Golden Hind - Fly, Leslie

Thirteen pieces representing Elizabethan pageantry in character and style, including Gloriana and Drums of England. Suggested grade 3.

Leslie Fly was one of several house composers working for Forsyth Brothers Limited in the early 1920s, at a time when our music publishing department was based in London. Fly was music master at Caterham School and his imaginative compositions, marked by literary themes such as fairy tales, Arthurian legends and the tales of Robin Hood, were often composed specifically for teaching purposes.

His works are still regularly to be found on the exam syllabi. Other popular editions still in print include Birds and Beasts, Canterbury Tales, Partnership Pieces, Robin Hood and the newly re-engraved classic Snow White.

1. Gloriana
2. Tavistock Town
3. The Young Apprentice
4. Westward Ho!
5. The Golden Hind
6. The New World
7. On the Quayside
8. At Bowls
9. Drums of England
10. Fleeing Galleons
11. Drake of Devon
12. Peace Over England
13. The Old Hulk