Handel In the Strand (Grainger - Gelber)

General Info

Composer: Percy Grainger
Arranger: Dan Gelber
Publisher: J.W. Pepper
Year: 2025
Duration: 00:02:20
Difficulty: Advanced
Cost: Score and Parts - $40.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: Vibraphone 1
Player 3: Vibraphone 2
Player 4: Xylophone
Player 5: Marimba 1
Player 6: Marimba 2
Player 7: Marimba 3
Player 8: Marimba 4
Player 9: Timpani
Player 10: Chimes
Player 11: Snare Drum
Player 12: Bass Drum
Player 13: Cymbal

Program Notes

This gem from Grainger comes from his early years. It was composed in 1911 for piano and strings. He orchestrated it for different genres throughout his career, with a two-piano four-hands version orchestrated in 1947. This arrangement is based on the piano version. Grainger claimed the music seemed to reflect the famous Handel in London while he was visiting and later settled in beginning in 1712. The Strand is a street in London containing many theaters, and Handel composed much of his music there.

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