Scott / Dew / Mann- Orchestral Music
Derek Scott, born 1950, Birmingham, has an international reputation as a leading historian of the British music hall and other forms of light entertainment but he is an outstanding composer in his own right, his music treading a fine line between a very English whimsy and a profoundly felt and natural response to his (often Celtic) subject matter. These works reveal a master craftsman and natural tunesmith, who manages to unite good humor, unerring technique and deep feeling, in music of immediate appeal. Scott's Airs and Dances is a real rarity: a concerto for the Highland bagpipe and orchestra (he plays the instrument himself), a memorable mix of his own melodies and pipe tunes collected on the Isle of Skye, off the West Coast of Scotland.
Tracklist:
- Pagan Overture, Op. 2
- Airs & Dances, Op. 28 (Version For Bagpipe & Orchestra)
- Brannigan's Journey, Op. 30
- Dafydd Y Garreg Wen, Op. 25 (Version For Orchestra)
- Suite Grotesque, Op. 32: I. March
- Suite Grotesque, Op. 32: II. Ballad
- Suite Grotesque, Op. 32: III. Double Fugue
- Suite Grotesque, Op. 32: IV. Variations
- Suite Grotesque, Op. 32: V. Scherzo
- Chacony, Op. 24
- Fugal Overture, Op. 6
- Kirkliston Waltz, Op. 31
- Clear The Decks!, Op. 21 (Version For Orchestra)
Derek Scott, born 1950, Birmingham, has an international reputation as a leading historian of the British music hall and other forms of light entertainment but he is an outstanding composer in his own right, his music treading a fine line between a very English whimsy and a profoundly felt and natural response to his (often Celtic) subject matter. These works reveal a master craftsman and natural tunesmith, who manages to unite good humor, unerring technique and deep feeling, in music of immediate appeal. Scott's Airs and Dances is a real rarity: a concerto for the Highland bagpipe and orchestra (he plays the instrument himself), a memorable mix of his own melodies and pipe tunes collected on the Isle of Skye, off the West Coast of Scotland.
Tracklist:
- Pagan Overture, Op. 2
- Airs & Dances, Op. 28 (Version For Bagpipe & Orchestra)
- Brannigan's Journey, Op. 30
- Dafydd Y Garreg Wen, Op. 25 (Version For Orchestra)
- Suite Grotesque, Op. 32: I. March
- Suite Grotesque, Op. 32: II. Ballad
- Suite Grotesque, Op. 32: III. Double Fugue
- Suite Grotesque, Op. 32: IV. Variations
- Suite Grotesque, Op. 32: V. Scherzo
- Chacony, Op. 24
- Fugal Overture, Op. 6
- Kirkliston Waltz, Op. 31
- Clear The Decks!, Op. 21 (Version For Orchestra)