Commenced 11 May 1954, sketch-draft stage completed 7 June, full score July or early August 1954

3 flutes (1 also piccolo), 2 oboes (1 also cor anglais), 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons (1 also contra), 4 horns , 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, xylophone, glockenspiel, celesta, harp, strings

in one movement (14´)

Publisher : United Music Publishers

Article

The importance of Elegy - Malcolm MacDonald
an introduction

Performances

17 February 1977 [first performance]
Guidhall School of Music and Drama Symphony Orchestra, conductor Brian Wright

19 December1978 (performance)/24 May 1979 (broadcast) [BBC Radio 3]
BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra, conductor Brian Wright

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