Well, we wont go into percys relationship with his mother the piece made up a substantial part of graingers income until his death in 1961, though he was a. Country gardens is an english folk tune collected by cecil sharp from the playing of william kimber and arranged for piano in 1918 by percy grainger. Country gardens grainger, percy it is very unlikely that this work is public domain in the eu, or in any country where the term is lifeplus70 years. Country gardens english folk song free easy piano sheet music. Percy grainger 8 jul 1882 brighton, aus 20 feb 1961 new york george percy aldridge grainger. Percy grainger has 22 books on goodreads with 34 ratings.
Digital sheet music for country gardens available now. Percy grainger music need not be a pedantic adherence to pointless rules and traditions. In the course of a long and innovative career, he played a prominent role in the revival of interest in british folk music in the early years of the 20th century. July 8, 1882 brighton, suburb of melbourne, victoria, australia died. Country gardens, for piano solo by grainger, percy, 18821961. Percy grainger piano, composer, arranger short biography.
However, it is in the public domain in canada where imslp is hosted and other countries where the term is lifeplus50 years such as china, japan, korea and many others worldwide. A very good introduction to the works of the the australian composer percy grainger. All 36 recordings 5 naxos 30 s scores 24 p parts 3 v vocal scores 4 a arrangements and transcriptions 19 childrens march. Grainger, p orchestral music country gardens and other favourites fennell 1959 ns 0953. As his admirers are aware, grainger had become an inveterate collector of folk. Army and while there made a piano arrangement of a popular english folk song, the vicar of bray. The techniques of the piano roll had improved just before grainger made this version of country gardens, allowing for a more nuanced reproduction. In 1917 percy grainger, an australian who had moved to america in 1914 with his mother, enlisted in the u. Percy grainger country gardens piano 4 hands by percy grainger.
Percy grainger was born in melbourne, australia on july 8, 1882 to john grainger and rose annie aldridge. Percy aldridge grainger 8 july 1882 20 february 1961 was an australianborn pianist, composer, and champion of the saxophone and the concert band. Roughsketched for 2 whistlers and a few instruments about 1908. Firstclass playing by martin jones, and a firstclass recording. Books by percy grainger author of selfportrait of percy. Freely downloadable classical music mp3s from composer percy grainger 8 jul 1882 brighton, aus 20 feb 1961 new york george percy aldridge grainger. The solo piano music of percy grainger comprises about ninety works, many of which are transcriptions of earlier orchestral or instrumental compositions. The views expressed in this paper are solely those of the author. Australianborn composer percy grainger arranged the tune for piano in.
In 2008, country gardens was added to the national film and sound archives sounds of australia registry. Percy graingers most popular book is selfportrait of percy grainger. He played an important role in reviving interest in british folk music in the early 20th century. Country gardens sax quartet sheet music for soprano. Percy aldridge grainger 18821961 was an australianborn composer, arranger, and pianist. The importance of the music of percy grainger to the con. The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. Percy aldridge grainger performing arts musical compositions.
Country gardens by percy grainger wind band literature. Free sheet music for english folk song country gardens for easylevel 3 piano solo. With worldclass production and customer support, your satisfaction is guaranteed. Two musical legends, percy grainger and john phillip sousa, joined forces to create this delightful arrangement of country gardens. Grainger, p orchestral music country gardens and other. Written for piano four hands with a duration of 2 mins. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Australianborn composer percy grainger arranged the tune for piano in 1918 as a birthday gift for his mother, rose. As a pianist and largely selftaught composer he was feted in the 1910s and 1920s, and is probably still best known for.
Percy aldridge grainger born george percy grainger. Percy grainger was born on 8 july 1882 in brighton, a suburb of melbourne, australia. Grainger first appeared publicly as a pianist at age 10. He is popular in his own right as the designer of the famous princes bridge across the yarra river, melbourne. Sheet music for country gardens handkerchief dance. Sharp edited by dana perna instrumentation 1 flute 1 1 flute 2 1 piccolo 1 oboe 1 1 oboe 2 1 english horn 1 b clarinet 1 1 b clarinet 2 1 b bass clarinet 1 bassoon 1 1 bassoon 2 1 double bassoon contrabassoon 1 f horn 1 1 f horn 2 1 f horn 3 1 f horn 4 1 b trumpet 1 1 b trumpet 2 1 b trumpet 3. Download grainger country gardens in pdf and mp3 for free and without s from. Country gardens by percy aldridge grainger 18821961. He entitled it country gardens and later fashioned an orchestral version at the behest of leopold stokowski.
Though he professed not to enjoy concert giving, grainger was one of the greatest pianists of the earlier twentieth century and had an intimate understanding of the capabilities of the piano and how best to write for it. Grainger was not as others, of course, and bird doesnt shun this, he presents evidence and comments in a thoughtful and skilful way. Concert band sheet music book by percy aldridge grainger 18821961. Imslp does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country. As with all brionschissel editions, this has been carefully edited to assure performances are in keeping with sousas original intentions. Behind grainger s highly original compositional achievements, folksong collecting, and glittering career as a virtuoso concert pianist lay a tragic and chaotic personal lifelong domination by his mother, unorthodox sexual predilections, an eccentric athleticism, a demonic spiritual drive, and a wildly inconsistent personal philosophy with.
Percy grainger biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. This is my first arrangement that i have posted on musescore if you would like to make any changes and repost feel free, but please comment letting me know that you did. John grainger was a british architect who had immigrated to australia in 1877. Grainger was an inveterate arranger and transcriber of music. Reading grainger on music can increase mental stimulation. Country gardens digital commons connecticut college. Though his compositional voice was unique he was therefore in many ways part of the great composerpianist tradition stretching from liszt to busoni for whom the concert. Graingers compositional career lasted for more than half a century, from the end of the 19th century until the middle 1950s. Country gardens download free sheet music and scores scorser. Country gardens, folk song for orchestra arrangement not by grainger bfms 22 1908 02.
Country gardens country gardens is an english folk tune arranged for piano by percy grainger in 1918 as a birthday gift for his beloved mother. Country gardens is an english folk tune collected by cecil sharp from the playing of william kimber and arranged for piano in 1918 by percy grainger in 2008, country gardens was added to the national film and sound archives sounds of australia registry. Percy aldridge grainger 1882 1961 was an australianborn composer, arranger, and pianist. There are also numerous unpublished works, sketches and juvenilia. With its brown shingled sides curving up from the surrounding lawn, and crowned by its forest of gables, it seems to grow from the land, at one with itsancient trees.
Oxford university press on demand format available. February 20, 1961 white plains, new york the australianborn american pianist and composer, percy aldridge grainger, was born to a father who was an architect who emigrated from london, england, and and to a mother, rose, who was the daughter of hoteliers from adelaide. Percy grainger download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Discover percy grainger tshirt, a custom product made just for you by teespring.
He was born in brighton, a suburb of melbourne, victoria, australia. Percy grainger, original name george percy grainger, born july 8, 1882, melbourne, victoria, australiadied feb. Percy grainger biography percy grainger childhood, life and. Click download or read online button to get percy grainger book now. A highly eccentric individual with a broad range of musical and other interests, he is remembered on three continents for various aspects of his musical achievements.
Curators notes country gardens was percy graingers biggest hit, both as a. Grainger country gardens download free sheet music. Piano sheet music book by percy aldridge grainger 18821961. His father, john grainger, an englishborn architect who had emigrated to australia in 1877, won recognition for his design of the princes bridge across the yarra river in melbourne. Percy grainger biography percy grainger childhood, life. John birds acclaimed biography of the australianborn composer and p. Curators notes country gardens was percy graingers biggest hit, both as a concert piece and a piano roll. We index the freeto download classical mp3s on the internet. A version of country gardens appears in the quakers opera of 1728. Grainger country gardens download free sheet music musopen. English country gardens background of a weird man born george percy grainger on 8 july 1882, near melbourne, australia to mother rose annie aldridge hotelier from adelaide and father john harry grainger british architect. Percy grainger country gardens piano 4 hands download pdf. Thomas lewis source guide to the music of percy grainger. Percy graingers own performance of his bestknown composition, country gardens, captured on a piano roll.
This piano roll was issued by the duoart company in may 1919 shortly after the music was published by schott, london. Print and download country gardens free easy piano sheet music. Most of the tunes will be recognized, with, of course, country gardens being the bestknown. John bird looks in depth at the man, his music, his relationships and his quirky facets. Research shows that staying in a mental stimulus can slow or even eliminate alzheimers.
This is a pianola version of percy graingers country gardens performed by the composer in new york in 1919. Print and download in pdf or midi country gardens percy grainger. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. Print and download in pdf or midi country gardens sax quartet. His mother rose annie aldridge was the daughter of adelaide hotelier george aldridge. The published musical compositions of percy grainger 18821961 fall into two main categories. Permission granted for instruction, public performance, or just for fun. Country gardens 1919 clip 1 on aso australianscreen. Percy grainger was one of the most colourful of this centurys cultural figures.