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Symphony 18
3 movements, 1961†, 15:30
Composed between mid/late February and mid May 1961
2 flutes (1 also piccolo), 2 oboes (1 also cor anglais), 2 clarinets (1 also bass clarinet), 2 bassoons (1 also contra), 4 horns , 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, tambourine, triangle, bass drum, 1-3 side drums, cymbals, xylophone, glockenspiel, harp, strings
II Adagio poco, free tonality [97 bars]
III Allegro e marcato sempre – Lento marcia e sostenuto molto e pesante – Allegro, E major [125 bars]
assigned to Musica Viva, 1972, hire only
transferred to United Music Publishers Limited, 1985 and now United Music Publishing Ltd
Timings
Pickard 1988 | Friend 1993 | |
I Allegro moderato | – | 4:02 |
II Adagio poco | – | 5:48 |
III Allegro e marcato sempre – Lento marcia e sostenuto molto e pesante – Allegro | – | 4:27 |
Total | 14:14 | 14:17 |
Articles
• Symphonies 16 to 19: Style and manner – Martin O’LearyPerformances
26 February 1962 [first performance] St Pancras Town Hall, London Polyphonia Orchestra, conductor Bryan Fairfax |
20 October 1974 11 June 1975 BBC Radio 3 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Bryan Fairfax |
August 1988 Piggotts Music Camp Music camp workshop, conductor John Pickard |
27 November 1989 Staffordshire Symphony Orchestra, conductor Johnson |
12–15 January 1993 Studio 1, BBC Broadcasting House, Glasgow BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Lionel Friend |
Recordings
Aries LP 1611 20 October 1974 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Bryan Fairfax |
Naxos 8.557775 released May 2005 12–15 January 1993 Studio 1, BBC Broadcasting House, Glasgow BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Lionel Friend • The Marco Polo cycle – David J Brown |