Oxford University Press
William Walton Edition
Oxford University Press is currently publishing the William Walton Edition, a critically edited collection of his works.
The following is extracted from a pamphlet (c.1998) detailing the edition:
"Conductors, librarians, and Walton enthusiasts will be excited to learn that between now and 2002 (the centenary of the composer's birth) Oxford University Press is issuing a collected edition of Walton's works, in 23 volumes. Each work will be newly edited and checked against the composer's manuscript, previous published editions, and all other relevant material. The edition will present practical and definitive texts, based on the form in which the composer ultimately wished his music to be performed, and including in some cases both original and revised versions. Carefully researched introductory essays will place the works in their historical context and in the composer's oeuvre, and there will be full critical notes. All volumes will be hardback, handsomely printed, and available both individually and on subscription."
The edition was not completed by the expected deadline, and volumes continue to become available. The entire projected series is listed below, with further details for those volumes which are currently available for purchase.
Volume 1. Troilus and Cressida. Edited by Stuart Hutchinson. 019 3386089. [Buy from SheetMusicPlus.com]
Comprising: Troilus and Cressida.
Volume 2. The Bear. Edited by Stuart Hutchinson. 019 3384434.
Comprising: The Bear.
Volume 3. Ballets.
Comprising: The Quest, The Wise Virgins Suite.
Volume 4. Belshazzar's Feast.
Comprising: Belshazzar's Feast.
Volume 5. Choral Works with Orchestra.
Comprising: In Honour of the City of London, Coronation Te Deum, Gloria, The Twelve (version with orchestra).
Volume 6. Shorter Choral Works without Orchestra. Edited by Timothy Brown. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. 165 pages. 019 3594323. Preface by Timothy Brown, Cambridge, 1998. [Buy from SheetMusicPlus.com]
Comprising: A Litany (three versions), Make we joy now in this fest, Set me as a seal upon thine heart, Where does the uttered Music go?, Put off the serpent girdle, What cheer?, The Twelve (version with organ), Missa brevis, All this time, Jubilate Deo, Cantico del sole, Magnificat and Nunc dimittis, Antiphon, King Herod and the cock.
Volume 7. Façade Entertainments. Edited by David Lloyd-Jones. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. 263 pages. 019 3593858. Preface by David Lloyd-Jones, London, 1999. [Purchase online from SheetMusicPlus.com]
Comprising: Façade, Façade 2, and four additional numbers discarded from Façade ('Daphne', 'The Last Galop', 'Small Talk', and 'The White Owl').
Volume 8. Vocal Music.
Comprising: Beatriz's Song, Three Arias from Troilus and Cressida, The Winds, Tritons, Three Songs, Under the Greenwood Tree, Anon in Love (original and orchestral versions), A Song for the Lord Mayor's Table (original and orchestral versions).
Volume 9. Symphony No. 1. Edited by David Lloyd-Jones. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. 212 pages. 019 3684187. Preface by David Lloyd-Jones, London, 1997. [Buy from SheetMusicPlus.com]
Comprising: Symphony No. 1.
Volume 10. Symphony No. 2.
Comprising: Symphony No. 2.
Volume 11. Violin Concerto; Cello Concerto.
Comprising: Violin Concerto, Cello Concerto.
Volume 12. Concerto for Viola and Orchestra. Edited by Christopher Wellington. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. 019 3681315. Preface by Christopher Wellington, Southbourne, 2001. [Buy from SheetMusicPlus.com]
Comprising: Viola Concerto (original and revised versions).
Volume 13. Sinfonia Concertante. 019 3683113.
Comprising: Sinfonia Concertante (original and revised versions).
Volume 14. Overtures. Edited by David Lloyd-Jones. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. 170 pages. 019 3683148. Preface by David Lloyd-Jones, London, 2002. [Buy from SheetMusicPlus.com]
Comprising: Portsmouth Point, Scapino, Johannesburg Festival Overture.
Volume 15. Orchestral Works 1.
Comprising: Partita for Orchestra, Variations on a Theme by Hindemith.
Volume 16. Orchestral Works 2.
Comprising: Capriccio burlesco, Improvisations on an Impromptu of Benjamin Britten, Prologo e fantasia, Varii capricci.
Volume 17. Shorter Orchestral Works 1.
Comprising: Crown Imperial, Prelude and Fugue: The Spitfire, Memorial Fanfare for Henry Wood, Orb and Sceptre, Variation on an Elizabethan Theme (Sellinger's Round), March for A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, Prelude for Orchestra: Granada, Introduction to the National Anthem, The National Anthem, God Save the Queen.
Volume 18. Shorter Orchestral Works 2.
Comprising: Façade: First Suite for Orchestra, Façade: Second Suite for Orchestra, Siesta, Music for Children (including Galop Final), Sonata for String Orchestra.
Volume 19. Chamber Music.
Comprising: Quartet for Piano and Strings, String Quartet [No. 1], String Quartet [No. 2] in A minor, Toccata for Violin and Piano, Sonata for Violin and Piano, Two Pieces for Violin and Piano, Theme (for Variations) for Solo Cello, Passacaglia for Cello Solo.
Volume 20. Instrumental Music. Edited by Michael Aston. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. 162 pages. 019 3683180.Preface by Michael Aston, Leeds, 2003. [Buy from SheetMusicPlus.com]
Comprising: Tunes for my niece, Duets for Children, Galop Final, Valse from Façade (version for solo piano), Chorale Prelude on 'Herzlich thut mich verlangen', Escape Me Never: Ballet Music (version for solo piano), Portsmouth Point (version for piano duet), Siesta (version for piano duet), Sinfonia Concertante (version for two pianos), Crown Imperial (version for piano solo), Three Pieces for Organ from Richard III, Five Bagatelles for Guitar.
Volume 21. Music for Brass.
Comprising: The First Shoot, Fanfare for a Great Occasion (arr. Sargent), A Queen's Fanfare, Anniversary Fanfare, Fanfare for the National, Roaring Fanfare, Introduction to the National Anthem, A Birthday Fanfare.
Volume 22. Shakespeare Film Suites.
Comprising: Henry V Suite (arr. Mathieson), Funeral March from Hamlet (arr. Mathieson), Hamlet and Ophelia (arr. Mathieson), Prelude: Richard III (arr. Mathieson), Richard III: A Shakespeare Suite (arr. Mathieson).
Volume 23. Henry V: A Shakespeare Scenario.. Edited by David Lloyd-Jones. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. 190 pages. 019 3385317. Preface by David Lloyd-Jones, London, 1998. [Buy from SheetMusicPlus.com]
Comprising: Henry V: A Shakespeare Scenario (arr. Palmer).
Volume 24. William Walton: A Catalogue of His Works