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- Ralph Vaughan Williams
Hugh the Drover (1924)
- J Curwen & Sons Ltd (World excluding UK, Republic of Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Jamaica and South Africa)
Available throughout the world except UK, Republic of Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Jamaica and South Africa. Please contact Faber Music if hiring in the UK.
- 2222/ 4231/ timp.2perc/ str+stage band:pic/tpt/SD/BD
- SATB
- Soprano, Countertenor, 3 Tenors, 2 Baritones, 2 Basses
- 1 hr 40 min
- Harold Child
- English
Programme Note
SYNOPSIS
In this romantic tale of love winning the day against all odds, Hugh fights a boxing match with John for the hand of Mary. In a small English town in 1812, Mary is engaged to John the Butcher, but when a stranger – Hugh the Drover – arrives in town, she falls in love with him. The two men challenge each other to a fight, which Hugh wins, but John accuses Hugh of being a French spy. Hugh is arrested and put in the stocks until he is recognised by a Sergeant who sets him free and conscripts John into the army.
In this romantic tale of love winning the day against all odds, Hugh fights a boxing match with John for the hand of Mary. In a small English town in 1812, Mary is engaged to John the Butcher, but when a stranger – Hugh the Drover – arrives in town, she falls in love with him. The two men challenge each other to a fight, which Hugh wins, but John accuses Hugh of being a French spy. Hugh is arrested and put in the stocks until he is recognised by a Sergeant who sets him free and conscripts John into the army.