Description
George Butterworth ~ Arranged by Melanie Thorne
This is an arrangement of the famous orchestral Rhapsody by George Butterworth. The original work was based on a folk song collected at Billingshurst in Sussex in 1907, and the Rhapsody was composed between 1911-1913, just prior to the First World War, when Butterworth was killed in action in 1916. This saxophone arrangement gives the instruments solo opportunities, yet the fuller textures reveal more complex harmonies, which are well-suited to these instruments. (Grade 7-8)
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