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by Gerald Manning of MANNING SCHOOL EDITIONS (arr. Gerald Manning)
The root of Elgar’s work is his gift for melody while his harmonic structures are richly diverse, sometimes chromatic at others touchingly diatonic; his orchestration is brilliant and colourful with particularly impressive use of string textures.
Edward Elgar’s first four Pomp and Circumstance marches were composed between 1901-07; the trio of the first march in D which very quickly became the song ‘Land of Hope and Glory’ made Elgar u...
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by Henry Purcell (arr. Gerald Manning)
Henry Purcell composed a vast amount of music as patriotic tributes for royal personage’s, and when Queen Mary II died of smallpox in late 1694, Purcell contributed this most beautiful of anthems for her funeral in 1695. Ten months later his own death at the early age of 36 was an immense loss to England and the musical world. The music played at his funeral was none other than that which he had written for the funeral of Queen Mary II just te...
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Gerald Manning is a professional viola player, composer and teacher. Since leaving the BBC Symphony Orchestra after 29 years as a member, he built a very successful teaching practice in West Sussex,but decided to retire from teaching in July 2005.He devotes his time now to playing chamber music, composing and arranging.
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