Cecilia McDowall Catalogue

Falling Angels
Solo cello and piano
Score and parts 9780193371668
This piece draws inspiration from the book City of Falling
Angels, which gives a rich portrayal of Venice. The use of
extended melodies contrasted with fragmented phrases
portray the beauty of this city.
8 minutes
Celebration
Organ
Score 9780193406131
Composed for the University of Portsmouth’s degree
ceremonies, this work captures the joy and excitement of
such occasions, partly through the incorporation of text
from Thomas Ravenscroft’s round ‘To Portsmouth’.
6.5 minutes
Church bells beyond the stars
Organ
Score 9780193393363
This is the third in a trilogy of works inspired by the
metaphysical poet, George Herbert. This piece, and the first
in the trilogy, ‘Sounding Heaven and Earth’, draw their titles
from George Herbert’s ‘Prayer (I)’.
5 minutes
First Flight
Organ
Solo Instrumental
Score 9780193551497
Digital 9780193551503
affirmative ending.
5.5 minutes
O Antiphon Sequence
Organ
Score 9780193522947
Digital 9780193544499
In this piece, commissioned by the American Guild of
Organists, each movement responds to liturgical text taken
from the O Antiphons. The movements vary from lively and
capricious to thoughtful and meditative.
15 minutes
Sacred and hallowed fire
Organ
Score 9780193394018
Sacred and hallowed fire was commissioned by Harrison
& Harrison as part of their 150 years celebration of organ
building. It is one of a trilogy of works for organ by
McDowall which draws from the poetry of George Herbert.
6.5 minutes
Sounding Heaven and Earth
Organ
Score 9780193378865
Sounding heaven and earth is the first piece in a trilogy of
works inspired by ‘Prayer (I)’, a sonnet by George Herbert.
6 minutes
Wo Gott de Herr nicht bei uns hält
Organ
Score 9780193386624
The Orgelbüchlein Project is a long running project to
complete Bach’s unfinished collection of organ music.
McDowall has composed music for ‘ghost’ Chorale 119
(336) BWV 258 as her contribution to completing the set.
3 minutes
Solo Instrumental
This inventive work, composed in 2019, owes its title to
that year’s two great anniversaries connected to manned
flight: the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing and
the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci.
A wide range of highly effective textures and atmospheric
harmonies draws the player and the listener through a
journey that eventually reaches D major for the gloriously
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