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Performances
Sheet Music
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Editor
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First edition
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Publisher. Info.
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London: J. & W. Chester, [1929].
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Copyright
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Misc. Notes
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The Worldcat listing gives ©1929.
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General Information
Work Title
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Symphony No.3
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Alternative. Title
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Ships symphony ; Nelson Symphony ; Our Navy
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Composer
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Holbrooke, Joseph
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.90
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IJH 45
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Key
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E minor
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 movements:
- I. Warships. Allegro e con fuoco
- II. Hospitalships. Larghetto espressivo (opens in E♭ major, ends in B♭ minor)
- III. Merchantships. Finale marcia - Poco allegro marcato (E minor, E major in the last few pages)
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1925 April, Harlech (completion)
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First Performance.
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1936 March 30. Budapest Symphony Orchestra conducted by Zoltán Sámy (in Budapest?)
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First Publication.
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1929
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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40-45 minutes
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Early 20th century
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Piece Style
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Early 20th century
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Instrumentation
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orchestra
- 3 flutes (3rd also piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets (A/B♭),
- bass clarinet (A/B♭), alto saxophone (E♭), 2 bassoons, contrabassoon
- 4 horns (F), 3 trumpets (B♭), 3 trombones, euphonium, contrabass tuba
timpani, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, harps, strings
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Navigation etc.
A cpo recording of this was released in 2019. There is an earlier historic Symposium recording which contains only the finale, performed in 1937.
Premiere information from "Joseph Holbrooke: Composer, Critic, and Musical Patriot" p.xlii.