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Archibald J. Potter (1918-1980)

Finnegan’s Wake

Irish Street Ballad – Version for Symphonic Wind Orchestra 1970

Published by Michael Kummer

The Irish composer Archibald Potter achieved a true stroke of genius with his short orchestral scherzo “Finnegan’s Wake”, based on the important last novel by James Joyce. With the clear lines of his expressive musical language, he tells the dramatic story of a wake with a surprising twist.