Thea Musgrave

A setting of the final stanza of By the River by the New Zealand poet Mary Ursula Bethell. The river's flow, which is used as a metaphor for life's journey, is echoed in the music's gently swirling co...

Thea Musgrave's arrangement of the Anonymous 15th century text 'Adam Lay Ybounden' is scored for Children's Voices, SATB Choir and Piano, a performance of which lasts around 2 minutes.

Going North was commissioned by the Young People's Chorus of New York for 'Transient Glory, the Voices of Children', Francisco J. Nunez, artistic director. First performed at the Transient Glory Conce...

Excursions for piano duet are a group of eight short pieces written in 1965, and intended for children or those who are learning to play the piano.

This is a short work lasting only five minutes. It was written for Margaret Kitchen in 1960.

Cantilena was commissioned by the London Chamber Music Society to celebrate their move to King's Place in October 2008. First performed by Nicholas Daniel and members of the Chilingirian Quartet at K...

Arranged for Nicholas Daniel.

Primavera is a short virtuosic work for Flute and Coloratura Soprano. It was written in 1971, and premiered by Dorothy Dorow at her concert at the Zagreb Festival of Contemporary Music. It takes its l...

Commissioned by the Buck Hill-Skytop Music Festival, 2010, and first performed on August 6th 2010 at the Skytop Lodge, Skytop, PA, by Dan Snyder (tenor) and Annabelle Taubl (harp). This work was writ...

Poems by Hart Crane from White Buildings, set by Thea Musgrave for womens' voices, piano and percussion. Black Tambourine was commissioned by the Musart Singers, who gave the first performance at the...

For The Time Being is a setting of the first section of W. H. Auden's poem of the same title, written in 1945. This work was commissioned by the BBC for the BBC singers, who gave the first performance...

Song Of The Burn is a 'cantata for a summer's day' written in 1954 by Thea Musgrave for SATB voices, with a Piano accompaniment supplied for rehearsal. Based on a text by Maurice Lindsay.

Text by Robert Herrick 1591-1674

With "Voices of Power and Protest", renowned publisher Novello Publishing presents a thrilling and expressive work for mixed choir (SATB). This composition captivates through its dynamic power, emotio...

A work for Soprano, Woodwind, 2 Horns and Strings. Duration: circa 15 minutes Programme Note: ''This work was commissioned as a possible companion piece to Mozart's Exsultate Jubilate and the decisio...

For Solo Piano. Written in 2009.

This piece provides a compositional challenge to find a balance between 2 wind instruments and piano, the general structure of the piece is evolved so that different balances between the 3 instruments...

Immerse yourself in the fascinating sonic world of Thea Musgrave’s masterpiece 'Pierrot'. This captivating, approximately 17-minute chamber work for clarinet, violin, and piano brings the facets of th...

Chamber Concerto No 1 was written in the winter of 1961-62. It is scored for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, violin, viola and cello. It is dedicated to Robin and Margaret Orr and wa...

Originally composed for Flute and Digital Delay, Narcissus was first performed on 15th January 1988 at the Purcell Room, London by Janet Larsson.

1. EOS: The Goddess of the Dawn, who travelled on the winds and sprinkled down dew upon the earth2. PAN: The God of the countryside, of flocks, shepherds and animals, a famous player of the syrinx, or...