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New transcription: Holst's Second Suite for Military Band

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New transcription: Holst's Second Suite for Military Band

PostSat Mar 12, 2016 11:25 am

I just completed recording my latest concert organ transcription - Gustav Holst's "Second Suite in F for Military Band." This is one of the earliest serious pieces for band. Together with Holst's "First Suite" and his good friend Ralph Vaughan Williams' "English Folk Song Suite," it represents the start of a long tradition for concert band music. My transcription is faithful to the original published score. I rate it as "medium difficult" for the organ. It is also a great piece for showing off the early 20th century symphonic organ style.

I have posted recordings of the four movements to Contrebombarde Concert Hall, but you can also download or listen to them on my own web site at:

http://www.nightbloomingjazzmen.com/NBJ_Organ_Recordings.html

As usual, I have made the sheet music available for anyone who wants to try it. If you perform or record it, please give me credit as the transcriber/arranger. The sheet music can be downloaded at

http://www.nightbloomingjazzmen.com/Les_Sheet_Music.html

Les

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