Greensleeves – IV

Gustav Holst (1874 - 25 maggio 1934): Suite n. 2 in fa maggiore per banda militare op. 28 n. 2 (1911). University of Michigan Symphony Band, dir. Michael Haithcock.

  1. March
  2. Song without words: I’ll love my love [5:12]
  3. Song of the Blacksmith [7:54]
  4. Fantasia on the Dargason [9:20]

it Greensleeves è citata nell’ultimo movimento della Suite n. 2 [10:14 e 11:33], in contrappunto con la vivace melodia irlandese intitolata Dargason (parola forse derivata da un termine anglo­sassone che significa nano o fata); anche Dargason, come Greensleeves, risale al XVI secolo.
Un anno dopo la composizione della Suite n. 2, Holst ne rielaborò il finale e lo inserì quale ultimo movimento nella Saint Paul’s Suite, composta per le sue allieve della Saint Paul’s Girls’ School di Londra, istituto del quale fu direttore musicale dal 1905 al 1934.

uk Greensleeves is quoted in the last movement of the Second Suite [10:14 and 11:33], in counterpoint to a lively Irish tune called Dargason (a word possibly derived from an Anglo-Saxon term meaning dwarf or fairy); both Dargason and Greensleeves date from the 16th century.
A year after completing the Second Suite, Holst reworked its Finale and used it as the last movement of the Saint Paul’s Suite, composed for his students at Saint Paul’s Girls’ School in London, where he was musical director from 1905 to 1934.

Gustav Holst: Saint Paul’s Suite per archi op. 29 n. 2 (1912). The Bournemouth Sinfonietta, dir. Richard Studt.

  1. Jig: Vivace
  2. Ostinato: Presto [2:54]
  3. Intermezzo: Andante con moto – Vivace – Tempo I [4:48]
  4. Finale (The Dargason): Allegro [8:59]

Winds of Nagual

Michael Colgrass (22 aprile 1932 - 2019): Winds of Nagual per fiati e percussione (1985) ispirato da scritti di Carlos Castaneda. University of Michigan Symphony Band, dir. Michael Haithcock.

  1. The Desert: Don Juan Emerges from the Mountains
  2. Don Genaro Appears
  3. Carlos Stares at the River and Becomes a Bubble
  4. The Gait of Power
  5. Asking Twilight for Calmness and Power
  6. Don Juan Clowns for Carlos
  7. Last Conversation and Farewell