March for A History of the English-Speaking Peoples

for orchestra

General Information – Instrumentation – Manuscript – Publication – Arrangements – Recordings

General Information:

Composition:
1959, for a projected ABC television series based on Churchill's eponymous work. The series was never produced.

First Performance:
Monday, 25 May 1959. ADPC Studios, Elstree. London Symphony Orchestra, Sir William Walton conductor.

Duration:
About 5 minutes

Craggs Catalogue Number:
C70

Instrumentation:

3 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, bassoon, contrabassoon – 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba – timpani, 2 percussion (side drum, bass drum, tenor drum, cymbals) – harp – strings

Manuscript:

Frederick R. Koch Collection. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Manuscript FRKF 632. Autograph full score. 22 pages.

Publication:

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

Arrangements:

Henry V: A Shakespeare Scenario, arranged by Christopher Palmer, incorporates this march in part.

Recordings:

WilliamWalton.net – Catalogue of Works – Incidental Music