Description
An original composition for double wind quintet/bass or tuba.It is based on a Tyneside (Geordie) tune.
Written as a pastiche of one of the dances from Malcoim Arnold’s dance suites.
It is quite short (under 2 minutes) like many of Arnold’s dances.
When The Boat Comes In” (or “Dance Ti Thy Daddy“) is a traditional English folk song, originating in North East England. An early source for the lyrics, Joseph Robson’s “Songs of the bards of the Tyne, published 1849, can be found on the FARNE archive. In FARNE’s notes to the song, it is stated that these lyrics were written by William Watson around 1826.Â
It was popularised as the theme tune to the 1970s BBC drama serial When The Boat Comes In in an arrangement by the composer David Fanshawe.
Additional information
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