▁offered ▁for ▁the ▁best ▁entry ▁submitted ▁by ▁an ▁Australian ▁citiz en ". ▁ ▁The ▁jud ging ▁panel ▁compr ised ▁three ▁British ▁mus icians : ▁Sir ▁Arnold ▁B ax ▁( then ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁Music ), ▁Sir ▁John ▁Bar bi rol li ▁and ▁Eug ene ▁Go oss ens . ▁ ▁First ▁prize ▁was ▁awarded ▁to ▁an ▁obsc ure ▁English ▁composer ▁David ▁Mou le - E v ans , ▁and ▁the ▁" special " ▁second ▁and ▁third ▁pri zes ▁in ▁the ▁competition ▁were ▁awarded ▁to ▁ ▁Hugh es ▁and ▁C live ▁Douglas ▁respectively . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁shape ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁was ▁in ▁three ▁movements . ▁The ▁ABC ▁recorded ▁this ▁version , ▁which ▁is ▁very ▁effective ▁and ▁powerful , ▁for ▁broadcast ▁purposes . ▁Despite ▁his ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁competition ▁and ▁the ▁early ▁performances ▁of ▁the ▁sym phony , ▁Hugh es ▁was ▁diss atisf ied ▁with ▁both ▁the ▁sch er zo ▁( second ▁movement ) ▁and ▁the ▁finale . ▁He ▁proceeded ▁to ▁make ▁two ▁extensive ▁revis ions ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁respectively . ▁He ▁also ▁added ▁a ▁slow ▁inter mez zo ▁between ▁the ▁sch er zo ▁and ▁finale ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁but ▁when ▁Norman ▁Del ▁Mar ▁conducted ▁the ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁possibly ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁Hugh es ▁asked ▁that ▁the ▁slow ▁movement ▁be ▁omitted . ▁Bar bi rol li ▁invited ▁Hugh es ▁to ▁write