Gerald Barry

Gerald Barry's The coming of winter is a setting of an Irish poem dating from the 9th or 10th century, and was commissioned for the 34th Seminar on Contemporary Choral Music at University College, Cor...

Le Vieux Sourd (The Old Deaf One) was Debussy's nickname for Beethoven. The piece is a setting of Auld Lang Syne which Beethoven also arranged.Gerald Barry (2012)

Triorchic Blues began as a study for Barry's opera The Triumph of Beauty and Deceit, but the developed into this vivacious and rhythmically driven piece for solo piano, which explores the extreme regi...

The intense and surreal musical narrative so apparent in Gerald Barry's hugely successful opera The Importance of Being Earnest returns in a new guise for his latest vocal work Jabberwocky. Setting Le...

Für 2 Klarinetten, Marimbaphon, Klavier, Viola und Violoncello.

Although this piece is short, it includes several Barry hallmarks - fierce ostinato passages and contrasting instrumental sections marked by strong accents. Take note of the composer's instruction: Ha...

It is a piece in which the moments of change between sections are as important as the musical content - rather like those points in paintings where objects or areas of colour meet. (Gerald Barry)

It is a piece in which the moments of change between sections are as important as the musical content - rather like those points in paintings where objects or areas of colour meet. (Gerald Barry)

When asked what the theme of his play was, Wilde answered 'That we should treat all trivial things in life very seriously, and all serious things in life with a sincere and studied triviality. Gerald...

Barry joins a simple unison melody in high and then low voices with a sparse keyboard accompaniment to create a carol of intoxicating harmony reminiscent of early polyphony.Available for the first tim...

Gerald Barry's new opera is based on Lewis Carroll's two beloved books, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. As with Barry's last opera, the lauded The Importance of Being E...

The Chorales are taken from my opera, The Intelligence Park.© Gerald Barry

The term Au Milieu - in the centre - is used in ballet to describe exercises performed away from the bar. Abandon, balance, virtuosity, vulnerability and danger are its elements. It is a tribute to th...

This work for solo piano is taken from the ensemble work Things That Gain By Being Painted for soprano, speaker, cello and piano. The title comes from the Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon written in the 10...

The music for Low is based on Barry's Triorchic Blues, which exists in versions for both solo piano and solo violin. This virtuosic piece, perfect for any ambitious duo, demonstrates Barry's preoccupa...