Spoon River (Grainger, Percy)

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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1922.
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Publisher. Info. London: Schott & Co., 1922. Plate S. & Co. 4103.
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General Information

Work Title Spoon River
Alternative. Title American Folk Music Settings
Composer Grainger, Percy
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IPG 27
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 arrangements of the same melody
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1919-22 (10 March 1919 to 30 January 1922)
First Performance. 1922 ?
First Publication. 1922 – New York: G. Schirmer
Copyright Information Possibly public domain in the EU and other 70 pma territories.
This item, which is in the public domain in its country of origin, is likewise in the public domain in countries which apply the rule of the shorter term. All EU countries apply the rule of the shorter term in general.
Note that in some cases this rule may be overridden by a treaty with the source country (especially the United States) and/or may not apply to works which fell into the public domain in their source country due to a failure to renew copyright or comply with other formalities.
Dedication Edgar Lee Masters
Average DurationAvg. Duration 3 minutes (piano solo)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation piano; 2 pianos; orchestra ('Elastic Scoring')
Extra Information American Music Folk-Settings consists of a single melody ('Spoon River'), taken from a fiddle tune. This theme was arranged by Grainger for three formations: Orchestra ('Elastic Scoring'), Piano Solo, and 2 Pianos 4 Hands. Each arrangement is structurally slightly different (i.e. the ochestral version is longer than the piano solo version).