(at Badminton School) and to undertake musical activities. He continued composing throughout this period. After the death of his father in 1952, he was prescribed occasional shock therapy. He did continue to enjoy successes: his Overture for a Celebration Op. 103 was performed under John Barbirolli at the 1955 Cheltenham Music Festival. He also continued to receive moral and material support from his friends, Finzi (who led a performance of Fishing by Moonlight Op 96 in 1956) and Vaughan Williams (who arranged a performance of the Concertino Op 106 in 1958, and gave financial help). The deaths of Finzi (1956) and Vaughan Williams (1958) affected Milford deeply, aggravating the effects of his physical decline, which involved loss of vision and impaired balance. He died by his own hand, taking an overdose of aspirin in December 1959. Notable compositions A more complete list may be found in Copley (1984). Orchestral Double Fugue Op. 10 (1926) Symphony (No 1) (1927) The Darkling Thrush Op. 17, violin and orchestra (1929) Go Little Book Op. 18, suite for flute, optional soprano and orchestra (1928) Two Orchestral Interludes Op. 19e (arrangements of two easy piano duets, written before 1930) 'Mr John Peel Passes By' 'Ben Jonson’s Pleasure' Concertino for Harpsichord and String Orchestra Op. 20 (1929) Symphony Op. 34 (1933, perhaps never performed in full, withdrawn in 1956 although admired by Vaughan Williams, revived at the English Music Festival, May 2019) Miniature Concerto in G Op. 35, for orchestra or string quartet with optional double basses (1933) Concerto Grosso Op. 46 (1936) Violin Concerto Op. 47 (1937) Elegy for James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleugh Op. 50, for string orchestra (1939) Elegiac Meditation Op. 83, for viola and string orchestra (1946–47) Fishing by Moonlight Op. 96 for piano and string orchestra (1952 arrangement of 1949 piece for two harpsichords or two pianos) Festival Suite Op. 97, for string orchestra (1950) Overture for a Celebration Op. 103 (1952–54) Concertino in E Op. 106, for piano and string orchestra (1955) Dramatic The Shoemaker Op. 3, children's opera (1923) The Scarlet Letter Op. 112, opera based on novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1958–59) Choral A Prophet in the Land Op. 21, dramatic oratorio (1929) A Mass for Children's Voices Op. 62 (1941–42) A Mass for Christmas Morning Op. 84, for five voices (1945–47) Days and Moments (1953), cantata for soprano, chorus and strings, setting Walter de la Mare