Dargason (other)
"Dargason" is a seventeenth-century English tune, and may refer to the following: * The fourth movement, "Fantasia on the 'Dargason'", from the ''Second Suite in F for Military Band'' by Gustav Holst * The fourth movement, "Finale (The Dargason)", from ''St Paul's Suite'', also by Gustav Holst * "The Irish Washerwoman", a traditional jig claimed to be derived from the Dargason Dargason may also refer to: * Dargason (record label) - an independent record label specialising in Celtic music Celtic music is a broad grouping of music genres that evolved out of the folk music traditions of the Celts (modern), Celtic people of Northwestern Europe (the modern Celtic nations). It refers to both orally-transmitted traditional music and ...

Second Suite In F For Military Band
The Second Suite in F for Military Band ( Op. 28, No. 2) is Gustav Holst's second of his two suites for concert band. Although performed less frequently than the First Suite in E, it is still a staple of the band repertoire. The ''Second Suite'', written in 1911 and first published in 1922, dedicated to James Causley Windram, is longer and considered more difficult to play than its sister suite. During Holst's earlier years as a composer, he took interest (as did many composers at the time) in folk music, and wrote many pieces based on folk tunes. He provided piano accompaniments in 1909 to 16 songs collected by George Gardiner for publication in 'Folk Songs from Hampshire', a volume in Cecil Sharp's County Songs series. He was taken with them and incorporated several into this suite (he later made choral arrangements of several, including ones he had already used in the suite). His contemporary and friend Ralph Vaughan Williams later based his own '' Folk Song Suite'' on Engli ...
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St Paul's Suite
''St Paul's Suite'' in C major ( Op. 29, No. 2), originally titled simply Suite in C, is a popular work for string orchestra by the English composer Gustav Holst. Finished in 1913, but not published until 1922 due to revisions, it takes its name from St Paul's Girls' School in Hammersmith, London. Holst served as the school's "music master" from 1905 to 1934 and was grateful to the school for building a soundproof studio for him. The suite is one of many pieces he wrote for the school's students. Form The suite consists of four movements: Jig: Vivace Ostinato: Presto Intermezzo: Andante con moto Finale (The Dargason): Allegro A typical performance lasts 13 minutes. Analysis I. Jig : \new Staff :Incipit of the first movement The jig is introduced in alternating and time. A contrasting theme is then introduced, which is later blended with the original jig. II. Ostinato : \new Staff :Main theme of the second movement The movement opens with an ostinato played by the se ...
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The Irish Washerwoman
"The Irish Washerwoman" is a traditional jig known to have been played throughout Britain and Ireland and in North America. Although usually considered an Irish tune, some scholars claim that it is English in origin, derived from the seventeenth-century tune " Dargason". According to the "tunearch" website, the earliest appearance is in Robert Petrie's "Collection of Strathspeys Reels and Country Dances" 1790. A different page on the same website mentions that a version by Niel Gow appeared in 1792 in "A Third Collection of Strathspey Reels". The second half of the tune is identical to "The Star at Liwis" printed about 1730 in "Caledonian Country Dances" by J Walsh. The earliest recording appears to be Patsy Touhey in 1907, available on "The Piping of Patsy Touhey". This later became available on the album "The Piping of Patsy Touhey" in 2005 on the Na Píobairí Uilleann label. A more famous recording is on the album "In Full Spate" by Paddy Glackin (1991). Scan Tester (1887-1 ...
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Dargason (record Label)
"Dargason" is a seventeenth-century English tune, and may refer to the following: * The fourth movement, "Fantasia on the 'Dargason'", from the '' Second Suite in F for Military Band'' by Gustav Holst * The fourth movement, "Finale (The Dargason)", from ''St Paul's Suite'', also by Gustav Holst * "The Irish Washerwoman", a traditional jig claimed to be derived from the Dargason Dargason may also refer to: * Dargason (record label) - an independent record label specialising in Celtic music Celtic music is a broad grouping of music genres that evolved out of the folk music traditions of the Celts (modern), Celtic people of Northwestern Europe (the modern Celtic nations). It refers to both orally-transmitted traditional music and ...