Lincolnshire Posy - Mvt V - Lord Melbourne
15Lincolnshire Posy was composed by Percy Grainger in 1937 and published in 1940. Based on his work touring the UK and recording folk singers and their songs, it is split into 6 movements.
The fifth movement, "Lord Melbourne," also subtitled, "War Song," is perhaps the most famous of the movements. Grainger's arrangement is based on that singing which was done by George Wray, at the age of 80 in 1906. Grainger also remarks that despite being a dancer and associating with strict rhythm, "his singing was more irregular in rhythm than any I ever heard" (Taken from the public domain, 1940 score).
There is of course more to read about the man there, but what's most relevant here is that irregular rhythm - which Grainger portrays by placing a number of sections out of time and in which each chord must be played as indicated expressly by the motion of a conductor. In such a fashion, how does one perform this kind of material to a metronome? In short: you can't - the best I've managed is an exotic click track that tries to mimic the result of a live performance, but it's an average result at best. Indeed, this movement can only be truly experienced at a live performance.
Special thanks must again be given to my father for his continued work on the percussion here, and his patience with my weird-at-best click tracks.
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