CANZONI D’AMORE (2020)

Clarinet in A or Viola & Piano; and revised for Cello & Piano; and revised for Bassoon & Piano or Euphonium & Piano or Trombone & Piano

Duration ca. 8’30”

DANCING WITH A SHADOW OF MYSELVES – VARIATIONS ON AN IDEA OF A MAN WITH AT LEAST A BLUE HEAD (2020)

Soprano. Clarinet in Bb & Piano, including a setting of stanza XXXIII from The Man with the Blue Guitar by Wallace Stevens

Private recording made by Yvonne Patrick, soprano, Steve Dummer, clarinet & Christopher Langworthy, piano, West Sussex, November 2020.

Duration ca. 8’30”

THE HIDDEN MASKS OF ROGER COWEN – PARADE AND REFRAINS (2020)

Flute (=Picc) & Oboe (=CA)

Duration ca. 12’

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JORDAN’S MARCH (2020)

Organ

Duration ca. 6’

SOME OF MISS VIDLER’S FORETHOUGHTS AND AFTERTHOUGHTS WITH SEVERAL SMALL ENIGMAS (2020)

Piano

Duration ca. 7’ – 12’30”

LISTEN to one of the many versions of this piece

FRIPPERIES AND FRAZZLES (2019)

Oboe & Piano*

First-prize winner of the 4^th International Music Composition Contest, Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos

First performed by Vicente Llimerá, oboe & Stefanos Spanopoulos, piano, Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos, Valencia, October 2019.

Duration ca. 13’

*also available for Oboe & Chamber Orchestra

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HAROLD AND ARTHUR’S UNPREDICTABLE PIANIST (2019)

Piano

Duration ca. 14’

TWO GRATEFUL DIVERSIONS (2019)

SERENADE FOR SARAH     AUBADE FOR THE BOYS

Horn in F & Piano

First performed by Zachary Hayward, horn.

Duration ca. 5’

First performed by Zachary Hayward, horn, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London. Duration ca. 5’

VESPER – A MINIATURE (2019)

Clarinet in Bb & Piano

Duration ca. 2’30”

FOR DADDY (2017)

Piano (=Triangle. 2 Ice Bells. 2 Cowbells & Tam-tam)

Duration ca. 20’

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QUINTETS FOR SAXOPHONES AND STRINGS (2017)

SCHERZO    CAVATINA    DANZA DIABOLICA

Soprano Saxophone (=ASax) & String Quartet; and revised for Clarinet in Bb and String Quartet

First performed by Harry Dichmont, saxophones, Seung-Youn Han & Cecily Moorsom, violins, Sophie Williams, viola & Kinna Whitehead, cello, Lancing College, West Sussex, May 2018.

Duration ca. 11’30”

THREE CAROLS (2017)

CAROL 1      CAROL 2     CAROL 3

Oboe & Piano

Duration ca. 5’

TWO PIECES FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO (2017)

PRELUDING, WITH AN ILLUSION OF PEACE     AND ON AND ON…

Violin & Piano

Composed for and first performed by Ani Batikian, violin, and Roland Roberts, piano, Rye Arts Festival 2018, St Thomas’ Church, Winchelsea, September 2018.

Duration ca. 28’

BALLET, WITH JUMPING (2016)

Clarinet in Bb. Cello & Piano

First performed by Steve Dummer, clarinet, Val Wellbanks, cello & Juliet Edwards, piano, Friends Meeting House, Brighton, July 2016.

Duration ca. 12’

ECHOES FROM A BALLET (2016)

Clarinet in A (=BCl in Bb) & Piano

Duration ca. 13’30”

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TOUT EST DANS LE RYTHME, MON POTE (2016)

Flute. Clarinet in A. Horn in F & Piano

Composed for and first performed by Lucy Hopson, flute, Harry Dichmont, clarinet, Zachary Hayward, horn & Bethany Sullivan, piano, St Mary’s Church, Storrington, April 2017.

Duration ca. 9’

DANCIN’ 3 (…AS JENNY WOULD HAVE DANCED) (2015)

Oboe & Xylophone

Duration ca. 9’30”

DANCIN’ 3a (…AS JENNY WOULD HAVE DANCED AGAIN) (2015)

Oboe & Percussion (1: Temple Blocks & Concert-toms)

Duration ca. 9’30”

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DANCIN’ 4 5 (A DIVERSION FOR FLUTES) (2015)

Flute Quintet (I=BFl II.IV=Picc III.V=AFl) – performers are required to dance, badly

Composed for and first performed by Sussex Flutes, St Luke’s Church, March 2016.

Duration ca. 5’30”

JENNY’S COR (PRELUDE, SKIPPING TUNE AND SONG) (2015)

Cor Anglais & Piano

Duration ca. 8’

PARTY PIECES – FIVE MINIATURES FOR CLARINET AND PIANO (2014)

…ME     …THE ONE WITH THE TROUSERS     …THE ONE WITH THE SHIRT     …ME AGAIN?    …DAVID

Clarinet in Bb & Piano

Composed for and first performed by Joseph Shiner, clarinet & Frederick Brown, piano, St John’s, Smith Square, London, November 2015.

Duration ca. 6’30”

SEVERAL ENDINGS (2014)

Piano Quartet

Duration ca. 9’30”

SUMMER SONGS, AND OTHERS (2013)

Clarinet in Bb. Violin. Viola & Cello

Duration ca. 11’

TWO PIECES FOR JOHN (2013)

REFLECTION     . . . BUT THE SHOW GOES ON!

Bassoon & Piano

First performed by Anna Forster, bassoon & Adrian West, piano, Lancing College, 2014.

Duration: ca. 8’

FIVE OR SIX CORRIDORS (THIRTEEN MINIATURES FOR PIANO TRIO) (2012)

Violin. Cello & Piano

First performed by Daniel Bhattacharya, violin, Peter Adams, cello & Jeremy Young, piano, Brighton Unitarian Church, Brighton, July 2014.

Duration ca. 20’

. . . WITH VIEWS OF A HIGHER PLACE (2012)

VERY SLOWLY     FAIRLY QUICK, BUT STEADY

Oboe & String Sextet (2.2.1.1)*

Duration ca. 12’30”

*also available for Oboe & String Orchestra

DANCIN’ 2 4 (MR KELLER’S BEACONS) (2011)

2 Clarinets in Bb & 2 Percussion (1: Glock & Vib; 2: TBl & RTom)

Composed for and first performed by Daisy Forden-Keech & Henry Kimber, clarinets; Sherlene Lau & Richard Clarke, percussion, St John’s, Smith Square, London, March 2012. Duration ca. 6’

READ: Dancin’ 2 4 – programme note

READ: Dancin’ 2 4 – score excerpt

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DANCIN’ 1 (DANCIN’ FOR JOE. . . !) (2009)

Clarinet in Bb

Composed for and first performed by Joseph Shiner, St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, November 2013.

Duration ca. 7’30”

PASTORAL (2009)

Flute. Guitar & Cello

Duration ca. 9’

LITTLE PIECES FOR PIANO (2008)

LITTLE PIECE FOR PIANO No. 1    LITTLE PIECE FOR PIANO No. 2    LITTLE PIECE FOR PIANO No. 3    LITTLE PIECE FOR PIANO No. 4

LITTLE PIECE FOR PIANO No. 5

Piano

Duration ca. 7’30”

FIVE PIECES FOR THE SOLO PIANO (2007, revised 2011)

1 (THE DREAM, METHINKS)     2 (THE FROLIC)    3 (THE HYMN)    4 (THE ARIA, OR PERHAPS JUST A SONG)     5 (THE DANCE, MOSTLY)

Piano

3 (The Hymn) first performed by Jeremy Young, Lancing College, West Sussex, March 2012.

Duration ca. 42’

TWO PIECES FOR VIOLINS AND HORN (2006)

…ANOTHER’S GOLDEN HORIZON     …OR PERHAPS MY END

2 Violins & Horn in F

Duration ca. 24’

PORRIDGE SARABANDE (2004)

Piano

Performed by Ian Morgan-Williams on too many occasions to remember. Duration ca. 1’

THE GROTESQUE GARDEN (2003)

CIRCUMAMBULATION  No. 1 (INTO THE GARDEN)    I – RANCOROUS RHUBARB    CIRCUMAMBULATION No. 2 (THERE’S SOMETHING STRANGE GOING ON HERE)    II – CONSIRATORIAL CONVOLVULUS     CIRCUMAMBULATION No. 3 (IT MIGHT BE TIME FOR A SIT DOWN)    III – SOPORIPHIC SUNFLOWERS     CIRCUMAMBULATION No. 4 (BEGINNING TO FEEL THE BREEZE)     IV – EURHYTHMIC EUCALYPTUS

4 Violins & 4 Double Basses

Duration ca. 12’

J & B’s SUNDAY BOOK (2002)

SUNDAY MORNING    MATRON    MRS K-H   UNDER THE BED . . .   POLYDOR LAWN    THE HEAD MASTER (…AND HIS WIFE)!   THE BOYS

Piano, 4 hands

Duration ca. 11’

THE THREE DREAMS OF MR TURNER (2002)

MR TURNER’S FIRST DREAM     MR TURNER’S SECOND DREAM     MR TURNER’S THIRD DREAM

Treble Recorder & Harp

Duration ca. 14’

Y TAIR TELYN (THE THREE HARPS) (1992)

Y DELYN FELEN (THE YELLOW HARP)    Y DELYN WYLLT (THE WILD HARP)    Y DELYN DYFADWY (THE GROWING HARP)

Harp

Highly commended: Gregynog Composers Competition of Wales.

Duration ca. 11’30”

TWO IMPROVISATIONS FOR DOUBLE BASS AND PIANO (1984)

SGLEIN    DISGLAIR

Double Bass & Piano (in versions for solo and orchestral tuning)

Duration ca. 18’

SYNNAU (1983)

ALLEGRO CON BRIO     ANDANTINO      PRESTO

2 Harps

First performed by Elinor Bennett & Meinir Heulyn, Gŵyl Gerdd Menai, 1983.