The Boy David

incidental music for the play by J. M. Barrie (1860–1937)

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General Information – Instrumentation – Manuscript – Publication – Recordings

General Information:

Composition:
1935.

First Performance:
Saturday, 21 November 1936. King's Theatre, Edinburgh. The music was pre-recorded, by an unknown ensemble. According to Stewart Craggs, the conductor was probably either Walton, Hyam Greenbaum, or Ernest Irving.

Duration:
About 12 minutes.

Craggs Catalogue Number:
C30

Instrumentation:

Walton's exact instrumentation is unknown.

Manuscript:

There is no known surviving manuscript of this work.

Publication:

This work was never published

Recordings:

This work was never recorded commercially.  However, the music was pre-recorded for the play, and three sections survive in the private collection of Lewis Foreman.  These recordings are the only known surviving source material for this work.

WilliamWalton.net – Catalogue of Works – Incidental Music