This major composition shows the craft and musicianship that is Gordon Jacob's hallmark. The style is very much that of the English folk song, which he enriches by adding meter changes. With important solos for each instrument, the work is almost a "multi-instrument concerto." The composition is constructed solidly on classical formal line though its musical language is that of the 20th century. The first and third movements are lively and dramatic, while the center movement is more choralelike....

•  1. Allegro
•  2. Adagio
•  3. Allegro con brio