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(Ensemble) SKU: HL.14071217 For Wind Quintet and Piano. Composed by Judith Weir. Instrumental. Softcover. Duration 720 seconds. Novello & Co Ltd. #NOV360069-01. Published by Novello & Co Ltd. (HL.14071217). 9.0x12.0 inches.I. Strathspey and Reel II. Traditional Air III. Jig IV. Bagpipe Air, with Drones I once read of an idea to establish a human colony on Mars which was at once visionary and practical. In order to acclimatise themselves, potential settlers would at first live together, sealed off from the human race on a remote Scottish island. This is the music of the Scottish colonisers, several generations later, marooned on a lonely and distant planet; the ancient forms of their national music almost completely lost in translation, with only the smallest vestiges of the national style remaining. Three traditional melodies are quoted, but as if refracted through space time, far distances and strange atmospheric effects. These are 'The Leys of Luncarty' (heard on the horn in the opening Strathspey); 'Ettrick Banks' (played on the clarinet in the TraditionalAir) and 'Miss Margaret Graham of Gartmore's Favourite' (played by everyone in the Jig). - Judith Weir. Priority Direct Import titles are specialty titles that are not generally offered for sale by US-based retailers. These items must be obtained from our overseas suppliers. When you order a Priority Direct Import title, our overseas warehouse will ship it to you directly at the time of order, typically within one business day. However, the shipment time will be slower than items shipped from our US warehouse. It may take up to 2-3 weeks to get to you. Orders containing these items may have limited shipping methods and incur an additional surcharge.