7 Country Dances (Flute & Piano)

7 Country Dances. (Flute & Piano) ** By Richard Rodney Bennett. For flute and piano accompaniment. Music Sales America. Pastoral. 30 pages. Novello & Co Ltd. #NOV121297. Published by Novello & Co Ltd.

Richard Rodney Bennetts Seven Country Dances, arranged for flute and piano.

Premiered by the oboist Nicholas Daniel and the Britten Sinfonia under Nicholas Cleoburys direction, this suite of seven dances takes its melodies from a 17th-century English fiddle-tune collection, Playfords Dancing Master. From celebratory to melancholy, Bennetts pieces weave new color into ancient songs, reminiscent of the early 20th century folk song masters.

Contents: All In A Garden Green * Buskin * Chelsea Reach * Lady Day * Nobodys Jig * The Ladies Misfortune * The Mulberry Garden.