ROYAL PARKS (All 3 Movements) By George Lloyd • The Black Dyke Mills Band + David King (1991)

’ROYAL PARKS’ (All 3 Movements) By George Lloyd • Performed Here By The Black Dyke Mills Band Conducted By David King • From The Band’s 1991 CD Entitled ’GEORGE LLOYD - English Heritage & Other Music For Brass’ • The CD Was Recorded At Dewsbury Town Hall On The 5th & 6th July 1991 And Was Produced On The ‘ALBANY RECORDS’ Label With CD Ref: TROY 051-2
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GEORGE LLOYD - THE COMPOSER

Cornish Composer, George Lloyd (1913-1998) Was A Musical Prodigy, Showing Remarkable Ability With Writing Compositions From The Age Of 9. He Embarked On Serious Study From The Age Of 14, Being Trained In The Dramatic Aspects Of Opera By His Father (William A.C Lloyd). He Studied Violin And Finished His Music And Compositional Studies At ‘Trinity College London’, Studying Under Frank Kitson And Harry Farjeon, And In 1932, His First Opera ’Iernin’ (Written When He Was Only 19) Secured His Reputation As A Composer After It Gained The Attention And Acclaim From Other Notable Composers Of The Day Such As Thomas Beecham, John Ireland And Ralph Vaughan Williams.

George Lloyd’s Musical Career Was Interrupted By World War 2, Were He Served As A Bandsman In The Royal Marines Aboard ’H.M.S Trinidad’ Escorting Arctic Convoys To Murmansk, And Suffered Severe Shell Shock After A Tragic Torpedo Strike On The Ship. After A Long Recovery In Switzerland With Help Of His Wife Nancy, He Resumed Composing, And By 1947 Had Written His 4th And 5th Symphonies.

At The Release Of This CD, George Lloyd Had Written 12 Symphonies, 4 Piano Concertos, 2 Violin Concertos, 3 Operas, A Large Cantata For Chorus And Strings Called ‘The Vigil Of Venus’ As Well As A Numerous Of Smaller Pieces, Including Several Major ‘Test Pieces’ For Brass Band Such As ‘DIVERSIONS ON A BASS THEME’ - ‘ROYAL PARKS’ And ‘ENGLISH HERITAGE’
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THE MUSIC - ROYAL PARKS

The Composer, ’George Lloyd’ Was Commissioned By The BBC To Write ’ROYAL PARKS’ For Use As The ‘Set Test-Piece’ For The 1985 ’European Brass Band Championships’ That Were Held In ‘The Tivoli Gardens Concert Hall’, Copenhagen. Each Of The 3 Movements Of This Contest Work Reflects A Different Aspect Of ’Regents Park’ One Of The ‘Royal Parks’ Found In London, England.

1. Movement 1 - DAWN FLIGHT - 00:00 - 4:22 • This Movement Conjures Up The Sounds Of Birds In The Early Morning

2. Movement 2 - IN MEMORANDUM - 4:25 - 10:14 • ’With Poignancy And Dignity’ - This Movement Pays Tribute To The Young Bandsmen Who Were Killed By IRA Terrorists In July 1982 As They Played In Their Bands In Regents Park And Hyde Park

3. Movement 3 - HOLIDAYS - 10:18 - 14:09 • This Final Movement Lifts The Spirits And Is A Timely Reminder That Parks Are Also For Fun And Enjoyment


This Superb ’GEORGE LLOYD’ CD By The Black Dyke Mills Band Is A Wonderful Recording Of Brass Band Music From The Pen Of One Of The U.K Greatest Composers, That Has The Band In Stunning Form, And Is One Of A Few CD’s By The Band That Entirely Features The Works Of One Of The Finest Composers For The Brass Band Medium ‘George Lloyd’. Garnishing Worldwide Acclaim Upon It’s Release In The Autumn Of 1991, The CD Features 3 Major Works For Brass Band Written By The Composer That Have All Been Used On The Contest Platform, And Also Includes The Beautiful ’Evening Song’ And His Superb March ’H.M.S Trinidad’

I hope You Will Enjoy Listening To This Superb ’GEORGE LLOYD - Music For Brass’ CD Performed By The Black Dyke Mills Band Conducted By David King
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Producers: Paul Hindmarsh & George Lloyd • Engineer: Harold Barnes • Editing: Ben Turner At ‘Finesplice’ • Programme Notes: Geoffrey Brand
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