Music
Work list
Works up to 1998 published by Novello; from 1999 published by Edition Peters (EP). Click on work titles to download programme notes as PDFs and on the publisher to visit the publisher’s site. All links open in a new browser window.
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Opera and Music Theatre
Open or CloseAnti-World (1972)
Music Theatre for Dancer, Soprano and Baritone with three players
20 min
afl.cl/perc
NovelloThe Story of Mary O'Neill (1986)
Radio Opera for 17 unaccompanied singers
1 hr 15 min
Soloist: Soprano
16 voices: SSSSAAAATTTTBBBB (one voice to a part)
NovelloThe Green Children (1990)
Children’s Opera
Libretto: Kevin Crossley-Holland
1 hr 30 min
Soloists: 3 Adults (STB), 5 young voices (2 Sopranos, Treble, 2 Baritones)
Children’s chorus (unbroken voices)
Ensemble (adult): fl((pic).cl(bcl)/perc/gtr/vc
NovelloBlood Wedding (1992)
Opera for 15 singers and Chamber Orchestra
Libretto: Deborah Levy (after Lorca)
2 hr
1(picc:afl).0.1(asax:bcl).1/2110/3perc/epf (sampler)/hp/2vn.2vc.db)
NovelloThe Wildman (1995)
Opera
Libretto: Kevin Crossley-Holland
2 hr
Soloists: 2 Baritones, Bass, Mezzo Soprano, 2 Sopranos, 2 Tenors
Chamber Orchestra: fl(picc:afl)ob(ca)cl(Eb:A:bcl)/hn.tpt/2perc(MIDI-CAT)/vn.va.2vc.db
NovelloLight Passing (2004) – 1 hr 10' –
Chamber Opera (libretto John Edmonds)
7 solo singers (Treble, Soprano, Contralto, Countertenor, 2 Tenors, Bass-baritone) Chamber Ensemble of six players (fl,bsn,tpt,1 perc,hp,vc) and small chorus (SATB, may be amateur)
EP71224Dream Hunter (2011)
Chamber Opera
Libretto: John Fuller
50 min
4 singers (Soprano, Contralto, Tenor, Bass-baritone), Chamber Ensemble of seven players (fl,cl,tbn,1 perc, hp,vln,vc)
EP72026Tokaido Road (A Journey after Hiroshige) (2014)
Chamber opera
Libretto:Nancy Gaffield
With projection of Hiroshige’s woodblock prints
55 min
3 Singers (soprano, mezzo soprano, baritone). Mime/dancer.
Chamber ensemble of six players (sho, koto, ob, cl, vla, vc)
EP72572 -
Orchestra
Open or CloseThe Hidden Landscape (1973)
23 min
4(3pic)3(ca)4(3bcl)3(cbn)/443(btbn)1/timp.4perc/hp.pf(cel)/gtr/str
Novello -
Soloist(s) and Orchestra
Open or CloseWind among the Pines: Five Images of Norfolk (1987)
20 min
Soloist: Soprano
3(2pic)333(cbn)/4330/timp.3perc/str
NovelloConcerto for Alto Saxophone and String Orchestra (1989)
20 min
Soloist: Alto Saxophone
String Orchestra (6.5.4.3.2)
NovelloThe Crimson Bird (2016)
for soprano and orchestra
23 min
Soloist: soprano
3333/4331/timp3 perc/harp/cel/str.
text
EP72890Triptych for Baritone and Chamber Orchestra (2020) –
14 min
Soloist: Baritone
1fl. 2 ob. 2 bsn. 2 hn. strings
EP73513 -
Soloist(s) and Ensemble (7 or more players)
Open or CloseThe Old Woman of Beare (1981)
18 min
Soprano and Ensemble of 13 players
Soloist Soprano
1111/1110/2perc/hp/str(1.0.1.1.0)
Novello -
Larger Chamber Ensemble
Open or CloseIn the Forests of the Night (2020)
10 min
saxophone orchestra (2 soprano in Bb, 4 alto in Eb, 2 tenor in Bb, 2 baritone in Eb, 1 bass in Bb)
EP73574 -
Instrumental (2 to 5 players)
Open or CloseMiniature and Canon (2000)
for piano quartet
4 min
pf.vn.va.vc
Educational Work (Intermediate standard)
EP71207Seven Inventions and a Passacaglia (2000)
14 min
Previously entitled ‘A Little Sketchbook’
Piano Duet
EP71208Song of the Night Sky (2004)
2 min
cl.pf (Grade 4)
Also available from ABRSM ‘Spectrum for Clarinet’
EP71212 -
Solo Works (Instrumental)
Open or CloseSoliloquy (1966)
for oboe
4 min
Novello
Chiaroscuro (1969)
for piano
13 min
Novello
Omega (1972)
for organ
7 min
Novello
Ervallagh (1993)
for alto saxophone
5 min
Novello
Dawns Dove (1994)
for recorder
4 min
Novello
Prelude (2001)
for cello (intermediate standard)
2 min
EP71221
Also available from ABRSM in Spectrum for Cello
And So the Night Became (2002)
for prepared piano
piano preparation as for John Cage Sonatas and Interludes
7 min
EP71220
A Postcard and a Letter (2006/8)
for solo piano
3 min
EP71728
Eight Studies (2012)
for piano
16 min
EP72423
Sir Harlequin (2012)
for bassoon
14 min
EP72292
A Phoenix for Carla (2012)
for solo flutes (flute d’amour and alto flute)
10 min
EP72465
A Birthday Card for Jane O’Leary (2016)
for solo piano
3 min
EP73000
Prelude after Grinling Gibbons (2018)
for solo violin
8 min
EP73300
Souvenir du Petit Berger (2018)
for piano
4 min
EP73239
After Lindisfarne (2020)
Three Miniatures for solo horn
7 min
EP73553
the forest, the strand, the sea (2021)
for solo piano
15 min
EP73616
Broadwood Bagatelles (2021)
for clavichord
14 min (2021) -
Solo Voice(s) and up to 6 players
Open or CloseIl Cantico Dei Cantici II (1968)
for soprano
5 min
Novello
But Stars Remaining (1970)
for soprano
8 min
Novello
Rondeaux (1972)
for tenor and horn
11 min
Novello
Paysage (1973)
for baritone
8 min
Novello
The Same Day Dawns (1974)
for soprano and ensemble
18 min
fl(afl).cl(bcl)/perc/vn.vc
Novello
A Penny for a Song (1981)
for soprano and piano
18 min
Novello
Trio 2: Song for Peter (1983)
for soprano, clarinet and cello
18 min
Novello
I am Bread (1987)
for soprano and piano
7 min
Novello
Sundari and the Secret Message (1993)
for narrator and ensemble
20 min
fl(pic)/sitar.tabla.epf/vc
Novello
La Cancion De La Luna (1994)
for countertenor and string quartet
10 min
Novello
A Travelling Spirit (1996)
for soprano and treble recorder
unpublished
Mira Clar Tenebras (2002)
for Mezzo Soprano and three players (oboe d’amore/cor anglais, viola, harp)
20 min (complete)
EP71206
Two French Songs (2003)
for soprano and piano
7 min
EP71063
Also available separately: ‘Billet à Whistler’ and ‘Au Chat’
EP 71229/71222
Songs for Jane (2006)
for soprano and viola
7 min
EP71211
Alkman the Choirmaster (2007)
for tenor and harp
12 min
EP71215
Two Auden Songs (2007)
for tenor and piano
8 min (together)
EP71225
also available separately: Lullaby- ‘Lay your Sleeping Head’ and Edward Lear
EP 71219/71792)
The Bourne (2008)
for soprano and harp
2 min
EP71730
The Tongue and the Heart (2008)
for soprano and cello
10 min
EP71044
Finding (2008)
for baritone and piano
4 min
EP71789
The Swan (2017)
for baritone and piano
11 min
EP73106
The Swan (2017)
for baritone with string trio and trumpet of flugelhorn
11 min
bar.vn.va.vc.tpt/flhn
EP73106
The Moth Ghost (2020)
for soprano and piano
10 min
EP73532 -
Choral a cappella / Choral plus 1 instrument
Open or CloseChrist Calls Man Home (1971)
14 min
Soloists 2 Sopranos
3 SATB choirs
Novello
The Little Valleys (1975)
4 min
SSSS Choir
Novello
For We Are The Stars (1978)
8 min
16 Solo Voices (4S.4A.4T.4B)
Novello
Verses From Psalm 90 (1978)
3 min
Anthem
Soloist Soprano
SSAATTBB Choir
Novello
Rory's Rounds (1983)
Unison Children’s voices
Melody instruments may be used to double voices, and percussion may be added
Novello
The Story of Mary O'Neill (1986)
1 hr 15 min
Radio Opera for 17 unaccompanied singers
Soloist Soprano
16 voices - SSSSAAAATTTTBBBB (one voice to a part)
Novello
The Silver Strand (1989)
10 min
SATB Choir (adapted from 'Stranded on my Heart')
Novello
Four Rounds From ‘The Green Children’ (1990)
Unison Children’s voices
Novello
The Spirit Moves (1992)
4 min
Anthem
SATB Choir
Novello
On The Wind (1997)
5 min
SATB Choir
Novello
Misterium Mirabile (1999)
4 min
SSA Choir
EP71216
Rosa Sine Spine (2002)
4 min
SSA Choir or Soli
EP71205
These two carols also sold together as:
Two Latin Carols
8 min
SSA Choir
EP71064
Five Songs from Catalunya (2006)
12 min
SATB Choir (amateur)
EP71790
Rossetti Songs (2008)
for women’s voices
5 min
SSAA Choir (amateur)
EP71735
St Ita’s Lullaby (2014)
3 min
SATB
EP72629
Two Christmas Carols (2019)
7 min
SATB a cappella
EP73422
as heather curves (2021)
4 min
Double SATB Choir
EP73625
St Hilda of Whitby (2017)
S,Bar + SATB; 0.1.0.1/1.1.0.0/str or S,Bar + SATB; pf
EP74152
Be Still, my soul (2025)
4 minutes
SSAATB a cappella
EP73791 -
Choir and Orchestra / Ensemble
Open or CloseThe Valleys Shall Sing (1973)
12 min
SATB Choir and Wind Ensemble (2bn.2tpt.3tbn)
Novello
Like a Wave of the Sea (1981)
20 min
SATB Choir and Ensemble of early instruments
Novello
Stranded on my Heart (1984)
22 min
Soloist tenor
SATB Choir and String Orchestra
Novello
St Hilda of Whitby: A Cantata (2018)
25 min
SATB choir, with soloists (S and B) and chamber ensemble or keyboard
EP73178 -
Dance
Open or Close -
Installation (with David Lumsdaine and Barbara Freeman)
Open or CloseGathering Paths (1998)
duration variable, to 45 minutes
Percussion and CD (ms)
First performance: May 12, 1998, Tim Williams (perc), Ormeau Baths Galleries, Belfast
Commissioned by Sonorities Festival, Belfast -
Radiophonic (with David Lumsdaine)
Open or CloseA Wild Ride to Heaven (1980) – 59 minutes
First broadcast performance: October 1980
Commissioned by BBC -
Educational
Open or CloseOrchestral
Airs and Fanfares (2023)
for youth orchestra
6 min
3333/4331/timp. 2 perc/hp/str
EP73757
Instrumental
Songs & Sketches (1971)
for cello ensemble
13 min
Novello
Stories for Farrera (2006)
Three pieces for accordion band
10 min
EP71791
Miniature and Canon (2000)
for piano quartet
4 min
pf.vln.vla.vc
EP71207
Song of the Night Sky (2004)
for clarinet and piano
2 min
Also available from ABRSM ‘Spectrum for Clarinet’, ed. Ian Mitchell
EP71212
Prelude (2001)
for cello
2 min
Also available from ABRSM in Spectrum for Cello
EP71221
Vocal
Rory's Rounds (1983)
for unison children’s voices
Melody instruments may be used to double voices, and percussion may be added.
Novello
Four Rounds From ‘The Green Children’ (1990)
for unison children’s voices
from the opera The Green Children
Text: Kevin Crossley-Holland
Novello
Opera
The Green Children (1990) – 1 hour 30 minutes (Novello)
Children’s Opera
Libretto: Kevin Crossley – Holland
Soloists: 3 Adults (STB), 5 young voices (2 Sopranos, Treble, 2 Baritones)
Children’s chorus (unbroken voices)
Ensemble (adult) fl(picc)/cl(bcl)/perc/gtr/vc
The opera contains ‘windows’ where the children may compose their own scenes
Novello