Instrumentation: Brass Band
Duration: 3’15 min.
Grade: 3
Price Digital Score: € 16,-
Price Complete Digital Set: € 39,-
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Program Notes:
The English composer Robert Lucas Pearsall (1795 – 1856) was best known for his vocal music. In 1840 he set the poem “Lay a Garland” by Beaumont and Fletcher from 1608 to music for 8-part mixed choir. This polyphonic masterpiece is his most frequently performed composition.
