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Molly on the Shore is a composition of Percy Aldridge Grainger. It is an arrangement of two contrasting Irish reels, "Temple Hill" and "Molly on the Shore" that present the melodies in a variety of textures and orchestrations, giving each section of the band long stretches of thematic and countermelodic material.〔CD liner notes, Composer's Collection - Percy Aldridge Grainger. North Texas Wind Symphony.〕 \new Score b8 g a4 g8 } } } "Molly on the Shore" was written in 1907 by Grainger as a birthday gift for his mother. Originally composed for string quartet or string orchestra, this piece was arranged in 1920 for wind band by the composer, as well as for orchestra.〔 Fritz Kreisler set it for violin and piano, but Grainger was thoroughly unimpressed, saying that
In a letter to Frederick Fennell (who would later go on to create the definitive full score edition of Grainger's Lincolnshire Posy), Grainger says that
"Molly on the Shore" mostly features the woodwind section of the band, especially the clarinets and saxophones. The opening 1st clarinet solo is a common audition excerpt in the key of B flat major for clarinet, or concert F major for C Flute or Bassoon. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Molly on the Shore」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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