V. Williams - English Folk Song Suite for Wind Quintet - 3. Folk Songs from Somerset

DESCRIPTIONEnglish Folk Song Suite, written in 1923 by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, is one of the most famous and best-loved works for military band. It remains one of the few works for military band to be arranged for full orchestra. The orchestral arrangement was done by Vaughan Williams' student Gordon Jacob in 1924.Movement 1: March "Seventeen come Sunday"Movement 2: Intermezzo "My Bonny Boy"Movement 3: Folk Songs from SomersetMovement 1 contains three folk songs: "Seventeen come Sunday", "Pretty Caroline" and "Dives and Lazarus". Movement 2 contains two folk songs: "My Bonny Boy" and "Green Bushes". The solo oboe plays the My Bonny Boy melody. Movement 3 contains these folk songs: "Blow Away the Morning Dew", "High Germany", "Whistle, Daughter, Whistle", and "John Barleycorn".English Folk Song Suite is a joy to perform, whether in an orchestra, band or wind quintet. In this Wind Quintet arrangement, English Folk Song Suite remains light-hearted, jovial and delightful.