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Author Description
This volume presents new editions of the ballets The Wise Virgins (based on the music of J. S. Bach) and The Quest, works Walton completed in the 1940s. The full score of The Quest reveals Walton's original orchestration for the first time. Also published for the first time are the recently discovered three numbers from The Wise Virgins which, together with those of the Suite, comprised the complete ballet. The volume has an extended Preface explaining the fascinating history behind the works and a full textual commentary. The scores have been entirely re-set, and new orchestral parts on hire/rental produced to match the new editions. Orchestral material is available on hire/rental.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This volume investigates the original orchestration and historical context of William Walton's ballets, The Wise Virgins and The Quest. The editor provides a scholarly examination of these 1940s compositions, utilizing primary source scores and newly discovered musical fragments to establish a definitive textual record. The work serves as a critical resource for conductors and musicologists seeking to perform these pieces with historical accuracy.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Full orchestral scores for The Wise Virgins and The Quest
- Previously unpublished musical numbers from The Wise Virgins
- Detailed textual commentary and historical preface
Scope Limits
- Does not include audio recordings or performance critiques
- Excludes biographical analysis of Walton outside the context of these specific ballets
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts recognize this volume as a critical reference for the study of Walton's mid-century output. Scholars frequently note the precision of the re-set scores and the value of the newly recovered musical material for performance practice.
Page Count:
384
Publication Date:
2014-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0193365081
ISBN-13:
9780193365087
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