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

I  Allegro moderato,  A minor [152 bars]  4:02 [a]
II  Adagio poco,  free tonality [97 bars]  5:48 [a]
III  Allegro e marcato sempre - Lento marcia e sostenuto molto e pesante - Allegro,  E major [125 bars]  4:27 [a]
(15´)

[a] Friend/Marco Polo    also Pickard total 14:14

assigned to Musica Viva, 1972, hire only
transferred to United Music Publishers Limited, 1985

Article

Symphonies 16 to 19:   Style and manner - Martin O'Leary

Further reading

The symphonies of Havergal Brian - Malcolm MacDonald / volume 2 chapter 16 - see bibliography

Performances

26 February 1962 [first performance] . St Pancras Town Hall, London
Polyphonia Orchestra, conductor Bryan Fairfax

20 October 1974 (recording)/11 June 1975 (BBC Radio 3 broadcast)
New Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Bryan Fairfax (14:14)

August 1988 . Piggotts Music Camp
Music camp workshop, conductor John Pickard

27 November 1989
Staffordshire Symphony Orchestra, conductor Johnson

Commercial recording

12-15 January 1993 . Studio 1, BBC Broadcasting House, Glasgow / Marco Polo
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Lionel Friend
see also Discography

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