Percy Grainger
HANDEL IN THE STRAND for piano duet
Bardic Edition BDE1066
"Handel in the Strand" - Clog Dance - To be played to or without clog dancing.
My title was originally "Clog Dance". But my dear friend William Gair Rathbone (to whom the piece is dedicated) suggested the title "Handel in the Strand", because the music seemed to reflect both Handel and English musical comedy (the "Strand" is the home of London musical comedy). In bars 1 - 16 (and their repetition, bars 47 - 60) I have made use of matter from some variations of mine on Handel's "Harmonious Blacksmith" tune. Percy Aldridge Grainger
‘Dished-up’ for 1 piano, 4 hands by Clare Butteriss
My title was originally "Clog Dance". But my dear friend William Gair Rathbone (to whom the piece is dedicated) suggested the title "Handel in the Strand", because the music seemed to reflect both Handel and English musical comedy (the "Strand" is the home of London musical comedy). In bars 1 - 16 (and their repetition, bars 47 - 60) I have made use of matter from some variations of mine on Handel's "Harmonious Blacksmith" tune. Percy Aldridge Grainger
‘Dished-up’ for 1 piano, 4 hands by Clare Butteriss
