Lincolnshire Posy for Wind Quintet - I. Lisbon

Percy Grainger wrote "Lincolnshire Posy," a widely-acclaimed masterpiece that has become a cornerstone work for concert band. Premiered in 1937, the 16-minute long suite has six movements and contains adaptations of folk songs that Grainger had collected when he was in Lincolnshire, England between 1905 and 1906. The first movement is a brisk, chirpy and in 6/8. It is heroic and serene at times. To bring out "Lisbon," the contrast between non legato and legato is essential.