- Title
- Fair play - Volume 2 (Folk song settings for four equal horns)
- Original Title
- Composer
- Various
- Year
- Editor
- Arranger
- Gogolak, Edward
- Year Arranged
- 1995
- Original Instrumentation
- Type of Arrangement
- 3
- Availability
- 1
- Publisher
- Hornists Nest
- Year Published
- 1995
- Catalogue Number
- HN 74
- Sheet Music Format
- A4, Score 8) & parts (4x4=16)
- Horns
- 4
- Additional Equipment
- Others
- Other Instruments
- Difficulty
- 1
- Duration
- 6
- Structure / Movements
- 4 songs: I Blow, ye winds, heigh-ho (An old whaling song): Spirited II The vicar of Bray (An old English folk song): Jaunty allegro III An old Polish folk song (He lies in a manger): Allegro - Legato e cantabile - Risoluto IV Fantasy on an old English folk song (The bells of St. Clement): Allegro moderato
- Clefs
- Treble, bass
- Meters
- 2/4, ¢, 3/4, 3/8
- Key signatures
- 2b, 1#, None
- Range
- Horn 1: c - a2 Horn 2: G - g2 Horn 3: G - a2 Horn 4: F - a2
- Creator's Comments
- The title FAIR PLAY refers to the method that I have used in scoring for the horn quartet in these arrangements. I have deliberately treated the four voiced as equal—each player must have technical facility throughout the range of the horn, and the parts offer each performance a chance to “star” from time to time. Theoretically, no player will be worn out from playing consistently in the high register. In these works, everyone wins—the performers by rising to the special challenge of the scoring, and the audience by being treated to a unique musical experience. A portion of the lyrics of “Blow, Ye Winds, Heigh-Ho” makes reference to the fact that “Tis advertised in Boston, New York and Buffalo” and Mr. Gogolak felt that there was a tie-in with the Hornists’ Nest in there somewhere, and so came up with the dedication [For Lowell Shaw]. Thanks, Ed! The tune is fairly straight forward, in a boisterous style, with some nice bell-tone effects. I don’t know what the lyrics say about “The Vicar of Bray”, but the music gives me the impression that the vicar might have had an inflated idea of his own worth. The composer asks that between D and E, in contrast to the general staccato style, the quarter notes marked with dashes be played dolce and tenuto. There are several tempo changes in the “Old Polish Folk Carol”, so a bit of study of the score might make it somewhat easier to put together. Ed notes that the “Fantasy on an Old English Folk Song” will be familiar to many people in the US from its use in a TV commercial several years ago. The fourth horn is responsible for getting things underway in measures 22 and 58, and there are cues in the other parts at those spots. Note that the a tempo does not happen until measure 59. Bon voyage!
- Performance Notes
- As noted above, quick register changes are required in these arrangements, as well as fast changes between treble and bass clef. What might otherwise have been a fairly average performing experience, like this becomes an exciting challenge, to see whether the mind is switched on and the technique is strong. External Links:
- Credits
- ccess to review score: Nancy Joy (NMSU)
- External Link
- http://www.hornistsnest.net/
- Sound
- Score