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New Zealand Folksong Suite
for wind orchestra/wind band
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This suite was written in 1994 for the Canterbury Wind Orchestra to celebrate New Zealand folksong, as part of a series of concerts featuring new music by emerging New Zealand composers. The folksongs selected represent some of the experiences of early New Zealand colonial settlement in the 19th century, including gold mining, farming and whaling.
Commissioned note
Commissioned by the Canterbury Wind Orchestra
Difficulty note
Suitable for community, semi-professional or professional wind band
Contents note
- "Soon May the Wellerman Come"
- "New Zealand Whales"
- "The Black Swans"