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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 arrangements of the same melody |
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| Composition Year | 1919-22 (10 March 1919 to 30 January 1922) |
| Genre Categories | Folksongs; Songs; For piano; |
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Complete Score
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Notenquetser (2012/3/20)
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Complete Score
*#734859 - 1.02MB, 9 pp. - (-) - V/V/32 - 79×⇩ - JacopoTore
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JacopoTore (2021/9/27)
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| Work Title | Spoon River |
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| Alternative. Title | American Folk Music Settings |
| Composer | Grainger, Percy |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IPG 27 |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 arrangements of the same melody |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1919-22 (10 March 1919 to 30 January 1922) |
| First Performance. | 1922 ? |
| First Publication. | 1922 – New York: G. Schirmer |
| Dedication | Edgar Lee Masters |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 3 minutes (piano solo) |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
| Piece Style | Early 20th century |
| Instrumentation | piano; 2 pianos; orchestra ('Elastic Scoring') |
| Extra Information | American Music Folk-Settings consists of a single melody ('Spoon River'), taken from a fiddle tune. This theme was arranged by Grainger for three formations: Orchestra ('Elastic Scoring'), Piano Solo, and 2 Pianos 4 Hands. Each arrangement is structurally slightly different (i.e. the ochestral version is longer than the piano solo version). |
