The jungle book excerpts presented by donald macleod produced by martin williams for bbc wales. Graingers jungle book cycle is here recorded for the first time. The eleven contrasting movements vividly portray the sentiments of kiplings poetry and grainger wrote of the cycle that it was composed as a protest against civilization. Jungle book to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Rudyard kipling was born in india and spent the first six years of his childhood there. He later became interested in what would become known as ethomusicology. Percy grainger choral composer biography cd recordings. Donald macleod surveys the life, music and quirks of australian composer, percy grainger. Begins his kipling jungle book cycle composed as a protest against civilization. An examination and conductors analysis of percy grainger. Read about shenandoah from percy grainger s the grainger edition and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Each work in their respective cycles displays specific compositional techniques and an homogenous unifying threaddespite the fact that individual movements of both cycles were not composed in the order they are to be performed. Kiplings jungle book cycle grainger, percy as arranger 11 arrangements by. A source guide to the music of percy grainger by thomas p.
The music of percy grainger sounds like nobody elses, and the musical world seems to be. This magical and haunting set, produced by mark brown, is perfectly sequenced, leading off with the stunning shallow brown, then the 11 jungle book songs in their recording premiere, finally 14 more familiar grainger folk settings, varied in their instrumentation and voice combinations but thematically grouped. The contrasting song of kala nag is one of three poems, opus 18 powerfully set by charles koechlin in his great jungle book cycle, and the dance of the elephants inspired instrumental compositions by cyril scott 1912 and percy grainger 1922. Percy grainger composed his jungle book cycle around quotations from the book. A fourminute showstopping medley from the 2016 liveaction remake of the jungle book for younger mixed and treble choirs.
It is very unlikely that this work is public domain in the eu, or in any country where the term. His father, john grainger, an englishborn architect who had emigrated to australia in 1877, won recognition for his design of the princes bridge across the yarra river in melbourne. Your singers wont be able to help but sing along to the classic. You can understand why percy grainger, that wild eccentric, might be inspired by kiplings jungle book. Jungle book polyphony, stephen layton on allmusic 1996. Percy grainger was born on 8 july 1882 in brighton, a suburb of melbourne, australia. Percy grainger s most popular book is selfportrait of percy grainger. Grainger s jungle book cycle was recorded here for the original hyperion release for the first time. The purpose of this study is to examine and describe the scope of the choral output of percy grainger and to gain an understanding of what he considered an important project, his kipling jungle book cycle. However, overall the cycle presents the impression of things passing away. Percy grainger lincolnshire posy lyrics and tracklist. Some remarks on the music of percy grainger wilfrid mellers grainger songs and folksong peter pears folksong collecting bob thomson, peter pears sources for section 1. He began composing his jungle book song cycle at the age of 16 and composed 22 kipling settings over the course of his life.
Grainger s jungle book cycle, like koechlins jungle book, is central to the composers long and creative life. It consists of quotations from the book, set as choral pieces and solos for soprano, tenor or baritone. This catchy tune from the original 1967 animated movie the jungle book has demonstrated its longstanding popularity and is once again featured in the 2016 film. Scrobbling is when tracks the music you listen to and automatically adds it to your music profile. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This piece for concert band was inspired by the composers trip to the english countryside and the folk songs that he heard there. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Graingers program note, 1947 percy grainger 18821961 studied at the hoch conservatory in frankfurt, germany from 18951901 aged 19. While the original songs have lyrics, the selections here are. Books by percy grainger author of selfportrait of percy. The first chapter contains a biography of percy grainger. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Most of the characters are animals such as shere khan the tiger and baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or mancub mowgli, who is raised in the jungle by wolves.
Starts to compose the five works completed in 1901, later revised. My kipling jungle book cycle, begun in 1898 and finished in 1947, was composed as a protest against civilization. Rudyard kiplings famous stories were published as the jungle book in 1894 but there have been many adaptations since then. The eleven contrasting movements vividly portray the sentiments of kiplings poetry and grainger. Grainger first appeared publicly as a pianist at age 10. The stories were first published in magazines in 189394. The jungle book 1894 is a collection of stories by the english author rudyard kipling. The french composer charles koechlin wrote several symphonic works inspired by the book. He was educated at home in melbourne by his mother. The complete jungle book cycle by percy aldridge grainger, arranged for band by chalon ragsdale.
While he was a student in frankfurt, his father sent him a collection of rudyard kiplings poetry, which the young grainger devoured. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Begins his kipling jungle book cycle composed as a protest against civilization 1899 starts to compose the five works completed in 1901, later revised eventually published in 1950 as youthful suite. Australian composer percy grainger 18821961, while he wrote little that might be considered serious music, nevertheless produced both original pieces and arrangements that remain popular. January 1996, st judeonthehill, hampstead garden suburb, london, united kingdom originally issued on hyperion cda66863. A visual timeline of the life of percy grainger, the inventor and composer behind the grainger museum. Thomas lewis source guide to the music of percy grainger. It sings with great sympathy for the victims of civilized man and with blazing energy of nature red in tooth and claw. About percy grainger one of the earliest australian musicians to gain fame in europe, percy aldridge grainger 18821961 was a virtuoso pianist who left australia for germany at age to study. Peter pears tenor, john shirleyquirk, viola tunnard, english chamber orchestra, ambrosian singers, benjamin britten, steuart bedford. Beaches of lukannon, the from the jungle book suite. Graingers the jungle book, despite its idiosyncrasies, captures the essence of kipling at his best.
Grainger polyphony, stephen layton jungle book 2011, cd. The inuit from the jungle book suite grainger ragsdale. Kiplings jungle book cycle grainger, percy it is very unlikely that this work is public domain in the eu, or in any country where the term is lifeplus70 years. A musical version of the jungle book is bringing kiplings. Jungle book cycle composed by percy grainger from 1898 to 1947, based on works by rudyard kipling. He believed that the savage natural world was purer and more peaceable than the civilised one, and his cycle of kipling settings was a lifelong obsession, occupying some six decades in all. Grainger s jungle book cycle is here recorded for the first time.
Jungle book cycle suite jungle book cycle suite percy grainger arr. The australianborn american pianist and composer, percy aldridge grainger, was born to a father who was an architect who emigrated from london, england, and and to a mother, rose, who was the daughter of hoteliers from adelaide, south australia, also of english immigrant stock. Program notes to youthful suite mg1105 and to jungle book. Percy grainger has 22 books on goodreads with 33 ratings.
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