marches, jazz, symphonies, overtures. A collection from bands that I have played in throughout hi
Hello and welcome! "Symphonic Band Performances" is a compilation of recordings from several high school and college bands that I played in including the TMEA (Texas) All State Band, the TMEA Region X All Region Band, the Interlochen Arts Academy National Music Camp, the Cal Poly Tech Band, San Luis Obispo, the USAF Golden West Band, and recordings from my h.s. band, Beaumont H.S. and a few band recordings that were passed down to me. Also included are various All State groups and college and university bands. I participated and played in the large majority of these recordings. There are no professional recordings here and every recording is Public Domain. Most are available for free download. Each song has been converted from the original analog or digital source and edited with Audacity or Dak software. In the majority of these recordings, I play the tenor sax or alto sax, b flat or e flat clarinet, or directing. I was drum major for 2 years in high school, I have a BA from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, where I studied music ed, composition and theory. I had about 500 more recordings I was planning to digitize and upload, but this past Nov. 20th, my home was completely destroyed by fire, and all the contents, including all my music and instruments. So, this is it. Please feel free to post a comment here or on my member page. If you like, please become a fan by clicking "I'm a fan" below.
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Genre
World • Traditional Celtic
Charts
Peak #87
Peak in subgenre #2
Author
Percy Grainger
Rights
public domain
Uploaded
March 06, 2010
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MP3 4.0 MB • 224 kbps • 2:30
Story behind the song
"'Horkstow Grange' (The Miser and His Man-a local tragedy)" was sung to Grainger by George Gouldthorpe, and tells a somewhat ambiguous story of a local happening. Grainger wrote in his manuscript: "John Bowlin' was a foreman at a farm at Horkstow, and John Steeleye Span was waggoner under him. They fell out, and J. S. Span made these verses." Often, these particularly local songs would be written as parodies of other folksongs, in much the way that Woody Guthrie, for example, wrote a great deal of his material. Even if not immortalized by this particular song, the name of Steeleye Span lives on! (Folk Rock historians take note).
Lyrics
In Horkstow Grange there lives an old miser, You all do know him as I've heard tell, It was him and his man that was called John Bowlin', They fell out one market day. Pity them what see him suffer, Pity poor old Steeleye Span, John Bowlin's deeds they will be remembered, Bowlin's deeds at Horkstow Grange. With a blackthorn stick old Steeleye struck him, Oftens had threatened him before, John Bowlin' he turned round all in a passion, Knocked old Steeleye on to the floor. Steeleye Span, he was felled by John Bowlin', It happened to be on a market day; Steeleye swore with all his vengeance, He would swear his life away.
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ALEXIS PATRICK
Apr 13, 2010
This has a very pleasant melody. Great harmony arrangement, too. Just out of curiousity, who exactly chooses your selections?