{"product_id":"grainger-arr-johnston-handel-in-the-strand-for-clarinet-choir-cc399","title":"Grainger (arr. Johnston) - Handel in the Strand for Clarinet Choir - CC399","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003ePercy Grainger - \u003cstrong\u003eHandel in the Strand \u003c\/strong\u003efor Clarinet Choir (or solo trio, accompanied by clarinet choir)\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e arranged by Matt Johnston. This is one of the Grainger's most lively and humorous works. Originally written for piano and strings, the piece was first titled Clog Dance, but Grainger’s friend William Gair Rathbone suggested the more imaginative title Handel in the Strand. Grainger explained that the music seemed to combine the style of the eighteenth-century composer George Frideric Handel with the sounds of modern English popular entertainment. He described the work as portraying “jovial old Handel” racing down London’s Strand, a famous theatre and entertainment district, to the accompaniment of contemporary popular music. The result is a playful blend of Baroque-inspired grandeur and energetic twentieth-century dance rhythms. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eThis arrangement was created for Tyler Guzmán of the River City Winds woodwind trio and Shaun Guzmán of the Prickly Pear Clarinet Ensemble, both from San Antonio, Texas. They were searching for a piece which their ensembles could perform together at a joint concert, combining the instrumentation of the trio (flute, clarinet, and bassoon) with a standard clarinet ensemble. In this arrangement, parts are included which would allow for performance of the piece solely by clarinets, as well as an oboe part in place of the original solo clarinet part such that a trio of flute, oboe, and bassoon could be featured.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eInstrumentation:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eSolo Flute (or E-flat Clarinet)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eSolo Clarinet (or Oboe)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eSolo Bassoon (or Bass Clarinet)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eE-flat Clarinets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e4 B-flat Clarinets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eAlto Clarinet\/Basset Horn\/Clarinet 5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eBass Clarinet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eContrabass Clarinet\/Contralto\/String Bass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/alrypublications\/percy-grainger-childrens-march-over-the-hills-and-far-away-arr-matt-johnston\" title=\"Percy Grainger - Children's March \u0026quot;Over the hills and far away\u0026quot; (arr. Matt Johnston)\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"ALRY Publications","offers":[{"title":"Printed Book Only","offer_id":43614498259062,"sku":"CC399","price":44.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Printed book and PDF via Email","offer_id":43614498291830,"sku":"CC399","price":54.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"INSTANT PDF","offer_id":43614498324598,"sku":"CC399","price":44.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2136\/9437\/files\/CC399.jpg?v=1782377436","url":"https:\/\/ummpstore.com\/en-ca\/products\/grainger-arr-johnston-handel-in-the-strand-for-clarinet-choir-cc399","provider":"UMMP (ALRY Publications)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}