▁a ▁S inf on iet ta ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁cent en ary ▁of ▁the ▁Hall é ▁Orchestra ▁in ▁Manchester ▁– ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁international ▁commission ▁offered ▁to ▁an ▁Australian ▁composer ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 – 7 1 , ▁Hugh es ▁re vised ▁his ▁sym phony ▁yet ▁again . ▁ ▁Using ▁his ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁score ▁as ▁a ▁departure ▁point , ▁he ▁tight ened ▁up ▁the ▁first ▁son ata - form ▁movement , ▁length ened ▁the ▁Inter mez zo ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁second , ▁slow ▁movement , ▁restored ▁the ▁tri o ▁of ▁his ▁original ▁sch er zo ▁and ▁re w rote ▁the ▁ending , ▁and ▁then ▁re w rote ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁finale . ▁Hugh es ▁maintained ▁the ▁original ▁id iom ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁in ▁his ▁work . ▁The ▁work ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁" the ▁fin est ▁sym phony ▁composed ▁by ▁an ▁Australian ▁to ▁date . ▁ ▁It ▁demonstr ates ▁Hugh es ' ▁master y ▁of ▁the ▁or chestra ; ▁it ▁has ▁strong ▁them es , ▁a ▁fl uent ▁and ▁convin cing ▁harm onic ▁style , ▁logical , ▁conc ise ▁form ▁and ▁a ▁trem end ous ▁sense ▁of ▁continu ity ▁and ▁power . ▁To ▁an ▁un init i ated ▁listener , ▁the ▁work ▁sounds ▁like ▁a ▁confl ation ▁of ▁El gar , ▁Wal ton , ▁B ax , ▁with ▁interesting ▁mel od ies ▁derived ▁from ▁un orth odox ▁scal