Symphony No.2, Op.51 (Holbrooke, Joseph)

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Engraver Leipzig: F.M. Geidel.
Publisher. Info. London: Novello & Co., 1908.
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Work Title An Illuminated Symphony, Apollo and the Seaman, A Poem on Immortality
Alternative. Title
Composer Holbrooke, Joseph
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.51
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJH 44
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 8 sections
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1907 November 15, Hornsey
First Performance. 1908 January 20, Queen's Hall
First Publication. 1908
Librettist Herbert Trench (1865-1923)
Language English
Average DurationAvg. Duration 70 minutes (estimated by composer)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation men's chorus and orchestra
piccolo, 3 flutes, 3 oboes, English horn, E clarinet, 2 clarinets (B/A), alto clarinet (F),
bass clarinet (B), 3 bassoons, contrabassoon,
soprano sarrusophone (E) (ad lib.), contrabass sarrusophone (E) (ad lib.),
soprano saxophone (B) (ad lib.), tenor saxophone (B) (ad lib.)
4 horns (or 8) (F/G/D), 4 trumpets (2 in F, 2 in F/D), 3 trombones, euphonium, tuba
timpani, bass drum, cymbals, snare drum, portable drum, triangle, tambourine, tam-tam,
bells, gong, xylophone, glockenspiel, celesta, 2 harps, strings

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An abridged version can be performed, specified by the composer, for which the chorus is not required. The performance of the illuminated symphony is also supposed to be accompanied by a slideshow (see notes).

The cover and dedication page only of the New York Philharmonic Archives copy, with a 1955 handwritten dedication to Dimitri Mitropoulos, have been digitized at their website.