Sax Choir

Capriol Suite (extended)

Peter Warlock, arr. Peter Guthrie

Composed:
1926 Arranged:
1998 Grouping:
sSSAAATTTBBb Duration:
10:30

Peter Warlock was actually just a psuedonym for one Philip Arnold Heseltine, a good friend of the composer Frederick Delius. He used the name Warlock for musical compositions and other works, including a book on Delius. His academic works, specializing in Elizabethan history and period music, were published under his real name. He led something of a scandalous and rakish life, and died of gas poisoning in suspicious circumstances.

The Capriol Suite was composed according to the rules given in the 1589 "Orchesographie" by Arbeau. This results in a traditional sounding six movement dance suite peppered with more modern constructions, somewhat reflecting his own dual personality. It is one of his most widely known and popular works.

This is an extended arrangement of the Capriol Suite rescored for 12. See also the original arrangement for 9.

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