Giles Swayne's Zebra Music comprises twelve pieces written to be suitable for the junior contemporary Piano student, offering new music ideas to younger players. As the title suggests, the music is wr...
Born in 1946, Giles Swayne started composing at an early age, and in his teens was helped by the advice and encouragement of his cousin Elizabeth Maconchy, whilst studying the piano with Gordon Green....
Modern Liverpudlian composer Giles Swayne's 'Murder Of Gonzago' score gains inspiration from Shakespeare's scene in 'The Tempest. '
Composed in 1983 for Clarinet and optional drum accompaniment.
Unison or 3-part Choral Leaflet.
Giles Swayne's Alleluia. Set of instrumental parts for Harp, Piano and Percussion (3 players).
Alleluia ! is a Christmas sequence for speaker, female or boy's voices, harp, piano and percussion. The first performances were given on 14 and 15 December 1976 at St Paul Girls' School. Vocal score w...
The text for this anthem is taken from the Responsory set for the Office of Matins on Christmas Day. It tells of the great mystery of seeing our Lord laid in a cradle amongst the oxen.
Five songs of innocence and experience based on poems by William Blake for unaccompanied mixed chorus. Includes a Piano accompaniment for rehearsal purposes.
Op. 77 No. 4. For SATB chorus with harp accompaniment.
Vocal Score of Giles Swayne's 'Cry' for 28 amplified voices. (SATB) a capella. Duration 78 minutes. Composed in 1978-79, and first performed by the BBC Singers under John Poole.
Described by the composer as 'a prayer for sanity, a cry in the wilderness to a god who may or may not be there', this unconventional Mass (with new words) is written in the context of a world where m...
A re-engraved and re-edited copy of the 1969 set of pieces for unaccompanied mixed voices, including Where The Bee Sucks and Full Fathom Five.
The Tiger is a 1995 piece based on the poem The Tiger by William Blake, though it is not a straightforward setting of the work. Part of the poem appears in English and a second part in French, German,...
Written by Giles Swayne in 1995, based around the poem 'The Tiger' by William Blake. The work is for SATB choir, and SSSATB soloists. A separate line for hands and feet is included on the score, with...
A first retrospective of Giles Swayne's challenging but rewarding liturgical settings. This album brings together five short religious choral settings, for mixed voices unaccompanied or with organ.
The Magnificat was written in 1982 in response to a commission from Christ Church College, Oxford, whose choir first performed it under their conductor Francis Grier in July of that year. At that time...
Work for SATB Choir and Organ commissioned by the Norwich Festival of Contemporary Church Music.
Choral work by the acclaimed British composer.
A setting of Christina Rossetti's poem for Soli SATB Quartet and SATB (divisi) chorus. Although this work would tax the most accomplished chamber choirs, the composer remains true to rhythmic style an...
These two songs were written between December 1994 and January 1996. Swayne has said that there will be eventually three songs as he will hopefully include a version of La Belle Dame sans merci.
The Silent Land Chorus Parts (8 x SSATB). Huge work for 8 choirs and cello. This set contains of one copy of each vocal score
Swayne Giles Circle Of Silence for 6 Solo Voices. King's Singers Arrangement.
Traditional English carol, arranged and extended by Giles Swayne. Traditional words, and new words by Giles Swayne.
Commisioned by Julian Bream and written in 1986. First performed by Gary Ryan iat a concert in honour of the composer's 50th birthday on 14th October 1996.
A rare work for the Lute-based Theorbo. Below is the programme note from the composer. In July 1998 I decided that I would use a theorbo in Havoc, a piece I was writing for the 1999 Proms (premiere Se...
Facsimile study score.
Giles Swayne's third string quartet was commissioned by Lord Harewood for the 1993 season of concerts at Harewood House, Leeds. The first performance was given by the Skampa Quartet at Harewood House...
Score Op. 19 for String Quartet. Work suitable for amateur performance.
Swayne Giles Freewheeling Baryton Viola & Cello Book
This Liverpudlian modern classical composer is recognised for his musical compositions of Shakesperian action, such as 'Full Fathom Five thy Father lies' from 'The Tempest' and 'Ophelia Drowning' from...
Includes a Piano score and a separate Violin part also.
The Good-morrow, which was written in 1971, is a setting for mezzo-soprano and piano of five poems by John Donne. These are not songs in the closed sense: the settings deliberately blur one poem into...
Composed in 1995, commissioned by Matthew Owens. For Countertenor (Alto) and Organ.
A set of three songs for Tenor voice and Piano by Giles Swayne. In 1967, while recovering from an illness, Swayne sent some compositions to the Royal Academy of Music in London, and won a scholarship....
This is the score of Swayne's haunting work Ophelia Drowning for solo Flute with SATB Chorus. The flute represents Ophelia and the voices are those of the horrified spectators of her death. This is a...
For Solo Cello And 40 Part Choir.
Score for SATB chorus, Organ and Solo Trumpet.
Giles Swayne wrote this piece to commemorate the life of his brother-in-law, Nii Sackey Codjoe, who came to England from Ghana as an illegal worker. Sackey's goal was to make money to give himself a b...
For Unison Voices and Piano.
Composed in 1986 for Solo Piano.
Composed in 1996 for Solo Piano.
Short strophic carol, both words and music by Giles Swayne, for Unison Voice (with optional second part) and Piano accompaniment.
Four Christmas carols that capture the distinctive, contradictory and unmistakable choral style of Giles Swayne. Always plain-speaking, challenging, intense and emotionally honest, Swaynes music also...
Full Score. A re-working of Swayne’s 1985 Missa Tiburtina with additional saxophone quartet. Described by the composer as “a blackly ironic setting of the Latin Mass”, the piece was composed during th...
For SATB chorus with harp accompaniment.
Parts. A re-working of Swayne’s 1985 Missa Tiburtina with additional saxophone quartet. Described by the composer as “a blackly ironic setting of the Latin Mass”, the piece was composed during the Cov...
Vocal Score. A re-working of Swayne’s 1985 Missa Tiburtina with additional saxophone quartet. Described by the composer as “a blackly ironic setting of the Latin Mass”, the piece was composed during t...
Swayne Giles Tonos Score/Flute/Harp/Violin/Viola/Cello (Sc/Pts)
Work commissioned by BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
A Memory Of Sky was commissioned by the Fine Arts Brass Ensemble, with funds provided by Southern Arts and the Newbury Festival. It was first performed by them at St Lawrence's Church, Hungerford, on...
This is the Flute Part for Giles Swayne 's work Ophelia Drowning for Flute and SATB Chorus. The Flute in this work represents Ophelia and the voices are those of the horrified spectators of her death....
From the work for Cello and 8 Choirs.
Chorus Parts for Choir 1 and Choir 2 from this work for Cello and 8 Choirs.
