Chester Music

Stormwatch, Stormfall by Peter Maxwell Davies was commissioned by the Aventa Ensemble with assistance from the Scottish Arts Council.

This work was commissioned by Bath International Music Festival and BBC Radio 3. It was first performed on 30th May 2011 at the Assembly Rooms, Bath, by Kathryn Tickell (Northumbrian Pipes), Joanna Ma...

Three songs and scenes linked by instrumental transitions make up this exciting story about a robbery with a car chase! Scope for a large group of children to be involved. The copiable parts book cont...

The story concerns a space-struck child who sets out on a journey through time and space. Topical links with science, environment, language, movement and dance. The flexible orchestra of classroom ins...

Peter Maxwell Davies. Sent on a shopping errand by Mum and Dad, Pat encounters both wickedness and kindness. The events can inspire ideas for topic work including animals, families, shopping, witches...

Peter Maxwell Davies. Six lively songs for group and solo singing with photocopiable parts for percussion and recorders. Colourful tunes and lyrics explore different moods and musical ideas and stimul...

This work was first performed in June 1984 by Rosemary Furniss (violin) and Gregory Knowles (cimbalom). Set of parts. Duration c. 12mins.

Composed in homage to William Glock, this single movement has something of the character of a slow fugue, on a theme deeply imbued with minor thirds. The woodwinds and strings are considered as pairs,...

The two-part setting of the Agnus Dei in Davies's austere, modal 'carol style' is introduced and underpinned, or even contradicted, by a duet for viola and cello that ripples out to four parts for muc...

A Mediterranean, erotic postlude to a time when Davies had been much occupied with setting the Orkney poetry of George Mackay Brown. The voice, though, is the same. The mezzo part is wide-ranging and...

A Selkie Tale is a short music-theatre work (duration about 25 minutes) designed for performance by seven- to eleven-year-olds year olds. Four solo roles and several separate chorus groups give scope...

Eugène Goossens (1893-1962) was an English composer whose work was initially held in the same high esteem as contemporaries such as Walton, but who has since faded into obscurity. He worked across the...

Eugène Goossens (1893-1962) was an English composer whose work was initially held in the same high esteem as contemporaries such as Walton, but who has since faded into obscurity. He worked across the...

For Flute, Violin and Harp or 2 Violins and Piano.

The Quintet for Oboe and Strings was written in 1932. Soon afterwards, it won a prize in the Daily Telegraph's Chamber Music competition, and was recorded for HMV records. The full score is presented...

Score available: CH61209

This work was first performed on 23rd October 1972 at the Wigmore Hall, London, by Janet Craxton (oboe), Perry Hart (violin), Brian Hawkins (viola) and Kenneth Heath (cello).

This work was first performed on 23rd October 1972 at the Wigmore Hall, London, by Janet Craxton (oboe), Perry Hart (violin), Brian Hawkins (viola) and Kenneth Heath (cello).

Butterflies' scored for Voice and Harp.

Parts for the clarinet quintet. The score is available, SOS11145.

So we'll go no more a-roving (Byron) A Widow bird sate mourning (Shelley) The knot there's no un-tying (Thomas Campbell)

A singing/musicianship resource to involve the whole class. Comprehensive tips and advice on teaching and singing the song. No music reading necessary - full support provided on the CD. Lesson plan...

This setting of the Nunc Dimittis was originally written for the TV series, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Scored for 2 treble or soprano soloists and SATB choir. Duration 3 minutes.

Six settings of Innuit texts for mixed voices and optional percussion. If percussion is not available then singers should clap the rhythms indicated, four to each part, depending on the acoustics of t...