Dick's Maggot - Clarinet Trio
Dick's Maggot is a traditional English Country Dance in 3/2 time.
A maggot was another term for a 'dram', a unit of liquid measure. It also meant a slight thing of little consequence, or plaything, fancy, whim; from the Italian maggioletta.
it can be found in the collection made by Henry Playford in 1695. It was arranged for orchestra by Ernest Tomlinson in the 1940s/50s?? and was part of his suite of English Country Dances.
It was used as the theme music to the BBC Radio Programme Steve Race's "Invitation to Music", a programme which took the place of educational broadcasting during school holidays.
My composition is entirely original, based on the Dick's Maggot tune.
Arranged for clarinet trio.
A bass clarinet as an alternative clt 3 would enhance the piece.
The soundcloud link is my wind quintet version, but it does give the "feel" of the piece
