Catalogue of works

Array (1986)
trumpet and strings
30'
score and parts on hire

Ceremony op. 19 (1966)
cello and orchestra
2(II+picc).2.ca.1.bcl.2-2.2.1.1-timp.2perc-hp.pno/cel-str
20'
study score on sale (019 362443 5)
score and parts on hire

Concerto da Camera op. 6 (1966)
Concerto No. 1 for solo violin, wind and percussion
1.1(+ca).2(II+bcl).1-2.2.1.0-timp.2perc
19'
study score on sale (019 362451 6)
score and parts on hire

Concerto for Chamber Orchestra op. 8 (1968)
1(+picc).1.1.1-1.1.1.0-perc-str
15'
score and parts on hire

Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra op. 44 (1979)
"In Memoriam Luigi Dallapiccola"
2(II+picc).2(II+ca).2(II+bcl).2-1.2.2.0-timp.3perc-hp.cel.pno-str
25'
score and parts on hire

Concerto No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra op. 26 (1970)
4.3.3.3-4.3.3.1-timp.3perc-hp.pno/cel-str
34'
study score on sale (019 362479 6)
score and parts on hire

The Demon of Adachigahara
Suite for Orchestra op. 21b
2.2.2.2-4.3(III opt).2.1-timp.5perc(2 opt)-pno-str
14'
score and parts on hire

Dreamsongs op. 43
An extended and enhanced version of the original for chamber ensemble (see below under "Instrumental and Chamber Music")
1(+picc).1.1.bcl.1-2.1.1.0-perc-hp-cimbalom-str
14'
study score on sale (019 362603 9)
score and parts on hire

Elegy and Scherzo alla Marcia op. 47a
Adapted for string orchestra from part of the String Quartet op. 47
10'
score and parts on hire

Elegy for Small Orchestra op. 1
1.1.ca.1.bcl.0-1.1.1.0-str
8'
study score on sale (019 362461 3)
score and parts on hire

Epiphany Variations op. 39 (1969)
2.picc.2.ca.3.3-4.3.3.1-timp.4perc-hp.pno/cel-str
23'
score and parts on hire

OUVERT®CLOS op. 27 (1969)
for chamber orchestra
strings with optional fl (+picc), cl in C (+bcl), 2hn, pno or harpsichord (also playing perc), hp
8' (6' if str only)
study score on sale (019 362463 X)
score and parts on hire

Play Ground op. 41 (1978)
3(III+picc).3(III+ca)3(III+bcl)2.cbm-4.3.3.1-timp.5perc-hp-pno duet-str
Ballet Score:
(i) full orchestration, as above
(ii) reduced orchestration: 2(II+picc).2(II+ca).2(II+bcl).2-4.2.3.1-timp.2perc-hp.pno duet-str 27'
score and parts on hire

Some Marches on a Ground op. 28
3(II&III+picc).2.3(II+Ebcl, III+bcl).2-4.3.3.1-timp.3perc-hp.cel-str
12'
study score on sale (019 362484 2)
score and parts on hire

Suite No. 1 from 'The Story of Vasco' op. 29a
3(II&III+picc).2.ca.2.bcl.3-4.3.3.1-timp.3perc-hp.cimb.pno/cel-str
20'
score and parts on hire

Symphonies for Chamber Orchestra op. 11
1(+picc).2.1(+bcl).0-2.0.0.0-str
18'
study score on sale (019 362472 9)
score and parts on hire

Symphony No. 1 op. 13a (1976)
This is a revision of Sinfonia Concertante (1965)
2.2.2.2-2.2.0.0-timp.perc-hp-str
20'
score and parts on hire

Symphony No. 2 op. 37 (1975)
3(III+picc).2.ca.2.bcl.3-4.3.3.1-timp.4perc-2hp.cel.pno-str
24'
score and parts on hire

Thel op. 38
See also under "Instrumental and Chamber Music" below
solo fl, 2hn, str
14'
study score on sale (019 355978 1)
score and parts on hire

Watermusic
See also under "Instrumental and Chamber Music" below
treble/tenor/descant/sopranino recorders (1 player) and strings
11'
score and parts on hire

Wildboy op. 42a
Ballet score. See also under "Instrumental and Chamber Music" below
2(II+afl&picc).2.2.2-4(III&IV opt).2.3.0-2perc(III opt)-cimbalom (or pno and/or egtr).hp-str
27'
score and parts on hire

Young Apollo
Ballet score
2.2.2.3(III+bcl).2-4.3.3.0-timp.2perc-hp.cel/pno-solo str quartet-str
30'
score and parts on hire

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Ariadne op. 31 (1972)
concertante for solo oboe and 12 players
fl(+picc).2cl(II+bcl)-tpt.atbn.ttbn-perc.pno(+cel)-vn.va.vc.db
23'
study score on sale from Allegro Music 0-19-355950-1
score and parts on hire

Canto op. 4 (1961 rev 1963)
fl.ob.cl.bn.hn.tbn
5'
score and parts on hire

Carol for Flute and Piano op. 7 (1962)
contact Repertoire Promotion Dept

Chime (1983)
brass quintet (2tpt, hn, tbn, tba)
12'
score and parts on hire

Dreamsongs op. 35 (1973)
cl, ob, bn, pno
14'
score and parts on hire

Fear no more (1981)
oboe, oboe d'amore, cor anglais
12'
score and parts on hire

Oboe Quintet
oboe and string quartet
16'
contact Repertoire Promotion Dept

Peace for brass op. 53 (1981)
4tpt, hn, 4tbn, tba
5'
score and parts on hire

Quiet!
for wind band
9'
score and parts on hire

String Quartet op. 47 (1980)
27'
score and parts on hire

Studies for String Quartet Set 1 op. 34a (1973)
15'
study score on sale from Allegro Music 0-19-355972-2
score and parts on hire

Studies for String Quartet Set 2 op. 34b
12'
study score on sale from Allegro Music 0-19-355974-9
score and parts on hire

Thel op. 38 (1978)
Concertante for solo flute with two horns and double string septet (6vn, 3va, 3vc, 2db)
14'
study score on sale from Allegro Music 0-19-355978-1
score and parts on hire

Three inventions for Flute and Clarinet op. 3 (1959)
on sale from Allegro Music 0-19-355977-3

Trio (1986)
violin, cello, piano
27'
score and parts on hire

Trio (Rhymes and Reasons) op. 52
clarinet, cello, piano
25'
on sale from Allegro Music 0-19-355993-5

Variations for Oboe and Cello op. 39a
'Little Epiphany'
14'
on sale (019 355983 8)

Villanelles op. 2 (1959 rev 1974)
fl.ob.cl.bn.hn.vn.vc
12'
score and parts on hire

A Wake (1982)
flute, clarinet, cello, piano
10'
score and parts on hire

Watermusic (1982)
treble/tenor/descant/sopranino recorders (1 player) and piano
11'
on sale from Allegro Music 0-19-355984-6

Wavesongs (1983)
cello and piano
30'
score and part on hire

Wildboy op. 42 (1978)
Concertante for clarinet with cimbalom and seven players: fl, bn, hn, vn, va, vc, db
27'
study score on sale from Allegro Music(019 355982 X)
score and parts on hire

A Year and a Day op. 48a (1980)
solo clarinet
8'
available for sale from Allegro Music

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Celebration
A little Cantata for unison voices, mixed chorus and orchestra, to a text by William Blake
2.picc.3.2.bcl.3-4.3.3.1-timp.4perc-hp.pno.org-str
8'
score and parts on hire

Changes - A Nocturnal Cycle op. 17
Settings of words by Sir Thomas Browne, William Blake, Robert Herrick, Stephen Hawes, William Davenant and Anon.
soprano and baritone soloists, chorus (opt. children's chorus) and orchestra
2.1.2.2-2.2.2.1-timp.4perc-pno-str
50'
vocal score on sale (019 335620 1)
score and parts on hire

The Covenant of the Rainbow op. 24
Text from the Chester Play and the Liturgy
A Festival Anthem for chorus and organ, with piano duet
20'
vocal score on sale (019 335610 4)
chorus part on sale (019 335611 2)
score and parts on hire

Dreamcanon 1 op. 49
Text by Kathleen Raine
alto solo, chorus, two pianos (one electric, one acoustic) and percussion.
19'
score and parts on hire

Harvest Songs op. 46
Text by Ted Hughes
double choir, junior choir and orchestra
3(III+picc).2.2.2-2.2.2.1-4perc-hp.2gtr.pno duet-str
28'
score and parts on hire

A May Song op. 22
Text by Robert Herrick
SSATBB voices unaccompanied
vocal score on sale (019 335636 8)

Night Wind
Text by Ted Hughes
SATB voices unaccompanied
adapted from The Demon of Adachigahara
available for sale from Banks Music Publications

O Blessed Lord
Anonymous sixteenth-century text
SATB voices, with a bass line for organ or any suitable bass instrument
available for sale from Banks Music Publications

Sea Psalms
Text from the Psalms
mixed chorus, children's chorus and orchestra
3(III+picc).2.ca.2.bcl.2.cbn-4.3.3.1-timp.3perc-hp.pno/cel-str
score and parts on hire

Two Christmas Songs
Latin texts
unaccompanied two-part songs:
1. Cradle Song of the Nuns of Chester (c. 1425)
2. Laetabundus (11th century)
available for sale from Banks Music Publications

Wintersong op. 51
Three poems by Ted Hughes and a traditional rhyme
six singers (AATTBB) with optional percussion instruments
vocal scores on hire

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Armada Echoes
Text by Michael Justin Davis
2Ct, T, 2Bar, B
25’
contact Repertoire Promotion Dept for details

A Wake Again
2Ct, 2 recorders, cello and harpsichord
contact Repertoire Promotion Dept for details

The Cool Web op. 36
Text by Stevie Smith and Robert Graves
High voice and piano
18’
contact Repertoire Promotion Dept for details

Corpus Christi Carol op. 5
Text anon 16th century
high voice, clarinet, horn and string quartet
12’
score and parts on hire

For the Unfallen op. 9
Text by Geoffrey Hill
tenor, horn and strings
20’
score on sale (019 345267 7)

Gertrude’s Prayer
Text by Rudyard Kipling
voice and piano
contact Repertoire Promotion Dept for details

Medieval French Songs op. 14a
high voice, clarinet, piano and percussion
12’
contact Repertoire Promotion Dept for details

Memories of Morning: Night op. 30
A monodrama with text drawn from Jean Rhys’s novel Wide Sargasso Sea, for mezzo soprano and orchestra:
3 (II+afl&picc, III+picc).0.0.0-1.3.0.0-timp.3perc-2hp.pno-str
34’
study score on sale (019 362487 7)
score and parts on hire

The New World op. 25
Text by Ted Hughes
medium voice (or high voice) and piano
20’
medium voice version on sale from from Banks Music Publications
high voice version on hire

Three Songs to Mediaeval French Texts op. 14b
medium voice and piano
The original version of these songs appears as Medieval French Songs op. 14a (see above). The two versions differ in many details and cannot be used together.
12’
score on sale (019 345273 1)

Verses in Memoriam David Munrow (1979)
countertenor, recorder, cello and harpsichord
9’
score on hire

Voice from the Tomb
Text by Stevie Smith
medium voice and piano
12’
score on hire

World Within op. 40 (1977)
Text from Emily Brontë
actress, mezzo soprano and ten players:
fl.cl.hn.tpt-perc.hp-vn.va.vc
43’
score and parts on hire

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The Grace of Todd op. 20
A comedy in three scenes with an original libretto by David Rudkin
cast of ten (four principals) and chamber orchestra
1(+picc).1(+ca).2(II+bcl&Eb).1-1.1(+cnt).1(+btn)-2perc.hp.pno/cel/org-1.1.1.1.1-tapes
75’
score and parts on hire

Potter Thompson
A music drama in one act for solo voices, children’s chorus and ensemble, to a libretto by Alan Garner
cl.hn.perc.pno.cel.electric organ
90’
vocal score on sale (019 335666 X)
score and parts on hire

Purgatory op. 18
Opera in one act to the text of WB Yeats’s play
two soloists (high baritone and light tenor), wordless small SSA chorus (or three solo voices) and orchestra
1(+picc).2(II+bcl).0.1-1.1.1.0-timp.2perc-hp-pno/cel-str
40’
score and parts on hire

The Story of Vasco op. 29
Opera in three acts. Libretto based on an English version by Ted Hughes of the play ‘Histoire de Vasco’ by Georges Schehadé
17 solo voices, chorus and orchestra
3(II&III+picc).3(III+ca).3.3-4.3.3.1-timp.3perc-hp-pno/cel-cimbalom-str
135’
score and parts on hire

Wheel of The World (1972)
An entertainment with libretto by David Cowan, based on Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales
a group of young (16-20 years) actors, dancers, mimes and an older actor, chorus of about 25 children (8-12 years), and a mixed chorus (SATB) of about 30 voices;
orchestra (2.0.1.0-1.2.1.0-2perc-pno-vc.db), stage orchestra (tpt, 3perc [I+fl or picc ad lib], org) and two conductors
60’
score and parts on hire

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Ahmet The Woodseller
Words by Ian Serraillier
unison voices (songs and speech) and percussion
vocal score on sale (019 335600 7)
optional instrumental accompaniment to the songs and an additional instrumental Prologue, Interlude and Dance (1.1.1.0-1.1-hp-timp.perc-0.0.0.0.1) on hire

The Demon of Adachigahara op. 21
A cantata for junior choir, narrator and instruments, with optional mime
words by Ted Hughes, based on a traditional Japanese folk-tale
3 recorders, percussion, xylophones, glockenspiels, bass and piano. Piano may be replaced by orchestra (3.2.3.3-4.3.3.1-timp.perc-str)
30’
vocal/instrumental score, including the music for voice, junior instruments and piano, on sale (019 335625 2)
voice part on sale (019 335626 0)
score and orchestral parts on hire

The History of the Flood
Words by John Heath Stubbs
children’s voices (2-part) and harp
12’
score and parts on hire

Holly from the Bongs
A Nativity Opera with text by Alan Garner
Eight singing parts (sopranos, trebles, altos), two speaking parts, three silent parts, children’s chorus (some playing simple instruments), instrumental ensemble (eight adult players – tpt, pno, org, perc, str quartet)
The work may also be accompanied by piano only
30’
voice parts on sale (019 335654 6)
score and parts on hire

Matthew Mark Luke and John
from Changes, op 17
children’s chorus and harp
4’
score on hire

Meet My Folks!
’Theme and Relations’ op. 10
Settings of poems by Ted Hughes for speaker, children’s chorus (mostly unison), children’s percussion band, and adult percussion (3-4 players) and instruments (0.1.1.1-1.1.0.0-pno-0.0.0.1.0)
a rehearsal piano part is incorporated into the score
25’
score on sale (019 335660 0)
voice part on sale (019 335661 9)
score and parts on hire

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