other compositions
[RM] Recital Music Publications*
E (easy) M (moderate) D (difficult) HD (highly difficult)
7 (duration in minutes)
woodwind
brilliant geometries (1997) saxophone quartet D 7
flora boreas (2004) unaccompanied bass clarinet D 4
jagged coloured fib (2003) wind quintet (fl/ob/cl/bsn/hn) D 7
le poeme de l’angle droit (2003) duo for alto flute & harp D 7
rain spirit passing [RM] (2005) duo for flute & double bass D 8
brass
a trick of the light (1996) brass band M 3
cathedrals, bottles, epiphany (2003) duo for flugelhorn & db HD 10
moving parts (1993) trio for 3 trombones M 5
night windows (1995) brass quintet D 6
percussion
basket case (2004) 2 players each with small wdn. shaker, small caxixa, 2-tone wdblock/guiro D 2
words (2008) player 1: 7 drums (bongos/toms/bass), 4 cow bells player 2: 5 drums (bongos/conga/bass), 5 woodblocks D 6
strings
abalone [RM] (1999) unaccompanied double bass HD 10
autem transiens (2008) 2 versions: 7 vlns & 6 db (or: 13 db) M/D 7, an arrangement of ‘Jesus autem transiens/Credo in Deum’ by Robert Wylkynson
bass cleft [RM] (2002) duo for 2 double basses D 7
(be)longings (2008) octet for 4 vlns & 4 db M/D 7
biophilia [RM] (2005) 6 duos for 2 db or 2 cellos E 10
(i) 2 (hydrophobic) hamsters, (ii) 2 (crafty) cats, (iii) 2 (tentative) tortoises, (iv) 2 (dirty) dogs, (v) 2 (romancing) rabbits, (vi) 2 (gluttonous) guinea pigs
blue patches [RM] (2000) trio for 3 db D 4
break ng up [RM] (2001) unaccompanied db D 6
cathedrals, bottles, epiphany (2003) duo for flugelhorn & db HD 10
cleave (2003) string orchestra D 9
common ground [RM] (2006) 3 pieces for unaccompanied db D 9
(i) northern light, (ii) postcard from Tanglewood, (iii) freeplay
daisy-chain [RM] (2007) 7 miniatures for violin quartet M 11
1 days-eye, 2 tansy, 3 chamomile, 4 colts-foot, 5 michaelmas, 6 fox-and-cubs, 7 moonpenny (or for viola quartet)
double billing (2009) 2 duos for violin & double bass D 8
fantasia, meditation & galliard [RM] (2002) violin, viola, double bass D 6 the Fantasia and Galliard are by Orlando Gibbons; the meditation is a reflective composition based on that piece
haiku journey [RM] (1999) db/piano (or harp) M/D 3
io [RM] (2000) db/pno M 3
khroma zones [RM] (2005) 7 pieces for db/pno D 15
1 yellow duster, 2 rhode island red, 3 a flutter on the grey, 4 comfy green settee, 5 floral blue frock, 6 pinks with african violets, 7 black cherry
moving bass (2003) trio for db M 5
not one, but half of two [RM] (2004) unaccompanied db D 9
pictures from Bruegel** (2007/9) 5 pieces for vln & pno D 15
pinions** (2000) vln/pno HD 14
portfolio [RM] (2003) 5 miniatures for db & pno M 8
1 self portrait, 2 landscape, 3 interior, 4 still life, 5 seascape
rain spirit passing [RM] (2005) duo for flute & double bass D8
St Kildan narratives [RM] (2009) octet for double basses D 12
smile off-line [RM] (2001) trio for db D 6
the matisse dancers (2003) vln/db/pno D 7
the patricia dances (2003) mandolin and harp D 7
tractway (2017) unaccompanied double bass D 7
traffic trials [RM] (2007) 4 one minute pieces for db/pno E 4
1. uphill (HGV in front), 2. please stay green; please, 3. gridlock waltz, 4. narrow, curvaceous road (SUV tailgating)
unquiet air [RM] (2001) quartet for 4 db + conductor M 8
mixed ensembles
3 bagatelles (2005/6) fl/cl/vln/cllo D 7
a music of the grove (2005) 2 cl/vln/cllo/perc/pno D 7
assortative mating (2002) recorder, guitar & harpsichord D 7
being (1981) 4 voices, flute, vibraphone & cello M 8
from chalk to shingle (2002) childrens voices/ mixed inst. E/M 12
jagged coloured fib (2003) chamber orchestra D 7
leavings (2006) cl/vln/cllo/pno D 23
7 narratives on matters ecological: 1. collecting stones, 2. track making, 3. interpretations of scent, 4. stains with stories, 5. traces of myth, 6. scrapes on saplings, 7. letting go of narrative
orange and aureolin over blue (1998) flute, viola, harp D 7
not one, but half of two plus eight (2005) solo db, cor anglais, bass cl, bassoon,horn, vln, 2 violas, cllo D 9
surface, edge, form (1995) 2 versions: cor anglais, strings, harpsichord D 19
(or: clarinet, strings, piano)
tin revelry (2001) concert band M 6
vernal equinox (1992) fl/ob/cl/bsn/t.hn/tpt/tmbne/tuba M 7
piano
caryophyllaceae** (2006/9) D 5
etude : variations on BACH (2003) D 3
is will be was (2008) revised version HD 12 of chrysanthemums (2009) D 1
romance sans paroles (1994) M 4
under blossom stars (2002) E 1
solo miscellaneous
airplay (2005) ryuteki D 4
contra jour (1999) organ D 4
creme des rouges (2007) guitar D 4
romance sans paroles (2006) harp M 4
choral
3 thoughtful carols [RM] (2005) SA chamber choir M 9
1 I saw a stable (Mary Coleridge), 2 The reminder (Thomas Hardy)
3 Christmas eve (Mathilde Blind)
Balulalow! (2008) a carol for SATB M 3
poem by James, John and Robert Wedderburn
Be the Power (2007) SATB M 5
poem by Christina Rossetti
change (2008) SATB M 3
poem by William Drummond
the way (2007) SATB M 4
text 1 Corinthians 13
this child’s world (1993) SA and piano M/E 3
text from Japanese Poetry, the Uta, trans. by Arthur Waley (adapted by the composer)
vocal
6 Somerset Folk Songs (2006/8) voice & piano M/D 25
1. John Barleycorn, 2. Bridgwater Fair, 3. O Waly, Waly, 4. Bruton Town, 5. The Foggy Dew, 6. The Wraggle Taggle Gipsies O! (new piano arrangements)
of the night (2003) voice, db & pno M 3
text by the composer
soft rains (2005) mezzo soprano, clarinet & pno M/D 12
three songs with two instrumental interludes: 1. There will come soft rains, [interlude 1], 2. Barter, [interlude 2], 3. Leaves, poems by Sara Teasdale
under love (2003) voice, db & pno M 4
text by the composer
weathers** (2009) voice and piano D 4
poem by Thomas Hardy
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