Elizabethan Serenade is a light music composition by Ronald Binge. When it was first played by the Mantovani orchestra in 1951, it was simply titled "Andante cantabile", although the original orchestral manuscript parts in Ronald Binge's own hand show the title "The Man in the Street" (possibly the title of an early television documentary). The name was altered by the composer to reflect the post-war optimism of a "new Elizabethan Age" that began with the accession of Queen Elizabeth II in February 1952. The piece won Binge an Ivor Novello award and also had chart success in Germany (recorded by the Günther Kallmann Choir) and South Africa. A version with lyrics by poet Christopher Hassall called Where the Gentle Avon Flows was released and the work also had lyrics added in German, Czech, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Dutch, Danish and French. The piece was used as the signature tune to Music In Miniature on the BBC Light Programme.
I was inspired to record this by my friend John Williams who commissioned my son Andrew to make a backing track for it.
So I made an arrangement that worked on the guitar and made Tabs out for it playing to Andrews backing Track.
My Tabs are FREE to download and the BT is an Instant download both from my website.
Played on my Alan Brason custom Stratocaster with Kinman FV-HMS pickups on mid position. Through an Alesis Quadraverb Q2 with EFTP (Echoes from the past patch 0-36)
Sound recorded in Cubase SX6 and edited with the three 4K Video takes in Sony Vegas pro 14.
Please enjoy this classical piece Elizabethan Seranade which is a totally different genre from my usual uploads.
Cheers Phil
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