ANTHONY GILBERT (b. 1934)

WORKS BY CATEGORY: CLICK ON HEADINGS BELOW FOR FULL DETAILS

Unless otherwise indicated, all works written between 1962 and 1994 are available from SCHOTT & Co. Ltd., 48 Great Marlborough St., London W1V 2BN, info@schott-music.com Works written since April 1994 (i.e. those after Ziggurat) are available from THE UNIVERSITY of YORK MUSIC PRESS, YO10 5DD, michael@uymp.co.uk Other works, as marked, are available from FORSYTH MUSIC PUBLISHING DIVISION, 126 Deansgate, Manchester M3 2GR, U.K. recordermusic@forsyths.co.uk website For information on works in manuscript, marked (MS), contact gilbertcomp@btinternet.com

Note: all durations are rounded up to nearest minute

SOLO INSTRUMENTAL

CHAMBER ENS./CH.ORCH. WITH INSTRUMENTAL SOLOIST

INSTRUMENTAL DUOS

WIND ENS. up to 10 players

VOICE WITH ONE INSTRUMENTALIST

WIND larger ensemble

CHAMBER up to 10 players

FULL ORCHESTRA

CHAMBER WITH VOICE/s

ORCHESTRA WITH VOCAL OR INSTRUMENTAL SOLOIST

VOCAL ENSEMBLE, CHORUS

DRAMATIC

CHAMBER & STRING ORCHESTRA

AMATEURS & STUDENTS

CHAMBER (up to 10 players)

Brighton Piece (1967) for cl., hn., trp., tbne., 3 perc., vc. 13’

commissioned by Watney Mann Ltd. for first Brighton Festival; first performed by Brighton Festival Ensemble cond. John Alldis, May 1967

Canticle I (Rock-Song) Version 2 (1979) : 3.1.2.0 - 2.0.0.0 - Pno. - Hp. 9'

first performance by Conservatorium High School Ensemble cond. Anthony Gilbert, New South Wales State Conservatorium, 19th May 1979

Dark singing, Dancing Light (2005), bassoon & string quintet (2vln. vla. vc. d.bass 8-10' Uncommissioned, unperformed

ecco Eco (2007), flute, clarinet & vibraphone (Cincuentas 4) 50" Commissioned by Radius for Simon Holt 50th-birthday concert, Feb. 2008

HumDance for string trio (2007) 20'

Inseparable for alto flute or oboe + string trio (2010) 7'

Little Dance of Barrenjoey (1981) for chamber ensemble (Cincuentas 1) 2’

first performance, dir. Peter Wiegold, Wigmore Hall, London, 6th November 1981

Little Fantasy on Gold-digger Melodies (1981) for flute and string quartet (MS) 4'

first performed by Bendigo Chamber Players, Mandurang Arts Festival, Vic., Australia, September 1981

Moon comes up, Pearl Beach (June ‘79) (1995) (Cincuentas 2) for alto fl., vibraphone, vc. (MS) 1’

Version 2: first performance Seymour Group, Sydney, Australia, 10th June 1995. (Version 1 reconstructed for same instrumentation 2007, perf. Tacet Ens., Brighton Festival , 10 May 2007) 2'

Nine or Ten Osannas (1967) for cl., hn., vln., vc., pf. 20 - 30'

commissioned by Abbey Dore Festival Trust; first performed by Music Group of London, Dore Abbey, Herefordshire, U.K. 1st October 1967

O’Grady Music (1971) for clarinet, cello and toy instruments 24’

commissioned by Montagnana Trio; first performed by Montagnana Trio, Los Angeles, January 1972

Quartet of Beasts (1984) for fl., ob., bsn., pf. 13’

commissioned by Royal Northern College of Music; first performed by Maria Rayner, Robin Williams, Julie Price and Jeremy Fisher, RNCM, Manchester 30th October 1984

Sinfin 2 (2000) for 4 vibraphones (arrangement of Sinfin for solo vibraphone) 9’ 'Commissioned' by Portuguese group 'Drumming', unperformed

String Quartet with Piano Pieces (1972) 22’ (also exists in version for quartet alone as String Quartet I 17’)

commissioned by Lancaster University; first performance as Quartet by Sartori SQ, Lancaster University, January 1972; first performance in version with piano pieces, Lancaster Ensemble, Lancaster University, November 1972

String Quartet II (1987, revised 2003) 19’

commissioned by British Broadcasting Corporation for Lindsay SQ; first performance, Lindsay SQ, Cheltenham Festival, 7th July 1987

String Quartet III super hoqueto ‘David’ (1987) 7’

commissioned by South Bank Summer Music for Arditti SQ; first performance, Arditti SQ, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 25th August 1987

String Quartet IV (2002) 20’

first performance by Tavec SQ, Bollington Arts Centre, Cheshire, UK, 29th March 2003

String Quartet no. 5 (2009) 20'

Vasanta with Dancing (1981) for fl/alto fl., ob/c.a., hp., 1-2 perc., vln., vla. (dancer optional) 17’

commissioned by Lontano; first performance: Lontano, dir. Odaline de la Martinez, RNCM, Manchester, 25th February 1981

Word-Chimes in the Wind (2008) for wind quintet :fl/picc., ob./c.a., cl. (Bb/Eb), hn, bsn 18'

first performance, 2nd movt. only: Endymion, dir. Quentin Poole, Kings Place, London, 3rd June 2009

York Surprise (2007) for flute, clarinet & bass clarinet 8'

commissioned by James Gardner for Ensemble 175 East. First performance Wellington, N.Z.,March 2008

 

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