Belshazzar's Feast (Walton Edition)

William Walton Edited by Steuart Bedford Belshazzar's Feast Vocal score 136 pages 279x216mm for SATB, baritone solo & orchestra A newly engraved edition of this vibrant choral work and fully compatible with the Walton Edition full score. There are minor adjustments to the piano reduction to improve playability and the text underlay is now English only, as Walton's original. Forces or Category SATB, baritone solo & orchestra Duration 35 minutes Difficulty Difficult Orchestration piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, cor anglais (optional), 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, piano, organ, 2 harps, strings, mixed chorus, baritone solo, 2 brass bands (optional), each consisting of 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, and tuba

William Walton Edition vol. 5 Hardback-Choral music preoccupied Walton throughout his life and developed from his experience as a chorister at Christ Church Oxford. Alongside Belshazzar's Feast these four larger-scale works for chorus and orchestra stand testimony to his expertise in the field.