John Jeffreys

These twelve voluntaries were written in the summer of 1985 following a series of visits to the church of St.Ethelbert at Belchamp Otten in North Essex, to play the little chamber organ there.

These three related works for organ are entitled In Limine, In Nubibus and Christ in Majesty. All are wonderfully atmospheric. Christ in Majesty is one of the works included on a CD of the organ works...

A collection of twelve short works. Both this volume and John Jeffreys' 'Music from Otten' contain a wonderful selection of atmospheric pieces for use on organs large and small.

Written for and dedicated to David Williams, the composer's ômaster in all matters relating to the organö this is a major piece of some considerable complexity and contrapuntal ingenuity based on quit...

Useful service music suitable for modest organists! Also see John Jeffreys' 'Music from Otten' and 'Duodecimedes'.

Orchestration Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) Bickleigh Idyll [and also the Violin Concerto] was inspired by the River Exe between Up Exe and Bickleigh Bridge. It is almost impossible...

Orchestration Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) A violin distantly remembered is represented at the opening of the work by the first violins playing sul tasto. This gives way to a quart...

Orchestration Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) This work was composed in great haste during the evening of 24th August 1959 to celebrate the 76th birthday of Andr? Mangeot the very nex...

Orchestration: Solo baritone Flute Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) A poem by Ivor Gurney set to music for solo baritone, flute and string orchestra. A voice and piano reduction (Rober...

Orchestration: Solo violin Flute, Cor anglais, French horn Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) The opening is a slow introduction recalling the wide span of the River Exe at Bickleigh. On...

Orchestration: Flute, Cor anglais Horn in F, Trumpet in Bb Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) Written in May 1999 as a tribute to the conductor Kenneth Page who had promoted and recorded...

Andre Louis Mangeot was born in Paris in 1883 but settled in London and became a British citizen. He was a leading violinist and impresario and played in the Queen's Hall Orchestra under Henry Wood. H...

Orchestration: Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) Bickleigh Idyll [and also the Violin Concerto] was inspired by the River Exe between Up Exe and Bickleigh Bridge. It is almost impossibl...

Orchestration: Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) A violin distantly remembered is represented at the opening of the work by the first violins playing sul tasto. This gives way to a quar...

Orchestration: Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) This work was composed in great haste during the evening of 24th August 1959 to celebrate the 76th birthday of Andr? Mangeot the very ne...

Orchestration: Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass These two sketches were written by John Jeffreys in 1958 when he was living in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. The manuscript was discovered amongst his...

Orchestration: Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass The Pieces from Otten are four of the twelve pieces originally composed for the chamber organ at the church of St.Ethelbert at Belchamp Otten in N...

This is a violin and piano reduction of this concerto for violin and orchestra. The orchestral version is also available (as GMCO055). Orchestration: Solo violin Flute, Cor anglais, French horn String...

A cycle of five poems by Barry Duane Hill set to music for tenor with an accompaniment of french horn and string quartet here in a reduction for voice and piano. The five poems are entitled Dawn; Idyl...

Orchestration Solo violin Flute, Cor anglais, French horn Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) The opening is a slow introduction recalling the wide span of the River Exe at Bickleigh. On...

Orchestration Flute, Cor anglais Horn in F, Trumpet in Bb Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) Written in May 1999 as a tribute to the conductor Kenneth Page who had promoted and recorded...

A lovely setting of A. E. Housman's well-known poem for high voice [range E up to A] and piano. Duration: 3 minutes

A setting of words by William Cory (1823-1892) for medium voice [range Eb up to Eb] and piano. Duration: 3,5 minutes

Forty songs for tenor and baritone Ambulance train (Wilfrid Wilson Gibson); And would you see my mistress' face (Philip Rosseter); The appeal (Thomas Wyatt); Curlew calling (Wilfrid Wilson Gibson); Fr...