Mai-Dun (Ireland, John)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1 rhapsody
Composition Year	1921 November
Genre Categories	Rhapsodies; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For 2 players (arr)

1 Performances
- 1.1 Naxos
2 Sheet Music
- 2.1 Full Scores
- 2.2 Arrangements and Transcriptions
  - 2.2.1 For Piano 4 hands
3 General Information
4 Navigation etc.

Performances

Naxos

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Sheet Music

Full Scores

Complete Score
*#534546 - 2.06MB, 48 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/33 - 95×⇩ - Ramancea

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Publisher. Info.	London: Augener, 1923. Plate 16013 R.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	600 dpi, cropped mini score
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Piano 4 hands

Complete Score (CA)
*#275805 - 1.54MB, 26 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/27/33 - Jurabe

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Arranger	Composer
Publisher. Info.	London: Augener, 1931. Plate 16041 R.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del]
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General Information

Work Title	Mai-Dun
Alternative. Title	Symphonic Rhapsody
Authorities	WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 178039380; GND: 300280076; BNF: 139137736
Composer	Ireland, John
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.	IJI 33
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1 rhapsody
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1921 November
First Performance.	1921 December 12, London, Queen's Hall The Goossens Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Eugene Goossens
First Publication.	1923 – London: Augener (full score, parts)
Average DurationAvg. Duration	11-15 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Early 20th century
Piece Style	Early 20th century
Instrumentation	orchestra
InstrDetail	3 flutes (3rd also piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets (A), bass clarinet (A), 2 bassoons 4 horns (F), 3 trumpets (C), 3 trombones, tuba timpani, snare drum, cymbals, triangle, tambourine, glockenspiel, strings
External Links	Wikipedia article Hyperion Records

Navigation etc.

The parts were initially titled just Symphonic Rhapsody, which was the composer's initial title, "Mai-Dun" being added at some point (between 1921 and 1923?).

Premiere information from Craggs, John Ireland: A Catalogue, Discography and Bibliography, page 73. Gives manuscript location at @British Library (dated 1920-21 - according to notes by the composer for 7 October 1922 performance conducted by Albert Coates, it was sketched out in October 1920 and completed in November 1921.)