The Million Pound Note (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Alwyn, William - Ellerby, Martin

William Alwyn (1905-1985) studied at the Royal Academy of Music where, at the age of 21, he was appointed Professor of Composition - a position he held for nearly thirty years. Apart from his vast output of serious music he contributed nearly 200 scores for the cinema. Starting, mainly with documentaries he wrote his first full feature-length score in 1941.The Million Pound Note (1953) was based on a story by Mark Twain Set in Victorian times. For the main theme, Alwyn wrote this charming waltz with a stylish Victorian flavour.

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