Nancy Nourse
Fantasia on a Newfoundland Folk Song
for Clarinet Choir
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Nancy Nourse
Fantasia on a Newfoundland Folk Song
for Clarinet Choir
- Instrumentation Clarinet Ensemble
- Composer Nancy Nourse
- Edition Score and Parts
- Publisher Alry Publications
- Order no. METRO-CC308
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Description:
Newfoundland, the last province to join Canada (in 1949) is a rugged and beautiful island shaped by the many inlets where tiny fishing villages are huddled. The Newfoundland ballads and shanties that were formed from Celtic traditions have developed a unique style in response to five hundred years of living in the Newfoundland outports. The beautiful tune and doleful text of She’s Like the Swallow have made this ballad a particular favourite amongst singers and arrangers/composers. Although similarities appear in the love songs of British folk music, the simile of the swallow is definitively Newfoundlander.