Symphony No. 8 in d minor
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 663869
Vaughan Williams wrote Symphony No. 8 between 1953 and 1955 while in his eighties. It is his shortest symphony and considered by many to be his least serious. Aside from a few sombre moments, the symphony is optimistic in mood and displays Vaughan Williams's love for exotic and colourful combinations of instruments with a percussion sections that, he said, employs "all the 'phones and 'spiels known to the composer". For this newly engraved edition, editor David Lloyd-Jones has consulted all extant sources and materials to create a score matching the composer's intentions.
The full score is completed with Textual Notes and Preface, and accompanying orchestral parts are available on hire.
Orchestration: 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn(opt 3rd), 2 hn, 2 tpt, 3 tbn, timp, 4 perc [opt 5th], 2 hp, cel, str
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 663869
Goodmusic Concert Classics
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 634884
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 169568
New Edition
for: 2 solo voices (SBar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 176271
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