The Watermill

The Watermill is a piece of music which was written by Ronald Binge in 1958.[1] The piece was also used in the British comedy film Our Girl Friday, released in 1958, occasionally with Hawaiian guitar added, and later used as the theme music for a BBC television adaptation of The Secret Garden.[2]

The Watermill was originally written for the oboe and a string orchestra but may be played on other instruments such as the clarinet.[3] It has placed high in polls of the British public, such as those organised for the programme, Your Hundred Best Tunes.[4]

References
  1. Hyperion Records. Accessed 23 April 2014
  2. Geoffrey Self (2001), Light music in Britain since 1870
  3. "The Tarogato in Great Britain", Clarinet and saxophone, 31, 2006
  4. John Sant (2000), Albert W. Ketèlbey (1875-1959)
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