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stage works
Inquest
of Love.
1991/ 92.
Opera in two acts.
135. Eng.
Jonathan Harvey and David Rudkin.
3(II=afl+picc. III=picc). 2 (II=ca). 3 (II=Ebcl+asax. III=bcl).
2. cbsn - 4331- perc (3): vib/ glsp/ crot/ t. bells/ 5 susp.
cym/ 2 gong/ tam- t/ 2 tgl/ 2 timp/ 4 tom-t/ bongos/ logdrum/
2 SD/ mcas/ bamboo cluster/ guiro/ 5 tpl. bl/ 2 wdbl/ claves/
sandblocks/ guards whistle/ BD/ cyms/ rototom- 2 harp- 3
synth (2 DX7, 1 SY77) - strings.
Commissioned by the English National Opera.
FP: 5.6.93 Coliseum, London: English National Opera/ Mark
Elder/ David Pountney.
Libretto 51411 1 on sale, full score, vocal score, and parts
for hire.
Passion
and Resurrection.
1981.
Church opera in twelve scenes.
90. Eng.
Michael Wadsworth (Benedictine Latin Church Dramas). 0000-1121-
perc (2): timp/ t. bells/ BD/ 2 gong/ 2tpl. bl/ large susp.
cym/ bronze sheet/ vib/ crot/ tam- t/ SD/ bongos/ rototom-
7 vln. vla. 2 vlc. 2 db- large organ, (chamberorgan). Martin
Neary:
FP: 21/22.3.81, Winchester Cathedral: Waynefleet Singers/
Cathedral Choir/ Music Projects/ Sweeney/ Burrows/ Mottram/
Hardy/ Walmsley-Clarke/ Hirst/ Neary.
Vocal score 0-571-50616-X on sale, full score and parts
for hire.
orchestral
Calling
Across Time.
1998.
Chamber orchestra.
16.
2(I=picc. II=afl). 2(I=wdb1). 2(II=wdb1). 2(I=crot) - 2100
- perc (1): mar/ crot - synth - harp - strings (min 5.4.3.2.1).
Commissioned by The British Library to celebrate the opening
of Sir Colin St John Wilson's new building on 13 June 1998.
FP: 13.6.98, The British Library, London: Sinfonia 21/ Martyn
Brabbins.
Score and parts for hire.
Concerto
for Cello.
1990.
Cello and orchestra.
19
3(II+III=picc). 3(III=ca). 3(III=bcl). 3(III=cbsn) - 4331
- perc(2): 2wdbl/ tpl. bl/ 2 tgl/ 5 susp. cym/ mark tree/
t. bells/ tam-t/ guiro/ 4 c. bell/ Japanese temple bell/
bongos/ BD/ gong - vib - glsp(=crot/tgl) - cel - elec keyboard
- harp - strings (14.12.10.8.6)
Commissioned by the Orchestra Sinfonica dell' Emilia Romgna
Arturo Toscanini.
FP: 7.12.90, Royal Festival Hall, London: BBC Symphony Orchestra/
Frances-Marie Uitti/ Lothar Zagrosek.
Score (fp) 0-571-55711-2 on sale, parts for hire.
Concerto
for Percussion.
1997
Solo percussion and orchestra
23
3(III=picc). 2. 3(III=bcl). 3(III=cbsn) - 4331 - perc(1):
t. bells/ glsp/ 2 oriental gong/ 3 wdbl/ tpl. bl/ tom-t/
BD + foot ped - pno - harp - strings - reverberation unit
+ amplification (ad lib) or CD (ad lib) - solo percussion:
mar/ vib/ 2 Balinese gamelan keyboards/ 8 tpl. bl/ 6 wdbl/
mark tree.
Commissioned by the BBC for the 1997 BBC proms
FP: 26.7.97, BBC Promenade Concert, Royal Concert Hall,
London: Evelyn Glennie/ BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/ Richard
Hickox.
Score, parts and CD for hire.
Easter
Orisons.
1983
Chamber orchestra
19
2(II=picc). 2(II=ca). 2. 2 - 2000 - perc(1/2): (vib)/ 4
gong/ 3 susp. cym/ 3 tgl/ 2 c. bells/ 4 tpl. bl/ crot -
strings (min 6.5.3.3.1)
Commissioned by the Northern Sinfonia
FP: 15.1.84, Newcastle: Northern Sinfonia/ Steuart Bedford
Score 0-571-50821-9 on sale, parts for hire. NB ERRATA LIST
required for published FS.
Fanfare
for Utopia.
1995
Chamber orchestra
1
0000 - 2100 - strings
Written for Tim Joss and the Bath Festival.
FP: 4.6.95, Bath International Festival, The Forum, Bath:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields/ Sir Neville Marriner.
Score and parts for hire
Inner
Light 2.
1977
SSATB soli, instrumental ensemble and ADAT
36
Eng/ Ger
Kipling, Blake, TS Eliot, St John's Gospel, Rudolf Steiner
0000 - 1110 - perc(1): claves/ 2 susp. cym/ vib/ 2 wdbl/
2 small drum/ SD/ guiro/ crot/ 2 tpl. bl/ bongos/ 2 congas/
hi-hat/ 3 c. bells/ tom-t/ finger. cyms/ tgl/ mcas/ tam-t
- pno - harp - elec organ - string quartet - synthesizer
(VCS3 requires player & assistant) - amplification system
Commissioned by the Cheltenham Festival
FP: 8.7.77, Cheltenham Town Hall: London Sinfonietta/ Elgar
Howarth
Score 0-571-505997-7 on sale, parts and ADAT for hire.
Lightness
and Weight.
1987
Tuba and orchestra
14
2(I=picc. II=afl). picc. 2(II=ca). ca.2. bcl. 2. cbsn -
5231 - perc(6): mar/ coiled spring/ 2 congas/ lujon/ 3 rototom/
(darabuka)/ t. bells/ 2 wdbl/ guiro/ 2 c. bell/ 2 susp cym/
2 ch. cym/ tam-t/ BD/ 2 tgl// 2 gong/ sanza/ temple bell
- harp - strings (min 14.12.10.8.6)
Commissioned by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra for Melvyn
Poore with funds provided from Southern Arts.
FP: 18.2.87, Poole: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/ Melvyn
Poore/ Lothar Zagrosek
Score and parts for hire.
Little
Concerto for Strings.
1961/ 97
String orchestra
10
FP: 14.3.98, Imperial College, London: Sinfonia 21/ Martyn
Brabbins
Score 0-571-51783-8 on sale, parts for hire.
Madonna
of Winter and Spring.
1986
Orchestra, synthesizers and electronics
37
3(III=pic). picc(=afl). 3(III=ca). 3(III=bcl). 3(III=cbsn)-
4. 4(IV=ptpt). 3.1 - perc(5): vib/ SD/ 2 tom-t/ xyl/ 3 susp.
cym/ tam-t/ 2 gong/ claves/ whip/ glsp/ wdbl/ mcas/ BD/
bongos/ 5 tpl. bl/ 2 c. bells/ cyms/ 2 tgl/ t. bells/ indian
bells - pno - harp - strings (min 16.16.12.12.8) - 2 synth
Yamaha DX1 with TX816 module (1) - Emulator IIsynth(1) -
ring mod for pno, harp & vib - reverb/ amp for ca, cl(1),
hn(1), tpt(1) - mixer
Commissioned by the BBC for the 1986 Henry Wood Promenade
Concerts in the Albert Hall with assistance for the electronics
from Syco and Yamaha-Kemble
FP: 27.9.86, BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London: BBC Symphony
Orchestra/ Peter Eotvos
Score and parts for hire
Timepieces.
1987
Orchestra (with two conductors)
15
3(=picc). 2(II=ca). 2(I=Ebcl. II=Ebcl+ bcl). 2(II=cbsn)
-4231 - perc(5): vib/ glsp/ lujon/ mcas/ xyl/ coiled spring/
mark tree/ BD/ tpl. bl/ c.bell/ mar/ siz. cym/ crot/ gong/
t. bells/ guiro/ 4 oriental gong/ susp.cym/ 2 tgl/ 3 tom-t/
2 wdbl/ tamb/ tam-t-pno(= small elec organ or synth) - strings
(min 14.12.10.8.6)
Commissioned by the Koussevitsky Foundation.
FP: 23.9.88, Saarbrucken: Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra/
John Carewe/ Fleming Vistissen.
Score (fp) 0-571-55712-0 on sale, parts for hire.
Tranquil
Abiding.
1998
Chamber orchestra
14
2(II=picc). 2.2(II=bcl). 2(II=cbsn) - 2200 - perc(1): large
tam-t/ 4 gongs/ 4 bamboo clusters/ 10 small bowls and bells/
4 Japanese rins/ 3crot/ 2 susp. bells/ wdbl- strings (min
7.6.4.3.3)
Commissioned by the Riverside Symphony
FP 10.6.99, Lincoln Center, New York: Riverside Symphony/
George Rothman.
Score 0-571-52051-0 on sale, parts for hire.
White
as Jasmine
1999
Soprano and large orchestra
14
Eng
Poems by Mahadevi and Allama Prabhu, translated by A.K Ramanuja
3(II=afl+picc. III=picc). 3(III=ca). 3(III=bcl). 3(III=cbsn)
- 4331 - perc(5): t. bells/ SD/ 2 conga/ Tibetan finger.
cyms/ vib/ c. bells/ 2 temple bowl/ 2 small marbles/ crot/
2 susp. cym/ claves/ slide whistle/ BD/ 2 high bongo/ 5
tpl.bl/ tam-t/ 2 tgl/ boobams - harp - cel - pno - synth
(Yamaha SY77) - strings (min 14.12.10.8.6)
Commissioned by the Wiener Konzertgesellschaft
13.04.00, Vienna Konzerthaus, Austria: Anu Komsi/ Vienna
Symphony Orchestra/ Theodor Guschlbauer
Score and parts for hire.
Whom
Ye Adore
1981
Orchestra
15
3(I+II=picc. III=afl). 3(III=ca). 3(II=Ebcl. III=bcl). 3(III=cbsn)
- 4431 - perc(3): 5 gong/ vib/ tam-t/ 4 rototom/ xyl/ crot/
2 susp.cym/ tamb/ 3wdbl/ glsp/ cast/ t.bells - pno - harp
- strings.
Commissioned by Musica Nova 1981
FP: 19.9.81 SNO Centre, Glasgow: Scottish National Orchestra/
Sir Alexander Gibson
Score and parts for hire.
chamber music/ ensemble
Album
1978
Seven miniatures for wind quintet
18 (variable)
fl(=picc). ob(=ob d'amore+ca). cl(Ebcl+bcl). Bsn(=cbsn).hn
Commissioned by the Athena Ensemble
FP: 27.10.79, Durham Music Festival: Athena Wind Ensemble
Full score and parts for hire
Bhakti
1982
Chamber ensemble of 15 players and quadraphonic tape (or
CD-ROM)
50
fl(=picc). ob(=ca). cl(Ebcl). bcl - hn. tpt(=ptpt). trbn
- perc(1/2): tam- t/ vib/ 2 wdbl/ 3 tom-t/ vib/ 2 susp.
cym/ crot/ mar/ gong/ 2 tpl. bl/ t.bells/ tgl - pno(=glsp)
- harp - strings (3 vln. vla. vlc)
Commissioned by IRCAM
FP: 3.12.82, IRCAM, Paris: Ensemble Intercontemporain/ Denis
Cohen
Score 0-571-51029-9 on sale, parts and tape (or CD-ROM)
for hire. ERRATA LIST required for published FS.
Bird
Concerto with Pianosong
2001
Solo piano, chamber orchestra and live electronics
30
picc.ob. 2 cl(II=cbcl). bsn - hn. tpt. trbn - perc(2): vib/
xyl/ crot/ large gong/ susp.cym/ tam-t/ 2 tom-t/ BD/ mcas/
2 tpl.bl/ guiro/ claves/ lion's roar/ slide whistle - harp
- accordion - 2 vln. vla. vlc. db - piano solo (=SY77 sampler
Keyboard)
Electronic requirements: 5 (or 10) speakers with their amplifiers/
Macintosh computer(s)/ 2 joy sticks/ game sprockets 1.7.5
for Macintosh/ Yamaha SY77 synth/ emulator E64 sampler/
SIP driver for MAC100 iomega disks/ sophisticated computerised
mixer/ audio and midi cables.
Software needed: ZIP disc for E64. Samples/ floppy disc
for SY77 and CD ROM for computer/ mixer/ treatments.
Commissioned by Sinfonia 21 and GRAME/ Ensemble Orchestral
Contemporain (Lyon)
FP: 11.07.01, Cheltenham Festival: Joanna MacGregor/ Sinfonia
21/ Martyn Brabbins.
Full score and parts for hire.
Clarinet Trio
2004
clarinet in Bb, violin and piano
Duration 8 minutes
Commissioned by the Verdehr Trio
First Performance: 2005
Climbing Frame
2004
Improvisation piece for about 12-15 instruments
Duration variable
No fixed instrumentation. Divided into 4 parts (+ percussion at end). No
double basses
Commissioned by COMA with funds from the
Esmée Fairbarin Foundation, the Performing Rights Society Foundation, the
Arts Council of England and Friends of COMA
FP: **/11/04: Huddersfield Festival, Huddersfield: COMA participants
Concelebration
1979/ 81
Chamber ensemble of 5 players
16
fl(=2 crot). cl(=xyl/ tgl) - perc(1): 2 wdbl/ 5 tpl.bl/
mokubio/ xyl/ tgl/ 3 crot/ handbell/ 2 susp.cym/ 3 gong/
tam-t/ 2 congas/ rototom - pno(crot/ claves/ SD) - vcl(=handbell)
FP: 1.6.80, St Johns Smith Square, London: Gemini
A4 score (fp) 55555 1 on sale, parts for hire.
Death
of Light, Light of Death
1998
Chamber ensemble of 5 players after Grunewald's Crucifixion
in the Issenheim Altarpiece.
17
ob(=ca) - harp(=tam-t) - vln. vla. vlc
Commissioned by the Ensemble Intercontemporian and the Musee
d'Unterlinden for the annual Good Friday Concert, 1998,
held in the Musee d'Unterlinden before Grunewald's Altarpiece.
FP: 10.4.98, Musee d'Unterlinden, Colmar, France: Ensemble
Intercontemporain
Score and parts for hire
Gong-Ring
1984
Chamber ensemble of 20 players and electronics
22
perc(4): 2 cup gong/ 2 tgl/ xyl/mar/ vib/ t.bells/ finger.cyms/
tam-t/ 2 gong/ 2 susp. cym/ 2wdbl/ 2tpl. bl/ crot/tamb/
ch. cym - cel - pno - harp - strings (8 vln. vla. 3 vlc.
db)
Commissioned by the Edinburgh Festival
FP: 1.9.84, Edinburgh: Koenig Ensemble/ Jan Latham-Koenig
Score and parts for sale.
Hidden
Voice 1
1995
Chamber ensemble of 13 players
7
picc. 1.1.1(=cbsn) - 2000 - perc(1): 4tpl. bl/ small. cym/
crot/ t.bells - 2 vln. vla 2 vlc. db
Commissioned by Sinfonia 21 with funds generously provided
by Amerada Hess Limited.
FP: 8.2.96, St John's Smith Square, London: Sinfonia 21/
Martyn Brabbins
Score and parts for hire.
Hidden
Voice 2
1999
Chamber ensemble of 12 players and CD
6
picc. ob. cl. bsn - 2 hn - perc(1): t.bells/ crot/ SD/ susp.cym
- vln.db - concertante string trio (vln. vla. vlc)
Commissioned by Sinfonia 21 with help provided by the Arts
Council of England and Le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne
15.5.99, Imperial College, London: Sinfonia 21/ Martyn Brabbins.
Score , parts and CD for hire
Jubilus
2003
Viola
and chamber ensemble of 8 players
Duration 15 minutes
solo vla- fl.cbcl.tpt.harp.gtr.perc (1).vln.vlc
Commissioned by Radio France for the 30th Anniversary
of Ensemble L' Itineraire
First performance: 7.11.03, Olivier Messiaen Salle, Radio
France, Paris
France: Christophe Desjardins/ Ensemble L' Itineraire/ Mark
foster
Score and parts on hire
Lotuses
1992
Flute quartet
17
fl(=picc+bfl). vln. vla. vlc
Commissioned by the Nash Ensemble with funds provided by
IBM
FP: 17.9.92, Purcell Room, London: Nash Ensemble/ Philippa
Davies.
A4 facsimile (fp) 55556 X and parts (fp) 56013 X on sale.
Modernsky
Music
1981
Chamber ensemble of 4 players
6
oboe, cor anglais, bassoon and harpsichord
Commissioned by the Scunthorpe Music Club
FP: 18.9.81, Scunthorpe Music Club: Sheba Sound
Study score (fp) 55557 8 and parts (fp) 55558 6 on sale
Moving
Trees
2002
Chamber
ensemble of 18 players
Duration 5 minutes
picc.ob.cl.bsn- 1110- perc(2): vib/ mark tree/ crot/ 3
wdbl/ ch.cym/ guero/ bamboo cluster -
2 vln.vla.vlc.db
Commissioned by Ictus for the Rosas Dance Company (ch. Anna
Teresa de Keeresmaeker)
FP: 13.3.03, Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels, Belgium: Ictus
Ensemble/ Georges- Elie Octors
Score and parts on hire
Pastorale
1994
cello and harp
3
Playing score for hire
Riot,
The
1993
Chamber ensemble of 3 players
15
fl(=picc). bcl. pno
Commissioned by the University of Bristol with funds provided
in part by South West Arts.
FP: 28.3.94, St George's, Brandon Hill, Bristol: Het Trio
A4 facsimile score (fp) 55562 4 and parts (fp) 55563 2 on
sale.
Run Before Lightning
2004
flute and piano
Duration: 8 minutes
Commissioned by the Jean Rampal Flute Competition
First Performance: October 2005, Paris
Scena
1992
Violin and chamber ensemble of 9 players
14
fl(=afl). cl(=bcl) - perc(1): 6 gong/ siz.cym/ susp. cym/
tam-t/ 2 congas/ bongos/ guiro/ crot/ shakers/ sand blocks/
mar - gtr - pno - harp - vln. vla. db
Commissioned by the Nieuw Ensemble of Amsterdam with funds
provided by the Arts Council of Great Britain.
FP:25.1.93, De Doelen, Rotterdam, Holland: Nieuw Ensemble/
Irvine Arditti/ Ed Spanjaard
Score 0-571-51883-4 on sale, parts for hire.
Serenade
(In Homage to Mozart)
1991
Wind ensemble of 10 players
10
fl.picc(=fl). 2 ob. 2 cl(I=Ebcl. II=bcl). 2 bsn. 2 hn
Commissioned by Glyndebourne Festival Opera
FP: 4.8.91, Glyndebourne: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Wind Ensemble/ Jonathan Harvey
Score (fp) 0-571-55560-8 on sale, parts for hire.
Smiling
Immortal
1977
Chamber ensemble of 11 players and CD
17
fl(=picc). ob. cl(=Ebcl) - hn. tpt - perc(1): 2(3) tam-t/2
susp.cym/bongos/3 tom-t/SD/ timp/ vid - pno - string quartet
Commissioned by the London Celebration Committee for the
Queens Silver Jubilee.
FP: 11.7.77, Round House, London: Ballet Rambert - choreography
Norman Morrice.
Score, parts and CD for hire.
Soleil
Noir/ Chitra
1994-95
Chamber ensemble of 9 players and electronics ( 2 operators)
15
fl(=picc+afl+bfl) - trbn(=oriental drum). tuba(=wdbl) -
perc(1): bongos/ tom-t/ orientaldrum/ tabla/ BD/ tamb/ mcas/
guero/ tam-t - synth(Yamaha SY77- 1 player) - harp - vln(=crot).
vlc(=cabaca). db
Electronics: 2 harmonisers and compressors, 7 microphones,
mixing desk (1 operator), amplification and speakers for
stereo diffusion.
Commissioned by Ars Musica, Brussels with funds in part
provided by the Arts Council of England.
FP: 3.3.95, Ars Musica 95, Luna Theatre, Brussels, Belgium:
Champs d'Action/ Celso Antunes
Score, synthesizer diskettes and parts for hire.
String
Quartet No 1
1977
15
Commissioned by and written for the Arditti Quartet
FP: 6.3.79, University of Southampton: Ars Nova Festival/
Arditti Quartet.
Score 50643 7 and parts (fp) 55500 4 on sale
String
Quartet No 2
1988
16
Commissioned by the Arditti Quartet with funds provided
by the Arts Council of Great Britain
FP: 17.3.89, Ars Musica 89, Brussels: Arditti Quartet
A4 score (fp) 55501 2 and parts (fp) 55502 0 on sale.
String
Quartet No 3
1995
16
Commissioned by the BBC
FP: 23.1.96, BBC Pebble Mill, Birmingham: Arditti String
Quartet.
A4 Facsimile score (fp) 55466 0 and parts (fp) 55467 9 on
sale.
String
Quartet No 4
2003
String
quartet with live electronics
Duration 36 minutes
String Quartet No 4 was commissioned for the Arditti Quartet
by Ars Musica, IRCAM and the Ultima Festival, with the support
of IRCAM where the electonics were made
First performance: 11.03.03 Belgium, Ars Musica Festival,
Flagey, Brussels:
Arditti Quartet/ technicians from IRCAM
Score and parts on hire
String Trio
2004
violin, viola, cello
Duration 15 minutes
Commissioned by Westdeutsche Rundfunk for the Witten Festival 2005
First performance: 23.4.05: Witten Festival, Germany, Ensemble Recherche
Tendril
1987
Chamber ensemble of 11 players
14
1(=picc). 1(=ca). 1. 1- hn - pno - 2 vln. vla. vlc. db
Commissioned by the Nash Ensemble
FP: 10.6.87, Wigmore Hall, London: Nash Ensemble/ Lionel
Friend.
Score (fp) 0-571-55561-6 on sale, parts for hire.
Two Interludes for an Opera
2004
Chamber ensemble of 22 players with live electronics
Duration 15 minutes
1(=picc.).1.2(I=A+Bb, II=A,Bb,bcl)1(+cbsn) - 1.1.1.1 - perc(2):
mar/crot/guero/2 BD/
2 gongs (c20", c24"))/mcas/rainstick(for trpt)/
tam-t/2 tibetan bells (slung)/t.bells/
spring coil/vibraslap/glass chimes(small)/bamboo cluster(med-high)/mark
tree/2 susp.cym/snare
drum/4 wdbl/4 tom-toms/3 bowls/2 light, high drums of skin or thin wood for
fingers - harp - electronic keyboard - strings: (4.2.2.1) -
Electronics (3 or 2): 8 or 6 channel system/digital mixer/1 or 2 Mac
computers with soundcards/ Wacom Graphic Tablet/16 MIDI faders/Clip-on mics
for all instruments and several close mics for percussion/CD Rom of patches
and cue list in MAX/Msp
Commissioned initially by Sinfonia 21 with funds provided by the Gulbenkian
Foundation, subsequently by the London Sinfonietta with funds provided by Arts Council
England
FP: 17.03.04: Queen Elizabeth Hall, London: London Sinfonietta/Martyn
Brabbins
Valley
of Aosta
1988
Chamber ensemble of 13 players and electronics
14
fl(=picc). ob(=ca). ssax- tpt - perc(1): 2 susp. cym/ mar/
vib/ 2 congas/ tom-t/ gong/ 2 wdbl/ bongos/ glsp/ whip/
- 2 Yamaha DX7 II synthesizers (1 player) - pno - 2 harp
- 2 vln. vla. vlc
Commissioned by Radio France for L'Itineraire
FP: 7.3.89, Radio France: L'Itineraire/ Denis Cohen
Score 0-571-51446-4 on sale, CD and parts for hire.
Wheel
of Emptiness
1997
Chamber ensemble of 16 players
16
1(=picc+afl). 1. 1(=bcl). 1(=cbsn) - 1110 - perc(2): mar/
2 susp.cym/ 3 c.bell/ small bell/ guiro/ slide whistle/
5 tpl. bl/ 2wdbl/ tam-t/ 5 button gong/ crot/ lion's roar
- keyboard(2): pno/ samplerkeyboard - 2 vln. vla. vlc. db
Commissioned by the Ictus Ensemble
FP: 22.1.98, Lunatheatre, Brussels, Belgium: Ictus Ensemble/
Georges- Elie Octor
Score, parts and ZIP disk for hire.
instrumental
Advaya
1994
cello, electronic keyboard and electronics
22
2 players/ 2 or 3 technicians: Electronic requirements:
1 sampler + keyboard (Akai S1000) with 11 diskettes/ 1 harmoniser
and reverb for vlc/ 2 DAT players with 2 DAT tapes/ mixer
and stereo amplification.
Commissioned by IRCAM with help provided by the British
Council.
FP: 27.6.94, IRCAM, Paris, France: Antoine Ladrette
Playing score and cello part 0-571-51727-7, score 0-571-51888-5,
CD ROM (Mac) 0-571-56529-8 (fp) CD ROM (Akai) 0-571-56530-1
(fp), 2 audio CD set 0-571-56510-7 (fp) on sale, set of
2 CD ROMs (Mac) and set of 3 CD ROMs for CD version. For
hire.
Be(com)ing
1979
Clarinet and piano
Commissioned by Julia Holmes
FP: 22.10.81, Purcell Room, London: Julia Holmes/ Julian
Elloway.
Piano score and part 0-571-50688-7 on sale.
Chant
1992-94
Solo cello
3
Written for Andrew Toovey
FP: 22.5.93, Brighton Festival: John Metcalf
B3 score (fp) 0-571-55285-4 on sale.
Curve
with Plateaux
1982
Solo cello (also version for solo cello)
12
Commissioned by Gemini
FP: 22.6.82, St Bartholomews Festival, Priory Church, Smithfield:
Helen Verney.
Score (fp) 0-571-50705-0 on sale
Fantasia
1991
Organ
10
Commissioned by Le Minstere de la Culture, de la Communications
des Grands Travaux et du Bicentenaire, France.
FP: 24.9.91, Musica Festival, Strasbourg: Bernard Foccroulle
B3 score (fp) 0-571-55269-2 on sale.
ff
1995
Solo piano
3
Written at the invitation of The Associated Board of the
Royal Schools of Music
FP: 22.6.96, Royal College of Music, London: Nicola Mansell
0-571-51898-2 on sale.
Flight
Elegy
1983-89
Violin and piano
9
Commissioned by the Brighton Festival with funds provided
by South East Arts
FP: 8.5.84, St Bartholomews Church, Brighton: Irvine Arditti/
Philip Mead
Score and part 51725 0 on sale
Haiku
1997
Solo piano
1
Written for Thalia Myers
Score (fp) 56317 1 on sale
Homage
to Cage,..À Chopin (und Ligeti ist auch dabei)
Piano and CD
2
Score on special sale from the Hire Library.
Nataraja
1983
Flute, piccolo and piano
8
Commissioned by the Nicholas Yoge Society
FP: 20.4.84, Priory School, Lewes: Philippa Davies/ Julian
Jacobson.
Piano score and part 50761 1 on sale.
Ricercare
Una Melodia
1984
Trumpet and stereo tape delay system (version also with
pre-recorded tape)
6
Commissioned by the Park Lane Group
FP: 10.1.85, Purcell Room, London: Jonathan Impett/ John
Whiting.
Score 0-571-51185-6 on sale
Ricercare
Una Melodia
1984
Flute and stereo tape delay
6
Score and tape for hire
Ricercare
Una Melodia
1984
Oboe and stereo tape delay
6
Score and tape for hire
Ricercare
Una Melodia
1984
Cello and tape delay
6
Score on special sale from the Hire Library
Ricercare
Una Melodia
1984
Trombone and tape delay system
6
Score on special sale from the Hire Library
Still
1997
Tuba and electronics
8
Electronic equipment: mixer/ amplifier/ 2 speakers/ 2 reverberators/
microphones
Score (fp) 56326 0 on sale
Sufi
Dance
1997
Solo guitar
4
FP: Nottingham University: David Starobin
Score on special sale from the Hire Library
Three
Sketches
1989
Solo cello
8
Written for Francis-Marie Uitti
FP: 18.2.91, Berlin Festival: Francis-MarieUitti
B3 score (fp) 55292 7 on sale.
Toccata
1980
Organ and pre-recorded tape
6
FP: 1980, Winchester Cathedral: Martin Neary
A3 score (fp) 55270 6 on sale, tape for hire.
Tombeau
de Messiaen
1994
Piano and DAT tape or CD
9
Commissioned by Philip Mead with funds provided by Eastern
Arts.
FP: 2.11.94, West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge: Philip Mead
Score 0-571-51626-2 and DAT tape (fp) 0-571-55251-X on sale.
Vers
2000
Solo piano
4
Commissioned by the Royal Festival Hall for Pierre Boulez
on the occasion of his 75th birthday.
FP: 26.3.00, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London: Rolf Hind
0-571-56528-X on sale.
choral
Angels,
The
1994
Unaccompanied SATB chorus
4
Commisioned by Kings College Cambridge
FP: 24.12.94, Service of Nine Lessons and Carols, Kings
College Chapel, Cambridge: Kings College Choir/ Stephen
Cleobury.
Score 0-571-51532-0 on sale
Ashes
Dance Back
1997
Choir and electronics
16
English
Rumi translated by Andrew Harvey Loves Fire and The way
of Passion
Elec requirements: Cd player/ 2 E64 digital sampler/ 5 octave
keyboard/ ZIP cartridge drive/ effects processor (Yamaha
SPX 990)/ 4 microphone / mixer/ stereo amplifier/ 4 loudspeakers.
Commissioned by the New London Chamber Choir in memory of
Judie Campbell, by her husband Philip.
FP: 27.9.97, Strasbourg Festival, France: New London Chamber
Choir/ James Wood.
Score and CD for hire.
Come
Holy Ghost
1984
Unaccompanied double SATB chorus
8
Eng
Bishop J. Cosin based on Veni Creator Spiritus
Commissioned by 1984 Southern Cathedrals Festival
FP: 26.7.84, Winchester Cathedral: Winchester Cathedral
Choir/ Martin Neary.
Score 50855 3 on sale.
Dum
transisset sabbatum
1995
Motet for unaccompanied SATB chorus
4
Latin
Gospel According to St Mark chapter 16
Commissioned for the 1995 City of London Festival Service
FP: 2.7.95, St Pauls Cathedral, London: Choir of St Pauls
Cathedral/ John Scott
Score 51608 4 on sale
Forms
of Emptiness
1986
Unaccompanied SATB chorus
13
Eng
ee Cummings and from the Heart Sutra
Commissioned by the New London Chamber Choir
FP: 15.4.86, St Johns Smith Square, London: New London Chamber
Choir/ James Woods
Score (fp) 0-571-55407-5 on sale.
God
is Our Refuge
1986
SATB chorus and organ
5
Eng
Psalm 46
Written in celebration of the Silver Jubilee of the University
of Sussex, 1986
FP: 5.6.86, Chichester Cathedral: Chichester Cathedral Choir/
Alan Thurlow.
Score 50992 4 on sale.
How
Could The Soul Not Take Flight
1996
Double unaccompanied SATB chorus
15
Eng
Jala Al-Din Rumi translated by Andrew Harvey
Commissioned by and for the National Youth Choir of Great
Britain with funds from the Arts Council of England and
News International.
FP: 23.7.96, Suva, Fiji: National Youth Choir of Great Britain/
Michael Brewer
51800 1 on sale
Hymn
1979
SATB chorus and orchestra
21
Eng
Biblical (incorporating Praise Ye the Lord)
4 (IV=picc). picc.4. ca. 2. 3. cbsn - 4.4. ptpt. 3.1 - perc(2):
BD/bongos/ 2 susp.cym/ 2 vib/ glsp/ crot - 6 vlc. 4 db -
(organ)
Commissioned for the 900th anniversary of Winchester Cathedral
FP: 12.7.79, Winchester Cathedral: 13.7.79, Cheltenham Festival:
Louis Halsey Singers/ Waynflete Singers/ Layclerks/ London
Sinfonietta/ Martin Neary
Full Score, Vocal Score and parts for hire
Lauds
1987
SATB chorus and solo cello
13
Eng
John V Taylor
Commissioned by the 1987 Southern Cathedrals Festival
FP: 23.7.87, Winchester: Winchester Cathedral Choir/ Martin
Neary
Score (fp) 55433 4 and cello part (fp) 55434 2 on sale.
Magnificat
& Nunc Dimittis
1978
Double SSATB chorus and organ
12
Eng
Commissioned by the 1978 Sothern Cathedrals Festival
FP: 29.7.78, Winchester Cathedral: Combined Choirs of Chichester,
Salisbury and Winchester Cathedrals/ Martin Neary.
Score 505511 1 on sale.
Magnificat
& Nunc Dimittis
1978/ 2002
Double SATB choir and large ensemble
Duration 12 minutes
2.2.2.2.1.cbsn - 2221 - 3 vin.2 vla.db
Commissioned by L'Ensemble Intercontemporian
FP: 23.5.02: France, Cité de la Musique, Paris: Jeune
Chouer de Paris/ L'Ensemble Intercontemporian/ Pierre-Andre
Valade
Vocal score0-571-50551-1 on sale, score and parts for hire
Marahi
1999
Unaccompanied SATB chorus
9
Commissioned by the SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart
17.6.99: Rahmen des Deutschen Evangelischen Kirchentages,
Stuttgart: SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart/ Rupert Huber.
Score (fp) 0-571-56457-7 on sale.
Missa
Brevis
1995
SATB unaccompanied chorus
10
Latin
Traditional
Commissioned by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster Abbey
and dedicated to Martin Neary and the Choir of Westminster
Abbey.
FP: 9.7.95, Westminster Abbey, London: Westminster Abbey
Choir/ Martin Neary
Score on sale 51607 6
Mothers
Shall Not Cry
2000
Soprano and tenor soloists, female semi- chorus, female
chorus, orchestra and electronics
37
Traditional Buddist, Christian, Judaic, Hindu texts and
Rumi
3.(II+III=picc). 3(III=ca). 3(III=bcl&cbcl). 3(III=cbsn)
- 4431 - perc(5): 5 whip/ BD/ 2 tom-t/ timp/ boobams/ mar/
5 temple bowl (with marble)/ 2 tam-t/ 2 bongo/ glsp/ gliss
gong/ SD/ cast/ 5 tpl.bl/4 wdbl/ gong/ vib/ susp.cym/ claves/
ratchet/high drum/ mcas/ t. bells - cel - pno - harp - strings
Commissioned by the BBC for the Millenium Season 2000
FP: 2.8.00, BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London: Susannah
Glanville/ Robert Brubaker/ BBC Singers/ New London Chamber
Choir/ BBC Synphony Orchestra/ Jac Van Steen
Score, parts, ORVILLE memory card and MAX-MSP disk for hire.
O
Jesu Nomen Dulce
1979
Motet for unaccompanied SATB chorus
8
Latin
Written for the choir of Winchester Cathedral to celebrate
the tenth anniversary of the installation of the Dean of
Winchester.
FP: 29.11.79, Winchester Cathedral: Winchester Cathedral
Choir/ Martin Neary
Score 50957 X on sale
Path
of Devotion, The
1983
SATB chorus and small orchestra
20
Eng
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
2(II=picc). 2.2.2 - 2200 - perc (1): 2susp.cym/ 2 timp/
2 rototoms/ 2 wdbl/ 2 tpl. bl/ tgl/ tam-t (with water trough)
- strings (min 6.4.3.3.2)
Commissioned by Collegium Musicum
FP: 16.2.85, St Johns Smith Square, London: Collegium Musicum/
Laslo Heltay
Study score (fp) 0-571-56018-0 and vocal score (fp) 0-571-56064-4
on sale, parts for hire.
Praise Ye the Lord
1990
SATB chorus and organ
4
Eng
Commissioned by Eton Collge Choir fo its 550th anniversary
celebrations, May 1990.
FP: 30.5.90, Eton College Chapel: Eton College Choir/ Ralph
Allwood
Score 51442 1 on sale
Remember,
O Lord
2003
Unaccompanied SATB chorus
Duration 3 minutes
Text: from the Leonine Sacrementary, translated for The
Prayer Book as proposed in 1928 by Joseph Armitage Robinson
(1857-1933) Dean of Westminster 1902-1911
Commissioned by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, through
the generosity of Justin and lisa Simpson, for a service
to mark the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Coronation of Her
Majesty Queen Elizabeth 11, on 2nd June 2003, at Westminster
Abbey.
FP: 2.6.03, Westminster Abbey, London: Choir of Westminster
Abbey/ James O'Donnell
Score on special sale from the hire library
Resurrection
1980
Double SATB chorus and organ
18
Eng and Latin
Biblical and Liturgical
Commissioned by the 1981 Three Choirs Festival
FP: 28.8.81, Worcester Cathedral: Donald Hunt
Score 50635 6 on sale
The Royal Banners Forward Go (2004)
Unaccompanied SATB chorus
Duration 4 minutes
Text: Vexilla Regis by Bishop Venantius
Fortunatus, translated by J.M. Neale, 1851 (Eng)
Commissioned by St John's College, Cambridge
for the choir of St John's under its director, David Hill
FP: 9.3.04: St John's College, Cambridge: Choir of St John's College,
Cambridge/David Hill
The
Summer Cloud's Awakening (2001) 32 mins
SATB choir, solo flute, solo cello and electronics
Text: Wagner (Ger), Buddha Shakyamuni (Eng)
Fl (picc+afl) - Vic
Commissioned by the New London Chamber Choir and Oxford
Contempory Music to mark the Choirs 20th Anniversary and
funded jointly by the New London Chamber Choir and Southern
Arts. The work was made possible by the co-production of
CIRM (Centre National de Creátion Musicale) and the
Association Art de la Napoule. Réalisation technologique
CRIM
FP: 12.4.02, Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford: members of the
Critical Band/ New London Chamber Choir/ James Wood
Score and parts for hire
Sweet/
winterhart
2001
SATB chorus and violin
10
Eng/ Ger
William Shakespeare (Sonnet V) & Paul Celan (sie, die
den Blick, auf dem die Blicke ruhn)
Commisioned by Madeleine Mitchell and the Joyful Company
of Singers with financial assistance from the Arts Council
of England, The Performing Right Society Foundation, the
Esmee Fairbairn Trust and the Britten-Pears Foundation
FP: 2.6.01, Bath Festival: Madeleine Mitchell (vln)/ Joyfull
Company of Singers
Score and Violin part for sale.
Thou
Mastering Me God
1989
SATB chorus and organ
6
Eng
Gerard Manley Hopkins
FP: 22.11.89, St Sepulchre without Newgate: Choristers of
Westminster Abbey/ MArtin Neary
Score (fp) 51139 2 on sale
Vocal
Music
Buddhist Song No 1
2003
Mezzo-soprano and piano
Duration 2 minutes
Text: Shantideva's "Guide to the Bodhisattra's Way of Life", trans. By Neil
Elliott under the guidance of Geshe Kebong Gyatso
Buddhist Song No 2
2004
"With excellent raiments"
mezzo-soprano (or soprano) and piano
Duration 4 minutes
Text: Taken from Chapter 2 (verses 13,15,18,27,65) of the Kadampa Buddhist
text Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life translated under the guidance of
Geshe Kelsang Gyatso by Neil Elliott. Reproduced by permission (Eng)
Commissioned by the City of London Festival, with funding from the Esmée
Fairbairn Foundation
First performance: 24.06.04: LSO St Luke's, London, Ailish Tynan/Simon
Lepper
Chu
2002
soprano, clarinet and cello
Duration 12 minutes
Text: from 'Praise in 21 Homages to Tara' (Trad) and a poem
by Soname Yangchen (Tibetan, written in phonetic Eng)
Commissioned by th French Ministry of Culture (a state commiccion),
Accroche Note and Festival Musica (Strasbourg)
FP: 21.9.02, Festival Musica, Strasbourg, France: Accroche
Note
Score and parts for hire
From
Silence
1988
Soprano, 6 players and tape
21
Eng
Jonathan Harvey and from West Malling Abbey
vln. vla - perc(1): 5 susp.cym/vib/ 2c. bell/ crot/ mar/
tamb/ ch.dr/ 2 tpl. bl/ wdbl - 3 elec keyboards (Akai S-900,
Yamaha Dx7 IIFD & Yamaha TX816) - 2 SPX 90 II effects
units with 3 technicians - Macintosh computer.
Commissioned by the Music and Cognition Group of MIT
FP: 2.2.89, Massachussetts Institute of Technology, USA:
MIT Ensemble/ Barry Vercoe/ Karol Bennett
Score, parts and tape for hire.
Lullaby
for the Unsleeping
1982
Medium voice and piano
5
Eng
John V Taylor
FP: 22.11.85, Wigmore Hall, London: Catherine Denley/ Graham
Johnson
Score51003 5 on sale
Nachtlied
1984
Soprano, piano and pre-recorded tape
25
Ger
Goethe and Rudolf Steiner
Commissioned by the Harrogate Festival
FP: 11.8.84, Harrogate Festival: Jane Manning/ David Mason
Score and tape for hire
One
Evening....
1993-94
Soprano, mezzo, soprano, chamber ensemble of 8 players,
2 technicians and electronics
35
Eng/ Sanskit
Han Shan, Rabindranath Tagore
fl(=bfl+picc). ob(=ca) - hn - perc(1): tom-t/ 2 conga/ bongos/
tabla/ tam-t/ 2 susp.cym/ vib/t. bells - harp - vlc - Yamaha
SY77 synth - sampler ( Akai s1000+keyboard). Elec requirements:
two compact disc player units, two harmonisers, 8 microphones
and mixer
Commissioned by the Electronic Studio of WDR, Cologne
FP: 14.6.94, Stollwerk, Cologne, Germany: Musikfabrik NRW/
Ingrid Schmidthusen/ Susanne Otto/ Johannes Kalitzke
Score, disk, CDs, SY77 cartridges and parts for hire.
Song
Offerings
1985
Soprano and chamber ensemble of 8 players
17
Eng
Rabindranath Tagore
fl9=afl). cl - pno - string quintet (db=crot)
Commissioned by Spectrum
FP; 22.3.85, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London: Spectrum/ Rosemary
Hardy/ Guy Protheroe
Score 0-571-50980-0 on sale, parts for hire.
Songs
of Li Po
2002
mezzo-soprano, strings, two percussion and harpsichord
Duration 15 minutes
Text: poems of Li Po translated into English by David Hinton
perc(2): 2 small drums/ tpl. bl/wdl/2 small drums/ t. bells/
11tuned Thai gongs/ 2 guero
2 tgl/steel pans - harpsichord - strings (55442)
Commissioned by the Aldeburgh Festival
FP: 20.6.02, Aldeburgh Festival, Snape Maltings Concert
Hall: Saah Connolly/ Northern Sinfonia/ Pierre-André
Valade
Score and parts for hire
You
1992
Soprano and chamber ensemble of 4 players
2
cl. vla. vlc. db
FP: 17.3.93, Warwick Arts Centre: Composers Ensemble/ Mary
Wiegold/ Dominic Muldowney
A3 facsimile score (fp) 0-571-55356-7 and parts (fp) 0-571-55357-5
on sale.
electronics
Mortuos
Plango, Vivos Voco
1980
Computer- manipulated concrete sounds (pre-recorded quadraphonic
tape)
9
Commissioned by IRCAM
FP: 30.11.80, Lille Festival
Tape for hire.
Mythic
Figures
2001
Tape
9
Tape for hire.
Ritual
Melodies
1989-90
Quadraphonic tape
14
Commissioned by South East Arts
FP: 11.7.90, Saintes Festival, France
Tape for hire.
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