[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 poème 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 day’s-eye 2 tansy 3 chamomile 4 colt’s-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 (2002) violin, viola, double bass D 6
the Fantasia is attributed to John Coprario; meditation is a reflective composition based on that piece
haiku journey [RM] (1999) db/piano 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
lullabeat, lullabyte (2008) duo for viola & cello D 3
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 [RM] (2003) vln/db/pno D 7
the patricia dances (2003) mandolin and harp 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) children’s 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
etüde : 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
crème 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, vln & db D 4
poem by Thomas Hardy
* Recital Music contact details: email doublebass@tiscali.co.uk
postal address Vale Cottage, The Hamlet, Templecombe, Somerset BA8 0HJ, Great Britain
A number of the [RM] works are also available from www.tutti.co.uk
For interest in all ‘self-published’ works, please contact john_alexander@tiscali.co.uk in the first place.
** denotes work in current production – available during 2009.