Scapino

William Walton

William Walton (arr. Brian Taylor)

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Subtitle: A Comedy Overture

General Info

Year: 1941 / 1950 /
Duration: c. 8:00
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Manuscript
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown

Instrumentation

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Errata

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Program Notes

Scapino is a short work for large orchestra by William Walton, described by the composer as a "comedy overture". It was commissioned by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and was first performed in 1941. A revised version was premiered in 1950.

Scapino is one of the less familiar characters of the Commedia dell'Arte, the hero of Molière's Fourberies de Scapin, who may figure in the complicated ancestry of Figaro. We owe him the word "escapade", which is descriptive of the character's stock-in-trade.

- Program Note from Wikipedia

Media

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Performances

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• Westlake High School (Austin, Tx.) Wind Ensemble (Kerry Taylor, conductor) - 21 December 2022 (2022 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by This Composer

• Coronation Te Deum (arr. Naylor) (1953/1982)
• Crown Imperial (arr. Duthoit) (1937)
• Crown Imperial (arr. Bocook) (1937/1998)
• Crown Imperial (arr. Noble) (1937/2014)
• Façade (1922/1951)
• March for "A History of the English Speaking Peoples," A (arr. Noble) (1959/2011)
• Miniatures for Wind Band (arr. Wiggins) (1940(?)/1974)
• Orb and Sceptre (arr. Noble) (1953/2014)
• Prelude and Fugue (arr. Noble) (1961/2011)
• Scapino (arr. Taylor) (1941/1950/)
• Spitfire Prelude (arr. Bashford) (1942/1968)
• Suite from "Henry V" (tr. Phillips) (1944/1980)

Resources

• Scapino (Walton). Wikipedia. Accessed 15 December 2022