Bax's perennial masterpiece, Tintagel, was written in 1917-1919 following a visit to the hallowed Cornish seaside town with his muse, Harriet Cohen. There he found much to connect himself to Wagner's Cornish drama, Tristan und Isolde, and perhaps less with the Arthurian legend than we think nowadays.
This edition looks back to the handwritten manuscript and to some of the details lost in the Murdoch edition of 1923. This is the first edition in over a hundred years, and has been performed by Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and the English Symphony Orchestra.
Duration: 15 minutes
Pages: 58
Instrumentation:
3[1.2.3/picc]3[1.2.ca]3[1.2.bcl]3[1.2.cbsn]4331.tmp.2pc, and strings
Arnold Bax - Symphony No.7 (GP344)
A work from the twilight of Bax's career, full of foreboding but with great moments of joy. This edition prepared with help from Bristol Symphonia Society Symphony Orchestra.
Arnold Bax - Cathaleen-ni-Hoolihan (GP72)
Likely his very first orchestral piece, this was an arrangement of an earlier work for string quartet (unpublished). Scheduled for performance early '27.
Arnold Bax - Symphony No.2 (GP276)
A dark work punctuated by the prevailing gloom of the 1920s and 1930s. This edition prepared with help from Northampton Symphony Orchestra.
Critical-performing edition of Bax's youthful and vibrant tone poem 'Spring Fire'. Duration: 30mins
Instrumentation: 3[1.2.3/picc]3[1.2.3/ca]4[1.2.3.bcl]3[1.2.cbsn]6331.tmp.3-4pc.pno.cel.2hp and strings [9.8.7.6.5]
Available in two sizes: Large and Standard (A3, B4).
Pages: 112
Critical-performing edition of Bax's monumental piano concerto written for the young Harriet Cohen. Duration: 45mins
Instrumentation: 3[1.2.3/picc]3[1.2.ca]23[1.2.cbsn].4231.tmp.2pc, solo piano, and strings [9.8.7.6.5]
Available in two sizes, Large and Standard (A3, B4). A full set of parts is available for hire or purchase via the contact form.
Pages: 180
Critical-performing edition of Bax's monumental piano concerto written for the young Harriet Cohen. Duration: 45mins
This uses Bax's own reduction but with minor corrections throughout; this product is completely compatible with our full score of the same work. Features detailed intelligent instrumentation in the orchestral reduction to serve as a learning aid for the soloist and to add musical direction to any accompaniment.
This reduction is A4 size and is coil-bound to enable easy, quiet pageturns and lay-flat usage. It features the same comprehensive editorial comments and programme notes of the conductor's score. A full set of parts is available for hire or purchase via the contact form; this would include a complimentary conductor's score.
Pages: 96 pages.
Critical-Performing Edition of Bax's perennial masterpiece 'Tintagel'. Duration: 15mins
Instrumentation: 3[1.2.3/picc]3[1.2.ca]3[1.2.bcl]3[1.2.cbsn].4331.timp.2pc.hp.strs [9.8.7.6.5]
Available in two sizes, Standard and Large (B4 and A3)
A full set of parts is available for hire or purchase via the contact form.
Pages: 58
If you have a particular piece of Bax in mind that you would like to perform, please be in touch. I am able to prioritise projects based on their demand. Although my specialty is his orchestral works, I do have plans to edit the famous chamber works, too. For Bax's solo piano music, I can put you in touch with the right persons.
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