Drink to me only (Flugel Solo with Brass Band)

$44.99

  • Composer: Traditional
  • Featured Instrument: flugelhorn
  • Instrumentation: Brass Band
SKU: BWSBB030 Category:

Description

The title of this flugel horn solo derives from a 17th century English poem by Ben Johnson that begins ‘Drink to me only with thine eyes, and I will pledge with mine’. Its familiar melody is attributed to Colonel R. Mellish (1777-1817). This solo setting was written for the New York Staff Band in 1991. Within The Salvation Army church, the melody is associated with a religious lyric by William Drake Pennick (1884-1944) that begins ‘There is a holy hill of God, its heights by faith I see’. (The Song Book of The Salvation Army, No. 627).

The New York Staff Band recorded the solo on its 1992 CD, Under Three Flags (Triumphonic TRCD 1050).

View a follow-the-score video featuring Donald Spencer (Flugel Horn Soloist) with the New York Staff Band below:

Additional information

Weight 19 oz
Composer

Traditional

Instrumentation

Brass Band