British Waterside (Grainger, Percy)

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Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1921. Plate 30516.
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Work Title British Waterside
Alternative. Title The Jolly Sailor
Composer Grainger, Percy
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BFMS Nr.26
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. None [force assignment]
Key E Mixolydian mode
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 verses
Text Incipit Down by the British waterside
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1920
First Publication. 1921
Librettist Traditional
Language English
Dedication Edvard Grieg (dedicatee of the British Folk Music Settings series)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation voice, piano
Extra Information Collected by Grainger in August 1906 from the singing of Samuel Stokes at Retford Almshouses, Nottinghamshire