WORKS BY CATEGORY
Unless otherwise indicated, all works written between 1962 and 1994 are available from SCHOTT & Co. Ltd., 48 Great Marlborough St, London W1V 2BN. info@schott-music.com. Works marked uymp are available from THE UNIVERSITY of YORK MUSIC PRESS, YO10 5DD, info@musicroom.com, www.musicroom.com. And Composers Edition 4 Hitchmans Mews, West Street, Chipping Norton OX7 5AA. info@composersedition.com. Works for recorder with or without piano are available from FORSYTH MUSIC PUBLISHING DIVISION, 126 Deansgate, Manchester M3 2GR, U.K. recordermusic@forsyths.co.uk. For information on works in manuscript, marked (MS), contact gilbertcomp@btinternet.com
NOTES ON WHAT FOLLOWS
* These little piano pieces now form part of People Pieces, 2003
** These little recorder pieces now form part of Farings, 2000
These pieces have been recorded, click on the icon for details.
Indicated durations are rounded up to the nearest minute
▼ Chamber (up to 10 players)
A breath for Life - Brief song for John Turner’s 80th
2023
Composers Edition
2 minutes
Instrumentation: Soprano voice and tenor recorder
Instrumentation: Soprano voice and tenor recorder
Behind all this - for recorder and piano
2012
uymp
M 57036 475 6
3’
70th birthday tribute to John Turner (alternative version for recorder and harpsichord available from composer) - First performance, John Turner, recorder and Harvey Davies, piano. 11th October 2013. St Edmund’s Parish Church, Southwold
70th birthday tribute to John Turner (alternative version for recorder and harpsichord available from composer) - First performance, John Turner, recorder and Harvey Davies, piano. 11th October 2013. St Edmund’s Parish Church, Southwold
Brighton Piece - for 8 players
1967
Schott
ED 11257
13’
Commissioned by Watney Mann Ltd. for first Brighton Festival - First performed by the Brighton Festival Ensemble, cond. John Alldis, Brighton College of Art, 22nd April 1967
Instrumentation: cl., hn., trp., tbne., 3 perc., vc.
Commissioned by Watney Mann Ltd. for first Brighton Festival - First performed by the Brighton Festival Ensemble, cond. John Alldis, Brighton College of Art, 22nd April 1967
Instrumentation: cl., hn., trp., tbne., 3 perc., vc.
Burlesque from Pastorale & Burlesque - Mátyás Seiber arr. Gilbert for recorder and piano; also arr. recorder and string trio
2005
Schott
Calls around Chungmori - for chamber ensemble and participating audience
1979
Schott
15’
★ Commssioned by Matrix - First performed by Matrix and participating audience, dir. Peter Wiegold, Morley College, London, 7th June 1980
Instrumentation: 2cl., 2 perc. + participating audience
★ Commssioned by Matrix - First performed by Matrix and participating audience, dir. Peter Wiegold, Morley College, London, 7th June 1980
Instrumentation: 2cl., 2 perc. + participating audience
Canticle I (Rock-Song) - version 2, for woodwind, horns, harp and piano
1979
Schott
9’
★ First performed by Conservatorium High School Endemble, dir. Anthony Gilbert, New South Wales State Conservatorium, Sydney, Aus., 19th May 1979
Instrumentation: 3.1.2.0 - 2.0.0.0 - Pno. - Hp.
★ First performed by Conservatorium High School Endemble, dir. Anthony Gilbert, New South Wales State Conservatorium, Sydney, Aus., 19th May 1979
Instrumentation: 3.1.2.0 - 2.0.0.0 - Pno. - Hp.
Duologue - small sonata for viola & piano
2020
Composers Edition
8’ 45”
Instrumentation: Viola and Piano
Instrumentation: Viola and Piano
ecco Eco - for flute, clarinet and vibraphone (Cincuentas 4)
2007
uymp
M 57036 032 1
50”
Commissioned by Ian Vine for Radius Ensemble - First performed on 8th January 2008 by Radius Ensemble at Wigmore Hall, London
Commissioned by Ian Vine for Radius Ensemble - First performed on 8th January 2008 by Radius Ensemble at Wigmore Hall, London
The Flame has Ceased - Tribute to the memory of John McCabe
2015
Composers Edition
4’ 40”
Instrumentation: Recorders, Handbell, Viola, Piano
Instrumentation: Recorders, Handbell, Viola, Piano
The Flame has Ceased - Tribute to the memory of John McCabe
2016
Composers Edition
4’ 40”
Instrumentation: Clarinet in A, Viola, Piano
Instrumentation: Clarinet in A, Viola, Piano
Haven of Mysteries - String quintet
2014
University of York Music reds
M 57036 542 5
20 minutes
Commissioned by Wigmore Hall, with generous support of André Hoffmann, President of the Hoffmann Foundation, The Radcliffe Trust and NMC Recordings Ltd. - Wigmore Hall, London, 14th June 2015, by the Carducci String Quartet + Guy Johnston, cello.
Instrumentation: 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos
Commissioned by Wigmore Hall, with generous support of André Hoffmann, President of the Hoffmann Foundation, The Radcliffe Trust and NMC Recordings Ltd. - Wigmore Hall, London, 14th June 2015, by the Carducci String Quartet + Guy Johnston, cello.
Instrumentation: 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos
Hope’s Place - chamber concertino for septet of wind and strings
2013
uymp
M 57036 455 8 /456 5
19’
Commissioned by Ensemble 10/10 with funds provided by anonymous donor - First performance, 16th October 2013, Ensemble 10/10 dir. Clark Rundell, The Cornerhouse, Liverpool Hope University
Instrumentation: flute/alto flute, oboe/oboe d’amore, clarinet/basset clarinet or bass clarinet, bassoon, string trio
Commissioned by Ensemble 10/10 with funds provided by anonymous donor - First performance, 16th October 2013, Ensemble 10/10 dir. Clark Rundell, The Cornerhouse, Liverpool Hope University
Instrumentation: flute/alto flute, oboe/oboe d’amore, clarinet/basset clarinet or bass clarinet, bassoon, string trio
La Douceur - septet for 3 wind and string quartet, dedicated to Raymonde Sassoon
2016
Composers Edition
11’ 15”
Instrumentation: Alto flute, Oboe, Bass clarinet, String quartet
Instrumentation: Alto flute, Oboe, Bass clarinet, String quartet
Little Dance of Barrenjoey - for chamber ensemble (Cincuentas 1)
1981
uymp
M 57036 033 8
2’
Written for David Lumsdaine’s 50th-birthday concert - First performance by Gemini, dir. Peter Wiegold, Wigmore Hall, London, 6th November 1981
Instrumentation: Fl., Cl., Vla., Vc.
Written for David Lumsdaine’s 50th-birthday concert - First performance by Gemini, dir. Peter Wiegold, Wigmore Hall, London, 6th November 1981
Instrumentation: Fl., Cl., Vla., Vc.
Little Fantasy on Gold-digger Melodies - for flute and string quartet
1981
MS
4’
First performed by Bendigo Chamber Players, Mandurang Arts Festival, Vic., Australia, September 1981
First performed by Bendigo Chamber Players, Mandurang Arts Festival, Vic., Australia, September 1981
Ma fin est mon commencement - Guillaume de Machaut arr. Gilbert for recorder ensemble with tambour
1981
MS
4’
Commissioned by The Bendigo Recorder Players - First performed by Bendigo Recorder Players at Osborne Theatre, Kangaroo Flat, Vic., Australia, 30th September 1981
Commissioned by The Bendigo Recorder Players - First performed by Bendigo Recorder Players at Osborne Theatre, Kangaroo Flat, Vic., Australia, 30th September 1981
Moon comes up, Pearl Beach (June ’79) (version 2 = Cincuentas 2) - for alto flute, vibraphone and cello (reconstructed 2007)
1995
uymp
M 57036 031 4
1’
Written for 50th-birthday concert for Martin Wesley-Smith - First performance original version by Seymour Group, Sydney, Australia, 10th June 1995; British première of reconstructed version, Tacet Ensemble Brighton Festival, U.K., 10th May 2007
Written for 50th-birthday concert for Martin Wesley-Smith - First performance original version by Seymour Group, Sydney, Australia, 10th June 1995; British première of reconstructed version, Tacet Ensemble Brighton Festival, U.K., 10th May 2007
Nine or Ten Osannas - for 5 players
1967
Schott
ED 11066
20’-30’
Commissioned by Abbey Dore Festival Trust - First performed by the Music Group of London, Dore Abbey, Herefordshire, U.K., 1st October 1967
Instrumentation: cl., hn., vln., vc., pf.
Commissioned by Abbey Dore Festival Trust - First performed by the Music Group of London, Dore Abbey, Herefordshire, U.K., 1st October 1967
Instrumentation: cl., hn., vln., vc., pf.
Not for the Nashties - Septet for 3 woodwind and string quartet
2012
Unpublished
14 minutes
Written for 50th anniversary of the Nash Ensemble, but refused sight unseen
Instrumentation: Flute/Alto Flute, Oboe, Bass Clarinet, String Quartet
Written for 50th anniversary of the Nash Ensemble, but refused sight unseen
Instrumentation: Flute/Alto Flute, Oboe, Bass Clarinet, String Quartet
O’Grady Music - for clarinet, cello and toy instruments
1971
Schott
24’
Commissioned by Montagnana Trio - First performed by the Montagnana Trio, Los Angeles, January 1972
Commissioned by Montagnana Trio - First performed by the Montagnana Trio, Los Angeles, January 1972
Piano Sonata No.4 - Sonata for piano, 10’ in duration
2022
Composers Edition
10 minutes
Instrumentation: Solo piano
Instrumentation: Solo piano
Quartet of Beasts - for 3 wind instruments and piano
1984
Schott
ED 12334
13’
Commissioned by Royal Northern College of Music for European tour - First performed by Maria Rayner, Robin Williams, Julie Price and Jeremy Fisher, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, U.K., 30th October 1984
Instrumentation: fl., ob., bsn., pf.
Commissioned by Royal Northern College of Music for European tour - First performed by Maria Rayner, Robin Williams, Julie Price and Jeremy Fisher, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, U.K., 30th October 1984
Instrumentation: fl., ob., bsn., pf.
Return of the St Louis - Trio for oboe, clarinet in A and bassoon - an elegy for the victims of the disastrous voyage to the U.S. and back with 937 German Jewish refugees in 1939
2017
Composers Edition
9’
Written for the Trio Volant, who gave the first performance
Instrumentation: Oboe, Clarinet in A, Bassoon
Written for the Trio Volant, who gave the first performance
Instrumentation: Oboe, Clarinet in A, Bassoon
1972
Schott
ED 11249
17’-22’
Commissioned by Lancaster University - First performed by the Sartori String Quartet, Lancaster University, U.K., January 1972
Commissioned by Lancaster University - First performed by the Sartori String Quartet, Lancaster University, U.K., January 1972
String Quartet II - (revised 2003)
1987
Schott
19’
Commissioned by British Broadcasting Corporation for Lindsay S.Q. - First performed by the Lindsay String Quartet, Cheltenham Festival, U.K., 7th July 1987
Commissioned by British Broadcasting Corporation for Lindsay S.Q. - First performed by the Lindsay String Quartet, Cheltenham Festival, U.K., 7th July 1987
String Quartet III - super hoqueto ’David’
1987
Schott
7’
Commissioned by South Bank Summer Music for Arditti S.Q. - First performed by the Arditti String Quartet, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 25th August 1987
Commissioned by South Bank Summer Music for Arditti S.Q. - First performed by the Arditti String Quartet, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 25th August 1987
2002
uymp
M 57020 674 2
23’
First performed by the Tavec String Quartet, Bollington Arts Centre, Cheshire, U.K., 29th March 2003
First performed by the Tavec String Quartet, Bollington Arts Centre, Cheshire, U.K., 29th March 2003
String Quartet V - Knole
2009
Composers Edition
20’
First performed by the Heath String Quartet, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, U.K., 7th January 2010
Instrumentation: String Quartet
First performed by the Heath String Quartet, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, U.K., 7th January 2010
Instrumentation: String Quartet
String Quartet with Piano Pieces - optional version of String Quartet I with added piano
1972
Schott
ED 11249
Commissioned by Lancaster University Granada Fellowship - First performed by Lancaster Ensemble, Lancaster University, U.K., November 1972
Commissioned by Lancaster University Granada Fellowship - First performed by Lancaster Ensemble, Lancaster University, U.K., November 1972
Triptych - Work for chamber orchestra
2014
University of York Music Press
ISMN 57036 524 1
13’
Macclesfield Heritage Centre, 7.30 pm, 6/12/2014, Northern Chamber Orchestra, dir. Nicholas Ward
Instrumentation: Flute/Alto Flute, Oboe, Bass Clarinet, String ens. (3.3.2.2.1)
Macclesfield Heritage Centre, 7.30 pm, 6/12/2014, Northern Chamber Orchestra, dir. Nicholas Ward
Instrumentation: Flute/Alto Flute, Oboe, Bass Clarinet, String ens. (3.3.2.2.1)
Tulip Dance å 5 - ‘Spring Dance’ music for bass recorder and tuned percussion, intended for ballet-type dance
2021
Composers Edition
4’ 44”
Instrumentation: Bass Recorder, Glockenspiel, Vibraphone,Handbell or Tubular bell, Celesta
Instrumentation: Bass Recorder, Glockenspiel, Vibraphone,Handbell or Tubular bell, Celesta
★
Vasanta with Dancing - for chamber ensemble (dancer optional)
1981
Schott
17’
Commissioned by Lontano - First performance by Lontano, dir. Odaline de la Martinez, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, U.K., 25th February 1981
Instrumentation: fl/alto fl., ob/c.a., hp., 1-2 perc., vln., vla.
Commissioned by Lontano - First performance by Lontano, dir. Odaline de la Martinez, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, U.K., 25th February 1981
Instrumentation: fl/alto fl., ob/c.a., hp., 1-2 perc., vln., vla.
▼ Chamber and string orchestra
Another Dream Carousel - for string orchestra
2000
uymp
M 57020 124 2
8’
Commissioned by the Ida Carroll Trust - First performed by the Northern Chamber Orchestra, dir. Nicholas Ward, The Lowry, Salford Quays, U.K., 10th November 2000
Instrumentation: min. 4.3.2.2.1 players
Commissioned by the Ida Carroll Trust - First performed by the Northern Chamber Orchestra, dir. Nicholas Ward, The Lowry, Salford Quays, U.K., 10th November 2000
Instrumentation: min. 4.3.2.2.1 players
Crow-Cry - for chamber orchestra
1976
Schott
20’
Commissioned by the London Sinfonietta - First performed by the London Sinfonietta cond. Simon Rattle, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 16th March 1977
Instrumentation: 1/picc.1.1/bs.cl./1 - 1.1.1.0 - perc (1 player) - electronic kbd. - vln., vla., vc., db
Commissioned by the London Sinfonietta - First performed by the London Sinfonietta cond. Simon Rattle, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 16th March 1977
Instrumentation: 1/picc.1.1/bs.cl./1 - 1.1.1.0 - perc (1 player) - electronic kbd. - vln., vla., vc., db
Even in flames the Thames can’t hold a candle to the Wandle - for variable orchestra
2000
uymp
M 57020 126 6
6’
★ Commissioned by COMA London - First performed by COMA London Orchestra, cond. Gregory Rose, Toynbee Hall, London, 2nd December 2000
★ Commissioned by COMA London - First performed by COMA London Orchestra, cond. Gregory Rose, Toynbee Hall, London, 2nd December 2000
Four Seasons for Josca’s - for young players (variable ens.)
2001
uymp
M 57020 141 9
3’
★ Commissioned by Nicholas Dougherty for Josca’s Primary School - First performed there summer 2001
★ Commissioned by Nicholas Dougherty for Josca’s Primary School - First performed there summer 2001
Palace of the Winds - for 11 solo strings
2003
uymp
M 57020 729 9
15’
Commissioned by the Goldberg Ensemble - First performance by the Goldberg Ensemble dir. Malcolm Layfield, Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton University, U.K., 5th February 2004
Instrumentation: 3.3.2.2.1 players
Commissioned by the Goldberg Ensemble - First performance by the Goldberg Ensemble dir. Malcolm Layfield, Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton University, U.K., 5th February 2004
Instrumentation: 3.3.2.2.1 players
Sheer - for string orch.
2003
uymp
M 57020 720 6
16’
Commissioned by English Chamber Orchestra - First performed by English Chamber Orchestra, dir. Stephanie Gonley, Dvorak Hall, Prague Spring Festival, 26th May 2006; British première dir. Benjamin Wallfisch, St. George’s Hall, Bristol, 9th June 2006
Commissioned by English Chamber Orchestra - First performed by English Chamber Orchestra, dir. Stephanie Gonley, Dvorak Hall, Prague Spring Festival, 26th May 2006; British première dir. Benjamin Wallfisch, St. George’s Hall, Bristol, 9th June 2006
Sinfonia - for chamber orchestra
1965
Schott
ED 10993
10’
Commissioned by the Society for the Promotion of New Music - First performed by the English Chamber Orchestra, cond. John Carewe, Commonwealth Institute, London, 30th March 1965
Instrumentation: 1/picc.2.1/bs.cl.1/contra - 2.1.0.0 - Hp., strs
Commissioned by the Society for the Promotion of New Music - First performed by the English Chamber Orchestra, cond. John Carewe, Commonwealth Institute, London, 30th March 1965
Instrumentation: 1/picc.2.1/bs.cl.1/contra - 2.1.0.0 - Hp., strs
Tree of Singing Names - for chamber orchestra
1989
Schott
15’
Commissioned by Manchester Camerata - First performance by the Manchester Camerata, cond. Nicholas Braithwaite, Nantwich, U.K., 26th January 1990
Instrumentation: 1/picc.,1/c.a.,1/bs.cl.,1/contra - 2.1.0.0 Perc (1 player) - strs (8.7.6.4.2 players)
Commissioned by Manchester Camerata - First performance by the Manchester Camerata, cond. Nicholas Braithwaite, Nantwich, U.K., 26th January 1990
Instrumentation: 1/picc.,1/c.a.,1/bs.cl.,1/contra - 2.1.0.0 Perc (1 player) - strs (8.7.6.4.2 players)
▼ Chamber ensemble or chamber orchestra with instrumental soloist
A Melding - Concerto for Bb Clarinet and chamber ensemble
2019
Composers Edition
14 minutes
Tba
Instrumentation: Solo clarinet + 3 woodwind, 2 horns, perc. & strings
Tba
Instrumentation: Solo clarinet + 3 woodwind, 2 horns, perc. & strings
Dark Singing, Dancing Light - bassoon and string quintet
2005
uymp
M 57020 872 2
8-10’
First performed by Linda Begbie, bassoon and the RNCM New Ensemble dir. Mark Heron, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall, Manchester University, U.K., 24th November 2009
Instrumentation: Bsn solo + 2 Vlns, Vla, Vc, Db, or string ens.
First performed by Linda Begbie, bassoon and the RNCM New Ensemble dir. Mark Heron, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall, Manchester University, U.K., 24th November 2009
Instrumentation: Bsn solo + 2 Vlns, Vla, Vc, Db, or string ens.
Igórochki - for solo recorder player and chamber ensemble
1992
Schott
22’
Commissioned by Manchester Camerata - First performance by John Turner, recorders and the Manchester Camerata, cond. Martin Roscoe, Colne, Lancs., U.K., 26th November 1992
Instrumentation: 2 perc (crotales, vibr., marimba, handbells) - cimbalom - guitar - string quartet
Commissioned by Manchester Camerata - First performance by John Turner, recorders and the Manchester Camerata, cond. Martin Roscoe, Colne, Lancs., U.K., 26th November 1992
Instrumentation: 2 perc (crotales, vibr., marimba, handbells) - cimbalom - guitar - string quartet
Towards Asâvari - for piano and chamber orchestra
1978
Schott
ED 12195
22’
Commissioned by BBC Radio Manchester for Manchester Camerata - First performance given by Peter Lawson, piano and Manchester Camerata cond. Michel Brandt, Oldham, Lancs., U.K., 26th January 1979
Instrumentation: 1/picc.0.1(A/Eb).1 - 1.1.0.0 - 1 perc. (glock.,xylorimba, vibr.,10 tuned gongs,small crotales, large bongo, bowed susp.cym.) - strs (6.6.4.4.2 players)
Commissioned by BBC Radio Manchester for Manchester Camerata - First performance given by Peter Lawson, piano and Manchester Camerata cond. Michel Brandt, Oldham, Lancs., U.K., 26th January 1979
Instrumentation: 1/picc.0.1(A/Eb).1 - 1.1.0.0 - 1 perc. (glock.,xylorimba, vibr.,10 tuned gongs,small crotales, large bongo, bowed susp.cym.) - strs (6.6.4.4.2 players)
▼ Chamber with voice(s)
Beastly Jingles - for soprano and instrumental ensemble
1984
Schott
11’
Commissioned by Jane Manning - First performance by Jane Manning, soprano and Niew Ensemble, Utrecht, Netherlands, 13th January 1981
Instrumentation: fl., hp., perc., vln., mand., guit., d.bass
Commissioned by Jane Manning - First performance by Jane Manning, soprano and Niew Ensemble, Utrecht, Netherlands, 13th January 1981
Instrumentation: fl., hp., perc., vln., mand., guit., d.bass
Chant of Cockeye Bob - for children’s voices and available instruments
1981
14’
★ Commissioned by Dawn Colbourne - First performance, dir. Antony Gilbert, at Bendigo Primary Schools Music Camp,Lake Eppalock, Australia, 16th June 1981; British première students of Sandbach School, dir. Chris Thompson, 19th July 1986
★ Commissioned by Dawn Colbourne - First performance, dir. Antony Gilbert, at Bendigo Primary Schools Music Camp,Lake Eppalock, Australia, 16th June 1981; British première students of Sandbach School, dir. Chris Thompson, 19th July 1986
En Bateau, d’après Watteau - (Baudelaire and Proust) for soprano + recorder, oboe, violin and cello
2007
uymp
M 57036 008 6
9’
80th-birthday tribute to Sir John Manduell, CBE - First performed by Lesley-Jane Rogers, soprano and Manchester Chamber Players, St. Martin’s Church, Bowness-on-Windermere, U.K., 13th August 2008
80th-birthday tribute to Sir John Manduell, CBE - First performed by Lesley-Jane Rogers, soprano and Manchester Chamber Players, St. Martin’s Church, Bowness-on-Windermere, U.K., 13th August 2008
Encantos - (Mismareza) for soprano or mezzo-soprano and small ensemble
2004
Composers Edition
14’30”
Instrumentation: cl., vibraphone, guit. (2004 version), or + fl./alto fl., cl.,trp., vibrapone, pno, vln., vla., vc.
Instrumentation: cl., vibraphone, guit. (2004 version), or + fl./alto fl., cl.,trp., vibrapone, pno, vln., vla., vc.
Encantos 2010 - (Mismareza) for soprano or mezzo-soprano + ensemble of 8 instruments (alternative re-scoring of Encantos of 2004)
2010
uymp
M 57036 178 6
14’30”
First performed by Marie Vassiliou, soprano and Ensemble 10/10 dir. Clark Rundell, Cornerstone, Liverpool, 16th March 2011
Instrumentation: Fl./Alto fl., Clar., Trp., Vibraphone, Pno., Vln, Vla, Vc.
First performed by Marie Vassiliou, soprano and Ensemble 10/10 dir. Clark Rundell, Cornerstone, Liverpool, 16th March 2011
Instrumentation: Fl./Alto fl., Clar., Trp., Vibraphone, Pno., Vln, Vla, Vc.
Inscapes - (Gerard Manley Hopkins) for soprano, speaking voice and small ensemble
1975
Schott
ED 11417
30’
Commissioned by Ceolfrith Arts - First performance by Jane Manning, Soprano, Alix MacSweeney,narrator and Matrix ensemble, Ceolfrith Arts Centre, Sunderland, U.K., 9th June 1975
Instrumentation: 2cl.(s.sax, 2b.cl.) timp., perc. (1 player: glock., vibraphone, marimba (to low C), sistrum, sizzle cymbal, Radha Krishna bell, tam-tam, 2 temple blocks, guiro, lujon, maracas, 4 drums), harmonica
Commissioned by Ceolfrith Arts - First performance by Jane Manning, Soprano, Alix MacSweeney,narrator and Matrix ensemble, Ceolfrith Arts Centre, Sunderland, U.K., 9th June 1975
Instrumentation: 2cl.(s.sax, 2b.cl.) timp., perc. (1 player: glock., vibraphone, marimba (to low C), sistrum, sizzle cymbal, Radha Krishna bell, tam-tam, 2 temple blocks, guiro, lujon, maracas, 4 drums), harmonica
Lay the Lances, - version for mezzo-soprano and medium string ensemble
2019
Composers Edition
15’
Recipient of Francis Chagrin Award, January 2019
Instrumentation: mezzo-soprano and strings
Recipient of Francis Chagrin Award, January 2019
Instrumentation: mezzo-soprano and strings
Little Cycle for Elizabeth Yeoman - (text by A. Gilbert) for soprano, cello and piano
1992
MS
7’
First performance by Akanthos, dir. Michael Graubart, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, U.K., 21st January 1993
First performance by Akanthos, dir. Michael Graubart, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, U.K., 21st January 1993
Long White Moonlight - (translations of oriental poetry) for soprano and electric double bass
1980
Schott
18’
Commissioned by Jane Manning - First performance by Jane Manning, soprano and Barry Guy, double bass, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, U.K., 25th October 1980
Commissioned by Jane Manning - First performance by Jane Manning, soprano and Barry Guy, double bass, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, U.K., 25th October 1980
Love Poems - (Horovitz, Li Shang-Yin, Barron) for soprano and instrumental ensemble (2 versions)
1970
Schott
10’
First performance, version 1: Jane Manning + instrumental ensemble, BBC recording, July 1970; Version 2, same performers, London, January 1971
Instrumentation: cl., vc., free-bass accordion or cl., bs.cl., chamber or electronic organ
First performance, version 1: Jane Manning + instrumental ensemble, BBC recording, July 1970; Version 2, same performers, London, January 1971
Instrumentation: cl., vc., free-bass accordion or cl., bs.cl., chamber or electronic organ
Ondine - (version 2, extended) soprano + recorder, cello, hpschd.
2003
uymp
M 57020 711 4
11’
Firt performance: Lesley-Jane Rogers, soprano, John Turner, recorders and Janet Simpson, piano, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, U.K., 16th October 2004
Firt performance: Lesley-Jane Rogers, soprano, John Turner, recorders and Janet Simpson, piano, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, U.K., 16th October 2004
Those Fenny Bells - (John Clare) for Treble, counter-tenor & vibraphone
2008
uymp
M 57036 030 7
3’
Commissioned by NMC Recordings Ltd. for NMC Songbook - First performed by Loré Lixenberg, mezzo-soprano, Michael Chance, counter-tenor and Andrew Ball, percussion, Kings Place, London, 3rd April 2009
Commissioned by NMC Recordings Ltd. for NMC Songbook - First performed by Loré Lixenberg, mezzo-soprano, Michael Chance, counter-tenor and Andrew Ball, percussion, Kings Place, London, 3rd April 2009
Tinos - (Magdalena Mismareza) for soprano, clarinet and vibraphone
2004
uymp
M 57020 753 4
3’
First performed by Marie Vassiliou, soprano and members of Endymion, Purcell Room, South Bank, London, 12th July 2004
First performed by Marie Vassiliou, soprano and members of Endymion, Purcell Room, South Bank, London, 12th July 2004
Upstream River Rewa - for storyteller and Indo-European ensemble
1991
Schott
29’
Commissioned by Shiva Nova - First performed by Shiva Nova with Vayu Naidu, storyteller, Purcell Room, London, 12th February 1991
Instrumentation: sitar, tabla, fl./alto fl./picc., electronic kbd., vc.
Commissioned by Shiva Nova - First performed by Shiva Nova with Vayu Naidu, storyteller, Purcell Room, London, 12th February 1991
Instrumentation: sitar, tabla, fl./alto fl./picc., electronic kbd., vc.
Vers de Lune - (Aloysius Bertrand) soprano plus flute, cello, percussion (incorporates a version of Ondine - chant au clair de lune)
1998
uymp
M 57020 128 0
17’
Commissioned by Psappha - First performance by Alison Wells and Psappha, Liverpool Hope University, U.K., 15th March 2000
Commissioned by Psappha - First performance by Alison Wells and Psappha, Liverpool Hope University, U.K., 15th March 2000
Ygg-drasill - (Lytton) for soprano or mezzo + recorder, ob., cl., bsn, trp., 3 vlns, vc. (Cincuentas 3)
2006
uymp
M 57020 952 1
9’
Written as 50th-birthday tribute to Alison Cox - First performance by Daisy Chute, singer and Impulse, dir. Edward Longstaff, Binham Priory, Norfolk, U.K., 14th July 2007
Written as 50th-birthday tribute to Alison Cox - First performance by Daisy Chute, singer and Impulse, dir. Edward Longstaff, Binham Priory, Norfolk, U.K., 14th July 2007
▼ Dramatic
The Chakravaka-Bird - radio opera (libretto trans. from Indian sources by A. K. Ramanujan, Daniel H. H. Ingalls and the composer)
1977
77’
BBC Jubilee commission - First broadcast 14th January 1981, cond. Lionel Friend
Instrumentation: mezzo, c.ten., high ten., heldentenor + alto fl., accordion, cimbalom, 5-6 perc.
BBC Jubilee commission - First broadcast 14th January 1981, cond. Lionel Friend
Instrumentation: mezzo, c.ten., high ten., heldentenor + alto fl., accordion, cimbalom, 5-6 perc.
The Scene-Machine - one-act opera, libretto by George MacBeth
1970
Schott
libretto ED 11243
50’
Commissioned by Kassel State Opera - World première: soloists, chorus and orchesta of Kassel State Opera, cond. Klauspeter Siebel, dir. Ulrigh Melchinger, 4th April 1971; British première New Opera Company, Sadlers Wells, cond. Leon Lovett, dir. Anthony Besch, 1st March 1972
Instrumentation: bar., mezzo, ten., chorus + orch.: 2(2picc., alto fl.).2 .2(Eb cl., bs.cl).2 (2 contras) -2.2.2.1 - timp., perc. (3 players - xyl., mar., vibr., glock., celesta) - pno. - pop group (3 players) - electronic tape - strings (4.4.3.3.1)
Commissioned by Kassel State Opera - World première: soloists, chorus and orchesta of Kassel State Opera, cond. Klauspeter Siebel, dir. Ulrigh Melchinger, 4th April 1971; British première New Opera Company, Sadlers Wells, cond. Leon Lovett, dir. Anthony Besch, 1st March 1972
Instrumentation: bar., mezzo, ten., chorus + orch.: 2(2picc., alto fl.).2 .2(Eb cl., bs.cl).2 (2 contras) -2.2.2.1 - timp., perc. (3 players - xyl., mar., vibr., glock., celesta) - pno. - pop group (3 players) - electronic tape - strings (4.4.3.3.1)
▼ Full orchestra
2006
uymp
19’
Instrumentation: 2222.4221.4perc.hp.strs
Instrumentation: 2222.4221.4perc.hp.strs
Ghost and Dream Dancing - for orchestra
1974
Schott
19’
Commissioned by Feeney Trust for City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - First performed by CBSO cond. Louis Frémaux, Birmigham Triennial Festival, 19th September 1974; revised version first performed by BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra cond. Timothy Reynish, Manchester, U.K., 22nd December 1982
Instrumentation: 3/pic.3/2c.a.3/Eb & bs.cls.2.contrabsn - 4.3/flügelhn.3.1 - timp - 3 perc (tenor dr., bs.dr., low tom-tom, 3 temple blocks, tam-tam, xyl., marim., 2 vibr.,glock., anvil) - celesta - hp. - strs.
Commissioned by Feeney Trust for City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - First performed by CBSO cond. Louis Frémaux, Birmigham Triennial Festival, 19th September 1974; revised version first performed by BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra cond. Timothy Reynish, Manchester, U.K., 22nd December 1982
Instrumentation: 3/pic.3/2c.a.3/Eb & bs.cls.2.contrabsn - 4.3/flügelhn.3.1 - timp - 3 perc (tenor dr., bs.dr., low tom-tom, 3 temple blocks, tam-tam, xyl., marim., 2 vibr.,glock., anvil) - celesta - hp. - strs.
Koonapippi - for youth orchestra
1981
6’
★ Commissioned by Edmund Beilharz - First performed by Bendigo Youth Orchestra cond. Edmund Beilharz, Osborne Theatre, Kangaroo Flat, Vic., Australia, 30th September 1981
Instrumentation: 2.2.2.1 - 0.3.1.0. - Timp. - 2 perc. (xyl., metallophone or chime bars, tam-tam or deep gong, bs.dr) - kbd. - strs.
★ Commissioned by Edmund Beilharz - First performed by Bendigo Youth Orchestra cond. Edmund Beilharz, Osborne Theatre, Kangaroo Flat, Vic., Australia, 30th September 1981
Instrumentation: 2.2.2.1 - 0.3.1.0. - Timp. - 2 perc. (xyl., metallophone or chime bars, tam-tam or deep gong, bs.dr) - kbd. - strs.
Liaison - ‘tone poem’ for medium-sized orchestra
2021
Composers Edition
11’ 17”
Instrumentation: 2221.0.0.0.strings
Instrumentation: 2221.0.0.0.strings
Lifelines - ‘Roundelay’ for orchestra (Orchestral‘tone-poem’ II)
2020
Composers Edition
10’
Instrumentation: 2.2.2.2 (w. doublings); 2 Hns,; Strings
Instrumentation: 2.2.2.2 (w. doublings); 2 Hns,; Strings
Mozart Sampler with Ground - for orchestra
1991
Schott
10’
Commissioned by British Broadcasting Corporation - First performed by BBC Symphny Orchestra cond. Simon Joly, Broadcasting House, London, 5th December 1991
Instrumentation: 2/pic.2.1.bs.cl.2 - 2.0.0.0 - strs
Commissioned by British Broadcasting Corporation - First performed by BBC Symphny Orchestra cond. Simon Joly, Broadcasting House, London, 5th December 1991
Instrumentation: 2/pic.2.1.bs.cl.2 - 2.0.0.0 - strs
Regions - for two orchestras
1966
Schott (score published by Central Music Library)
14’
Shortlisted for Premio Marzotto - First performance by English Chamber Orchestra, cond. Norman Del Mar, London, March 1969
Instrumentation: 2/2picc.2.2.2/2contras - 4.2.2.1. - timp., 4 perc., hamm.ord., bs. guit., strs.
Shortlisted for Premio Marzotto - First performance by English Chamber Orchestra, cond. Norman Del Mar, London, March 1969
Instrumentation: 2/2picc.2.2.2/2contras - 4.2.2.1. - timp., 4 perc., hamm.ord., bs. guit., strs.
Symphony - (incorporates modified version of Regions)
1973
Schott
39’
Commissioned by Cheltenham Festival - First performance by Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, cond., Sir Charles Groves, Cheltenham Festival, 12th July 1973
Instrumentation: 2/2picc.2.2.2/2contras - 2 sax. - 4.2/Flügelhn.2.1 - Timp. - 4 perc. - hamm. org., bs. guit., strs.
Commissioned by Cheltenham Festival - First performance by Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, cond., Sir Charles Groves, Cheltenham Festival, 12th July 1973
Instrumentation: 2/2picc.2.2.2/2contras - 2 sax. - 4.2/Flügelhn.2.1 - Timp. - 4 perc. - hamm. org., bs. guit., strs.
Welkin - ‘tone poem’ for orchestra
1976
Schott Music London
Hire only
9’
Commissioned by Manchester University Music Society - Original version first performed by Manchester University augmented Chamber Orchestra, cond. Philip Morgan, 18th February 1977
Instrumentation: 2.2.2.2 - 2.2.2. - 2 perc. (2 vibr., 2 bongos, 2 conga drs., 2 w-blocks, bs.dr., lge gong) - celesta - strs.
Commissioned by Manchester University Music Society - Original version first performed by Manchester University augmented Chamber Orchestra, cond. Philip Morgan, 18th February 1977
Instrumentation: 2.2.2.2 - 2.2.2. - 2 perc. (2 vibr., 2 bongos, 2 conga drs., 2 w-blocks, bs.dr., lge gong) - celesta - strs.
▼ Instrumental duos
A Piece of Cake - for treble recorder and piano
2006
MS
80”
Commissioned by Alison Cox - First performed at Audrey Wheatley’s 80th-birthday celebrations, Bude, Cornwall, U.K., June 2006
Commissioned by Alison Cox - First performed at Audrey Wheatley’s 80th-birthday celebrations, Bude, Cornwall, U.K., June 2006
Above all that - for recorder and piano
2011
uymp
M 57036 238 7
3’
First performed by John Turner, recorders and Janet Simpson, piano, Civic Centre, Berkhamstead, U.K., 20th May 2011
First performed by John Turner, recorders and Janet Simpson, piano, Civic Centre, Berkhamstead, U.K., 20th May 2011
Behind all this - for descant recorder and harpsichord
2012
3’
Written for the 70th-birthday concert of John Turner, Manchester, April 2013
Written for the 70th-birthday concert of John Turner, Manchester, April 2013
Catercorny - 4 pieces for clarinet and piano (contains Litany above)
2004
uymp
M 57020 775 6
6’
★ First complete performance: Philip Edwards, clarinet and Robert Coleridge, piano, Regent Hall, London, 8th October 2005
★ First complete performance: Philip Edwards, clarinet and Robert Coleridge, piano, Regent Hall, London, 8th October 2005
Duo - violin and viola
1963
MS
15’
First performed by Rodney Friend, violin and Leslie Malowany, viola, London, April 1963
First performed by Rodney Friend, violin and Leslie Malowany, viola, London, April 1963
Early to Bloom - for tenor recorder and harpsichord
2011
3’
First performed by John Turner, recorder and Ian Thompson, harpsichord, St. Philip’s Church, Salford, U.K., 17th May 2011
First performed by John Turner, recorder and Ian Thompson, harpsichord, St. Philip’s Church, Salford, U.K., 17th May 2011
Farings - for sopranino recorder and piano (the published compilation of all double-asterisked items)
2000
Forsyth
15’
The Incredible Flute Music - for flute and piano (Peal I)
1968
Schott
ED 11111
11’
First performed by Judith pearce, flute and Ronald Lumsden, piano, BBC broadcast, July 1970
First performed by Judith pearce, flute and Ronald Lumsden, piano, BBC broadcast, July 1970
Litany - for clarinet and piano
2004
Associated Board Spectrum series
1’
★ Commissioned by Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music
★ Commissioned by Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music
★
Moonfaring - for cello and percussion
1983
Schott
19’-30’
Frs performed by Raphael Sommer, cello and Clive Malabar, percussion, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, U.K., 12th November 1984
Frs performed by Raphael Sommer, cello and Clive Malabar, percussion, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, U.K., 12th November 1984
Os - for oboe and vibraphone (revised 2002)
2000
uymp
M 57020 135 8
16’
Commissioned by Melinda Maxwell with funds from Golsoncott Foundation - First performance: Melinda Maxwell,oboe and Richard Benjafield, percussion, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, U.K., 16th February 2000
Commissioned by Melinda Maxwell with funds from Golsoncott Foundation - First performance: Melinda Maxwell,oboe and Richard Benjafield, percussion, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, U.K., 16th February 2000
Osanna for Lady O - for cello and piano (1997, rewritten 2007)
1997
uymp
M 57020 133 4
8’
Commissioned by Ralph Kirshbaum for Mancheter International Cello Festival - First performed by Alban Gerhardt, cello and Simon Parkin, piano, Manchester International Cello Festival, 3rd May 1988
Commissioned by Ralph Kirshbaum for Mancheter International Cello Festival - First performed by Alban Gerhardt, cello and Simon Parkin, piano, Manchester International Cello Festival, 3rd May 1988
Piano Sonata no.2 - piano 4-hands
1966
Schott
ED 11019
25’
First performed by Susan Bradshaw and Richard Rodney Bennett, London, May 1967; first performance of extended version: Yuji Takahashi and William Benjamin, Tanglewood, U.S., August 1967
First performed by Susan Bradshaw and Richard Rodney Bennett, London, May 1967; first performance of extended version: Yuji Takahashi and William Benjamin, Tanglewood, U.S., August 1967
Rapprochement - for cello and piano
2011
uymp
M 57036 347 6
9’
Commissioned by York Late Music series - First performed by Simon Turner, cello and Richard Casey, piano, Unitarian Church, York, U.K., 3rd March 2012
Commissioned by York Late Music series - First performed by Simon Turner, cello and Richard Casey, piano, Unitarian Church, York, U.K., 3rd March 2012
Réflexions, Rose nord - for bass clarinet and vibraphone
1996
uymp
M 57020 132 7
5’
First performed by Duo Contemporain (Henri Bok, bass clarinet, Miguel Bernat, vibraphone), Brussels, March 1997
First performed by Duo Contemporain (Henri Bok, bass clarinet, Miguel Bernat, vibraphone), Brussels, March 1997
Sinfin parados - for vibraphone duo (arrangement of Sinfin)
2002
uymp
M 57020 683 4
8’
First performed by Chris Brannick and Richard Benjafield, vibraphones, National Centre for Early Music, York, U.K., 13th April 2002
First performed by Chris Brannick and Richard Benjafield, vibraphones, National Centre for Early Music, York, U.K., 13th April 2002
★
Spell Respell - for electric basset clarinet and piano
1968
Schott
ED 11119
12’
First performed by John Gates, electric basset clarinet and Delors Stevens, piano, Santa Monica, California, 30th January, 1970
First performed by John Gates, electric basset clarinet and Delors Stevens, piano, Santa Monica, California, 30th January, 1970
Stars - for treble recorder and guitar (rev. 2004)
1995
uymp
M 57020131 0
13’
First performed by John Turner, recorders and Craig Ogden, guitar, Warwick Arts Centre, U.K., 19th October 1995
First performed by John Turner, recorders and Craig Ogden, guitar, Warwick Arts Centre, U.K., 19th October 1995
Sunrising - for oboe and piano
1981
Forsyth Bros. Ltd., Manchester
3’
★ Commissioned by Forsyth Bros. Ltd., Manchester, U.K.
★ Commissioned by Forsyth Bros. Ltd., Manchester, U.K.
Two Birds by Kuring-Gai - for horn and piano
1981
Forsyth Bros. Ltd., Manchester
6’
★ Commissioned by Forsyth Bros., Ltd., Manchester, U.K.
★ Commissioned by Forsyth Bros., Ltd., Manchester, U.K.
Ziggurat - for bass clarinet and marimba
1994
Schott
21’
Commissioned by Duo Contemporain - First performance: Duo Contemporain (Henri Bok, bass clarinet, Miguel Bernat, percussion), Murcia, Spain, 19th May 1995
Commissioned by Duo Contemporain - First performance: Duo Contemporain (Henri Bok, bass clarinet, Miguel Bernat, percussion), Murcia, Spain, 19th May 1995
▼ Large wind ensemble
Bendigo Match - for wind band
1981
MS
3’
Commissioned by Arts Victoria - First performed by White Hills Technical School Concert Band, Cond. Colin Bubb, Osborne Theatre, Kangaroo Flat, Vic., Australia, 30th September 1981
Instrumentation: picc.,3 fl., 5 cl., Bs.cl., 2 alto sax., ten.sax., 3 cornets, ten.hn, baritone hn, ten.tbne, euphonium, tuba, 2 perc. (cym., s.dr., other drs/w.blocks, bs.dr.)
Commissioned by Arts Victoria - First performed by White Hills Technical School Concert Band, Cond. Colin Bubb, Osborne Theatre, Kangaroo Flat, Vic., Australia, 30th September 1981
Instrumentation: picc.,3 fl., 5 cl., Bs.cl., 2 alto sax., ten.sax., 3 cornets, ten.hn, baritone hn, ten.tbne, euphonium, tuba, 2 perc. (cym., s.dr., other drs/w.blocks, bs.dr.)
Dancing to the Tune - for 4-8 oboes, 2-4 cors anglais, 1-2 heckelphones
1996
MS
4’
Written for the retirement concert of Sir John Manduell - First performed by the Royal Northern College of Music Wind Ensemble, RNCM, Manchester, U.K., 27th March 1996
Written for the retirement concert of Sir John Manduell - First performed by the Royal Northern College of Music Wind Ensemble, RNCM, Manchester, U.K., 27th March 1996
Dream Carousels - for orchestra of wind
1988
Schott
13’
Written for Timothy Reynish at 50 - First performance by RNCM Wind Orchestra, cond. Timothy Reynish, Royal Festival hall, London, 26th February 1989
Instrumentation: picc./fl., 2fl., 2ob., 2Bb cl., A cl., alto cl., bs. cl., 2 bsn., 4 hns., 3 trps., 3 tbnes., euph., tuba, 2 alto sax., 2 tenor sax., bar. sax., 2 perc., string bass
Written for Timothy Reynish at 50 - First performance by RNCM Wind Orchestra, cond. Timothy Reynish, Royal Festival hall, London, 26th February 1989
Instrumentation: picc./fl., 2fl., 2ob., 2Bb cl., A cl., alto cl., bs. cl., 2 bsn., 4 hns., 3 trps., 3 tbnes., euph., tuba, 2 alto sax., 2 tenor sax., bar. sax., 2 perc., string bass
...into the Gyre of a Madder Dance - for orchestral wind
1994
uymp
M 57020 120 4
14’
Commissioned by Hallé Concerts Society - First performance by the Hallé Orchestra wind, cond. Ole Schmidt, Free Trade Hall, Manchester, U.K., 23rd February 1995
Instrumentation: 3 fl.(2&3 doub. piccs.) 2 ob.+c.a. 2 cl.+bs.cl. 3 bn. (3 doub. contra) - 4.2.0.0
Commissioned by Hallé Concerts Society - First performance by the Hallé Orchestra wind, cond. Ole Schmidt, Free Trade Hall, Manchester, U.K., 23rd February 1995
Instrumentation: 3 fl.(2&3 doub. piccs.) 2 ob.+c.a. 2 cl.+bs.cl. 3 bn. (3 doub. contra) - 4.2.0.0
▼ Larger wind ensemble
Peal II - for big band
1968
Schott
9’
Commissioned by Gordon Rose for the Morley Jazz Orchestra - First performance by the Morley Jazz Orchestra, cond. Gordon Rose, Morley College, London, 16th March 1968
Instrumentation: 2 al.sax/2cl.,2 ten.sax/2fl.,bar.sax/fl.,- 4 trp., 4 tbn.,bs.tbn. - [perc.] - el.gtr., d.bass
Commissioned by Gordon Rose for the Morley Jazz Orchestra - First performance by the Morley Jazz Orchestra, cond. Gordon Rose, Morley College, London, 16th March 1968
Instrumentation: 2 al.sax/2cl.,2 ten.sax/2fl.,bar.sax/fl.,- 4 trp., 4 tbn.,bs.tbn. - [perc.] - el.gtr., d.bass
▼ Orchestra with instrumental or vocal soloist
Certain Lights Reflecting - (Sarah Day) song-cycle for mezzo-soprano and orchestra
1989
Schott
19’
First performance by Susan Chilcott and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, cond. Paul Daniel, Chesltenham Festival, 14th July 1989
Instrumentation: 2/2pic.2/ob.d’am/c.a.2/bs.cl.2/cbn - 4.2.3.0 - timp., 3 perc.(bs.dr., 2 tom-toms, high & low susp. cym., 3 temple blocks, tam-tam, xyl., vibr., clock., crotales,4 tuned gongs, 2 bongos, guiro) - cel., hp., strs
First performance by Susan Chilcott and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, cond. Paul Daniel, Chesltenham Festival, 14th July 1989
Instrumentation: 2/2pic.2/ob.d’am/c.a.2/bs.cl.2/cbn - 4.2.3.0 - timp., 3 perc.(bs.dr., 2 tom-toms, high & low susp. cym., 3 temple blocks, tam-tam, xyl., vibr., clock., crotales,4 tuned gongs, 2 bongos, guiro) - cel., hp., strs
Lay the Lances - 5 songs, settings of 6 anti-wr poems, for baritone & string orchestra
2018
Composers Edition
15 minutes
recipient of Francis Chagrin Award, January 2019 - tbc
Instrumentation: Baritone, medium string orchestra
recipient of Francis Chagrin Award, January 2019 - tbc
Instrumentation: Baritone, medium string orchestra
On beholding a Rainbow - concerto for violin and orchestra
1997
uymp
M 57020 122 8
30’
BBC commission, originally for 1995 Prom, disallowed by new Controller - First complete performance by Anthony Marwood, violin and BBC Philharmonic cond. Rumon Gamba, BBC Studio 7, Manchester, 27th January 1999
Instrumentation: solo vln + 2/2pic.,2/ob.d’am/c.a.,2/Ebcl,bs.cl.2/contra - 4.2.2.0 - 2 perc. (Glock., Xyl., Vibr., gong on F#, 3 lge untuned gongs, 5 untuned boobams, susp.cym., small ped. bs.dr., lge. bs.dr.), pno. - hp. - strs (4.4.3.3.2 dsks)
BBC commission, originally for 1995 Prom, disallowed by new Controller - First complete performance by Anthony Marwood, violin and BBC Philharmonic cond. Rumon Gamba, BBC Studio 7, Manchester, 27th January 1999
Instrumentation: solo vln + 2/2pic.,2/ob.d’am/c.a.,2/Ebcl,bs.cl.2/contra - 4.2.2.0 - 2 perc. (Glock., Xyl., Vibr., gong on F#, 3 lge untuned gongs, 5 untuned boobams, susp.cym., small ped. bs.dr., lge. bs.dr.), pno. - hp. - strs (4.4.3.3.2 dsks)
▼ Solo instrumental
Chatka (also in ‘Do Well’ as Chatkwell) - for piano solo
2009
uymp
1’
★ First performed at Commonwealth Resounds! festival, Trinidad, by Kit Downes, piano, November 2010
★ First performed at Commonwealth Resounds! festival, Trinidad, by Kit Downes, piano, November 2010
Chimes in Time - round-dance for piano solo
2010
uymp
M 57036 175 5
8’
Commissioned by David Ellis for inauguration of Patricia Cunliffe Award - First performance by Panayiotis Demopoulos, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, U.K. 5th May 2011
Commissioned by David Ellis for inauguration of Patricia Cunliffe Award - First performance by Panayiotis Demopoulos, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, U.K. 5th May 2011
Crow Undersongs - for solo viola
1981
Schott
ED 12099
11’
First performance by John Harding, Sydney, Australia, 11th August 1979
First performance by John Harding, Sydney, Australia, 11th August 1979
Do Well - 7 pieces for solo piano
2009
uymp
M 57036 117 5
15’
★ First complete performance by Panayiotis Demopoulos, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, U.K. 5th May 2011
★ First complete performance by Panayiotis Demopoulos, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, U.K. 5th May 2011
Elegy - for piano
1961
MS
6’
Awarded Peter Racine Fricker composition prize, 1961 - First public performance by Susan Bradshaw, McNaghten Concerts, London, U.K., November 1961
Awarded Peter Racine Fricker composition prize, 1961 - First public performance by Susan Bradshaw, McNaghten Concerts, London, U.K., November 1961
Halifenu Vine Dance - for organ and pre-recorded organ
2005
uymp
M 57020 809 8
9’
First performed by Kevin Bowyer, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, U.K., 22nd July 2006
First performed by Kevin Bowyer, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, U.K., 22nd July 2006
Jugalbandi Blues - for bass clarinet solo
2006
uymp
60”
Commissioned by Henri Bok - First performed at Henri Bok’s Silver Jubilee Concerts, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 28th & 29th November 2006
Commissioned by Henri Bok - First performed at Henri Bok’s Silver Jubilee Concerts, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 28th & 29th November 2006
Kauri - for solo tuba
2002
uymp
M 57020 704 6
11’
Commissioned by James Gourlay - First performance by James Gourlay at Clothworkers Centenary Hall, Leeds, U.K., 13th March 2003
Commissioned by James Gourlay - First performance by James Gourlay at Clothworkers Centenary Hall, Leeds, U.K., 13th March 2003
Little Piano Pieces - from String Quartet no. 1 (with Piano Pieces), performable as a separate work
1972
Schott
8’
Commissioned by Lancaster University Granada Fellowship - First performance as solo pieces by John Parr, Manchester University, U.K., 12th March 1976
Commissioned by Lancaster University Granada Fellowship - First performance as solo pieces by John Parr, Manchester University, U.K., 12th March 1976
Papillon Postcards - 3 miniatures for solo piano
2005
uymp
M 57036 265 3
2’
★ Commissioned by Kate Dixon - First complete performance at EPTA conference, Manchester, U.K., 2nd-3rd September 2005
★ Commissioned by Kate Dixon - First complete performance at EPTA conference, Manchester, U.K., 2nd-3rd September 2005
Passing Bells - for piano solo
2006
uymp
3’
Commissioned by Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, U.K. - First performed by Peter Lawson, Mark Ray Memorial concert, RNCM, Manchester, U.K., 23rd October 2006
Commissioned by Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, U.K. - First performed by Peter Lawson, Mark Ray Memorial concert, RNCM, Manchester, U.K., 23rd October 2006
Peal III (John’s Peal) - for piano
1988
MS
2’
Commissioned by Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, U.K. - First performed at John Manduell 60th-birthday concert, RNCM, Manchester, U.K., June 1988
Commissioned by Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, U.K. - First performed at John Manduell 60th-birthday concert, RNCM, Manchester, U.K., June 1988
Peal IV - for organ
1988
MS
2’
First performed by Keith Elcombe, Whitworth Hall, Mancheter University, U.K., 24th February 1994
First performed by Keith Elcombe, Whitworth Hall, Mancheter University, U.K., 24th February 1994
People Pieces - 10 short teaching pieces for piano
2005
uymp
M 57020 837 1
12’
★ First complete performance at EPTA conference, Manchester, U.K., 3rd September 2005
★ First complete performance at EPTA conference, Manchester, U.K., 3rd September 2005
Photos found at Hukvaldy, August 1928 - for oboe solo
2000
uymp
M 57020 145 7
5’
★ Commissioned by Christopher Rowland for his daughter Hannah - First public performance by Catherine Pluygers, St Anne’s Church, Gresham St., London, 20th February 2004
★ Commissioned by Christopher Rowland for his daughter Hannah - First public performance by Catherine Pluygers, St Anne’s Church, Gresham St., London, 20th February 2004
1962
Schott
ED 10284
14’
First performed by Margaret Kitchin, Town Hall, Cheltenham Festival, July 1962
First performed by Margaret Kitchin, Town Hall, Cheltenham Festival, July 1962
2001
uymp
M 57020 146 4
15’
70th-birthday tribute to David Lumsdaine - First complete performance by Peter Lawson, RNCM, Manchester, U.K., 10th May 2002
70th-birthday tribute to David Lumsdaine - First complete performance by Peter Lawson, RNCM, Manchester, U.K., 10th May 2002
Propel - for piano
2010
uymp
M 57036 237 0
3’
First performed by Panayiotis Demopoulos, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, U.K., 5th May 2011
First performed by Panayiotis Demopoulos, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, U.K., 5th May 2011
Recitative - for solo trombone
2010
uymp
M 57036 199 1
8’
Commissioned by Heider Nasrallah - First performance by Heider Nasrallah, International Anthony Burgess Foundation, Manchester, 14th May 2011
Commissioned by Heider Nasrallah - First performance by Heider Nasrallah, International Anthony Burgess Foundation, Manchester, 14th May 2011
Rose luisante - for solo freebass accordion
2003
uymp
M 57020 747 3
9’
Commissioned by Park Lane Group - First performance by Milos Milivojevic,accordion, Park Lane Group series, Purcell Room, South Bank, London, 5th January 2004
Commissioned by Park Lane Group - First performance by Milos Milivojevic,accordion, Park Lane Group series, Purcell Room, South Bank, London, 5th January 2004
★
Sinfin - for vibraphone solo
2000
uymp
M 57020 137 2
8’
Commissioned by Miguel Bernat - First performed by Miguel Bernat, Totally Huge New Music Festival, Perth, W. Australia, 11th May 2000
Commissioned by Miguel Bernat - First performed by Miguel Bernat, Totally Huge New Music Festival, Perth, W. Australia, 11th May 2000
★
Swallowtail - for vibraphone solo
2004
uymp
M 57020 791 6
2’
Commissioned by Endymion Ensemble - First performed by Richard Benjafield, Birtwistle Games, Royal Festival Hall, London, U.K., 31st October 2004
Commissioned by Endymion Ensemble - First performed by Richard Benjafield, Birtwistle Games, Royal Festival Hall, London, U.K., 31st October 2004
Treatment of Silence - for violin and tape
1972
Schott
ED 11416
11’
First performed by Christopher Rowland, Lancaster University, U.K., 7th February 1974
First performed by Christopher Rowland, Lancaster University, U.K., 7th February 1974
Tulip Dance - for solo flute (arranged from Tulip Tree, 2003)
2008
Composers Edition
5’
First performance by Simon Desorgher in London New Wind Festival, 20th October 2022
Instrumentation: Solo flute
First performance by Simon Desorgher in London New Wind Festival, 20th October 2022
Instrumentation: Solo flute
Tulip Tree - dances for solo Bass and Treble Recorders
2003
Composers |Edition
15’
Instrumentation: Bass + treble recorders
Instrumentation: Bass + treble recorders
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Verse - Piece for solo double bass
2019
Recital Music
one minute
David Hayes, for his sixtieth birthday celebrations - 21st July 2019, venue tbc.
Instrumentation: Double bass
David Hayes, for his sixtieth birthday celebrations - 21st July 2019, venue tbc.
Instrumentation: Double bass
Worldwhorls - for bass clarinet solo
2000
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8’
Commissioned by Henri Bok - First performed by Henri Bok, Tatui, São Paolo, 16th November 2000
Commissioned by Henri Bok - First performed by Henri Bok, Tatui, São Paolo, 16th November 2000
▼ Vocal ensemble, chorus
Canticle II (Anger) - for 6 male voices
1974
Schott
6’
Commissioned by the Cheltenham Festival - First performed by The King’s Singers, Cheltenham Festival, U.K., July 1974
Commissioned by the Cheltenham Festival - First performed by The King’s Singers, Cheltenham Festival, U.K., July 1974
Handles to the Invisible - (Sarah Day) for a-capella choir (revised 2003)
1995
Composers Edition
15’
Commissioned by the Tippett Choir
Instrumentation: a-capella choir
Commissioned by the Tippett Choir
Instrumentation: a-capella choir
Missa Brevis - for unaccompanied choir
1965
Schott
ED 10929
7’
First performance by the Louis Halsey Singers, dir. Louis Halsey, Cheltenham Festival, U.K., July 1968
First performance by the Louis Halsey Singers, dir. Louis Halsey, Cheltenham Festival, U.K., July 1968
Shepherd Masque - (anon.) for young voices
1968
Novello
3’
★ Commissioned by Musical Times - First performed by Highgate School Choir, dir. John Tavener, May 1969
★ Commissioned by Musical Times - First performed by Highgate School Choir, dir. John Tavener, May 1969
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▼ Voice with one instrumentalist
Ondine - chant au clair de lune - (Aloysius Bertrand) soprano and recorder
1998
MS
6’
First performed by Alison Wells, soprano and John Turner, recorders, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, U.K.,27th September 1998
First performed by Alison Wells, soprano and John Turner, recorders, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, U.K.,27th September 1998
▼ Wind ensemble (up to 10 players)
Canticle I (Rock-Song) - for wind instruments
1973
Schott
9’
Commissioned by Morley College, London - First performance by Morley College Wind Ensemble, dir. Howard Williams, Southwark Cathedral, London, June 1974
Instrumentation: 2cl.,bs.cl. - 2hn.,2trp.,ten.tbne
Commissioned by Morley College, London - First performance by Morley College Wind Ensemble, dir. Howard Williams, Southwark Cathedral, London, June 1974
Instrumentation: 2cl.,bs.cl. - 2hn.,2trp.,ten.tbne
Concert Fanfare for Strathfieldsaye - for 5 brass and 2 perc.
1981
MS
1’
Commissioned by Wayne Bowden - First performance by Strathfieldsaye Municipal Brass Band, cond. Wayne Bowden, White Hills Technical School. Bendigo, Australia, 15th October 1981
Instrumentation: s. or ten.dr., bs.dr.
Commissioned by Wayne Bowden - First performance by Strathfieldsaye Municipal Brass Band, cond. Wayne Bowden, White Hills Technical School. Bendigo, Australia, 15th October 1981
Instrumentation: s. or ten.dr., bs.dr.
Fanfaring V - for 6-8 brass
1992
MS
1’
Commissioned by Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, U.K. - First performed at Congregation of Awards, RNCM, Manchester, December 1992
Commissioned by Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, U.K. - First performed at Congregation of Awards, RNCM, Manchester, December 1992
Fanfarings - for 6 and 8 brass instruments
1986
MS
5 x 1’
Written at request of Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, U.K. - Performed at succession of degree awarding ceremonies, RNCM, Manchester, December 1981 onwards
Written at request of Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, U.K. - Performed at succession of degree awarding ceremonies, RNCM, Manchester, December 1981 onwards
Six of the Bestiary - for saxophone quartet
1985
Schott
12’
Commissioned by English Saxophone Quartet - First performed by ESQ, Purcell Room, South Bank, London, 10th June 1985
Commissioned by English Saxophone Quartet - First performed by ESQ, Purcell Room, South Bank, London, 10th June 1985
Unrise - for ten wind
2001
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16’
First performed by RNCM Wind Orchestra, cond. Timothy Reynish, Spitalfields Festival, London, 22nd June 2001
Instrumentation: Fl./picc., Ob., c.a., cl., bs.cl., bsn., trp.1, fl.hn./trp.2, hn., ten.tbne.
First performed by RNCM Wind Orchestra, cond. Timothy Reynish, Spitalfields Festival, London, 22nd June 2001
Instrumentation: Fl./picc., Ob., c.a., cl., bs.cl., bsn., trp.1, fl.hn./trp.2, hn., ten.tbne.
Word-Chimes in the Wind - ‘Soliloquies’, ‘Doubles’, ‘Treblebob’, ‘In Quad’, ‘Quintessence’, for wind quintet
2008
Composers Edition
18’
Instrumentation: fl/picc., ob./c.a., cl. (Bb/Eb), hn, bsn
Instrumentation: fl/picc., ob./c.a., cl. (Bb/Eb), hn, bsn
York Surprise - for flute, clarinet and bass clarinet
2007
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8’
Commissioned by James Gardner for Ensemble 175 East - First performance, Wellington, New Zealand, March 2008
Commissioned by James Gardner for Ensemble 175 East - First performance, Wellington, New Zealand, March 2008
▼ The works below are suitable for amateur players and students
Calls around Chungmori - for chamber ensemble and participating audience
1979
Schott
15’
★ Commssioned by Matrix - First performed by Matrix and participating audience, dir. Peter Wiegold, Morley College, London, 7th June 1980
★ Commssioned by Matrix - First performed by Matrix and participating audience, dir. Peter Wiegold, Morley College, London, 7th June 1980
Canticle I (Rock-Song) - version 2, for woodwind, horns, harp and piano
1979
Schott
9’
★ First performed by Conservatorium High School Endemble, dir. Anthony Gilbert, New South Wales State Conservatorium, Sydney, Aus., 19th May 1979
★ First performed by Conservatorium High School Endemble, dir. Anthony Gilbert, New South Wales State Conservatorium, Sydney, Aus., 19th May 1979
Catercorny - 4 pieces for clarinet and piano (contains Litany above)
2004
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6’
★ First complete performance: Philip Edwards, clarinet and Robert Coleridge, piano, Regent Hall, London, 8th October 2005
★ First complete performance: Philip Edwards, clarinet and Robert Coleridge, piano, Regent Hall, London, 8th October 2005
Chant of Cockeye Bob - for children’s voices and available instruments
1981
14’
★ Commissioned by Dawn Colbourne - First performance, dir. Antony Gilbert, at Bendigo Primary Schools Music Camp,Lake Eppalock, Australia, 16th June 1981; British première students of Sandbach School, dir. Chris Thompson, 19th July 1986
★ Commissioned by Dawn Colbourne - First performance, dir. Antony Gilbert, at Bendigo Primary Schools Music Camp,Lake Eppalock, Australia, 16th June 1981; British première students of Sandbach School, dir. Chris Thompson, 19th July 1986
Chatka (also in ‘Do Well’ as Chatkwell) - for piano solo
2009
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1’
★ First performed at Commonwealth Resounds! festival, Trinidad, by Kit Downes, piano, November 2010
★ First performed at Commonwealth Resounds! festival, Trinidad, by Kit Downes, piano, November 2010
Do Well - 7 pieces for solo piano
2009
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15’
★ First complete performance by Panayiotis Demopoulos, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, U.K. 5th May 2011
★ First complete performance by Panayiotis Demopoulos, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, U.K. 5th May 2011
Even in flames the Thames can’t hold a candle to the Wandle - for variable orchestra
2000
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6’
★ Commissioned by COMA London - First performed by COMA London Orchestra, cond. Gregory Rose, Toynbee Hall, London, 2nd December 2000
★ Commissioned by COMA London - First performed by COMA London Orchestra, cond. Gregory Rose, Toynbee Hall, London, 2nd December 2000
Four Seasons for Josca’s - for young players (variable ens.)
2001
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3’
★ Commissioned by Nicholas Dougherty for Josca’s Primary School - First performed there summer 2001
★ Commissioned by Nicholas Dougherty for Josca’s Primary School - First performed there summer 2001
Koonapippi - for youth orchestra
1981
6’
★ Commissioned by Edmund Beilharz - First performed by Bendigo Youth Orchestra cond. Edmund Beilharz, Osborne Theatre, Kangaroo Flat, Vic., Australia, 30th September 1981
★ Commissioned by Edmund Beilharz - First performed by Bendigo Youth Orchestra cond. Edmund Beilharz, Osborne Theatre, Kangaroo Flat, Vic., Australia, 30th September 1981
Litany - for clarinet and piano
2004
Associated Board Spectrum series
1’
★ Commissioned by Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music
★ Commissioned by Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music
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Papillon Postcards - 3 miniatures for solo piano
2005
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2’
★ Commissioned by Kate Dixon - First complete performance at EPTA conference, Manchester, U.K., 2nd-3rd September 2005
★ Commissioned by Kate Dixon - First complete performance at EPTA conference, Manchester, U.K., 2nd-3rd September 2005
People Pieces - 10 short teaching pieces for piano
2005
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12’
★ First complete performance at EPTA conference, Manchester, U.K., 3rd September 2005
★ First complete performance at EPTA conference, Manchester, U.K., 3rd September 2005
Photos found at Hukvaldy, August 1928 - for oboe solo
2000
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5’
★ Commissioned by Christopher Rowland for his daughter Hannah - First public performance by Catherine Pluygers, St Anne’s Church, Gresham St., London, 20th February 2004
★ Commissioned by Christopher Rowland for his daughter Hannah - First public performance by Catherine Pluygers, St Anne’s Church, Gresham St., London, 20th February 2004
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Shepherd Masque - (anon.) for young voices
1968
Novello
3’
★ Commissioned by Musical Times - First performed by Highgate School Choir, dir. John Tavener, May 1969
★ Commissioned by Musical Times - First performed by Highgate School Choir, dir. John Tavener, May 1969
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Sunrising - for oboe and piano
1981
Forsyth Bros. Ltd., Manchester
3’
★ Commissioned by Forsyth Bros. Ltd., Manchester, U.K.
★ Commissioned by Forsyth Bros. Ltd., Manchester, U.K.
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Two Birds by Kuring-Gai - for horn and piano
1981
Forsyth Bros. Ltd., Manchester
6’
★ Commissioned by Forsyth Bros., Ltd., Manchester, U.K.
★ Commissioned by Forsyth Bros., Ltd., Manchester, U.K.
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