Hooper Josse Brewster-Jones (1887-1949)
Musical Compositions
MSS 0162
Series 2: Orchestral
SEE ALSO Series 8.2 Miscellaneous sketches and incomplete pieces
2.1 Orchestral
Symphony 1 in A minor.
- 2nd movement. Written 12/10/1921. MS pencil piano sketch 4 p.
- 3rd movement scherzo. Commenced 17-19/6/1921. MS pencil piano sketch 5 p.
- Finale strepitoso. Commenced 25/1/1921, finished 26/5/1933. MS pencil piano sketch 17 p. With note re timpani
Symphony no. 2 in A (2fl, 2ob, 2cl in A, 2 fag, 2trp, 2trb, tba, timps, harp, strings)
Composed 8/2/1926 - 28/4/1926
- 1st movement (27-28/4/1926) - full score, MS ink 67 p.
- 1st movement - piano score, MS pencil sketch 21 p.
- 2nd movement - piano score, MS pencil sketch 5 p. numbered 22-25, 32 (coda)
- 2nd movement - full score, MS pencil and ink 20 p., numbered 70-89
- Finale - piano score, MS pencil sketch 16 p. numbered 33-45, 50-53
Symphony no. 3.
Composed 19/3/1926
- 1st movement - piano score, MS pencil sketch 13 p.
- 1st movement – full sketch, MS in, 3 p.
AUSTRALIA FELIX
Symphonic Poem: Australia Felix (2fl, 2ob, Cor Ang, 2cl in B flat, 2 fg, 4 horns, 2trp, 2trb, tba, timps, harp, strings)
No composition date
- Full score, MS book ink 88 p.
- Full score, MS ink 46 p. (plus photocopy)
- Piano reduction, MS ink book 19 p. (plus photocopy)
- Full parts – MS ink (photocopies) ob 1 and 2–4 p., CorAng–3 p., cl1–4 p., cl2–4 p., fg 1–4 p., fg 2–4 p., horn 1/2–5 p., horn 3/4–3 p., trp 1/ 2–3 p., trb 1/2–4 p., trb 3–4 p., tuba–5 p., timp–4 p., harp–2 p., vl1–6 p. vl2-4 p., vla-5 p., vc–5 p., cb–5 p..
- Program: MSO Heinze, 1st performance, Melbourne Town Hall, 23/2/1941.
The Waiting Land (2fl, 2ob, 2cl in B flat, 1fg, 2horns, 2trp, 1trb, tba, timps, pc, strings)
- Full score: Introduction, Gum leaves, Gum blossoms, Gum nuts: 18, [8] p. MS ink
- Orchestral parts: Gum blossoms – fl1–1 p., ob 1-1 p., cl1–1 p., fg -1 p., horn 1-1 p., trp 1-1 p., trb -1 p., timp-1 p., pc-1 p., vl1–1 p. (3copies), vl2-1 p., vla-1 p., vc-1 p., cb-1 p.
- Orchestral parts: Gum leaves – fl 1–1 p., ob 1-1 p., cl1–1 p., cl2–1 p., fg -1 p., horn 1-1 p., trp 1/2-1 p., trb -1 p., timp-1 p., vl1–1 p. (3copies), vl2-1 p., vla-1 p., vc-1 p., cb-1 p.
- Orchestral parts: Gum nuts – fl 1–1 p., ob 1-1 p., cl1–1 p., fg -1 p., horn 1-1 p., trp 1/2-1 p., trb -1 p., timp/pc-1 p., vl1–1 p. (3copies), vl2-1 p., vla-1 p., vc-1 p., cb-1 p.
An Indian Serenade (2fl, 2ob, cor ang, 2cl in A, 2fg, 4horns, 1cornet, 2trb, tba, timps, harp, strings)
- Full score – 15 p. MS ink, plus 1 p. pencil sketch
Song of the Night (fl, ob, 2cl in B flat, fg, 2trp, horn, trb, timps, strings)
- Full score 8 p. MS ink
Cradle Song (fl, ob, 2cl in B flat, fg, trp, horn, trb, timps, piano, strings)
SEE ALSO Songs
- Full score 8 p. ink and MS pencil
- fl 1 p. ink
- ob 1 p. ink
- cl1 1 p. ink
- cl2 1 p. ink
- fg 1 p. ink
- trp 1 p. ink
- horn 1 p. ink
- trb 1 p. ink
- timps 1 p. ink
- Vl1 1 p. ink 3 copies
- Vl2 1 p. ink 2 copies
- Vla 1 p. ink 2 copies
- Vc 1 p. ink 2 copies
- CB 1 p. ink 2 copies
Magpie (2fl, ob, cl in B flat, fg, 2horns, trp, trb, tuba, timps, pc, strings)
- Full score 7 p. MS ink plus cover
- fl 1 p. ink
- ob 1 p. ink
- cl1 1 p. ink
- cl2 1 p. ink
- fg 1 p. ink
- horn 1 p. ink
- trp 1 and 2 1 p. ink
- trb 1 p. ink
- tuba missing
- timps, percussion 1 p. ink
- vl1 1 p. ink – 3 copies
- vl2 1 p. ink
- vla missing
- vc 1 p. ink
- cb 1 p. ink
Rosella’s Wooing (2fl, ob, cl1 in B flat, cl2 in B flat [missing from full score], fg, 2horns, 2trps, trb, tuba, harp, strings)
SEE ALSO Bird Calls
-Full score 6 p. MS ink plus cover
- fl 1and2 1 p. ink
- ob 1 p. ink
- cl1 1 p. ink
- cl2 1 p. ink
- fg 1 p. ink
- horn1 1 p. ink
- horn2 missing
- trp 1 and 2 1 p. ink
- trb 1 p. ink
- tuba missing
- timps, percussion 1 p. ink
- vl1 1 p. ink, 3 copies
- vl2 1 p. ink
- vla 1 p. ink
- vc missing
- cb missing
Nightingale Suite (fl, ob, 2cl, 2fg, horn, cornet in A, trb, tuba, harp, timps, strings)
I. Night on the Terrace (=overture); II. Waltz; III. Song of the Nightingale
- Full score 5 p. MS ink plus cover
- Night on the Terrace piano score 21 p. MS ink and pencil sketch plus cover
- fl1 Song of the Nightingale 2 p. MS ink
- fl2 Song of the Nightingale 2 p. MS ink plus cover
- cl2 Song of the Nightingale 2 p. MS ink
- fg1 Waltz, Song of the Nightingale 2 p. MS ink plus cover
- fg2 Song of the Nightingale 1 p. MS ink plus cover
- horn1 Song of the Nightingale 1 p. MS ink plus cover
- horn2 Waltz, Song of the Nightingale 2 p. MS ink plus cover
- trb1 3 p. MS ink plus cover
- bass trb Waltz, Song of the Nightingale 2 p. MS ink plus cover
- tuba Song of the Nightingale 1 p. MS ink plus cover
- harp Night on the Terrace, Song of the Nightingale, 7 p. MS ink
- harp 7 p. MS ink plus cover
- timp Night on the Terrace 2 p. MS ink plus cover
- glock Song of the Nightingale 1 p. MS ink
- vl1 5 p. MS ink plus cover (4 copies)
- vl1 Waltz, Song of the Nightingale 2 p. MS ink
- vl2 4 p. MS ink plus cover (3 copies)
- vl2 Night on the Terrace, Song of the Nightingale 2 p. MS ink
- vla 4 p. MS ink plus cover (3 copies)
- vc 3 p. MS ink plus cover (3 copies)
- cb 3 p. MS ink plus cover (2 copies)
Anzac suite (2fl, 2ob, cor ang, 2cl, 2fg, 3 horns, 2 cornets, 3horn, 3tb, tuba, harp, timps, strings)
Composed for piano 22/11.1916, scored 9-12/7/1919
1. My Dugout by the Sea; 2. Memory – that Summer Night so long ago; 3. Sleep
- Piano score - My Dugout by the Sea, Memory – that Summer Night so long ago, Sleep – 11 p. MS ink
- full score – Sleep, 1 p. MS ink
- full score – Memory, 27 p. MS ink
- full score – Sleep, 4 p. MS pencil sketch
-fl1 Memory 2 p. MS ink plus cover
- fl2 Memory 2 p. MS ink plus cover
- ob1 Memory 2 p. MS ink plus cover
- ob2 Memory 1 p. MS ink plus cover
- cl1 Memory 2 p. MS ink plus cover
- cl2 Memory 1 p. MS ink
- fg1 Memory 2 p. MS ink plus cover
- fg2 Memory 1 p. MS ink plus cover
- cornet1 Memory 1 p. MS ink
- cornet2 Memory 1 p. MS ink
- horn1 Memory 1 p. MS ink
- horn2 Memory 1 p. MS ink
- horn3 Memory 1 p. MS ink
- tb1 Memory 1 p. MS ink
- tb2 Memory 1 p. MS ink
- tb3 Memory 1 p. MS ink
- tuba Memory 1 p. MS ink
- timps Memory 2 p. MS ink
- vl1 Memory 2 p. MS ink
- vl2 Memory 2 p. MS ink
vla Memory 2 p. MS ink
- vc Memory 2 p. MS ink
- cb Memory 1 p. MS ink
Prelude (picc, fl, ob, cl, fg, 3 horns, 2 tp, 1tb, tuba, perc, timps, strings)
- full score – 9 p MS ink
- piano reduction - 4 p. MS ink
- pic 1 p. MS ink
- fl 1 p. MS ink
- ob 1 p. MS ink
- cl 1 p. MS ink
- fg 1 p. MS ink
- horn 1 and 2 1 p. MS ink
- tp 1 p. MS ink
- tb 1 p. MS ink
- tuba 1 p. MS ink
- timps 1 p. MS ink
- gong and wooden blocks 1 p. MS ink
- vl1 1 p. MS ink (3 copies)
- vl2 1 p. MS ink (2 copies)
- vla 1 p. MS ink 92 copies)
- vl 1 p. MS ink
- cb 1 p. MS ink
Rhapsodie [unfinished] (picc, fl, ob, cor anglais, cl in A, fg, 4 horns, 3 tp, 2tb, tuba, perc, timps, harp, strings)
- full score - 18 p. MS ink, pencil
2.2 Chamber Orchestra
A Lament for string orchestra
- Full score 5 p. ink plus cover
- Vl1 1 p. MS ink plus cover
- Vl1 1 p. MS ink
- Vl1 1 p. MS ink
- Vl2 1 p. MS ink plus cover
- Vl2 1 p. MS ink
- Vl2 1 p. MS ink
- Vla 1 p. MS ink plus cover
- Vla 1 p. MS ink
- Vc 1 p. MS ink plus cover
- CB 1 p. MS ink plus cover
A Legend of S. Francis – no.1 – Nocturne for string orchestra (Vl,Vl,Va,Vc,CB)
- Full score 14 p ink – marked Adelaide Chamber Orchestra 1, plus 2 p. photocopy page nos. 5 and 6 - om bar 85-end.
- Vl1 (leader) 1 p. MS ink plus 2 photocopies (3 copies)
- Vl1 desk 2 1 p. MS ink plus 2 photocopies (3 copies)
- Vl2 1 p. MS ink plus 2 photocopies (3 copies)
- Vl 1 p. MS ink plus photocopy (2 copies)
- Vc 1 p. MS ink plus photocopy (2 copies)
- CB 1 p. MS ink plus photocopy (2 copies)
Suite on Cornish Folk Song “Where he going” for string orchestra (Vl,Vl,Va,Vc,CB)
- One movement only
- Full score 5 p. MS ink
- Vla 1 p. MS ink
Night (fl, cl in A, fg, trp, trb, timps, strings)
- Full score 1 p. (3bars!) MS ink 26/11/1921
- Keyboard reduction (composed 19/7/1921) 3 p. MS pencil
By the Waterfall (fl, cl in B flat, horn, piano, strings)
- Full score 33 p. MS ink plus cover
- fl 1 p. MS ink plus cover
- cl 1 p. MS ink plus cover
- horn 1 p. MS ink plus cover
- vl1 1 p. MS ink plus cover
- vl2 1 p. MS ink plus cover
- vla 1 p. MS ink plus cover
- vc 1 p. MS ink plus cover
Suite no. 1 Sarabande and Gavotte (flute, tuba, harp, strings)
- fl 1 p. MS ink
- tuba 1 p. MS ink
- harp 1 p. MS ink
- vl1 1 p. MS ink (4 copies)
- vl2 1 p. MS ink (2 copies)
- vla 1 p. MS ink (2 copies)
- vc 1 p. MS ink
- cb 1 p. MS ink
Reverie Moorland Suite no.1 (fl, ob, cl, 2 horns, strings)
- Full score 4 p. MS ink
Note: Moorland Suite
Composed 1908
- Shadow Dance bars 1-18 orchestrated – 3sides MS ink A3 - contained in piano music miscellaneous
- Frolic orchestrated – 5sides MS ink A5 MS - contained in piano music miscellaneous
