English school
(EENG-glish skool)


Not a "school" in the traditional sense, but rather an indication of a general geographic location where composers practice a similar style of composition, drawing on their unique background as an English composer.


SUGGESTED LISTENING EXAMPLES:

English school, 20th century:
Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Purcell)
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 1, Track 62
Holst: The Planets, Op. 32, "Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity"
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 1, Track 50
Holst: Suite No. 2 in F major for Band, I
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 2, Track 34

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