Sketches started in October 1961, full score completed 5 November 1961

3 flutes (1 also piccolo), 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons (1 also contra), 4 horns , 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, cymbals, bass drum, 3 side drums, tambourine, triangle, xylophone, glockenspiel, harp, strings

I  Allegro spiritoso e con anima a leggiero  4:40 [a]   5:10 [b]
II  Adagio - Allegretto  9:41 [a]   9:09 [b]
III  Con anima e giocoso  4:05 [a]    4:18 [b]
 

[a] Canarina (18:26)  [b] Pickard (18:37)

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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

18 June 1976 [first performance] (recording)/31 December 1976 (BBC Radio 3 broadcast)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor John Canarina

1 December 2012 [first public performance] . University of Bristol Victoria Rooms, Queen's Road, Bristol UK
Bristol University Symphony Orchestra, conductor John Pickard

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