WALTON, William (1902-1983)
CROWN IMPERIAL (arr.David Stone)
Concert Classics Series GMCL013
Level of Difficulty
Attributing a particular level of difficulty to an orchestral piece is awkward!
A piece may be easy for the strings but difficult for the brass; it may feature a tricky instrumental solo but the other parts may be relatively straight forward. A number of the arrangements listed are designed to simplify works to some extent but composers of many original works featured did not consider difficulty when writing them.
What our levels mean:
A = for players up to UK Grade 3
B = Grade 3 to 5
C = Grade 4 to 6
D = Grade 5 to 7
E = Grade 6 to 8
F = Grade 7 and over
Our gradings should be taken only as a rough guide.
To be sure if a piece is suitable for you, take a look at the score.
Orchestration
2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in Bb, Bassoon
2 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in Bb, 3 Trombones, Timpani, Percussion (3 players - Cymbals, Triangle, Bass drum, Tenor drum, Glockenspiel, Tubular bell in C, Side drum, Large gong)
Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass)
Piano duet (optional) (Part included in Pack)
This arrangement has been made from the original orchestration for full orchestra and incorporates the cuts authorized by the composer in 1963. The piano duet part is optional unless no wind is available. The brass parts are fully cued in both string and woodwind parts. The minimum wind required is 1 flute, 1 oboe and 2 clarinets. This has recently been re-typeset by Goodmusic so is clearer than the original OUP printing, but no musical changes have been made and the new edition is fully compaible with the old one.
Duration: 7 minutes
A PACK comprises an A4 sized full score plus a complete set of parts including strings 4/4/3/4/2.
Audio Sample
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