William Walton Catalogue

(b) Incidental music for

(b) Incidental music for Uncle Harry, a play by Thomas Job Directed by William Ansty and Michael Redgrave. First English performance: London, Garrick Theatre, 29 March 1944. Gramophone records of the duets were used. Cast included Michael Redgrave, Rachel Kempson, and Beatrice Lehman. Bibliography: Alan Strachan, Sweet Dreams: The Biography of Michael Redgrave (London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2004), 219–30 (c) Puppet’s Dance and Trumpet Tune arranged for organ (manuals only) by Robert Gower Publication: Robert Gower, ed., A Walton Organ Album, OUP, 1996 Recordings: CD Robert Gower (organ, Hereford Cathedral). Priory PRCD 591 (1996) (d) Children’s Suite arranged for oboe and piano by Christopher Palmer (Nos 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) Publication: Christopher Palmer, ed., William Walton: An Oboe Album, OUP, 1992 (e) The Silent Lake arranged for clarinet and piano by Ian Denley Publication: Ian Denley, ed., Time Pieces for Clarinet, vol. 2, ABRSM, 1998 (f) The Silent Lake arranged for trumpet and piano by Paul Harris and John Wallace Publication: Paul Harris and John Wallace, eds, Time Pieces for Trumpet, vol. 1, ABRSM, 1996 (g) Trumpet Tune arranged for trumpet and piano by Ann Driver First performance: London, Broadcasting House, 30 June 1954. J. Mackintosh and A. Driver. This BBC recording (DLO 57176) was subsequently played on the BBC Light Programme on Saturday 4 December 1954 (Listen on Saturday). C39b Music for Children arranged for orchestra by the composer C39 Tunes for My Niece 55 In this version, the order of the pieces is changed (though the published study score gives the references incorrectly) as follows: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 8, 6, 5, 10. Date of arrangement: 1940–41 Holograph: Beinecke: GEN MSS 601 (FRKF 624c) Instrumentation: 2(II + picc).2(II + ca).2.2/4.2.3.1/ timp/perc (2: cyms, glock, xyl, sd, tamb)/hp/strings Duration: 16 minutes First performance: London, Queen’s Hall, 16 February 1941; London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Basil Cameron First broadcast performance: Bristol, Colston Hall, 28 February 1941 (BBC Home Service); BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by William Walton Note: According to the Musical Times (vol. 81, November 1940), the Royal Philharmonic Society had announced that six concerts had been arranged in Queen’s Hall, London, and that a performance of Walton’s ‘new suite’ would take place on Saturday 30 November 1940. No reason was given for its delay, but in a letter from Keith Douglas (Queen’s Hall), to Hubert Foss, dated 10 November 1940, Douglas mentioned that ‘the thing was not scored as yet’ (OUP archive). Walton later apologized to Julian Herbage (BBC), letter dated 8 February 1941, about the misunderstanding over Music for Children: ‘But after receipt of your letter, I hadn’t proceeded further about scoring them until meeting Basil Cameron [who] asked if I’d thought of doing so and said he would perform them. There was a run through yesterday with the LPO and they sounded very pretty’ (BBC WAC). Publication: study score: OUP, 1941 at 10s 6d • WWE vol. 18, pp. 157–208 Bibliography: David Lloyd-Jones, WWE vol. 18 • DT, 17 Feb 1941, p. 3 (F. Bonavia); Times, 18 Feb 1941, p. 6 Recordings: LP, CD London Philharmonic Orchestra / Walton (recorded Walthamstow Assembly Hall, 14 April 1970). Lyrita SRCS50 (1971); SRCD224 (1992) • London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bryden Thomson. Chandos CHAN 8968 (1991); CHAN 9426 (1995) Note: Letters in the OUP archive reveal that Walter Goehr had already orchestrated the pieces for small orchestra. Writing to Alan Frank in November 1940, Walton told him that Goehr had suggested 1.1.2.1/2.2.1.1/timpani/percussion (2)/harp and strings for his scoring. A later internal memo [1941], about ‘Music for Children alias Children’s Pieces’, stated that ‘He [Walton] has orchestrated them himself after having allowed Walter Goehr to do six of them.’ For perusal purposes only

56 C39 Tunes for My Niece Other arrangements of Music for Children C39c Music for Children arranged for solo piano by Roy Douglas Publication: piano scores (Books I and 2): OUP, 1949 at 4s 0d each Bibliography: Notes, 7 (June 1950), 450 C39d Miniatures for Wind Band Arranged by Bram Wiggins, in two sets: Set 1 contains Nos. 1–4 and 7 of the original; Set 2 contains Nos. 9, 8, 6, 5, and 10. Instrumentation: picc (opt).2fl.2ob (II opt).3cl.a cl.b cl.bn.2a sax/2hn.2tpt.2tbn.2euph/t sax.tba/timp/perc/ string bass Publication: scores (Sets 1 and 2): OUP: 1974 at £2.50 and £3.00 C39e Music for Children arranged for wind, brass, and percussion by Martin Rutherford Instrumentation: 2.1.3.2/2.3.2.1/db/2 perc First performance: Edinburgh, George Heriots School, 5 July 1977; Heriots Orchestra, conducted by Martin Rutherford Publication: unpublished C39f Seven numbers from Music for Children arranged for brass band by Paul Hindmarsh 1. The Music Lesson; 2. The Three-Legged Race; 3. The Silent Lake; 4. Pony Trap; 5. Swing-boats; 6. Song at Dusk; 7. Trumpet Tune Recordings: CD Black Dyke Mills Band / James Watson. ASV CD WHL 2093 (1995) C39g Six Pieces for Brass Ensemble Arranged by Noel de Jongh, in two sets: Set 1 contains Nos. 6, 8, and 10; Set 2 contains Nos. 2, 3, and 4. Set 1: 2 tpt, 2 tbn Set 2: 3 tpt (1 optional), 3 tbn, and optional hn Publication: scores (Sets 1 and 2): OUP, 1967 at 8s 6d each C39h Devoirs de Vacances: Galop Final A ballet, with book by Boris Kochno, danced to a reorchestrated version of Duets for Children. Walton wrote Galop final in November 1949, a special finale for the ballet, which was not used because it arrived too late. He called it a tribute to the French painter Paul Gavarni (1804–66). Holograph: Orchestral version: whereabouts unknown. Walton sent it to Kochno on 7 November 1949 (Letter in the Koch Collection, GEN MSS 601, Box 59, Folder 1359) • Set of parts used for the first production can be found in the OUP archive • Piano version: Beinecke: GEN MSS 601 (FRKF 624d) Duration: 3 minutes First performance of the ballet (without the Galop final): Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, 8 November 1949, by the Ballet des Champs-Elysées, including Leslie Caron, Helene Constantine, Irene Shorik, Helena Sadowska, and Youly Algaroff. Choreography: John Taras; costumes and scenery: Cecil Beaton. Galop final was later arranged for orchestra by Christopher Palmer: Instrumentation: 2(I & II + picc).2(I & II + ca)2.2/4.2.3.1/ timp/perc (2: tri, sus cym, wb, glock, xyl, bells, sd, 3 toms, bd, tamb, sleigh bells)/hp/strings Duration: 2 minutes 30 seconds First performance: London, St Jude’s Church, Central Square, 8 or 21 January 1991 (recording sessions for the Chandos disc, see below) First public performance: Atlanta, Georgia, Symphony Hall (Woodruff Arts Center), 8 June 1994; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Richard Kaufman Publication: full score (orch. Christopher Palmer): WWE vol. 18, pp. 209–39 (2007) • piano solo score: WWE vol. 20, pp. 43–8 (2003) Bibliography: David Lloyd-Jones, WWE vol. 18 • Michael Aston, WWE vol. 20 • Ballet (January 1950), 20 (R. Buckle) Recordings: CD London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bryden Thomson. Chandos CHAN 8968 (1991); CHAN 9426 (1995) Note: An internal OUP memo, dated 20 September 1949, reveals that, ‘The ballet (Kochno) will be called “Les Exercises” ’, and that ‘Walton is going to write a fresh finale.’ In a letter to Alan Frank, dated 10 November 1949, Walton wrote, ‘Till I got a frantic telegram from Kochno, I’d clear forgotten about the promised finale for the Music for Children ballet—having become immersed in opera [Troilus and Cressida]—but in 24 hours I jotted down a 3 For perusal purposes only