Information

Unpublished items

The following items are in manuscript and have not yet been published.

Date & Opus	Title	Words	Duration	More…
1971 (No opus number)	A Ghost from the Past for Guitar		2½ mins
	Notes:
1971 (No opus number)	A Ghost from the Past for Saxophone Quartet		2½ mins
	Notes:
1971 (No opus number)	A Ghost from the Past for Alto Saxophone and Piano		2½ mins
	Notes:
February 1951 Opus 6	A Leaf on the Water Song		—
	Notes: Withdrawn
2nd December 1985 Opus 93	A Nursery Song Suite for unaccompanied Choir (SATB)		8½ mins
	Notes: Commissioned by The Scholars for an EMI/Toshiba record
November 1965   Library music	Action for Orchestra Gay, lively		3 mins
	Notes:
March 1972   Film/documentary music	Aerosols—What? Why? How? Instructional film		2 mins
	Notes: A 10-minute colour film made by Duet Films; music played by the London Saxophone Quartet
March 1969   Episodic TV music	Andy Pandy Animated puppet film		1½ mins
	Notes: Obbligato clarinet part added to existing piano part; for use in opening and closing title sequence in new series
1994–1995   Episodic TV music	The Doggy Tales of Arnold Arnold and the Acorns Illustrated by Maurice Stevens		9½ mins
	Notes: TV pilot presented by Willie Rushton
November 1967   Library music	Bach-Chat for Two Guitars Off-beat Bach		2 mins
	Notes:
May 1969   Film/documentary music	Before the Party TV play	Ray Lawler	19 mins
	Notes: Somerset Maugham short story adaptation, first series; received 1970 Drama Series Production Award of the Society of Film and Television Arts
September 1965   Commercial music	Nimble Bread Bikini TV commercial: Nimble Bread		½ min
	Notes:
February/March 1965   Library music	Bitonality Blues Blues		½ min
	Notes:
September 1968   Library music	Blues in the Round Bach blues		3 mins
	Notes:
Summer 1954 Opus 19	Brittany Beach for Piano		2¼ mins
	Notes: Now in On Holiday, op. 54 (see also op. 18a)
August 1968   Commercial music	Lyons’ Harvest Pies Butterfly/Feather TV commercial: Lyons’ Harvest Pies		½ min
	Notes: Made by Natural Breaks Ltd
August 1964   Commercial music	Nimble Bread Calorie-counter TV commercial: Nimble Bread		½ min
	Notes:
February 1973   Film/documentary music	Capital City Film documentary	Wilfred Greatorex	8 mins
	Notes: A 28-minute film in 16mm and 35mm sponsored by the Corporation of the City of London; 35mm version launched at seven major ABC cinemas in London in conjunction with the feature film, The Sting, 17th February 1974, followed by nationwide showing of this double bill
13th September 1991 Opus 28f	Captain Bowsprit’s Blues for Saxophone Quartet		2 mins
	Notes: Second movement of Cinque Port; written for the Phoenix Saxophone Quartet in thanks for their work on the CD, Carey Blyton Miniatures: The Return of Bulgy Gogo
January 1975   Library music	Commuter Special Moderate tempo, amusing		2 mins
	Notes:
August 1968   Commercial music	Lyons’ Harvest Pies Dandelion I TV commercial: Lyons’ Harvest Pies		¾ min
	Notes: Made by Natural Breaks Ltd; Dandelion I was awarded a diploma in the 16 Festival International du Film Publicitaire, Cannes 1969 (Television 5A category)
August 1968   Commercial music	Lyons’ Harvest Pies Dandelion II TV commercial: Lyons’ Harvest Pies		½ min
	Notes: Made by Natural Breaks Ltd
January 1974   Episodic TV music	Doctor Who Death to the Daleks TV serial	Terry Nation	20 mins
	Notes: Serial in four 25-minute episodes; parts of the music were treated by the Radiophonic Workshop, including the solo voice, used as the basis for massed choral chant; music played by the London Saxophone Quartet
November 1964   Film/documentary music	Display to Sell Instructional film	Tom Scott Robson	7 mins
	Notes: A short training film
1949/1950 Opus 2	Divertissement for Piano Quartet		—
	Notes: Withdrawn
December 1969   Episodic TV music	Doctor Who Doctor Who and the Silurians TV serial	Malcolm Hulke	30 mins
	Notes: Serial in seven 25-minute episodes
1972   Text book	Dr Shinfiddler’s Musical Zoo A Second Book of Nonsense, illustrated by Tom Barling
	Notes: Never published
December 1963   Commercial music	Nimble Bread Dressmaker’s Dummy TV commercial: Nimble Bread		¼ min
	Notes:
March 1965   Commercial music	Elastoplast Elastoplastic Art TV commercial: Elastoplast		½ min
	Notes:
1953 Opus 12b	Elegy arr. for Viola and String Quartet		—
	Notes: Withdrawn
February 1973 Opus 67	Fanfara Pian’ e Forte for Wind and Brass		—
	Notes: Written for Kneller Hall
August 1975 Opus 73b	Fanfare for a Congress for Saxophone Quartet		—
	Notes: Written for the 10th International Aerosol Congress; concert version written for the London Saxophone Quartet
1951 Opus 5a	Fantasia on French Folk Songs for String Quartet		—
	Notes: Withdrawn
December 1969   Commercial music	Mackintosh’s Quality Street Fashion Show TV commercial: Quality Street		½ min
	Notes: Made by Illustra Films Ltd
December 1972   Film/documentary music	Flying Birds Film documentary		8 mins
	Notes: A 12½-minute colour film for theatrical presentation; first shown at the Royal Festival Hall, 17th February 1973; the music, played by the London Saxophone Quartet, comprises a theme and nine variations depicting the many and varied aspects of bird flight; there is no spoken commentary; filmed by Dr David Urry and Kate Urry
January 1970   Film/documentary music	Footprints in the Jungle TV play	Robin Chapman	9 mins
	Notes: Somerset Maugham short story adaptation, second series
February/March 1965   Library music	Gay Abandon Gay, witty		½ min
	Notes:
April 1974   Library music	Girl Friday Quick, rhythmic number with South American flavour		2½ mins
	Notes:
September 1968   Library music	Harvest Pastoral		1¾ mins
	Notes:
December 1963   Commercial music	Nimble Bread Hour-glass TV commercial: Nimble Bread		¼ min
	Notes:
August 1967   Commercial music	Nimble Bread In the Park TV commercial: Nimble Bread		¼ min
	Notes:
February 1969   Film/documentary music	The Wednesday Play It Wasn’t Me TV play	James Hanley	11½ mins
	Notes: A sinister, but sad, black comedy about the age-old problem of old age
February 1966   Film/documentary music	Play of the Month Julie’s Gone TV play	Michael Winder	11 mins
	Notes: A black comedy about three men who robbed a mail train and their au pair, Julie, who disappears; music performed by Janet Craxton (oboe, cor anglais) and Valda Aveling (harpsichord)
November 1970   Film/documentary music	Kites are Flying Film documentary	Anthony Bomford	10 mins
	Notes: A 30-minute colour film for theatrical presentation; first shown at the Royal Festival Hall, 13th February 1971
April 1956; 1957/1958; April/May 1960 Opus 23a	Lachrymae—In Memoriam John Dowland for High Voice and String Quartet	Various	15 mins
	Notes: Movements are: 1. Prelude; 2. Song 1: Madrigal; 3. Interlude I; 4. Song 2: The Moon; 5. Interlude II; 6. Song 3: The Open Door; 7. Interlude III; 8. Song 4: The Sick Rose; 9. Interlude IV; 10. Song 5: Sonnet; 11. Postlude
December 1989 Opus 97	Lilli Marlene arr. for Children’s Voices (with optional divisi and Descant Recorders), Two Pianos and Side Drum		—
	Notes: Commissioned for the Battle of Britain Arts Festival, 1990
April 1966   Film/documentary music	Low Water Film documentary	George Thomson	5 mins
	Notes: A 28-minute social documentary, shot in black and white; awarded 1st Prize, 12th International Short Film Festival, Tours, 1967 (First Entry category)
July 1953 (1–3); January 1954 (4–6) Opus 16a	Lyrics from the Chinese Six Songs for High Voice, Oboe and String Trio	trans. Helen Waddell	12 mins
	Notes: Withdrawn; movements are: 1. Aubade; 2: Drinking Song; 3: Song at Evening; 4: Flower Song; 5: Sacrificial Song; 6: Nocturne
August 1964   Commercial music	Nimble Bread Market TV commercial: Nimble Bread		½ min
	Notes:
September 1968   Library music	Men at Work Mechanical/Industrial		1¾ mins
	Notes:
August 1964   Commercial music	Nimble Bread Mini-car TV commercial: Nimble Bread		½ min
	Notes:
February/March 1965   Library music	Minuet for Octet Period		1½ mins
	Notes:
February/March 1965   Library music	Music Hall Memories Humorous, rather droll		½ min
	Notes:
September 1968   Library music	Neurosis Aggressive		1¾ mins
	Notes:
September 1968   Library music	Noises of the Night Mysterious, mounting tension		1¾ mins
	Notes:
February 1970   Library music	On the Go (Moto Perpetuo) Gay, moving		1¾ mins
	Notes:
Spring 1956 Opus 5b	Overture: Fantasia on French Folk Songs for Full Orchestra		—
	Notes: FTCL ‘thesis’
February/March 1965   Library music	Pan and Echo Pastoral		½ min
	Notes:
April 1972 Opus 45b	Pantomime arr. for Saxophone Quartet		4 mins
	Notes: Movements are: 1. Harlequin; 2. Columbine; 3. Pantaloon
(Date unknown) Opus 45c	Pantomime Three Easy Pieces for Bassoon (or Bass Clarinet) and Piano		4 mins
	Notes: Movements are: 1. Harlequin; 2. Columbine; 3. Pantaloon
(Date unknown) Opus 45d	Pantomime Three Easy Pieces for Two Guitars		4 mins
	Notes: Movements are: 1. Harlequin; 2. Columbine; 3. Pantaloon
February 1973 Opus 31b	Patterns arr. for Saxophone Quartet		5¼ mins
	Notes: Movements are: 1. Waltz (Passacaglia); 2. Pastoral (Chaconne); 3. The Organ-grinder (Ostinato)
July 1963 Opus 37	Peasant Dance for Piano		—
	Notes: Reused in On Holiday, op. 54
1974 Opus 69b	Pianoman A Music Hall Parody with a Ragtime Chorus	Carey Blyton	2½ mins
	Notes: Song based on Mock Joplin; written for Cleo Lane and John Dankworth (but apparently never performed by them)
December 1974 Opus 70b	Music Workshop Rainbow Snake A Cantata for Voices, Saxophone Quartet, Piano and Percussion	Ted Glover	—
	Notes:
March 1975   Episodic TV music	Doctor Who Revenge of the Cybermen TV serial	Gerry Davis	26 mins
	Notes: Serial in four 25-minute episodes; parts of the music were treated by the Radiophonic Workshop
April 1964   Commercial music	Lux Toilet Soap Samantha Eggar Relaunch TV commercial: Lux Soap		½ min
	Notes:
Summer 1954 Opus 21	Sappho for unaccompanied Choir (SATB)		—
	Notes: Withdrawn
September 1965   Commercial music	Nimble Bread Scales TV commercial: Nimble Bread		½ min
	Notes:
June 1967   Library music	(Lyons’ Harvest Pies) Scenes at Camelot Renaissance		1¾ mins
	Notes: This piece is actually The Three-stringed Fiddle, the first movement from Three Musical Mishaps, op. 32a; it was used on TV to advertise Lyons’ Harvest Pies in the late 1960s
June 1967   Library music	(Lyons’ Harvest Pies) Scottish Highlands National, sombre		1¼ mins
	Notes: This piece is actually The Damaged Bagpipes, the second movement from Three Musical Mishaps, op. 32a; it was used on TV to advertise Lyons’ Harvest Pies in the late 1960s
December 1989 Opus 98	Scramble! Fanfare for Brass (Trumpets, Horns, Trombones, Tuba and optional Timpani)		—
	Notes: Commissioned for the Battle of Britain Arts Festival, 1990
August 1964   Commercial music	Nimble Bread Seaside TV commercial: Nimble Bread		½ min
	Notes:
November 1969   Film/documentary music	Sherlock Holmes Animated cartoon film		10 mins
	Notes: Music for a 6-minute pilot film for a projected series of 13 half-hour animated cartoon films for the American TV networks, with individual musical themes for over a dozen characters; in fact, for various reasons, not even the pilot itself was made
February 1970   Library music	Suite: Something in the Wind Complete suite		3¼ mins
	Notes:
February 1970   Library music	Suite: Something in the Wind: (a) Theme: Something in the Wind General		½ min
	Notes:
February 1970   Library music	Suite: Something in the Wind: (b) Variation 1: Waltz Pensive		½ min
	Notes:
February 1970   Library music	Suite: Something in the Wind: (c) Variation 2: March Mechanical		½ min
	Notes:
February 1970   Library music	Suite: Something in the Wind: (d) Variation 3: Rhapsody Romantic, warm		½ min
	Notes:
February 1970   Library music	Suite: Something in the Wind: (e) Variation 4: Humoreske Humorous		½ min
	Notes:
February 1970   Library music	Suite: Something in the Wind: (f) Variation 5: Soliloquy Pastoral		½ min
	Notes:
February 1970   Library music	Suite: Something in the Wind: (g) Variation 6: Tarantella (Finale) Heroic, bold		½ min
	Notes:
November 1952 Opus 15a	Symphony in Yellow for Voice, Clarinet and Harp	Oscar Wilde	4 mins
	Notes:
February/March 1965   Library music	Table for Two Romantic, warm		½ min
	Notes:
September 1965   Commercial music	Nimble Bread Tape Measure TV commercial: Nimble Bread		½ min
	Notes:
1971 Opus 59	The Birds of the Air An Evocation in Three Movements for Orchestra with optional Prepared Piano		10 mins
	Notes: Written for the Liverpool Schools’ Junior Orchestra; based on Songs of the Birds by Walter Garstang; movements are: 1. Dawn (Sunrise); 2. Day (Morning – Noon – Afternoon); 3. Dusk (Sunset)
May 1972   Film/documentary music	Word Cinema The Box of Pandora Feature film		2 hours, 11 mins
	Notes: Special soundtrack for BBC-tv, transmission of this silent classic using music by Alban Berg, Kurt Weill, the Savoy Orpheans and the Grimesthorpe Colliery Band
November 1976   Film/documentary music	Midweek Cinema The Crowd Feature film		1 hour, 36 mins
	Notes: Special soundtrack for BBC-tv, transmission of this classic silent film using music by Charles Ives and popular music of the 1920s played by the California Ramblers
May 1967   Film/documentary music	The Furryfolk on Holiday Stop-frame animated cartoon film	Elsie B. Mills	3½ mins
	Notes: A road safety film featuring Tufty Fluffytail, sponsored by Butlin’s Holiday Camps
August/September 1976 Opus 76	The Girl from Nogami Chamber Opera in One Act	Jack Gray	—
	Notes:
January 1969   Film/documentary music	The Goshawk TV documentary	T. H. White	15 mins
	Notes: A 50-minute colour film; awarded the Golden Gate award in the 13th San Francisco International Film Festival (Films as Communication category)
September 1972   Film/documentary music	Web of Life The Living River Film documentary	Desmond Hawkins	14 mins
	Notes: A 30-minute colour film in the BBC-tv/BP Film Unit Co-Production series Web of Life; awarded (a) Gold Camera Award for 1st Place, U.S. Industrial Film Festival, 1973; (b) Certificate of Merit from the British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1973; and (c) Gold Award for joint 1st Place in Category F, British Sponsored Film Festival, 1973
(Date unknown) Opus 61b	The Mistletoe Bough Trad. English Carol arr. for Choir, String Orchestra and Percussion		3½ mins
	Notes:
February 1971   Commercial music	Birds Eye Florida Orange Juice The Organist TV commercial: Birds Eye Orange Juice		½ min
	Notes: Made by Ridley Scott Associates
April/August 1956 Opus 22	The Owl A setting of a poem by M. J. Hopkins for Voice and Chamber Ensemble	M. J. Hopkins	—
	Notes: Withdrawn; music reused in Humoresque op. 30
December 1971   Film/documentary music	Play for Today The Pigeon-Fancier TV play	Peter Hankin	4 mins
	Notes: A somewhat sombre play set in the North of England concerning the retirement of a Nottinghamshire miner and obsessional pigeon-breeder and racer, and his son, a schoolteacher; music performed by Harold Clarke
1975 Opus 74	The Return of the Pink Panther arr. for Saxophone Quartet (or Two Basset Horns and Two Bass Clarinets)		1¾ mins
	Notes: Written for the London Saxophone Quartet as an encore item
October 1962 Opus 33c	The Silly Flea for Countertenor and Keyboard	attrib. Giles Farnaby	1 minute
	Notes:
December 1969   Commercial music	Mackintosh’s Quality Street Theatre TV commercial: Quality Street		½ min
	Notes: Made by Illustra Films Ltd
1964/1965 Opus 47a	Three Animal Songs for Voice(s) and Piano	Carey Blyton	2 mins
	Notes: Used in Bananas in Pyjamas; songs are: 1. Sing a Song of Science; 2. Sally the Pig; 3. The Manatee
1970 Opus 47b	Three Beastly Ballads arr. for Voices (unison) and School Instruments	Carey Blyton	—
	Notes: Arrangement of Three Animal Songs, op. 47a
Summer 1988 Opus 38b	Songs for Juniors 3 Three Bird Songs for Voice(s) and Guitar	Carey Blyton & Anon.	3 mins
	Notes: Guitar transcription for the Edward Lear Commemoration Concerts at the BMIC, Autumn 1988; songs are: 1. The Cormorant (Anon.); 2. The Stork (Carey Blyton); 3. The Elephant (Anon.)
1964 Opus 44	Three Canadian Carols arr. for Voice, Clarinet and Piano		11 mins
	Notes: Dedicated to Robert Ivan Foster (baritone) and recorded by him (with Nina Walker, piano and Jonathan Steward, clarinet) on Onslo LP OCAB-61-65; first public performance by Robert Ivan Foster at The Questors Theatre, London on 19th December 1964; songs are: 1. The Shepherdess’ Carol (D’où viens-tu, bergère?); 2. The Cherry Tree Carol; 3. The Huron Carol (Jesous Ahatonhia)
1965/1966 Opus 50	Three Fishy Tales for Voices and Piano	Joyce Harris, Carey Blyton & Anon.	2½ mins
	Notes: The Axolotl now in Bananas in Pyjamas; songs are: 1. Making Whoopee (Joyce Harris); 2. The Axolotl (Carey Blyton); 3. Have a Heart! (Anon.)
Summer 1988 Opus 35b	Songs for Juniors 1 Three Food Songs for Voice(s) and Guitar	Various	3 mins
	Notes: Guitar transcription for the Edward Lear Commemoration Concerts at the BMIC, Autumn 1988; songs are: 1. Early Bacon (A. Stodart-Walker); 2. Sink Song (J. A. Lindon); 3. Bacon and Eggs (A. P. Herbert)
Summer 1988 Opus 40b	Songs for Juniors 2 Three Insect Songs for Voice(s) and Guitar	Various	3 mins
	Notes: Guitar transcription for the Edward Lear Commemoration Concerts at the BMIC, Autumn 1988; songs are: 1. Taking the Veil (Harry Graham); 2. Poor Fly (Anon.); 3. Swat a Life! (Don Marquis)
May/July 1963 Opus 36	Three Welsh Folk Songs arr. for Voice and Harp (or Piano)		6½ mins
	Notes: Dedicated to Robert Ivan Foster (baritone) and recorded by him (with Tryphena Partridge, harp) on Onslo LP OCAB-61-63; songs are: 1. Lullaby (Suo-gân); 2. The Plea of the Miller (Tôn Y Melinydd); 3. David of the White Rock (Dafydd Y Gareg Wen)
Summer 1954 Opus 20	To the Muses for unaccompanied Choir (SATB)		—
	Notes: Withdrawn; winning work, Sir Granville Bantock Prize for Composition, TCM, London
1960 Opus 29	Tower Hill arr. for Oboe and Harp		—
	Notes: Used in film [What film?]
April/July 1954 Opus 18a	Trio for Violin, Clarinet and Cello		—
	Notes: Slow movement reused in On Holiday, op. 54
Summer 1953 Opus 17a	Two Beethoven Sonatinas for Piano arr. for String Trio		—
	Notes: MS and parts may be lost
1993 (No opus number)	Two Pieces for Mandolin and Harp		—
	Notes: Written for the Pleasant Pluckers (later renamed Duo Mandala): Alison Stephens, mandolin and Lauren Scott, harp; movements are: 1. Harvest; 2. Blues in the Round
Summer 1956 Opus 24a	Two Sacred Songs for Choir (SSA or SAA) and optional Piano	Phineas Fletcher & Anon.	3¾ mins
	Notes: Songs are: 1. A Litany (Phineas Fletcher); 2. A Lullaby (Anon.); MS
May 1951 Opus 8	Two Waltzes for Piano		—
	Notes: One waltz reused in Five Diversions for Wind Quintet, op. 1b, the other in Patterns for Piano, op. 31
April 1974   Library music	Valse Musette Parisian, ‘left bank’ evocation		2 mins
	Notes:
February/March 1965   Library music	Vista for Orchestra Panoramic		2½ mins
	Notes:
Summer 1956 Opus 26a	What then is Love? Four Modern Madrigals for unaccompanied Choir (SSA)	Various	6 mins
	Notes: Songs are: 1. Western wind, when will thou blow? (Anon.); 2. Tell me, where is fancy bred? (William Shakespeare); 3. Stay, O sweet, and do not rise! (John Donne); 4. Love is a sickness full of woes (Samuel Daniel)
Autumn 1956 Opus 26b	What then is Love? Four Modern Madrigals for Choir (SSA) and optional Piano	Various	6 mins
	Notes: Songs are: 1. Western wind, when will thou blow? (Anon.); 2. Tell me, where is fancy bred? (William Shakespeare); 3. Stay, O sweet, and do not rise! (John Donne); 4. Love is a sickness full of woes (Samuel Daniel)
July 1972 Opus 26e	What then is Love? Four Modern Madrigals arranged for Saxophone Quartet		6 mins
	Notes: Movements are: 1. Western wind, when will thou blow? 2. Tell me, where is fancy bred? 3. Stay, O sweet, and do not rise! 4. Love is a sickness full of woes
August 1963   Commercial music	Nimble Bread Window-dresser TV commercial: Nimble Bread		¼ min
	Notes:
August 1963   Commercial music	Nimble Bread Zip TV commercial: Nimble Bread		¼ min
	Notes:
September 1965   Commercial music	Nimble Bread Zipper TV commercial: Nimble Bread		½ min
	Notes:
October 2020 (No opus number)	[Sketches] Unknown material held in Trinity Laban’s Carey Blyton Collection		—
	Notes: To be investigated…