Symphony No.8 (Brian, Havergal)

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Publisher. Info. Amersham: Musica Viva, 1973.
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Work Title Symphony No.8
Alternative. Title
Composer Brian, Havergal
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. None [force assignment]
Key B-flat minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 movement in multiple unnumbered sections
  1. Moderato ( = 92) -
  2. Allegro moderato ma pesante e marcato ( = 100) -
  3. Andante moderato: sempre cantabile e sost. ( = 80) -
  4. Quieto e sempre poco e poco ritard. ( = 92) -
  5. Lento. Molto sostenuto e mistico ( = 70) - Allegro moderato ( = 120) -
  6. Adagio e molto espressivo ( = 60) -
  7. Tempo moderato lamentado ( = 92) -
  8. Sostenuto molto ed espr. -
  9. L'istesso tempo (Passacaglia I) -
  10. Lento dolente sempre con tenerezza ( = 60. Passacaglia II) -
  11. Sempre adagio
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1949 May
First Performance. 1954/2/1 (radio broadcast)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Adrian Boult
First Publication. 1973
Average DurationAvg. Duration 22–23 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation orchestra
InstrDetail 3 flutes (no.3 takes piccolo), 2 oboes, 1 English horn, 2 clarinets, 1 bass clarinet, 3 bassoons (3 takes contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, euphonium, organ (added 1971), percussion, harp, piano, timpani, strings
External Links Wikipedia article (in Dutch)
Browsable Score at UMP.co.uk
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