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=== Music === ''[[Suite from Henry V]]'' is a 1963 orchestral arrangement of music that composer William Walton wrote for the 1944 Olivier film. The arrangement is by [[Muir Mathieson]], and is in five movements.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Serotsky|first1=Paul|title=Walton β Suite: "Henry V" notes by Paul Serotsky|url=http://www.musicweb-international.com/Programme_Notes/walton_henryv.htm|website=MusicWeb International|access-date=31 March 2015}}</ref> ''Henry V β A Shakespeare Scenario'' is a 50-minute work for narrator, SATB chorus, boys' choir (optional), and full orchestra.<ref>{{cite book|title=Henry V β A Shakespeare Scenario β Vocal and orchestral parts|url=http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780193385320.do|publisher=Oxford University Press|series=William Walton Edition|date=6 September 1990|isbn=978-0-19-338532-0|access-date=31 March 2015}}</ref> The musical content is taken from Walton's score for the Olivier film, edited by [[David Lloyd-Jones (conductor)|David Lloyd-Jones]] and arranged by [[Christopher Palmer]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Anderson |first1=Don |title=Henry V: A Shakespeare Scenario |url=http://tso.ca/en-ca/Discover-the-Music/Programme-Notes/Henry-V-A-Shakespeare-Scenario.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150414205420/http://tso.ca/en-ca/Discover-the-Music/Programme-Notes/Henry-V-A-Shakespeare-Scenario.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 April 2015 |website=Toronto Symphony Orchestra |access-date=31 March 2015 }}</ref> It was first performed at the Royal Festival Hall in London, in May 1990. Performers for this premiere were Christopher Plummer (narrator), the Academy Chorus, Choristers of [[Westminster Cathedral]], and [[Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields]]. The conductor was Sir [[Neville Marriner]]. A CD of the work with these performers was released by Chandos in 1990.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chandos release of Henry V A Shakespeare Scenario|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/william-walton-henry-v-mw0001860612|website=AllMusic|access-date=31 March 2015}}</ref> ''O For a Muse of Fire'' is a symphonic overture for full orchestra and vocal soloist, written by [[Darryl Kubian]]. The work is 12 minutes long, and was premiered by the [[New Jersey Symphony Orchestra]] in March 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cohen|first1=Adam|title=Kubian, Rachmaninoff & Tchaikovsky NJSO at BergenPAC|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/new-jersey/article/BWW-Reviews-KUBIAN-RACHMANINOFF-TCHAIKOVSKY-NJSO-at-BergenPAC-20150323#|access-date=31 March 2015|website=Broadway World|date=23 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Reich|first1=Ronnie|title=The NJSO plays Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky and Kubian|url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/03/the_njso_plays_rachmaninoff_tchaikovsky_and_kubian.html|access-date=31 March 2015|publisher=The Star Ledger|date=24 March 2015}}</ref> The work is scored for full orchestra, with vocal soloist. The vocal part incorporates selected lines from the text, and the vocal range is adaptable to different voice types. The soloist for the premiere performances with the New Jersey Symphony was former [[October Project]] lead singer (and former [[Sony Classical]] artist) [[Mary Fahl]].
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