Scarborough Fair Traditional / Arr. John Philip Hannevik

Serie / Series: Flex 7 KONSERT

"Scarborough Fair" is a traditional ballad of Great Britain about the North-Yorkshire town of Scarborough.
The melody of the song is very typical of the middle-age England.
In our time, it's mostly connected with the English pop duo Simon and Grafunkel who made it a great hit single in 1966. Other great singers like Sarah Brightman, Marianne Faithful and Bryn Terfel have also recorded and performed the song.
«Scarborough Fair» has been a part of the repertoire for brass- and concert bands for generations. With this arrangement it is also available for flexible instrumentation.

[NO]Scarborough Fair er en tradisjonell, engelsk ballade med tekst om byen Scarborough beliggende i North-Yorkshire. Melodien til sangen er veldig typisk for middelalderens England.
Sangen er følgelig sunget og fremført over mange hundre år og i en rekke ulike versjoner.
I vår tid er det innspillingen gjort av duoen Simon and Garfunkel fra 1966 som er den aller mest kjente.
Andre store sangere som Sarah Brightman, Marianne Faithful og Bryn Terfel har også fremført- og spilt den inn.
Scarborogh Fair har også stått på repertoaret til bade brass- og janitsjarkorps i generasjoner, og med dette arrangementer er den tilgjengelig også for fleksibel besetning.

Aufnahme / Recording:Watermelon Man - New Music for Flexible Instrumentation - Demo Tracks 2014 - 2015
Flex 7 KONSERT
'Scarborough Fair' is a traditional ballad of Great Britain about the North-Yorkshire town of Scarborough.
The melody of the song is very typical of the middle-age England.
In our time, it's mostly connected with the English pop duo Simon and Grafunkel who made it a great hit single in 1966. Other great singers like Sarah Brightman, Marianne Faithful and Bryn Terfel have also recorded and performed the song.
«Scarborough Fair» has been a part of the repertoire for brass- and concert bands for generations. With this arrangement it is also available for flexible instrumentation.