Originally written as
music for a short ballet, Harlequin at the Fair, which deals with the
antics of the commedia dell'arte characters, Harlequin, Columbine,
Pantaloon, and the wistful Pierrot and Pierrette. This suite was arranged
for piano by the composer for the pianist Thalia Myers in 1972. Dedicated to the choreographer John Cranko.
Overture - Pantaloon and Columbine
Pastoral Waltz - Pierrot and Pierrette
Aquarelle - The Water Sprite
Valse Caprice - Columbine
Interlude - The Water Sprite
Sicilienne - Pierrot and Pierrette
Polka - Harlequin
Passepied - Polichinelle
ISBN 0 9526786 5 9
Price £9.50
Recordings of four of these pieces are on the
CD/cassette The
Quintesssential Peter Thorogood.
Bramber Press
