String Orchestra

Irish Serenade, for string orchestra            

  • c1951            
  • unpublished            
  • Duration: [16’ CS]

Ode descantique
 Serenade for Strings

  • composed ca. 1940
  • London: Scott
  • rental score only in Schott library
  • ms. of full score at Schott's London
  • on hire from Schott

Sinfonietta, 
for string orchestra, organ and harp

  1. Misterioso:  Molto tranquillo – Poco meno tranquillo - Piú tranquillo – Gently flowing but rubato and a shade lingeringly at times – More flowing – A tempo – Poco meno mosso – Tempo II – Ben fluidamente – Maestoso
  2. Scherzo:  Energico – Allegro moderato – Pochissimo meno mosso – A tempo, grazioso – Flowing
  3. Fine retrospettivo:  Adagio – Allegretto – Pochissimo meno mosso. Grazioso – Con moto – Tempo di Mve.1 – Tempo di Scherzo – More flowing
  • Sept. 1964
  • MS:  with estate        [121p]
  • Note:  Scott’s last work for a large ensemble, written at age 84. 
  • The manuscript now reveals a certain tremulousness in the handwriting, while still being quite legible.

Suite, no. 1
 First Suite for Strings

  1. Silver Threads among the Gold
  2. Long Long Ago
  3. Oh, Dear, What Can the Matter be?
  • dedicated to Eldridge Newman
  • performed by the Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra
  • conducted by Scott on Dec 16 1931
  • London: Hawkes & Son, 1931
  • score and parts on hire