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The Last Rose of Summer
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Saxophone Ensemble, Woodwind Ensemble Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Bass Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone - Level 2 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1722647
Composed by Irish Traditional. Arranged by John Ivor Holland. This edition: pdf. 19th Century, Classical, Film/TV, Folk, Multicultural, World. 13 pages. John Ivor Holland #1285684. Published by John Ivor Holland (A0.1722647)."The Last Rose of Summer" is a poem by the Irish poet Thomas Moore. He wrote it in 1805, while staying at Jenkinstown Castle in County Kilkenny, Ireland, where he was said to have been inspired by a specimen of Rosa 'Old Blush'. The poem is set to a traditional tune called "Aisling an Óigfhear", or "The Young Man's Dream", which was transcribed by Edward Bunting in 1792, based on a performance by harper Denis Hempson (Donnchadh Ó hAmhsaigh) at the Belfast Harp Festival. The poem and the tune together were published in December 1813 in volume 5 of Thomas Moore's 'A Selection of Irish Melodies'. The original piano accompaniment was written by John Andrew Stevenson, several other arrangements followed in the 19th and 20th centuries. The poem is now probably at least as well known in its song form as in the original. This arrangement for saxophone choir shares the melody around the players and wanders through several keys in a mysterious fashion, emphasising the transitory nature of the original words.
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