Dashing Away with a Smoothing Iron

1995

for wind ensemble

Handwritten musical score titled "Concert Pitch" with notes for flute, clarinet, trumpet, and bass clarinet, including performance instructions like "Dashing Away with a Smoothing Iron" and dynamic markings.

Dashing Away with a Smoothing Iron is an arrangement of the traditional English folk song, thought to originate in Somerset.

Scored for wind ensemble, the piece takes the familiar melody through a series of unexpected harmonic and rhythmic turns, bringing a playful and energetic character to the well-known tune.