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

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March for A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, for orchestra (1959)

• Composition: 1959, for a projected ABC television series based on Churchill’s eponymous work. The series was never produced.
• First Performance: Monday, 25 May 1959. ADPC Studios, Elstree. London Symphony Orchestra, Sir William Walton conductor.
• Duration: About 5 minutes
• Craggs Catalogue Number: C70
• Instrumentation: 3 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, bassoon, contrabassoon – 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba – timpani, 2 percussion (side drum, bass drum, tenor drum, cymbals) – harp – strings
• Manuscript: Frederick R. Koch Collection. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Manuscript FRKF 632. Autograph full score. 22 pages.
• Publication: Oxford University Press. Score and parts are available on hire.
• Arrangements: Henry V: A Shakespeare Scenario, arranged by Christopher Palmer, incorporates this march in part.
• Recordings:

Orchestra Conductor Year Compact Disc Timing
The Philharmonia Sir David Willcocks 1991 Chandos CHAN 8998 4’40”
London Philharmonic Orchestra Carl Davis 1986 EMI Classics 65585 4’45”
English Northern Philharmonia Paul Daniel 1996 Naxos 8.553869 4’56”