On Alderley Edge Peter Graham Full Score

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1 M U S I C F O R B R A S S B A N D Commissioned for the 17 Boosey & Hawkes National Brass Band Championships Royal Albert Hall London On Alderley Edge Peter Graham Full Score Instrumentation British Brass Band Percussion 3- players Percussion 1 Timpani Bass drum Sus. cymbal Bell tree Clash cymbal Xylophone Triangle; Percussion 2 Tam-tam Tubular bells Vibraphone Bell tree Tambourine Clash cymbal Bass drum; Percussion 3 Bass drum Snare drum Clash cymbal Triangle Cymbal Glockenspiel Claves Gramercy Music UK PO Box 1 Cheadle Hulme Cheshire SK HF Tel/Fax info@gramercymusic.com

2 Composer s Note The North Cheshire village of Alderley Edge is dominated by a foot wooded escarpment known locally as the Edge where evocatively titled landmarks such as Wizards Well Stormy Point and The Devils Grave have inspired storytellers for centuries. This work presents a musical portrayal of many of these sites and also recalls some of the legends which have arisen from them. In dealing with the subjects of the forest myths and folklore parallels with the German Romantic Opera tradition became apparent to me and it seemed appropriate to draw upon sources and in some cases the language of that particular period in music history. Hence the references to Webers masterpiece Der Freischutz and the ideas of a redemption theme and the triumph of good over evil. This latter notion also has a resonance with the brass band test-piece tradition of Percy Fletcher Cyril Jenkins et al. It is therefore perhaps doubly fitting as we approach the millenium for a nostalgic reminder of both the ethos and style of this period in the development of the brass band repertoire. The music itself could be considered to be a series of tone pictures. The Armada Beacon the highest point on the Edge from where the advance of the Spanish Armada was signalled presents some musical fireworks with a Spanish twist. The timeless nature of the ancient Golden Stone reputed to have mythical properties is evoked by a chaconne while the machine-like drive of the Engine Vein Mine is represented by a meccanico section. The Holy Well is outlined by the redemption theme a pastiche aria while in Stormy Point fragments of the Dies Irae can be heard against the brooding storm music. The Devils Grave making reference to the Wolfs Glen scene from Der Freischutz completes the core of the work which is framed by a Prologue and Epilogue. The Prologue sets the forest scene in the offstage horn call which also makes reference to the most enduring of the legends of Alderley Edge. A subterranean cavern is said to house a sleeping army who will rise if ever the country is in peril. Entrance to the cavern is by way of iron gates which are hidden in the landscape. Locals have their own ideas of the whereabouts of the gates and it is said that music the horn call from the cavern can still be heard at nights. In true local tradition I have signposted the entrance with a melody woven into the fabric of one of the landmarks. The mystery continues Peter Graham June 17 About the Composer Born in Scotland Peter Graham read music at Edinburgh and London Universities Goldsmiths College. His music for brass and wind is performed across the globe from China Taiwan Japan Korea and Singapore in the Far East across North and South America and in every major European country. Awards include the American Bandmasters Association/Ostwald Award for Original Composition for Symphonic Winds and the Iles Medal of the Worshipful Company of Musicians On Alderley Edge duration c. 1 Copyright 17 by Gramercy Music UK PO Box 1 Cheadle Hulme Cheshire SK HF Tel/Fax info@gramercymusic.com

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