FM294

Four Interludes

from The Death of Colonel Boles

‘The Civil War Suite’ for recorder quintet

Martin Read

Purchase options

These Four Interludes are extracted from the cantata, The Death of Colonel Boles, and can be heard as part of a full recording on the Martin Read – A Celebration CD.

PFCD243 Martin Read
Martin Read – A Celebration

Camarada; Commotio directed by Matthew Berry; Hampshire Youth Junior Choir directed by Nick Duncombe; Oxford Recorder Consort; soloists
£12.50

The Four Interludes are also sometimes referred to as The Civil War Suite.

Sample pages

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  Composer Title Forces Total duration
Martin ReadFour Interludes
from The Death of Colonel Boles
‘The Civil War Suite’ for recorder quintet
Recorder Quintet5½ mins
# Composer Work Movement Forces Duration
1Martin ReadFour Interludes from The Death of Colonel Boles   I: Sir William Waller: his JiggRecorder Quintet1 minute
2  II: Prince Rupert’s March1½ mins
3 III: Hopton’s Dumpe1½ mins
4  IV: Colonel Boles: his Pavane1½ mins
Parts
The parts supplied with this score are five individual single-instrument part booklets. Sets may optionally be purchased separately for use in performances of the full Cantata, as the Recorder Quintet part supplied with that score is a paper-covered version of the full Four Interludes score.

Catalogue code: FM294Published: 18th April 2025
Entry last updated: 18th April 2025