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This work was composed in 1991 to a
commission from Berkshire County Music Service, whose headquarters were
then in Mockbeggar House - hence the title. A short introduction leads
to the theme, which is split between several different instruments and
the five variations that follow expose all sections of the wind
orchestra. Unlike Gallimaufry, Illyrian
Dances, and S.P.Q.R. by the same
composer, Mockbeggar Variations has no thematic
or literary connection with the Royal Shakespeare Company. The first
performance took place at the BASBWE Conference at the Royal Northern
College of Music, Manchester on 20th July 1991, under the direction of
Robert Roscoe.
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