Battle Symphony
Henry Purcell (arr. William A. Schaefer)
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General Info
Year: 1976
Duration: c. 7:50
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Piedmont Music Co.
Cost: Score and Parts - Out of print.
Movements
1. Overture (from The Married Beau)
2. To arms (from Banduca)
3. The battle (from King Arthur)
4. Song of triumph (from King Arthur)
5. Finale: The Order of the Garter (from King Arthur)
Instrumentation
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Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The Battle Symphony is a suite of instrumental pieces from several Henry Purcell operas. Purcell himself did not write a work under this title.
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Gottschalk Music Center Concert Band (Modesto, Calif.) (Matthew Cover, conductor) – 8 June 2019 (Golden Gate Park, San Francisco)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Air and March (arr. Gordon) (1955)
- Battle Symphony (arr. Schaefer) (1976)
- Courtly Festival (arr. Gordon) (1961)
- Dido and Aeneas
- Dido's Lament (arr. Jos van de Braak)
- Fanfare and Rondo (arr. Gardner) (1957)
- Funeral Music for Queen Mary (after Purcell) (arr. Stucky) (1992)
- Music for Queen Mary (arr. Garofalo) (1695/1999)
- Music for Queen Mary II (ed. King) (1695/1956)
- Ode on St. Cecelia's Day 1692
- Passing By
- A Purcell Suite (arr. Boyd)
- Rondeau from "Abdelazar" (arr. Farnon) (1695/1988)
- Suite in E-flat Major (arr. Martin) (2010)
- Symphony from "The Fairy Queen," Act IV (arr. Smith) (1692/1957)
- Trumpet Tune
- Trumpet Tune and Air
- Trumpet Tune and Ayre (arr. Barnes) (1988)
- Voluntary on Old Hundreth (arr. Curnow) (/2000)
Resources
- Purcell, H.; Schaefer, W. (1976). Battle Symphony [score]. Piedmont Music: New York.