5006 – Early One Morning

A Suite of British Folk Songs

Arranged by Roger Harvey

For SATB Chorus and Brass 5tet

(5006a) 1. Early One Morning

(5006b) 2. The Oak and the Ash

(5006c) 3. Skye Boat Song

(5006d) 4. The Ash Grove

(5006e) 5. John Peel

Difficulty: Medium

Price: per song – £22.50 / complete suite – £35.00

(vocal scores can be photocopied by purchaser at £0.50 per single item)

Programme notes:

The British Isles has a rich history of folk melody. In the early years of the 20th Century, Cecil Sharp alone collected 4977 tunes of which 1118 were published.

The subject matter of the verses ranges from unrequited love to convivial narrative. The melodies also range from the melancholy to the rustic.

Whatever their mood they seem indestructible when arranged for almost any combination.

This set was written for a concert in Leicester in1983 by The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble and the St Cecilia Singers.