Colonial Song (Grainger, Percy)

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Publisher. Info. London: Schott, 1913.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A7241.
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Misc. Notes Incomplete set of parts.
[*] The harp part is missing the first pages, and the strings are missing from this set.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Military Band (Grainger)

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Publisher. Info. United States Military Band Journal (No.270)
New York: Carl Fischer, 1918. Plate 21948-124.
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For Violin, Cello and Piano (Grainger)

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Publisher. Info. Sentimentals, No.1
London: Schott & Co., 1913.
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For 2 Voices and Piano (Grainger)

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Publisher. Info. London: Schott & Co., 1914.
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For Piano (Grainger)

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Publisher. Info. Sentimentals, No.1
London: Schott, 1913.
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General Information

Work Title Colonial Song
Alternative. Title Sentimentals, No.1
Composer Grainger, Percy
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IPG 3
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1911, 1912-14
First Performance. 1914
First Publication. 1913
Dedication Composed as Yule-gift for mother
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation (see also above, "List of scorings"): piano or soprano, tenor, orchestra
piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba
timpani, percussion, piano, 2 harps (2nd ad lib), strings
External Links Wikipedia article
Extra Information Initially intended for a series of "Sentimentals", of which it was the only piece composed.
List of scorings
  • Piano solo (2 versions, according to Wikipedia one of these was the original composition)
  • Soprano, tenor, harp and orchestra (according to percygrainger.org this was the original composition)
  • Soprano, harp and orchestra
  • Soprano, tenor and piano trio
  • Soprano, tenor, piano and *string quartet
  • Soprano, tenor and piano
  • 3 Solo strings, harp and orchestra
  • Theatre orchestra (elastic scoring)
  • Orchestra (1919 version)

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