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| Title | John Paul Jones : Orchestral Medley |
| Contributors |
Julian Wagstaff (composer) |
| Composition date | 2004 |
| Duration (mins) | 10 |
| Category | orchestral |
| Instrumentation | 2+1242 3321 Tp Perc Pf Str |
| Commissioned by | Falkirk Tryst Orchestra |
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| First performed | 14 05 2004 Falkirk Tryst Orchestra/Robert Tait Town Hall, Falkirk |
| Notes | Medley from original the musical John Paul Jones (2000). This work was commissioned by the Falkirk Tryst Orchestra, has been performed at least twice by that orchestra (2004 and 2005), and has had subsequent performances by the Stockbridge and New Town Community Orchestra (Edinburgh) and the Fife Youth Orchestra. |
| Programme Note | Orchestral Medley from John Paul Jones. This piece was commissioned by the Falkirk Tryst Orchestra, a community orchestra based in central Scotland, in 2003. It received its first performance under the baton of Mr. Robert Tait in Falkirk Town Hall on 14th May, 2004. I was approached after friends of the conductor, who were familiar with my 2001 stage musical, suggested that I might enjoy the particular challenge of writing for an orchestra consisting primarily of school-aged and older amateur players, and that I might be able to contribute meaningfully to the orchestra’s expanding repertoire of new works. The piece is essentially an instrumental medley of songs from the musical. However, whereas the theatre orchestra employed for the premiere production of John Paul Jones consisted of sixteen players, the present commission called for entirely new arrangements for full symphony orchestra (with adjustments for the specific forces available to the orchestra in question, e.g. four clarinets, euphonium reading from the treble clef etc.). The songs appearing in the present medley are “Yes Sir, Captain Jones”, “Song to Me”, “The Drunkard”, “Freedom Arise!” and “A Russian Misadventure”. Since 2004, the work has enjoyed a number of subsequent performances and is included in the National Association of Youth Orchestra’s database of currently available works. © Julian Wagstaff, 2006 |
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