Vaughan Williams wrote his Symphony No. 8 between 1953 and 1955, when he was in his eighties. It is his shortest symphony, and is considered by many to be his least serious. Aside from a few sombre moments, the symphony isoptimistic in mood and displays Vaughan Williams's love for exotic and colourful combinations of instruments, with a percussion sections that, he said, employs 'all the 'phones and 'spiels known to the composer'. For this newlyengraved edition, editor David Lloyd-Jones has consulted all extant sources and materials to create a score matching the composer's intentions.
| Sidor | 120 |
| Publisher/Producent | Oxford University Press |
| Bidragsgivare | Vaughan Williams, Ralph(Composer) |
| ISBN | 9780193413306 |