Fanfare for a Great Occasion

for brass and percussion

arranged by Sir Malcolm Sargent

General Information – Instrumentation – Publication – Recordings

General Information:

Arrangement:
Arranged by Sir Malcolm Sargent in 1964, from the music for the film Hamlet, composed 1947.

First Performance:
Saturday, 17 March 1962. Centennial Hall, Wayville, Australia. London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent conductor.

Duration:
About 1 minute

Craggs Catalogue Number:
C54d

Instrumentation:

4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba – timpani, percussion (side drum, cymbals)

Publication:

Oxford University Press. Score and parts are available on hire.

Recordings:

Orchestra Conductor Year Compact Disc Timing
The Band of the Scots Guards Major R. J. Owen 2002 SRC 107 0'57"

 

WilliamWalton.net – Catalogue of Works – Band Music – Hamlet