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Portsmouth - Hornpipe for 4 guitars/large ensemble
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Portsmouth - Hornpipe for 4 guitars/large ensemble
by Traditional Large Ensemble - Digital Sheet Music

By Derek Hasted
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Guitar Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1085456

Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Derek Hasted. Traditional. Score and Parts. 23 pages. Derek Hasted #689606. Published by Derek Hasted (A0.1085456).

PORTSMOUTH - 4 GUITARS or LARGE ENSEMBLE
For Classical or Acoustic Guitar - sometimes it's erroneously listed here as Electric Guitar.

Derek Hasted writes "Although this piece was made famous by Mike Oldfield, it first appeared in John Playford’s “The Dancing Master” in 1701, and also found fame in the hands of Ralph Vaughan Williams.

My arrangement starts with a slow, teasing, introduction, and introduces the famous melody very slowly and gently. “What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor” also makes a few appearances before we let the brakes off and burst into the tune that many people know.

The music isn’t hard to play, and each line has some music interest, though only Guitar 1 has to venture up the neck.

It’s ideal for a mixed ability ensemble, and runs at nearly five minutes, to make a substantial concert item that builds up and up.

This arrangement was a firm favourite with the Hampshire Guitar Orchestra (HAGO) and their audiences.

I hope you enjoy this piece as much as HAGO did!"

This is one of a large and growing range of accessible ensembles from experienced arranger Derek Hasted, and is supplied as full score and parts. Derek's website at www.derek-hasted.co.uk/smp lists all his arrangements by title and by "number of instruments", with links to soundclips and sample score.

This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard’s global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.

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