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WILLIAM WALTON

WILLIAM WALTON

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I am delighted to introduce to you the website of William Walton Trust. As international appreciation continues to grow for one of the great men of British music we hope that this site will prove interesting and informative both to those who are looking for general information and to those seeking specialist help.

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The trust

The William Walton Trust holds a special position in the United Kingdom, achieved through the active role which the Trust plays in running arts education projects and ...

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Mission

The William Walton Trust and the Fondazione William Walton e La Mortella have the following general objectives:

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Finale for Variations on an Elizabethan Theme (Sellinger's Round), for string orchestra (1953)

• Composition: 1953. A composite work, with each movement written by a different composer. Walton contributed the finale.
• First Performance: 20 June 1953. Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Aldeburgh. Aldeburgh Festival Orchestra, Benjamin Britten conductor.
• Duration: Complete work: About 16 minutes - Walton’s finale: About 3 minutes
• Movements:
Theme by William Byrd, transcribed by Imogen Holst
Variation 1 - Allegro non troppo by Arthur Oldham
Variation 2 - A Lament. Andante espressivo by Sir Michael Tippett
Variation 3 - Andante by Sir Lennox Berkeley
Variation 4 - Quick and gay by Benjamin Britten
Variation 5 - Nocturne. Adagio by Humphrey Searle
Variation 6 - Presto giocoso by Sir William Walton
• Craggs Catalogue Number: C61
• Instrumentation: String orchestra
• Manuscript: James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Osborn Music Manuscript MS.502. Autograph manuscript of all seven sections.
• Publication: Boosey and Hawkes. 1953. Score and parts are available on hire.
• Recordings:

Orchestra Conductor Year Compact Disc Timing
Guidhall String Ensemble Robert Salter director 1988 RCA Victor RD87846 15’53”
BBC Symphony Orchestra Jac van Steen 1999 NMC D062 16’21”