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1965/1966 Opus 49 |
A Catch for Wind Instruments Twenty-three Short Movements (in Three Sets) for Wind Quintet, after Izaak Walton |
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Summer 1966 Opus 56a |
A Child was Born Trad. Danish Carol arr. for Voice(s) and School Instruments |
— | Out of print | ||
Notes: Originally published by Faber & Faber; republished by G. Schirmer, USA | |||||
1971 (No opus number) |
A Ghost from the Past for Saxophone Quartet |
2½ mins | Manuscript | ||
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February/March 1977 Opus 18b |
A Little Trio for Wind Instruments arr. for Flute (or Oboe), Clarinet in B flat and Bassoon (or Bass Clarinet) |
— | Edizioni Bèrben | ||
Notes: Published in the composer’s facsimile, 1990 Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 84 |
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May 1975 Opus 72 |
A Newfoundland Posy Twelve Newfoundland Folk Songs in Nine Movements for Violin, Clarinet and Piano |
16¾ mins | Music Sales Ltd Product page |
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Notes: Published by Editions J. Maurer; first performance by the work’s dedicatees, Peter Gardner (violin), Dick Rowley (clarinet) and John Herriott (piano), in a recital broadcast by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1975 | |||||
January 1979 Opus 81 |
A Sherlock Holmes Suite for Brass Quintet |
11½ mins | Out of print | ||
Notes: Published by Editions J. Maurer Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 110 |
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March 1972 Film/documentary music |
Aerosols—What? Why? How? Instructional film |
2 mins | Manuscript | ||
Notes: A 10-minute colour film made by Duet Films; music played by the London Saxophone Quartet Archive: British Film Institute (BFI): Original bound music manuscript |
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November 1967 Library music |
Bach-Chat for Two Guitars Off-beat Bach |
2 mins | Manuscript | ||
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May 1969 Film/documentary music |
Before the Party TV play |
Ray Lawler | 19 mins | Manuscript | |
Notes: Somerset Maugham short story adaptation, first series; received 1970 Drama Series Production Award of the Society of Film and Television Arts Archive: British Film Institute (BFI): Original bound music manuscript |
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September 1965 Commercial music |
Nimble Bread Bikini TV commercial: Nimble Bread |
½ min | Manuscript | ||
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February/March 1965 Library music |
Bitonality Blues Blues |
½ min | Manuscript | ||
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September 1968 Library music |
Blues in the Round Bach blues |
3 mins | Manuscript | ||
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August 1968 Commercial music |
Lyons’ Harvest Pies Butterfly/Feather TV commercial: Lyons’ Harvest Pies |
½ min | Manuscript | ||
Notes: Made by Natural Breaks Ltd | |||||
August 1964 Commercial music |
Nimble Bread Calorie-counter TV commercial: Nimble Bread |
½ min | Manuscript | ||
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February 1973 Film/documentary music |
Capital City Film documentary |
Wilfred Greatorex | 8 mins | Manuscript | |
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 Archive: British Film Institute (BFI): |
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13th September 1991 Opus 28f |
Captain Bowsprit’s Blues for Saxophone Quartet |
2 mins | Manuscript | ||
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 | Manuscript | ||
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9th June 1993 Opus 103 |
Doctor Who Dalek Suite for Saxophone Quartet |
7½ mins | Out of print | ||
Notes: Published by Valentine Music; movements are: 1. A Desolate Landscape; 2. Chants and Variants; 3. Dalek March and Retreat Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 32 |
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August 1975 Opus 73a |
Dance Variations Theme and Nine Variations for Saxophone Quartet |
12 mins | Music Sales Ltd Product page |
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Notes: Published by Editions J. Maurer; written for the 10th International Aerosol Congress; concert version written for the London Saxophone Quartet; movements are: Theme; Var. 1: Waltz I; Var. 2: Polka; Var. 3: Paso Doble; Var. 4: Foxtrot/Blues; Var. 5: Rhumba; Var. 6: Tango; Var. 7: Rag; Var. 8: Tarantella; Var. 9: Waltz II; Theme (reprise with countermelody) Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 51 |
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August 1968 Commercial music |
Lyons’ Harvest Pies Dandelion I TV commercial: Lyons’ Harvest Pies |
¾ min | Manuscript | ||
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 | Manuscript | ||
Notes: Made by Natural Breaks Ltd | |||||
January 1974 Episodic TV music |
Doctor Who Death to the Daleks TV serial |
Terry Nation | 20 mins | Manuscript | |
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 Archive: British Film Institute (BFI): |
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1949/1950 Opus 2 |
Divertissement for Piano Quartet |
— | Manuscript | ||
Notes: Withdrawn | |||||
December 1969 Episodic TV music |
Doctor Who Doctor Who and the Silurians TV serial |
Malcolm Hulke | 30 mins | Manuscript | |
Notes: Serial in seven 25-minute episodes Archive: British Film Institute (BFI): |
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January 1983 Opus 87a |
Dracula! or The Vampire Vanquished A Victorian Melodrama for Schools |
Carey Blyton | 30 mins | Chester Music and Novello & Co Product page |
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Notes: Also available from Boosey & Hawkes Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 53 |
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December 1963 Commercial music |
Nimble Bread Dressmaker’s Dummy TV commercial: Nimble Bread |
¼ min | Manuscript | ||
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1980 (No opus number) |
Eilgut-Galopp (Grand Vitesse) Op. 146 by Emil Waldteufel arr. for Brass Quintet |
2½ mins | Chester Music and Novello & Co Product page |
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Notes: Published by Novello; dedicated to the New Mexico Brass Quintet of Albuquerque, USA | |||||
March 1965 Commercial music |
Elastoplast Elastoplastic Art TV commercial: Elastoplast |
½ min | Manuscript | ||
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1953 Opus 12b |
Elegy arr. for Viola and String Quartet |
— | Manuscript | ||
Notes: Withdrawn | |||||
August 1975 Opus 73b |
Fanfare for a Congress for Saxophone Quartet |
— | Manuscript | ||
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 |
— | Manuscript | ||
Notes: Withdrawn | |||||
December 1969 Commercial music |
Mackintosh’s Quality Street Fashion Show TV commercial: Quality Street |
½ min | Manuscript | ||
Notes: Made by Illustra Films Ltd | |||||
April 1990 Opus 1b |
Five Diversions arr. for Wind Quintet |
13½ mins | Edizioni Bèrben | ||
Notes: A rescoring for wind instruments of Four Diversions for Piano, original op. 1 and A Little Waltz from Two Waltzes, op. 8; movements are: 1. Vacilación (Habañera); 2. The Lake at Evening; 3. The Girl with the Auburn Hair; 4. Twilit Willows; 5. A Little Waltz; dedicated to the memory of May Parker, who had taught the teenaged Carey Blyton piano and thus fired his interest in music Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 31 |
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December 1972 Film/documentary music |
Flying Birds Film documentary |
8 mins | Manuscript | ||
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 Archive: British Film Institute (BFI): |
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December 1972 Opus 66 |
Flying Birds Theme and Nine Variations for Saxophone Quartet |
7¾ mins | Edizioni Bèrben | ||
Notes: Written for the London Saxophone Quartet; concert version of the music for the RSPB film; movements are: 1. Theme; 2. Variation 1: Gannets; 3. Variation 2: The Arctic Tern (Slow Waltz); 4. Variation 3: The Arctic Tern (hovering and dipping); 5. Variation 4: Birds landing; 6. Variation 5: Puffins & Friends (Slow Tango); 7. Variation 6: Razorbills and Kittiwakes; 8. Variation 7: Swans taking off… and landing; 9. Variation 8: Knot, Widgeon and Waders; 10. Variation 9: Oystercatchers and Sanderling (Finale) | |||||
January 1970 Film/documentary music |
Footprints in the Jungle TV play |
Robin Chapman | 9 mins | Manuscript | |
Notes: Somerset Maugham short story adaptation, second series Archive: British Film Institute (BFI): Original bound music manuscript |
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June 1987 Opus 95 |
Frankenstein! or A Bolt from the Blue A Victorian Melodrama for Schools |
Carey Blyton | 40 mins | Chester Music and Novello & Co Product page |
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Notes: Also available from Boosey & Hawkes; dedicated to Gary Higginson | |||||
August 1971 Opus 62a |
Fugue in G minor by Girolamo Frescobaldi arr. for Saxophone Quartet |
3 mins | Reynard Music | ||
Notes: Originally published by Kendor Music, Inc., USA; republished by Dorn Publications, Inc., USA; written for the London Saxophone Quartet Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 57 • MS / BLYTON 73 |
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(Date unknown) Opus 62b |
Fugue in G minor by Girolamo Frescobaldi arr. for Clarinet Quartet |
3 mins | Reynard Music | ||
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February/March 1965 Library music |
Gay Abandon Gay, witty |
½ min | Manuscript | ||
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November 1983 Opus 90a |
Hark! The Merry Gentlemen An arrangement and combination of Hark! The Herald Angels Sing and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen for Brass Quartet (orchestral brass or brass band instruments) |
3¼ mins | Out of print | ||
Notes: Commissioned by Mrs Imogen Smallwood (the composer’s cousin, daughter of Enid Blyton) for her son, Thomas, “and his school chums” | |||||
1983 Opus 90b |
Hark! The Merry Gentlemen An arrangement and combination of Hark! The Herald Angels Sing and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen for Brass Quintet (orchestral brass or brass band instruments) |
3¼ mins | Just Music Product page |
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Notes: Adapted from the Brass Quartet version at the request of the New Mexico Brass Quintet of Albuquerque, USA; Just Music publishes only the version scored for brass band instruments | |||||
September 1968 Library music |
Harvest Pastoral |
1¾ mins | Manuscript | ||
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December 1963 Commercial music |
Nimble Bread Hour-glass TV commercial: Nimble Bread |
¼ min | Manuscript | ||
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Spring 1972 Opus 64b |
In Memoriam Django Reinhardt Theme and Two Variations for Saxophone Quartet |
7½ mins | Edizioni Bèrben | ||
Notes: Published by Dorn Publications, Inc., USA; written for the London Saxophone Quartet; movements are: 1. Prelude; 2. Elegy; 3. Django Reinhardt’s Stomp Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 61 |
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1971 Opus 60a |
In Memoriam Scott Fitzgerald for Saxophone Quartet |
2½ mins | Edizioni Bèrben | ||
Notes: Written for the London Saxophone Quartet; arrangement of untitled piano piece, c. 1950 Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 58 • MS / BLYTON 72 • MS / BLYTON 74 |
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August 1967 Commercial music |
Nimble Bread In the Park TV commercial: Nimble Bread |
¼ min | Manuscript | ||
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29th January 1999 Opus 107 |
In the Spice Markets of Zanzibar for Brass Quintet with optional Tambourine |
2¼ mins | Fand Music Press Product page £9.45
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Notes: Written for the Fine Arts Brass Ensemble Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 81 |
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February 1969 Film/documentary music |
The Wednesday Play It Wasn’t Me TV play |
James Hanley | 11½ mins | Manuscript | |
Notes: A sinister, but sad, black comedy about the age-old problem of old age Archive: British Film Institute (BFI): Original bound music manuscript |
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November 1970 Film/documentary music |
Kites are Flying Film documentary |
Anthony Bomford | 10 mins | Manuscript | |
Notes: A 30-minute colour film for theatrical presentation; first shown at the Royal Festival Hall, 13th February 1971 Archive: British Film Institute (BFI): Original bound music manuscript |
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1969 Opus 57 |
Music Workshop Konrad of the Mountains A Cantata for Voices and Orff Instruments |
Peter Porter | — | Out of print | |
Notes: Originally published by BBC Publications; republished by Mills Music; International Music Publications (archive edition) Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 40 |
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April 1956; 1957/1958; April/May 1960 Opus 23a |
Lachrymae—In Memoriam John Dowland for High Voice and String Quartet |
Various | 15 mins | Manuscript | |
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 Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 82 |
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December 1989 Opus 97 |
Lilli Marlene arr. for Children’s Voices (with optional divisi and Descant Recorders), Two Pianos and Side Drum |
— | Manuscript | ||
Notes: Commissioned for the Battle of Britain Arts Festival, 1990 | |||||
April 1966 Film/documentary music |
Low Water Film documentary |
George Thomson | 5 mins | Manuscript | |
Notes: A 28-minute social documentary, shot in black and white; awarded 1st Prize, 12th International Short Film Festival, Tours, 1967 (First Entry category) Archive: British Film Institute (BFI): |
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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 | Manuscript | |
Notes: Withdrawn; movements are: 1. Aubade; 2: Drinking Song; 3: Song at Evening; 4: Flower Song; 5: Sacrificial Song; 6: Nocturne Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 94 • MS / BLYTON 95 |
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1958 Opus 16c |
Lyrics from the Chinese Seven Songs for High Voice and Piano |
trans. Helen Waddell | 18 mins | Fand Music Press Product page £9.95
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Notes: Movements are: 1. Prelude; 2. Song 1: Aubade; 3. Song 2: Drinking Song; 4. Song 3: Song against the Duke Seuen; 5. Song 4: Song at Evening; 6. Interlude; 7. Song 5: Flower Song; 8. Song 6: Sacrificial Song; 9. Song 7: Nocturne; 10. Postlude | |||||
August 1964 Commercial music |
Nimble Bread Market TV commercial: Nimble Bread |
½ min | Manuscript | ||
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September 1968 Library music |
Men at Work Mechanical/Industrial |
1¾ mins | Manuscript | ||
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August 1964 Commercial music |
Nimble Bread Mini-car TV commercial: Nimble Bread |
½ min | Manuscript | ||
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February/March 1965 Library music |
Minuet for Octet Period |
1½ mins | Manuscript | ||
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August 1974 Opus 69a |
Mock Joplin for Saxophone Quartet |
2 mins | Out of print | ||
Notes: Published by Kendor Music, Inc., USA; written for the London Saxophone Quartet Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 59 |
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Summer 1952, revised Summer 1979 Opus 14 |
Moresques Three Songs for Soprano, Flute, Harp and Piano |
David Munro | 16 mins | Edizioni Bèrben | |
Notes: Songs are: 1. A Yellow Flower; 2. Simoom; 3. Love-song of the Lady of Granada Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 35 • MS / BLYTON 36 • MS / BLYTON 37 |
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February/March 1965 Library music |
Music Hall Memories Humorous, rather droll |
½ min | Manuscript | ||
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1990 Opus 99 |
Musica Mechanica for Three Violins, Two Cellos and Double Bass |
6 mins | Edizioni Bèrben | ||
Notes: Movements are: 1. Musical Clock (England); 2. Barrel Organ (France); 3. Jukebox (America) | |||||
September 1968 Library music |
Neurosis Aggressive |
1¾ mins | Manuscript | ||
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September 1968 Library music |
Noises of the Night Mysterious, mounting tension |
1¾ mins | Manuscript | ||
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February 1970 Library music |
On the Go (Moto Perpetuo) Gay, moving |
1¾ mins | Manuscript | ||
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February/March 1965 Library music |
Pan and Echo Pastoral |
½ min | Manuscript | ||
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April 1972 Opus 45b |
Pantomime arr. for Saxophone Quartet |
4 mins | Manuscript | ||
Notes: Movements are: 1. Harlequin; 2. Columbine; 3. Pantaloon Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 63 |
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February 1987 Opus 82b |
Pasticheries (non-Boulangerie) Three Parodies arr. for Brass Quintet |
6 mins | Edizioni Bèrben | ||
Notes: Published in the composer’s facsimile, 1990; movements are: 1. The Return of Bulgy Gogo—ragtime (tribute to Peter Warlock); 2. The Velvet Gentleman—à la brossienne (tribute to Erik Satie); 3. Up the Faringdon Road!—valse brilliantine (tribute to Lord Berners); transcription made for the New Mexico Brass Quintet of Albuquerque, USA | |||||
1981 Opus 4c |
Pastiches Nº2 (Tango) arr. for Three Guitars by Keigo Fujii |
1¾ mins | Edizioni Bèrben | ||
Notes: Published in the composer’s facsimile, 1989 | |||||
1949/1950, 1988, 1994 Opus 4d |
Pastiches An Entertainment in the Form of Six Poetical and Musical Parodies for Narrator and Two Guitars |
David Munro | 15 mins | Edizioni Bèrben | |
Notes: Arrangement for two guitars republished by Edizioni Bèrben in 1994 with the texts of the poems and the original Production Note, allowing the guitarists to perform the work with a narrator for a more unusual concert item; movements are: 1. Mouvement Perpétuel (Francis Poulenc/Lewis Carroll); 2. Tango (Darius Milhaud/Edith Sitwell); 3. Berceuse (Gabriel Fauré/William Shakespeare); 4. Mazurka (Dmitri Shostakovich/T. S. Eliot); 5. Negro Song (Antonín Dvořák/Rudyard Kipling); 6. Carioca! (Heitor Villa-Lobos/Gertrude Stein) | |||||
February 1973 Opus 31b |
Patterns arr. for Saxophone Quartet |
5¼ mins | Manuscript | ||
Notes: Movements are: 1. Waltz (Passacaglia); 2. Pastoral (Chaconne); 3. The Organ-grinder (Ostinato) | |||||
1974 Opus 69b |
Pianoman A Music Hall Parody with a Ragtime Chorus |
Carey Blyton | 2½ mins | Manuscript | |
Notes: Song based on Mock Joplin; written for Cleo Lane and John Dankworth (but apparently never performed by them) | |||||
1983 Opus 87b |
Quincey’s Rag from Dracula! or The Vampire Vanquished, arr. for Saxophone Quartet |
1¾ mins | Reynard Music | ||
Notes: Written for the Elie Apper Saxophone Quartet of Belgium | |||||
September 1974 Opus 70a |
Music Workshop Rainbow Snake A Cantata for Voices and Orff Instruments |
Ted Glover | — | Out of print | |
Notes: Published by BBC Publications Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 41 • MS / BLYTON 43 |
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December 1974 Opus 70b |
Music Workshop Rainbow Snake A Cantata for Voices, Saxophone Quartet, Piano and Percussion |
Ted Glover | — | Manuscript | |
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March 1975 Episodic TV music |
Doctor Who Revenge of the Cybermen TV serial |
Gerry Davis | 26 mins | Manuscript | |
Notes: Serial in four 25-minute episodes; parts of the music were treated by the Radiophonic Workshop Archive: British Film Institute (BFI): |
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June 1977 Opus 77 |
Royal Sequence Fanfare and March for Clarinet Choir |
4 mins | Reynard Music | ||
Notes: Commissioned to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee | |||||
April 1964 Commercial music |
Lux Toilet Soap Samantha Eggar Relaunch TV commercial: Lux Soap |
½ min | Manuscript | ||
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Spring 1972 Opus 65a |
Saxe Blue for Saxophone Quartet |
3 mins | Edizioni Bèrben | ||
Notes: Published by Dorn Publications, Inc., USA; written for the London Saxophone Quartet Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 60 |
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September 1965 Commercial music |
Nimble Bread Scales TV commercial: Nimble Bread |
½ min | Manuscript | ||
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June 1967 Library music |
(Lyons’ Harvest Pies) Scenes at Camelot Renaissance |
1¾ mins | Manuscript | ||
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 | Manuscript | ||
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) |
— | Manuscript | ||
Notes: Commissioned for the Battle of Britain Arts Festival, 1990 Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 103 |
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August 1964 Commercial music |
Nimble Bread Seaside TV commercial: Nimble Bread |
½ min | Manuscript | ||
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7th October 1999 Opus 108 |
Shadow-Play (Wayang Kulit) for Four (or Eight) Concert Flutes in C and Two optional Piccolos |
4 mins | Fand Music Press Product page £12.45
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Notes: Music derived from earlier incidental music for BBC-tv adaptations of Somerset Maugham’s Before the Party (1969) and Footprints in the Jungle (1970); movements are: 1. The Young Prince; 2. The Princess; 3. The Wedding | |||||
November 1969 Film/documentary music |
Sherlock Holmes Animated cartoon film |
10 mins | Manuscript | ||
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 Archive: British Film Institute (BFI): Original bound music manuscript |
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1968 Opus 56b |
Stephen was a Stable-boy Trad. Swedish Carol arr. for Voice(s) and School Instruments |
— | Out of print | ||
Notes: Originally published by Faber & Faber; republished by G. Schirmer, USA Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 6 |
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June 1984 Opus 91 |
Suite Carolina for Saxophone Quartet |
— | Reynard Music | ||
Notes: Based on songs by C. M. Beevers | |||||
February 1970 Library music |
Suite: Something in the Wind Complete suite |
3¼ mins | Manuscript | ||
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February 1970 Library music |
Suite: Something in the Wind: (a) Theme: Something in the Wind General |
½ min | Manuscript | ||
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February 1970 Library music |
Suite: Something in the Wind: (b) Variation 1: Waltz Pensive |
½ min | Manuscript | ||
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February 1970 Library music |
Suite: Something in the Wind: (c) Variation 2: March Mechanical |
½ min | Manuscript | ||
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February 1970 Library music |
Suite: Something in the Wind: (d) Variation 3: Rhapsody Romantic, warm |
½ min | Manuscript | ||
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February 1970 Library music |
Suite: Something in the Wind: (e) Variation 4: Humoreske Humorous |
½ min | Manuscript | ||
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February 1970 Library music |
Suite: Something in the Wind: (f) Variation 5: Soliloquy Pastoral |
½ min | Manuscript | ||
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February 1970 Library music |
Suite: Something in the Wind: (g) Variation 6: Tarantella (Finale) Heroic, bold |
½ min | Manuscript | ||
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November 1977 Opus 79 |
Sweeney Todd the Barber, or The Demon Barber of Fleet Street A Victorian Melodrama for Schools |
Carey Blyton | 17 mins | Chester Music and Novello & Co Product page |
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Notes: Also available from Boosey & Hawkes Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 108 • MS / BLYTON 109 |
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March 1983 Opus 85b |
Sweet and Sour Rag arr. for Brass Quintet |
4 mins | Edizioni Bèrben | ||
Notes: Written for the Chestnut Brass Company of Philadelphia, USA (brass quintet); published in the composer’s facsimile, 1990 | |||||
November 1952 Opus 15a |
Symphony in Yellow for Voice, Clarinet and Harp |
Oscar Wilde | 4 mins | Manuscript | |
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February/March 1965 Library music |
Table for Two Romantic, warm |
½ min | Manuscript | ||
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September 1965 Commercial music |
Nimble Bread Tape Measure TV commercial: Nimble Bread |
½ min | Manuscript | ||
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1967 Opus 53 |
The Faber Book of Nursery Songs A Collection of Ninety Songs, Very Simply Arranged for Voices and School Instruments |
— | Out of print | ||
Notes: Illustrated by Alan Howard; 175 pages; published in the UK by Faber & Faber in hardback (1968) and paperback (1985); published as Every Child’s Book of Nursery Songs in the US by Crown Publishers, New York, 1968 | |||||
May 1967 Film/documentary music |
The Furryfolk on Holiday Stop-frame animated cartoon film |
Elsie B. Mills | 3½ mins | Manuscript | |
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 | — | Manuscript | |
Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 78 |
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January 1969 Film/documentary music |
The Goshawk TV documentary |
T. H. White | 15 mins | Manuscript | |
Notes: A 50-minute colour film; awarded the Golden Gate award in the 13th San Francisco International Film Festival (Films as Communication category) Archive: British Film Institute (BFI): Original bound music manuscript |
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1987 Opus 92b |
Workshop 21 The Indian Coffee House Roof Garden Orchestra Tango The Last Tango in Pondicherry, arr. for Wind Quartet |
2¼ mins | Universal Edition (London) Ltd Product page |
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Notes: Piece appears in Volume 2 | |||||
September 1972 Film/documentary music |
Web of Life The Living River Film documentary |
Desmond Hawkins | 14 mins | Manuscript | |
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 Archive: British Film Institute (BFI): |
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January 1982 Opus 84 |
The Maiden Deceived A British Folk Song Cycle for Voice, Horn, Clarinet and Piano |
11 mins | Modus Music
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Notes: Songs are: 1. Early One Morning; 2. Bobby Shafto; 3. O, Waly, Waly; 4. Early One Morning/What Shall we do with the Drunken Sailor; 5. There is a Tavern in the Town Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 39 |
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April/August 1956 Opus 22 |
The Owl A setting of a poem by M. J. Hopkins for Voice and Chamber Ensemble |
M. J. Hopkins | — | Manuscript | |
Notes: Withdrawn; music reused in Humoresque op. 30 Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 75 |
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1975 Opus 74 |
The Return of the Pink Panther arr. for Saxophone Quartet (or Two Basset Horns and Two Bass Clarinets) |
1¾ mins | Manuscript | ||
Notes: Written for the London Saxophone Quartet as an encore item | |||||
27th June 1995 (No opus number) |
The Rose and the Nightingale Eastern Song arr. for Voice, Flute (or Alto Flute) and Harp |
Rosa Newmarch (English); M.-D. Calvocoressi (French); A. Koltsov (original Russian) | 2½ mins | Fand Music Press Product page £7.45
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Notes: Dedicated to Sheherezade (Verona Chard, Soprano; Denise Dance, Flute; Fiona Clifton-Welker, Harp) Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 17 • MS / BLYTON 97 • MS / BLYTON 98 |
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1970 Opus 47b |
Three Beastly Ballads arr. for Voices (unison) and School Instruments |
Carey Blyton | — | Manuscript | |
Notes: Arrangement of Three Animal Songs, op. 47a | |||||
1964 Opus 44 |
Three Canadian Carols arr. for Voice, Clarinet and Piano |
11 mins | Manuscript | ||
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) | |||||
Early 1970s Opus 32b |
Three Musical Mishaps arr. for Saxophone Quartet |
5¼ mins | Modus Music
£7.50
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Notes: Movements are: 1. The Three-stringed Fiddle; 2. The Damaged Bagpipes; 3. The Broken Pianola | |||||
April/July 1954 Opus 18a |
Trio for Violin, Clarinet and Cello |
— | Manuscript | ||
Notes: Slow movement reused in On Holiday, op. 54 | |||||
Summer 1953 Opus 17a |
Two Beethoven Sonatinas for Piano arr. for String Trio |
— | Manuscript | ||
Notes: MS and parts may be lost | |||||
November 1991 Opus 17b |
Two Beethoven Sonatinas for Piano arr. for Flute (or Oboe), Clarinet and Bassoon |
— | Modus Music
£9.00
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Notes: Price includes full score and parts | |||||
Spring 1977 Opus 78 |
Two Cod-Pieces by Peter Warlock arr. for Saxophone Quartet |
4¾ mins | Out of print | ||
Notes: Written for the London Saxophone Quartet; second piece, The Old Codger, arr. by John Mitchell | |||||
April 1974 Library music |
Valse Musette Parisian, ‘left bank’ evocation |
2 mins | Manuscript | ||
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Spring 1956/Winter 1957 Opus 26c |
What then is Love? Four Modern Madrigals for High Voice, Clarinet in A and Piano |
Various | 6 mins | Out of print | |
Notes: Originally published by Mills Music; republished by Roberton; 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 | Manuscript | ||
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 | |||||
September 1965 Commercial music |
Nimble Bread Zipper TV commercial: Nimble Bread |
½ min | Manuscript | ||
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