Children's March: Over the Hills and Far Away

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Grainger, c. 1910s

Children's March: Over the Hills and Far Away was written by Percy Grainger as his first original work for band. [1]

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It was originally written between 1916 and 1918 as a piano showpiece for World War I relief efforts. [2] However, after enlisting as a bandsman in the United States Army, he quickly orchestrated it for the 15th Coast Artillery Band stationed at Fort Hamilton. However, Grainger was discharged in January 1919 before he had a chance to play the piece with the band. The premiere of the piece occurred 6 June 1919 at Columbia University with the Goldman Band, Ralph Leopold on the piano, and Grainger conducting. [3] An arrangement by Grainger for two pianos was later published in 1920 after a performance by Leopold and Grainger for the Red Cross on 2 December 1919. [4]

The title is a reference to Over the Hills and Far Away by Frederick Delius, who was a close friend of Grainger. [5]

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  1. ↑ Brennan, Gerald; Schrott, Allen; Woodstra, Chris, eds. (2005). All Music Guide to Classical Music: The Definitive Guide to Classical Music. Chris Woodstra. Backbeat Books. p. 522. ISBN   0-87930-865-6. OCLC   61295944.
  2. ↑ Sachs, Stephen; Sachs, Carolyn (1998). "Review of Children's March: Over the Hills and Far Away". American Music Teacher. 47 (4): 66–67. JSTOR   43545800. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Belser, Robert Steven (1994). Original Works For Concert Band Premiered Or Commissioned By Edwin Franko Goldman, Richard Franko Goldman, And The Goldman Band, 1919-1979 (DMA dissertation). University of Iowa. pp. 34, 105–106. OCLC   50615767. ProQuest   304096870.
  4. ↑ "Ralph Leopold's Career an Interesting One". The Musical Courier . 79 (24): 42. 25 December 1919.
  5. ↑ Palmer, Christopher (1971). "Delius and Percy Grainger" . Music & Letters. 52 (4): 418–425. doi:10.1093/ml/LII.4.418. JSTOR   734716. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
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