David Solomons

singer, one-man choir, guitarist and composer

Aura Lea (Nora Lee) for wind quintet

SM-000230162
Composer
George R. Poulton
Arranger
David W Solomons
Publisher
David W Solomons
Genre
Classical / Instrumental
Instrumentation
Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon, Oboe, Horn
Scored for
Quintet
Type of score
Full score, Parts
Duration
3'50"
Difficulty
Medium
Year of composition
2015

Description
The tune of Aura Lea was originally composed by English George R. Poulton (1828–1867), who migrated to the USA. It has undergone many versions in the past 150 years, including the original Civil War song to words by W. W. Fosdick, subtitled "Maid with golden hair", "Nora Lee", various glee club arrangements and, eventually, Elvis Presley's "Love me Tender".
The rhythms here switch from swing-like triplets to plain classical and back and various instruments have a few cheeky side comments from time to time, including chromatics and a development going into more modern-romantic harmonies.
The sound sample is an electronic preview.
The pdf contains score and parts.

A simpler arrangement for choir is also available on this site under the title "Nora Lee".

Upload date
01 Aug 2015

Price

Sheet music file
10.00 USD
PDF, 511.7 Kb (23 p.)

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