Howard Skempton Catalogue

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Ensemble & Orchestra The Light Fantastic Chamber orchestra Fl, 2 ob, 2 bn, 2 hn, str Conductor’s score and parts on hire 9780193588530 12 minutes Lullaby Clarinet and cello Score 9780193588363 A gently moving cello line, reminiscent of J. S. Bach, provides the basis for a contemplative clarinet melody. 4 minutes Man and Bat Baritone, string quartet, double bass, and piano Score and parts on hire 9780193519572 Commissioned by Maurice and Sheila Millward, Man and Bat is a large-scale work for baritone, string quartet, double bass, and piano. Skempton’s music perfectly reflects the rich, varied, and at times frenetic narrative of the text, a poem by D.H. Lawrence, with voice and instruments alike contributing to the characterization. The first performance was given by Roderick Williams and Ensemble 360 at a Music in the Round concert on 20 July 2017 in Upper Chapel, Sheffield. 30 minutes The Moon is Flashing Tenor soloist and full orchestra or chamber ensemble 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 2 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, timp, perc (vibr, mba), str Chamber: tenor, cl, vln, vc and pno Full score - chamber version 9780193530126 Set of parts - chamber version 9780193530133 Scores on hire - orchestral version 9780193359758 The work consists of settings of three poems with quite different characters. The title poem is a short valentine by Skempton himself. ‘A Day in Three Wipes’ by Chris Newman is a modern lyrical ballad of great honesty and clarity. The third song is ‘Snake’ by D.H. Lawrence. 20 minutes Moving On String quartet Score 9780193417175 Set of parts 9780193513228 Moving On is a single movement work for string quartet. Skempton masterfully combines classical string quartet textures with luxuriant harmonies and a fluid tonality, resulting in an appealing modern addition to the genre. 9 minutes Only the Sound Remains Viola solo and ensemble Solo viola, fl, ob, cl, bn, hn, tpt, tbn, perc (vib, glock, mba), hp, guitar, pn, 2 vln, vc, db Conductor’s score and parts on hire 9780193364578 Only the Sound Remains is a large-scale elegiac work based on poem by Edward Thomas, The Mill-Water. The poet focusses his attention on the sad loss of rural industry. The music begins in an equally ruminative way and follows a path as circular as the imagined mill-wheel in the poem. 31 minutes Piano Concerto Piano solo and orchestra or chamber ensemble Orchestra: 2 fl (II+picc), 2 ob, 2 bn, 2 hn, 2 tpt, 3 tbn, solo pno, str Chamber: pno, 2 vln, vla, vcl Full score - chamber version 9780193530102 Set of parts - chamber version 9780193530119 Conductor’s score and parts on hire 9780193404045 The work consists of five short movements, each exploring dissonance in a different way. 14 minutes Piazza Ensemble Fl, ob, cl, bn, hn, tpt, tbn, vib, pn, str Conductor’s score and parts on hire 9780193359079 A work for fourteen players commissioned for the 10th anniversary of the 10/10 Ensemble, the contemporary music group of the RLPO. 10 minutes 12
Plain Sailing Piano duet Score 9780193363229 Beautifully crafted, this short work for four hands conjures up precisely the imagery the title suggests. Calm, lilting, melodic, but requiring technical skill, it is a welcome addition to the piano duet repertoire. 2 minutes Prelude for Orchestra Full orchestra 3 fl, 3 ob, 3 cl, 4 hn, 2 tpt, 2 tbn, timp, str Conductor’s score and parts on hire 9780193676541 8 minutes Random Girl Vibraphone and oboe Score 9780193588776 Random Girl is a short, lyrical piece highlighting the melodic aspect of the vibraphone which engages in sinuous dialogue with the oboe. 3 minutes Rest and Recreation Two euphoniums and two tubas Score and parts 9780193588783 The pairing of a slowish and a lively movement has long been attractive to composers, certainly since the days of pavanes and galliards. Skempton uses the contrast to great effect here, where if ‘Rest’ is a lullaby, ‘Recreation’ could be described as rousing. 3 minutes The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Baritone and chamber ensemble Baritone solo, hn, pno, 5 str Conductor’s score and parts on hire 9780193404038 35 minutes Sarabande for String Orchestra Eleven solo strings 2 x vln I, 2 x vln II, 2 x vln III, 2 x vla, 2 x vc, 1 x db Conductor’s score and parts on hire 9780193588547 Sarabande, a study in major sevenths, is rigorously chromatic. The process of overlapping and separation is irregular and dramatic. 10 minutes Shiftwork/Sleigh Ride Percussion quartet 4 perc (3-4 sleigh bells, 2 metal thimbles, 4 small pottery bowl, 4 sets of ceramic baking beans, 2 marac) Score and parts on hire 9780193588370 Written for Ensemble Bash, this work shifts and pulsates in rhythm and texture. 5 minutes Slip-stream Percussion ensemble (four players) Score and parts 9780193588578 Slip-stream was composed for Ensemble Bash. The vibraphone is the protagonist, opening the work with a melodic idea which serves as a refrain. Elsewhere, the glockenspiel and vibraphone are held together in a ghostly dance to the accompaniment of the gentle wash of three suspended cymbals. 4 minutes Sotto Voce Piano trio Score and parts 9780193588479 Sotto Voce consists of an intriguing interplay of isolated notes for the three instruments, with a good deal of pizzicato in the strings. 3 minutes Tendrils String quartet Score 9780193588806 Set of parts 9780193412590 Tendrils has been described as a ‘masterly display of Skempton’s utterly natural art’. It is built out of continuous undulating lines that sustain their effect throughout, the impulse being lyrical and experimental. 20 minutes Ensemble & Orchestra 13
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