January 2006 Adrian Williams

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  Published by Editions Max Eschig, Paris.
  Published by Ascolta, Houten, Holland. Score/material now available for purchase/hire.
  Published by Fand Music Press, Petersfield, Hampshire, England. Score/material now available for purchase/hire.
  Published by Roger Dean Publishing Company, USA

orchestral

MIGRATIONS for string orchestra    
 long extract, Amsterdam Sinfonietta
A BRADFIELD OVERTURE 
SYMPHONIC STUDIES   
 complete, c.20mins   extract, c.3mins, RCM Symphony Orch, Sir David Willcocks
Symphonic Poem TESS   
 opening section, electronic demo (recording of premiere was not allowed)
CONCERTINO for viola and string orchestra   
CONCERTO for three guitars and string orchestra 
DIES IRAE   
 complete c.18', BBC Welsh Symphony/Owain Arwel Hughes
  BBC radio 3 announcement

EXPLORATIONS AND METAMORPHOSES 
SERENADE for string orchestra 
THE DOUBTING LIGHT for string orchestra   
 extract, Lapland Chamber/Storgards

LEAVES FROM THE LOST BOOK      extract, BBC Welsh Symphony
A CATCH OF SHANTIES
Oceanic Idyll:TOWARDS SUNRISE    Amsterdam Sinfonietta/Roy Goodman, c.9'
CONCERTO for piano-duet and orchestra  
THREE GIFTS  
Suite: CHOUSE for string orchestra  
VARIATIONS and PAVANE on an Ambrosian Hymn (lost)  
CHORALE and TOCCATA for xylophone and wind-band  

choral/vocal with orchestra/ensemble

MAIORES IGNOTI (Unknown Ancestors)(1979) 
NOT YET BORN (1985-6)   
BEHOLD, HOW GOOD AND JOYFUL (1984-5) 
THE BRIDGE (choirs with ensemble)(1972) 
THE KING OF BRITAIN'S DAUGHTER (choirs with soloists and ensemble)(1993)   
SEPTEMBER SKY (1985) baritone and string orchestra   
THE WAYS OF GOING (1990) baritone, oboe, string quartet   

 Part 1, All day it has rained c.20'   Part 2, On Embarkation c.30'   Part 3, To Gweno c.5'
James Meek (bar), Sian Davies (ob), Chamber Music Company dir/composer, Purcell Room, London

THREE NOCTURNAL SONGS (1974) soprano and small orchestra 
THE HOUR OF MAGIC (1981) soprano and string trio   
SONGS FOR THE EXPERIENCE OF YOUTH (1975) soprano and ensemble 
DYPTICH: COLOUR, CAPTIVITY(1975) soprano, flute, piano 
ESSEX (1979) SATB choir and piano 
MUSIC TO HEAR (1997) soprano, counter-tenor, harpsichord 

solo works

HORSEMAN, PASS BY (piano)   
 composer, Wigmore Hall London. c.7'
PARTITA VARIATIONS (piano)   
FIVE SONGS WITHOUT WORDS (piano) 
INTRODUCTION, ADAGIO AND FUGUE (piano) 
IN THE NAME OF PROGRESS (piano) 
THE MOUSE FROM HONG-KONG (piano) 
NINE PINS (piano duet) 
JUBILYPSO (piano duet) 
UNDER EIGHTEEN (piano duet)   
VARIATIONS (organ) 

UISCE'S HEAVEN (solo piano) 

PRELUDE ON PICARDY (organ) 
PRELUDE ON 'PUER NOBIS NASCITUR' (organ) 
CHACONNE (1986)(guitar)   
SARABANDE IN C (guitar) 
SEVEN KILVERT SKETCHES (bassoon)   
WHERE CHIMNEYS FALL (oboe)(1980)   
SONATA (1976-7)(cello)   
 part of 1st mvt  part of finale. Wallfisch, Met CD 1028
COQUETTE (violin)   
TWO PIECES (harp) 
SEDER (solo cello) 

chamber works - strings

STRING QUARTET No.1 (1972)   
STRING QUARTET No.2 (1981)   
 extract, scherzo, Chilingirian Qtt, BBC Radio 3
STRING QUARTET No.3 (1990-91)   
 1st mvt, Alberni Qtt
CHILDREN OF BAGHDAD (string sextet)(2003) 
 premiere complete, c.20mins
IMAGES OF A MIND (cello and piano)(1986)   
 extract, Presteigne Festival 1992, Wallfisch/composer
SPRING REQUIEM (cello and piano)(1993)   
 complete, c 15', Wallfisch/the composer, from Metronome CD 1028
QUATRE CANTILENES (1st set)(1997)   
 2nd movement, complete, Wallfisch/the composer, from Metronome CD 1028

GENERAL PAWS (piano trio)(1989)   

QUATRE CANTILENES (2nd set)(2002)   
PRAYER (violin and piano)(1982)   
TOCCATA, ROMANCE AND MINIATURE VARIATIONS (viola and piano)(1987)   
TINUVIEL'S DANCE (viola and piano)(1986)   
SPRING SONATA (violin and harp)(1990)   
 short extract, Lucy Jeal (vln), Susan Blair (hp), Pilleth, Presteigne Festival
TROIS ARABESQUES d'apres Antoni Gaudi (cello and guitar)(1997)   
 3rd movement. Christophe Beau (Vcl) Jean-Marc Zvellenreuther, from Triton CD 331107
SONG WITHOUT WORDS (violin and piano)(1989) 

chamber works - other combinations

THREE MINIATURES (flute and oboe)   
JIZO (trio for clarinet, cello and piano) 
\  1st mvt, Jizo Bozatsu
 2nd mvt, Sendan Kendatsuba  3rd mvt, Kariteimo. New Art Trio, Phaedra CD

TWO PASSIONTIDE SCENES (flute/alto (1 player) and piano)   
COMPOUND PIECES (clarinet and piano) 
SONATA for Bassoon and Piano   
 complete, 4 movements. Catherine Marchese (bassoon) with the composer, La Pree, France
SONATA for Euphonium and Piano   
QUINTET for Horn and Strings   
QUINTET for Accordion and Strings   
 extract from a performance in France, 2000 BALLET IMAGINAIRE (a.sax, clt, piano)   

ARUGA (fl, clt, hp, str 4tt)   
CHAMBER CONCERTO
(fl/alt/pc, ob/ca, clt/bass, fg, hrn, hp, 2vln, vla vcl, cb)(1998)
   
 complete c.20', Brunel Ensemble/Austin, Brighton Festival
A TEILHARD MEDITATION (Brass 5tt)(1989) 
CEILIDH (recorder and guitar)(1980) 
AFTERNOON MUSIC Book 1 (two alto recorders)   
AFTERNOON MUSIC Book 2 (alto recorder solo)   
HOMECOMING SONG (recorder and piano)   
TEARES TO DREAMES (viols and lute)(2004) 
THIS WORLD TURNING (wind quintet)(2004-5) 

arrangements

RACHMANINOFF arr. Williams: PRELUDE in G op.32 no.5 (fl, ob/ca, clt/bass, fg, hrn, hp, 2vln, vla vcl, cb) 
 Brunel Ensemble, Chris Austin
BERNARD STEVENS arr. Adrian Williams: THE MARK OF CAIN (full orchestra)(1994) 
 complete, c.10' BBC Concert/Carl Davis
BERNARD STEVENS arr. Adrian Williams: THE UPTURNED GLASS (full orchestra)(1994) 
CARL DAVIS arr. Adrian Williams: THE SNOW GOOSE (full orchestra)(1995) 
MY HEART WILL GO ON (from TITANIC by J Horner)(small orchestra)(2000) 
BADINESQUE (cello and small orchestra)(after Marin Marais, from the film TOUS LES MATINS DU MONDE)(2003) 
ELEGIAC FANTASIA (vln and small orchestra)(based on 'Lente' from SCHINDLER'S LIST by John Williams) 
CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO arr. Adrian Williams: FIGARO-PARAPHRASE for violin and string orchestra  

GERSHWIN: FASCINATIN' RHYTHM (2003)(voice with small orchestra) 
GERSHWIN: I'VE GOT A CRUSH ON YOU (2003)(voice with small orchestra) 
GERSHWIN: EMBRACEABLE YOU (2003)(voice with small orchestra) 
GERSHWIN: BY STRAUSS (2003)(voice with small orchestra) 
GROVLEZ arr. Adrian Williams: PETITS LITANIES DE L'ENFANT JESUS (small orch)(1987?) 
O COME EMMANUEL (small orch)
SILENT NIGHT (small orch)
ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT (small orch and str qtt)(1994) 
THE ASH GROVE (small orch)(1995) 
AFTER SUMMERTIME (string orch)(2002) 
CHOPIN arr. Adrian Williams: MINUTE WALTZ (string orch)(2002) 

The W H Davies song cycles and other songs

THE PHILOSOPHICAL BEGGAR (bar and piano)(1975) 
FIVE SONGS OF W H Davies (set 1)(soprano or tenor and piano)(1980)  
   The Tugged Hand     Songs Of Joy, Adrian Thompson/composer/Wigmore 1982

FIVE SONGS OF W H Davies (set 2)(tenor and piano)(1981)  
   Speed     Little Flower, Adrian Thompson/composer/Wigmore 1982
The Hour of Magic (also under choral/vocal above)  
   One Night When I Was Sleeping, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Miller Trio, Wigmore 1982

THE MORNING WAITS (bar and piano)(1983) 
NEW DAY (soprano)(1996) 
RED KITE FLYING (sop and piano, words by composer)(2004) 
 Gillian Keith (sop) and Simon Lepper (piano), from Metronome CD 'A Garland for Presteigne'

a capella

THE RETURN (SATB)(1980) 
LONGING SONGS (SSATBarB)(1989) 
   no.3, 'Sweetest Love', I Fagiolini, BBC Radio 3
A SMILE AND ASHES (SATBarB)(1993)  
   A Smile and Ashes, complete, I Fagiolini, Wigmore 1996, 10th b'day concert
OUT IN THE JUNGLE (SATTBarB)(2002) 
   Extract , I Fagiolini, BBC Radio3 'In Tune'
THE PEOPLE THAT WALKED IN DARKNESS (under sacred) 

LEVEND LIED (SATB)(1996)   
COURTESY OF THE E.U. (SATB)(1996)   
IT IS WHAT IT IS (AA,TT,BarBar,BB)(1999) 
LEARNING (SATBarB)(2004) 
SIDUS TRANSMIGRAT AD ASTRA (under sacred)   
 Orlando Consort, Utrecht Early Music Festival
THERE IS NO ROSE (under carols) 

sacred music

MASS (1986) for SATB and organ 
ST WOOLOS' MASS (1988) for SATB and organ 
MISSA ARCHIEPISCOPI (1994) for unison voices and organ   
St ANDREW'S MASS I (1983)(SATB) with organ 
St ANDREW'S MASS II (1987)(unison) with organ 
MAGNIFICAT AND NUNC DIMITTIS (1984) for SATB and organ 
PRECES AND RESPONSES (1983) for unison voices and organ 
MY HEART IS STEADFAST (1980) for SATB with solo bassoon   
 extract, Julie Andrews (bassoon), Norwich Cath Chr, Michael Nicholas
JUBILATE (1981) for SATB and organ 
PACEM (2003) Unaccompanied trebles 
SHINE TILL THE END (2002) Soprano solo, SATB and organ 
DRAW NIGH, AND TAKE THE BODY OF THE LORD (1984) SATB and organ 
ASCENSION DAY HYMN (1984) unison voices and organ
Hymn-tune 'HERGEST' (1982) to the words 'Hark! Hark, my soul!'
Hymn-tune 'St FRANCIS' (1980) to the words 'All creatures of our God and King'

SEND YOUR LIGHT AND YOUR TRUTH (1985) SATB and organ 
LORD GOD, WE GIVE YOU THANKS FOR ALL YOUR SAINTS (1985) SATB and organ 
SING TO THE LORD A NEW SONG (1987) SATB and organ   
THE PEOPLE THAT WALKED IN DARKNESS (SATB unaccompanied) 
A GLORIA FOR EVERYONE (1981) unison voices and organ
ALMA REDEMPTORIS MATER (1984) solo and unison voices and organ 
THE LORD'S PRAYER (1987) flute, organ and unison voices
THE ANGELICAL SALUTATION (Hail Mary)(1984) unison voices and organ/piano
DE PROFUNDIS (1984) for soprano/treble solo, ATB and organ   
TE DEUM (1989) for three antiphonal choirs, trumpet and organ   
 long extract, Omnes Gentes massed choirs, Leeuwarden, Holland, 1990
HAVE YOU NOT KNOWN? (1991) Soprano solo, SATB and piano 
SIDUS TRANSMIGRAT AD ASTRA (1996) motet for four voices, ATBarB   
Hymn tune HOLY MYSTERIES 
Hymn tune LLYN BRIANNE 
Hymn tune MAELIENYDD 
Hymn tune SETAGAYA 
Hymn tune GADE BANK 
Hymn (a little satirical) THE VOYAGE OF YOUR LIFE (2000) 

carols

THERE IS NO ROSE (1988) SATB unaccompanied   
MAKE PEACE, HIS PEACE (1985) SATB and organ 
MERRY MIRTHDAY! (1983) SSA and harp 
CRADLE OF LOVE (1988) SATB and organ or small orchestra  

INFANT HOLY (1988) SATB and organ or small orchestra   
THE DAFFODILS ARE PLAYING (pop. name The Daffodil Carol)(1982) for SSA and piano (for Easter) 
Hymn tune ANGEL HOSTS (1990) to the Christmas words 'Be still mankind'
EVERGREEN CHILD (2004)(words and music by composer)(SATB or SSA and piano) 

STAGE

PENDRAGON A musical by Adrian Williams and John C Griffiths 

HAWKRIDGE (1996)(incidental music to the play by John Stuart Anderson)