The Bells, Op.50a (Holbrooke, Joseph)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	5
Composition Year	1903/08/17
Genre Categories	Symphonic poems; For mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For chorus with orchestra; English language
Related Works	Analytical and Descriptive Notes on Joseph Holbrooke's 'The Bells' by Ernest Newman

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Complete Score
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jsnfmn (2009/1/2)

Editor	First edition
Publisher. Info.	Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1906. Plate Part.-B. 2646.
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Aldona Jones (2012/5/11)

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Publisher. Info.	Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1906. Plate Part.-B. 2616.
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Aldona Jones (2013/1/9)

Publisher. Info.	Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1906. Plate 25469.
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Work Title	The Bells
Alternative. Title	Dramatic Poem for Chorus and grand Orchestra
Composer	Holbrooke, Joseph
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	Op.50a
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IJH 5
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	5
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1903/08/17
First Performance.	1906/10/03 — Birmingham Triennial Music Festival: Hallé Orchestra, Hans Richter (conductor)
First Publication.	1906 – Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel
Librettist	Edgar Allan Poe
Language	English
Dedication	Edward Elgar (1857–1934)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Early 20th century
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Voices: mixed chorus (SSSSAATTBB) Orchestra: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets (A), bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon + 4 (8 if possible) horns (F), 4 trumpets (F), 2 tenor trombones, bass trombone, tuba, euphonium + 2 timpanists, percussion (tubular bells, mushroom bells, bass drum, large gong, small gong) + 2 harps + strings
Related Works	Analytical and Descriptive Notes on Joseph Holbrooke's 'The Bells' by Ernest Newman

A vocal score with German and English text was released in 1925 (Hofmeister's Monatsbericht (1925), p.114.)