In Danceries, by Kenneth Hesketh, the melodies themselves are a mixture of old and new. Where the old occurs it has been adapted in mood and composition and is often interspersed with completely new material. The contemporary harmonies and rhythms bring a breath of new into these themes and add drama to the suite.

Instrumentation:

picc.2.1.ca(=ob).Ebcl.3.bcl.2 asax.tsax.bsax.2 – 4.3 crts.2.3.euph.2 – timp – perc(3): tgl/vib/gsp/susp.cym/tamb/xyl/SD/clash.cym/BD/mark tree/sleigh bells.tam-t...