The Warriors: Study score

by Percy Grainger

Grainger's extraordinary work, subtitled "music to an imaginary ballet", was prompted by a request from the English conductor Thomas Beecham to compose a ballet score for the Diaghilev company. The commission never materialized, but Grainger nevertheless proceeded to create a his most adventuresome work to date - employing a large orchestra with an expanded percussion section and three pianos, requiring three conductors for coordination. The world...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1932419578
• ISBN13: 9781932419573
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Serenissima Music
• Length: 110 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 11.1"