Ivor Novello
Keep the Home Fires Burning
- Instrumentation Orchestra
- Edition Score and Parts
- Composer Ivor Novello
- Publisher Goodmusic Publishing
- Order no. GMCP022
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Description:
Timpani, Percussion (3 players: Triangle, Snare Drum, Cymbals (clashed))
Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass)
Choir
Ivor Novello was born David Ivor Davies, and in 1910 had his first song published. After the outbreak of war in 1914, his mother, Clara, tried to persuade her son to write a patriotic song. He refused at first, but Clara had other ideas and composed a song herself, which was so crass that Ivor decided he would write a better one, which was the precise reaction Clara had intended all along! Ivor scribbled a few lines to go with the tune and a family friend, an American lady writer, Lena Guilbert Ford, completed the words. A few weeks later, it was first performed at the Alhambra Theatre, Leicester Square, by Miss Sybil Vane, accompanied by Ivor Novello, to huge success, with the audience joining in and thus launching Ivor to immediate stardom. Mrs Ford had no business sense and never received any royalties - and with sad irony, died when a bomb from a Zeppelin raid dropped on her Maida Vale house in 1918.
"Till the Boys Come Home" was the original title, but it gradually became known by the first rather than the last line of its refrain, namely, "Keep the Home Fires Burning". In this arrangement for choir, the Soprano (or Tenor) Solo begins and is gradually joined by the chorus, at first in commenting phrases during gaps and held notes, before taking over. There were some alternative versions published to a few of the lines, which gave the song a more general appeal, rather than referring specifically to England and the Great War and it is these alternatives which are used in this arrangement. The song also enjoyed great popularity through many well-known artists such as John McCormack recording it and it retained its popularity throughout World War Two and onwards.
Duration 4 minutes
A PACK comprises an A4 sized full score plus a complete set of parts including strings 4/4/3/4/2.
Choral scores are sold separately for SATB (GM390), SA+Men (GM391), SSA (GM392) or TTBB (GM393).
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