Valse de le Reine by Coleridge Taylor

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875 – 1912) was an English composer and conductor. His 4 Characteristic Waltzes were originally written for piano and form an important part of the piano repertoire.

In this unique arrangement, composer Bobbie-Jane Gardner and Geoff Hannan have re-worked the piece for mixed-ensemble of intermediate level players.

Meet the Arrangers

Bobbie-Jane Gardner is a composer, arranger, curator, researcher and lecturer. Before late nights became a problem for early teaching starts, she used to collect funk 45s and DJ for funk and afrobeat club nights around the UK, Spain, Japan and Ireland. Giving back to the community is a massive part of Bobbie’s work and from 2014-2018 she ran for-Wards – an ambitious citywide musical ode to Birmingham city. She teaches music composition at Leeds Conservatoire and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.

https://bobbiejanegardner.com/

Geoff Hannan is a composer, arranger and orchestrator. His music has been performed at many festivals including the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, London Sinfonietta’s State of the Nation and SOUNDINGS at the Austrian Cultural Forum, and has been heard on British, French and Dutch radio. Geoff has also written the music for multi-award-winning animation Kahanikar and BAFTA-nominated film Take Your Partners.

As an arranger he has transcribed Elgar’s Enigma Variations for piano quartet, John Willians’ Prologue and Main Title Music from Superman the Movie for piano duet, and Harrison Birtwhistle’s Carmen Arcadiae Mechanicae Perpetuum for percussion quartet.

https://www.geoffhannan.info/

Audio File: Valse de le Reine Arrangement in D