Jon Lord

Sarabande

Jon Lord's Sarabande was composed during 1975 and released as a solo album the following year. This new revised edition of the composer's 2010 concert version represents the first appearance of the work in print in any form. Lord intended it for his own use in live performances, as a companion to his celebrated Concerto for Group and Orchestra. It is a brilliant showpiece for the combined forces of rock band and orchestra, taking as its inspiration the keyboard suites of J. S. Bach, many of which Lord had played as a young piano student. The set (score and parts) is rental material.