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Full Score/Vocal Score (Highlights) SKU: HL.301955 Children's Choir, Flute, Tenor Recorder, Two Pianos, Percussion F. Composed by Richard Blackford. Choral. Octavo. Novello & Co Ltd. #NOV100456. Published by Novello & Co Ltd. (HL.301955). UPC: 888680966348.Scored for children's choir, flute, tenor recorder, two pianos and percussion and as recorded by the Finchley Children's Music Group. In 1980 Blackford discovered in an old bookshop a book of Chinese children's songs in English translation called Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes. Published in 1900 it includes, as well as the texts in Mandarin and English, the composer chose fourteen poems to make a cantata for children, accompanied by two pianos with optional percussion, recorder and harp. The cantata is framed by two marches as the children gather for a wedding. Recorded in 1981, the original tape sat on the composer's shelf for years and has now been released on Nimbus records 38 years later. 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.