The Ringing Isle
By Jonathan Dove Wind Band Score & Parts Item: 12-0571566103
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Handel called Britain the ringing isle because when he moved to London, he heard bells ringing everywhere: great bells in church towers, and hand bells in some of the first private houses he visited. The sound of people ringing the changes is a peculiarly British sound of celebration, and it seems a good starting point for a piece celebrating British musical life. Within The Ringing Isle, Dove incorporates some traditional change-ringing patterns, from 'Grandsire Doubles', 'Oxford Treble Bob Minor' and his own version of 'Plain Bob Major'. Handel's phrase also conjures up an image of a magical island, and so this is how Dove envisaged how it must have been to approach Britain from an ocean voyage.
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| Series: | Faber Edition: Faber Wind Band Series |
| Composed by: | Jonathan Dove |
| Ensemble: | Wind Band |
| Format: | Score & Parts |
| Instrumentation: | Wind Band |
| Item Number: | 12-0571566103 |
| ISBN 10: | 0-571-56610-3 |
| ISBN 13: | 978-0-571-56610-5 |
| UPC: | 9780571566105 |
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