Sinfonia Concertante: Full score (William Walton Edition) (William Walton Edition, WE11) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0193683113 ISBN 13: 9780193683112

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2004

Synopsis

A critical edition of Walton's Sinfonia Concertante for orchestra with piano. The edition includes the original 1927 version, and the revised 1943 version which reduces the size of the orchestra and simplifies the piano part.

About this title

About the Author:

Sir William Walton was born in Oldham, Lancashire in 1902, the son of a choirmaster and a singing-teacher. He became a chorister at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, and then an undergraduate at the University. His first composition to attract attention was a piano quartet written at the age of sixteen. At Oxford he made the acquaintance of the Sitwells who gave him friendship, moral and financial support and in 1922 he collaborated with Edith in devising the entertainment Facade. Less than ten years later, Osbert prepared the text of another masterwork, Belshazzar's Feast. From 1922 to 1927 Walton began to spend an increasing amount of time abroad, notably in Switzerland and Italy. The war years were devoted mainly to writing film and ballet scores and he became established as amongst the greatest composers for the screen.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0193683113
• ISBN 13: 9780193683112
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 200
• Editor: Friend Lionel