The Modification and Instrumentation of a Famous Hornpipe as a Merry and Altogether Sincere Homage to Uncle Alfred, sometimes also shortened as Hornpipe, is an arrangement for six players of Henry Purcell's Hornpipe, from The Fairy-Queen, by Italian composer Luciano Berio. This arrangement was composed in 1969.
| Date of composition | 1969 |
| Premiered | 1969, April 22nd (Queen Elizabeth Hall) in London, United Kingdom |
| First published | Universal Edition |
| Approx. duration | 1 minutes |
| Instruments |
Flute
Soprano clarinet (C clarinet, Bb clarinet, A clarinet, G clarinet) Percussion Harpsichord Viola Cello |
| Autotranslations beta |
Luciano Berio: The Modification and Instrumentation of a Famous Hornpipe as a Merry and Altogether Sincere Homage to Uncle Alfred Luciano Berio: The Modification and Instrumentation of a Famous Hornpipe as a Merry and Altogether Sincere Homage to Uncle Alfred Luciano Berio: The Modification and Instrumentation of a Famous Hornpipe as a Merry and Altogether Sincere Homage to Uncle Alfred |