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1949/1950 Opus 1a |
Five Diversions for Piano |
13½ mins | Modus Music
£3.50
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Notes: Originally Four Diversions (withdrawn); subsequently A Little Waltz from Two Waltzes, op. 8 was added; movements are: 1. Vacilación (Habañera); 2. The Lake at Evening; 3. The Girl with the Auburn Hair; 4. Twilit Willows; 5. A Little Waltz Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 14 [Original Four Diversions] |
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1949/1950 Opus 2 |
Divertissement for Piano Quartet |
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Notes: Withdrawn | |||||
1949/1950 Opus 3 |
Scherzo for Clarinet and Piano |
— | Out of print | ||
Notes: Published by New Wind Music Co. Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 100 • MS / BLYTON 101 • MS / BLYTON 102 |
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1949/1950 Opus 4a |
Pastiches An Entertainment in the Form of Six Poetical and Musical Parodies for Narrator and Piano |
David Munro | 15 mins | Edizioni Bèrben | |
Notes: 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) Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 89 |
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Early 1950s (No opus number) |
A Ghost from the Past for Piano |
2½ mins | Modus Music
£3.00
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Notes: A Ghost from the Past ws originally improvised and recorded at the Beckenham Salon in the early 1950s, but not written down at the time; Carey later transcribed it from shellac and arranged it for other instruments in 1971; sold together with Park Lane Stroll | |||||
1951 Opus 5a |
Fantasia on French Folk Songs for String Quartet |
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Notes: Withdrawn | |||||
February 1951 Opus 6 |
A Leaf on the Water Song |
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Notes: Withdrawn | |||||
February 1951 Opus 7a |
Six Epigrams for Piano |
6¾ mins | Modus Music
£3.75
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Notes: Original title: La Delicatesse; movements are: 1. Idyll; 2. March; 3. Blues; 4. Scherzo; 5. Homage to Czerny; 6. Echoes Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 113 • MS / BLYTON 114 |
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May 1951 Opus 8 |
Two Waltzes for Piano |
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Notes: One waltz reused in Five Diversions for Wind Quintet, op. 1b, the other in Patterns for Piano, op. 31 | |||||
June/July 1951 Opus 9 |
Three a.m. Five Miniatures for Baritone and Piano |
David Munro | 7½ mins | Modus Music
£4.00
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Notes: Songs are: 1. The Dawn Gapes In; 2. As the Last Guest Leaves; 3. The City Sleeps; 4. By Moonlight; 5. Three a.m.; first two performances given by John Frost (bass-baritone) and Carey Blyton (piano) at Beckenham Grammar School, 18th October 1951, and at the first Beckenham Salon public concert, Old Council Offices, Beckenham, 2nd April 1952 Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 107 • MS / BLYTON 112 |
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June/August 1951 Opus 10a |
Two Pensive Songs for High Voice and Piano |
Carey Blyton & Donald R. Hills | 5 mins | Modus Music
£3.50
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Notes: Songs are: 1. Two Stolen Roses (Carey Blyton); 2. Come, Night (Donald R. Hills) | |||||
October/November 1951 Opus 11 |
Toi et Moi Five Songs for Baritone and Piano |
Paul Géraldy | 12 mins | Modus Music
£5.00
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Notes: Songs are: 1. Doute; 2. Dualisme; 3. Post-Scriptum; 4. Habitude; 5. Mea Culpa (French words) Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 1 • MS / BLYTON 2 • MS / BLYTON 3 • MS / BLYTON 4 • MS / BLYTON 15 |
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January 1952 Opus 12a |
Elegy for Viola and Piano |
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£4.50
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Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 54 • MS / BLYTON 55 • MS / BLYTON 56 |
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November 1952 Opus 15a |
Symphony in Yellow for Voice, Clarinet and Harp |
Oscar Wilde | 4 mins | Manuscript | |
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1953 Opus 12b |
Elegy arr. for Viola and String Quartet |
— | Manuscript | ||
Notes: Withdrawn | |||||
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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Summer 1953 Opus 17a |
Two Beethoven Sonatinas for Piano arr. for String Trio |
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Notes: MS and parts may be lost | |||||
April/July 1954 Opus 18a |
Trio for Violin, Clarinet and Cello |
— | Manuscript | ||
Notes: Slow movement reused in On Holiday, op. 54 | |||||
Summer 1954 Opus 19 |
Brittany Beach for Piano |
2¼ mins | Manuscript | ||
Notes: Now in On Holiday, op. 54 (see also op. 18a) | |||||
Summer 1954 Opus 20 |
To the Muses for unaccompanied Choir (SATB) |
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Notes: Withdrawn; winning work, Sir Granville Bantock Prize for Composition, TCM, London | |||||
Summer 1954 Opus 21 |
Sappho for unaccompanied Choir (SATB) |
— | Manuscript | ||
Notes: Withdrawn | |||||
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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Spring 1956 Opus 5b |
Overture: Fantasia on French Folk Songs for Full Orchestra |
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Notes: FTCL ‘thesis’ Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 123 |
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Summer 1956 Opus 24a |
Two Sacred Songs for Choir (SSA or SAA) and optional Piano |
Phineas Fletcher & Anon. | 3¾ mins | Manuscript | |
Notes: Songs are: 1. A Litany (Phineas Fletcher); 2. A Lullaby (Anon.); MS Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 86 |
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Summer/Winter 1956 Opus 25 |
The Poetry of Dress Three Songs for Tenor and Piano |
Robert Herrick & Anon. | 3 mins | Modus Music
£3.60
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Notes: Originally published by Mills Music; songs are: 1. Whenas in Silks my Julia goes (Robert Herrick); 2. A Sweet Disorder in the Dress (Robert Herrick); 3. My Love in her Attire (Anon.); written for Jack Irons (tenor) Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 18 • MS / BLYTON 88 [First and second drafts] |
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Summer 1956 Opus 26a |
What then is Love? Four Modern Madrigals for unaccompanied Choir (SSA) |
Various | 6 mins | Manuscript | |
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 | Manuscript | |
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) Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 115 • MS / BLYTON 116 • MS / BLYTON 118 |
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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) | |||||
1957 Opus 27 |
Park Lane Stroll for Piano |
2 mins | Modus Music
£3.00
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Notes: Used commercially; sold together with A Ghost from the Past. Carey Blyton used the name Mark Stevens on the original score of Park Lane Stroll, though it was subsequently catalogued and published under his own name (and acknowledged with an opus number). | |||||
Summer 1957 Opus 28b |
Captain Bowsprit’s Blues for Piano |
2 mins | Modus Music
£3.00
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Notes: Second movement of Cinque Port; sold together with The Sea-dog’s Song | |||||
Summer 1957 Opus 28c |
The Sea-dog’s Song A Good-Natured Parody of the English Sea-Shanty for Voice and Piano |
Allan Cunningham | 1¾ mins | Modus Music
£3.60
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Notes: Fourth movement of Cinque Port | |||||
1993 Opus 28d |
The Sea-dog’s Song A Good-Natured Parody of the English Sea-Shanty for Piano |
1¾ mins | Modus Music
£3.00
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Notes: Fourth movement of Cinque Port; piano transcription by John Mitchell; sold together with Captain Bowsprit’s Blues | |||||
November 1957 Opus 26d |
What then is Love? Four Modern Madrigals for Choir (SATB) and optional Piano |
Various | 6 mins | Roberton Publications | |
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) Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 117 |
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November 1957 (No opus number) |
The Ash Grove Welsh Folksong arr. for String Orchestra |
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Winter 1957/1958 Opus 16b |
Lyrics from the Chinese Seven Songs for High Voice and String Orchestra |
trans. Helen Waddell | 18 mins | Modus Music
£10.00
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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 Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 13 • MS / BLYTON 34 • MS / BLYTON 92 • MS / BLYTON 93 • MS / BLYTON 96 |
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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 | |||||
1957/1958 Opus 28a |
Cinque Port (Music for an Opera) A Suite in Five Movements for Full Orchestra |
15 mins | Chester Music and Novello & Co Product page |
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Notes: Movements are: 1. Prelude: Daybreak over the Harbour; 2. Song 1: Captain Bowsprit’s Blues; 3. Interlude: The Beach—Midwinter; 4. Song 2: The Sea-dog’s Song; 5. Postlude: Dusk over the Harbour Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 45 • MS / BLYTON 49 [First draft] |
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Winter 1957/Spring 1958 Opus 24b |
Two Sacred Songs for Choir (SATB) and optional Piano |
Phineas Fletcher & Anon. | 3¾ mins | Out of print | |
Notes: Originally published by Boosey & Hawkes; songs are: 1. A Litany (republished by Oecumuse); 2. A Lullaby (republished by RSCM, then later Oecumuse); dedicated to the composer John Gardner Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 85 |
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(Date unknown) Opus 24c |
A Lullaby (O my Deir Hert) arr. for Low Voice and Piano |
Anon. | 2 mins | Out of print | |
Notes: From Two Sacred Songs; published by Oecumuse; written for Robert Ivan Foster (baritone), who performed it often in the 1960s | |||||
Spring 1959 Opus 15b |
Symphony in Yellow arr. for Voice and Harp (or Piano) |
Oscar Wilde | 4 mins | Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd Product page |
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Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 7 • MS / BLYTON 8 • MS / BLYTON 9 |
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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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1960 Opus 29 |
Tower Hill arr. for Oboe and Harp |
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Notes: Used in film [What film?] | |||||
September/October 1960 Opus 30 |
Humoresque for Violin and Piano |
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£4.20
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Notes: Reuses music from op. 22 Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 76 • MS / BLYTON 77 |
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October 1960 Opus 31a |
Patterns for Piano |
5¼ mins | Modus Music
£3.60
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Notes: Originally published by Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew; Pastoral republished by Fraser–Enoch Publications, 1985; movements are: 1. Waltz (Passacaglia); 2. Pastoral (Chaconne); 3. The Organ-grinder (Ostinato) | |||||
1960 (No opus number) |
Simplified Arrangements Russ Conway for Piano |
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Notes: Simple piano arrangements of pieces credited to Trevor H. Stanford (birth name of Russ Conway), written under the name Mark Stevens and published by Mills Music Ltd; items are: 1. Side-Saddle; 2. Roulette; 3. China Tea; 4. Dancing Fingers; 5. Toast of the Town | |||||
1961 (No opus number) |
Simplified Arrangements Leroy Anderson for Piano |
— | Out of print | ||
Notes: Simple piano arrangements of pieces by Leroy Anderson, written under the name Mark Stevens and published by Mills Music Ltd; items are: 1. Forgotten Dreams; 2. The Syncopated Clock; 3. Plink, Plank, Plunk!; 4. Blue Tango; 5. A Trumpeter’s Lullaby | |||||
1961 (No opus number) |
Simplified Arrangements The Tony Osborne Album (for Piano) |
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Notes: Simple piano arrangements of pieces by Tony Osborne, written under the name Roy Green and published by Mason Music Ltd; items are: 1. The Windows of Paris; 2. Winter Starlight; 3. While Paris Sleeps; 4. Autumn in London; 5. Folies Bergère | |||||
1961 (No opus number) |
Simplified Arrangements The Tony Osborne Album, Book Two (for Piano) |
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Notes: Simple piano arrangements of pieces by Tony Osborne, written under the name Roy Green and published by Mason Music Ltd; items are: 1. The Man from Madrid; 2. That’s Paris; 3. The Secrets of the Seine; 4. Tony’s Cha Cha Cha; 5. The Bear of Berne | |||||
August 1962 Opus 33a |
The Silly Flea for unaccompanied Choir (SATB) |
attrib. Giles Farnaby | 1 minute | Out of print | |
Notes: Published by Novello; written for Richard Wood and The Singers in Consort | |||||
September 1962 Opus 33b |
The Silly Flea for Countertenor and unaccompanied Choir (TTBB) |
attrib. Giles Farnaby | 1 minute | Out of print | |
Notes: Originally published by Novello; remaining stock with William Elkin | |||||
October 1962 Opus 33c |
The Silly Flea for Countertenor and Keyboard |
attrib. Giles Farnaby | 1 minute | Manuscript | |
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May 1952, revised Winter 1961–2 Opus 13 |
Three Moods for Violin and Piano |
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Notes: Published in the composer’s facsimile, 1990 Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 38 • MS / BLYTON 122 |
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1963 Opus 41 |
Fun with Figures Twelve Pieces for the Early Grades Based on the Commonest Intervals in Music, for Piano |
7¼ mins | Roberton Publications | ||
Notes: Originally published by S & B | |||||
March/April 1963 Opus 35a |
Songs for Juniors 1 Three Food Songs for Voice(s) and Piano |
Various | 3 mins | Roberton Publications | |
Notes: Original title: Three Dining Room Ballads; originally published by S & B; songs are: 1. Early Bacon (A. Stodart-Walker); 2. Sink Song (J. A. Lindon); 3. Bacon and Eggs (A. P. Herbert) Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 105 |
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October 1962/May 1963 Opus 34 |
Mixed Bag Six Action/Unison Songs for Infants & Lower Juniors and Piano |
Enid Blyton | 11 mins | Out of print | |
Notes: Published by Boosey & Hawkes; songs are: 1. Christmas Song; 2. Little Ponies; 3. What am I?; 4. The Bus; 5. The Monkeys; 6. Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch! | |||||
May/July 1963 Opus 36 |
Three Welsh Folk Songs arr. for Voice and Harp (or Piano) |
6½ mins | Manuscript | ||
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) | |||||
July 1963 Opus 37 |
Peasant Dance for Piano |
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Notes: Reused in On Holiday, op. 54 | |||||
August 1963 Opus 39 |
Six Regional Canadian Folk Songs arr. for Voice and Piano |
17 mins | Roberton Publications | ||
Notes: Originally published by Curwen; dedicated to Robert Ivan Foster (baritone) and recorded by him (with Nina Walker, piano) on Onslo LP OCAB-61-64; songs are: 1. Donkey Riding (The Maritimes); 2. Auction Block (Ontario); 3. C’est l’Aviron (Quebec); 4. An Eskimo Lullaby (Baffinland); 5. Kelligrews Soiree (Newfoundland); 6. Lukey’s Boat (Nova Scotia) Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 111 |
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August/September 1963 Opus 40a |
Songs for Juniors 2 Three Insect Songs for Voice(s) and Piano |
Various | 3 mins | Roberton Publications | |
Notes: Originally published by S & B; songs are: 1. Taking the Veil (Harry Graham); 2. Poor Fly (Anon.); 3. Swat a Life! (Don Marquis) Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 104 |
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July/December 1963 Opus 38a |
Songs for Juniors 3 Three Bird Songs for Voice(s) and Piano |
Carey Blyton & Anon. | 3 mins | Roberton Publications | |
Notes: Originally published by S & B; songs are: 1. The Cormorant (Anon.); 2. The Stork (Carey Blyton); 3. The Elephant (Anon.) Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 29 • MS / BLYTON 30 • MS / BLYTON 106 |
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1962/1964 Opus 32a |
Three Musical Mishaps for Piano |
5¼ mins | Modus Music
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Notes: Movements are: 1. The Three-stringed Fiddle; 2. The Damaged Bagpipes; 3. The Broken Pianola Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 64 • MS / BLYTON 65 • MS / BLYTON 66 |
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1963/1964 Opus 42 |
Three Impressions for Piano |
7 mins | Modus Music
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Notes: Reused as On Holiday for String Orchestra, op. 54 (see opp. 18a, 19, 37); movements are: 1. Dyrehaven; 2. Brittany Beach; 3. Peasant Dance | |||||
1964 Opus 43 |
Seven Polyphonic Amens for unaccompanied Choir (2 to 8 voices) |
3¼ mins | Out of print | ||
Notes: Originally published by Leeds Music; republished by Oecumuse; dedicated to David Robinson and the Choir of St Marylebone Parish Church, London | |||||
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) | |||||
August 1964 Opus 45a |
Pantomime Three Easy Pieces for Cello and Piano |
4 mins | Roberton Publications | ||
Notes: Originally published by S & B; movements are: 1. Harlequin; 2. Columbine; 3. Pantaloon; written for the cellist Vivian Joseph Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 12 |
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November 1964 Opus 46 |
A Woman’s World for Choir (SA or SSA) and optional Piano |
Various | 3½ mins | Chester Music and Novello & Co Product page |
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Notes: Originally published by S & B; remaining stock with J. B. Cramer; republished by Novello, 1986; songs are: 1. General View of the Sex Situation; 2. Woman’s View; 3. A Grain of Salt Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 119 |
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1964/1965 Opus 47a |
Three Animal Songs for Voice(s) and Piano |
Carey Blyton | 2 mins | Manuscript | |
Notes: Used in Bananas in Pyjamas; songs are: 1. Sing a Song of Science; 2. Sally the Pig; 3. The Manatee | |||||
December 1964/January 1965 Opus 48 |
Prayers from the Ark Seven Songs for High Voice and Piano |
Carmen Bemos de Gasztold trans. Rumer Godden | 13 mins | Modus Music
£5.00
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Notes: Songs are: 1. The Prayer of the Cock; 2. The Prayer of the Goldfish; 3. The Prayer of the Cat; 4. The Prayer of the Tortoise; 5. The Prayer of the Mouse; 6. The Prayer of the Ox; 7. The Prayer of the Lark; dedicated to the composer’s parents, who brought the poems to his attention | |||||
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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1965/1966 Opus 50 |
Three Fishy Tales for Voices and Piano |
Joyce Harris, Carey Blyton & Anon. | 2½ mins | Manuscript | |
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 1966 Opus 56a |
A Child was Born Trad. Danish Carol arr. for Voice(s) and School Instruments |
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Notes: Originally published by Faber & Faber; republished by G. Schirmer, USA | |||||
1967 (No opus number) |
Robin Redbreast An Easter Song in the Folk Idiom for Voice and Piano or Organ |
Carey Blyton | 2¼ mins | Modus Music
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Notes: Written as an entry to the 1967 Southern TV A Carol for Easter competition, where it reached the semifinals (the last twelve from a field of over 1,000 entries); originally composed for voice and guitar; broadcast in a Southern TV religious programme at Easter 1967 (to an accompaniment of two guitars and a ‘backing’ by the Mike Sammes Singers); published in 1999 and dedicated at that time to Gary Higginson, a composer and former student who had put on performances of many of Carey’s works at St Helen’s School, Abingdon Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 87 |
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1967 Opus 23b |
Lachrymae—In Memoriam John Dowland for High Voice and String Orchestra |
Various | 15 mins | Modus Music
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Notes: Movements are: 1. Prelude; 2. Song 1: Madrigal; 3. Interlude I; 4. Song 2: The Moon; 5. Intrlude 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 | |||||
1967 Opus 51 |
The Bream for Guitar |
4½ mins | United Music Publishers Ltd | ||
Notes: Carey Blyton’s first piece for guitar; written at the suggestion of, and dedicated to, Julian Bream (but apparently never performed by him); first performance by Brazilian guitarist Turibo Santos at the 1970 Concours International de Guitare, Paris, first UK performance also given by Turibo Santos in 1970, in the Purcell Room Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 47 • MS / BLYTON 48 |
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1967 Opus 52a |
The Hobbit A Concert Overture for Orchestra |
5½ mins | Bardic Edition | ||
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1967 Opus 52b |
The Hobbit arr. for Wind Band by Paul Harvey |
5½ mins | Bardic Edition | ||
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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 | |||||
1968 Opus 56b |
Stephen was a Stable-boy Trad. Swedish Carol arr. for Voice(s) and School Instruments |
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Notes: Originally published by Faber & Faber; republished by G. Schirmer, USA Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 6 |
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1968 (No opus number) |
Blue Christmas A Carol in the Blues Idiom for Voice and Piano |
Peter Westmore | 3¾ mins | Modus Music
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Notes: Carey Blyton’s entry in the 1968 Southern TV A Carol for Christmas competition | |||||
Spring 1968 Opus 54 |
On Holiday A Suite in Three Movements for String Orchestra |
5½ mins | Bardic Edition | ||
Notes: See also opp. 18a, 19, 37 & 42; movements are: 1. DENMARK—In the Deer Park (a ‘pony-and-trap’ piece); 2. FRANCE—Brittany Beach (in memoriam Francis Poulenc); 3. HUNGARY—On the Puszta (a peasant dance à la Bartók) | |||||
1968 Opus 55a |
The Christmas Spirit Three Carols for Choir (SA) and Piano |
Peter Westmore | 5 mins | Fand Music Press Product page £5.95
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1969 Opus 55b |
The Christmas Spirit Three Carols for Choir (SATB), String Orchestra and optional Organ |
Peter Westmore | 5 mins | Fand Music Press Product page £10.95
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Notes: Written for the Alexandra Choir; the full score may be purchased from this site; for various instrumental and choral part purchasing options, please see Fand’s page | |||||
19th June 2011 Opus 55c |
The Christmas Spirit Three Carols arr. for Choir (SATB) and Piano by Richard Hallas |
Peter Westmore | 5 mins | Fand Music Press Product page £5.95
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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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Early 1970s Opus 32b |
Three Musical Mishaps arr. for Saxophone Quartet |
5¼ mins | Modus Music
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Notes: Movements are: 1. The Three-stringed Fiddle; 2. The Damaged Bagpipes; 3. The Broken Pianola | |||||
1970 Opus 47b |
Three Beastly Ballads arr. for Voices (unison) and School Instruments |
Carey Blyton | — | Manuscript | |
Notes: Arrangement of Three Animal Songs, op. 47a | |||||
1970 Opus 58 |
Ladies Only for unaccompanied female choir (SSA) |
3¾ mins | Chester Music and Novello & Co Product page |
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Notes: Songs are: 1. Some wench!; 2. What a display!; 3. Cutting him dead; 4. The mating game; 5. King David and King Soloman; dedicated to the memory of Sheila Mossman, director of the Orpington Junior Singers Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 83 |
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1970 (No opus number) |
A Little Nocturne In the Style of Chopin for Piano |
1¼ mins | Modus Music
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Notes: From the incidental music for Footprints in the Jungle, in the second BBC-tv series, Rule Britannia, based on short stories by Somerset Maugham | |||||
1971 Opus 59 |
The Birds of the Air An Evocation in Three Movements for Orchestra with optional Prepared Piano |
10 mins | Manuscript | ||
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) | |||||
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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1971 (No opus number) |
A Ghost from the Past for Guitar |
2½ mins | Manuscript | ||
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1971 (No opus number) |
A Ghost from the Past for Saxophone Quartet |
2½ mins | Manuscript | ||
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1971 (No opus number) |
A Ghost from the Past for Alto Saxophone and Piano |
2½ mins | Manuscript | ||
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Summer 1971 Opus 61a |
The Mistletoe Bough Trad. English Carol arr. for Choir (SSATBB) and Piano Woodwork |
3½ mins | Roberton Publications | ||
Notes: Wriitten for Charles Proctor and the Alexandra Choir Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 10 • MS / BLYTON 90 |
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(Date unknown) Opus 61b |
The Mistletoe Bough Trad. English Carol arr. for Choir, String Orchestra and Percussion |
3½ mins | Manuscript | ||
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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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Autumn 1971 Opus 63a |
In Lighter Mood Three Smoking Songs for unaccompanied Choir (AATBB) |
Various | 5 mins | Roberton Publications | |
Notes: Songs are: 1. Havana!; 2. Ode to a Fag (Smoke gets in your lungs); 3. I like it! Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 80 |
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1972 Opus 60b |
In Memoriam Scott Fitzgerald arr. for Guitar |
2½ mins | Edizioni Bèrben | ||
Notes: Written for and edited by Angelo Gilardino Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 71 |
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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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(Date unknown) Opus 45c |
Pantomime Three Easy Pieces for Bassoon (or Bass Clarinet) and Piano |
4 mins | Manuscript | ||
Notes: Movements are: 1. Harlequin; 2. Columbine; 3. Pantaloon | |||||
(Date unknown) Opus 45d |
Pantomime Three Easy Pieces for Two Guitars |
4 mins | Manuscript | ||
Notes: Movements are: 1. Harlequin; 2. Columbine; 3. Pantaloon | |||||
Spring 1972 Opus 64a |
In Memoriam Django Reinhardt Theme and Two Variations for Guitar |
7½ mins | Edizioni Bèrben | ||
Notes: Written for and edited by Angelo Gilardino; movements are: 1. Prelude; 2. Elegy; 3. Django Reinhardt’s Stomp Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 62 • MS / BLYTON 69 • MS / BLYTON 70 |
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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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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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Spring 1972 Opus 65b |
Saxe Blue for Guitar |
3 mins | Edizioni Bèrben | ||
Notes: Written for and edited by Angelo Gilardino Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 11 • MS / BLYTON 99 |
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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 | |||||
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) | |||||
1973 Opus 12c |
Elegy arr. for Clarinet and Piano |
— | Music Sales Ltd Product page |
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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) | |||||
February 1973 Opus 67 |
Fanfara Pian’ e Forte for Wind and Brass |
— | Manuscript | ||
Notes: Written for Kneller Hall | |||||
April 1974 Opus 68 |
Two Japanese Pieces Water Garden and Koto Music for Guitar |
3 mins | Oxford University Press | ||
Notes: Written for the OUP album, Easy Modern Guitar Music [Modern British Guitar Music?]; edited by Hector Quine; movements are: 1. Water Garden; 2. Koto Music; Koto Music is currently available in the OUP album, Enjoy Playing Guitar: Time for Two + CD; Koto Music was an Associated Board Grade 3, List C exam piece in 1980 and the piece was played by Stephen Richter on the AB demonstration tape issued to teachers and pupils | |||||
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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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) | |||||
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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1975 Opus 71a |
God’s Gifts for Voice(s) and Piano |
2 mins | Out of print | ||
Notes: Written for the Josef Weinberger album, New Hymns for Young People; republished in the USA by Edward B. Marks Music Corporation | |||||
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 | |||||
27th June 1975 Opus 69e |
Pianoman A Music Hall Parody with a Ragtime Chorus |
Carey Blyton | 2½ mins | Modus Music
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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 1975 Opus 73b |
Fanfare for a Congress for Saxophone Quartet |
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Notes: Written for the 10th International Aerosol Congress; concert version written for the London Saxophone Quartet | |||||
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 | |||||
November 1975 Opus 75 |
Oceani Luni: The Oceans of the Moon Theme and Eight Variations for Guitar |
18 mins | Edizioni Bèrben | ||
Notes: Written for, and edited by, Angelo Gilardino; movements are: 1. The Sea of Fertility (Mare fœcunditas); 2. The Sea of Rains (Mare imbrium); 3. The Sea of Cold (Mare frigoris); 4. The Sea of Crises (Mare crisium); 5. Theme: “To the moon”; 6. The Sea of Clouds (Mare nubium); 7. The Sea of Tranquillity (Mare tranquillitatis); 8. The Lake of Dreams (Lacus somniorum); 9. The Ocean of Storms (Oceanus procellarum); the theme ‘To the moon’ is taken from Lachrymae, op. 23 Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 19 |
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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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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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April 1977 Opus 60c |
In Memoriam Scott Fitzgerald arr. for Alto Saxophone and Piano |
2½ mins | Music Sales Ltd Product page |
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Notes: Written for Chester’s series, Saxophone Solos volume 1 | |||||
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 | |||||
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 | |||||
1978 Opus 71b |
God’s Gifts for Two Treble Voices and Piano |
2 mins | Modus Music
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April 1978 Opus 65c |
Saxe Blue arr. for Tenor Saxophone and Piano |
3 mins | Music Sales Ltd Product page |
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Notes: Written for Chester’s series, Saxophone Solos volume 1; dedicated to James Houlik | |||||
April 1978 Opus 69c |
Mock Joplin arr. for Tenor Saxophone and Piano |
2¼ mins | Music Sales Ltd Product page |
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Notes: Written for Chester’s series, Saxophone Solos volume 1; dedicated to James Houlik | |||||
16th August 1978 (No opus number) |
The Christ Church Carol (To Bethlehem) for unaccompanied Choir (SATB) |
Carey Blyton | 3 mins | Fand Music Press Product page £3.00
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Notes: Dedicated to the Christ Church Singers, Beckenham | |||||
November 1978 Opus 80 |
Yugen Theme and Four Variations for Guitar |
5 mins | Out of print | ||
Notes: Written for the OUP album, Modern Guitar Music Book 2; edited by Hector Quine; “Yugen” is a Japanese word meaning ‘the haunting sense of sadness and regret for days gone by’ | |||||
December 1978 Opus 69d |
Mock Joplin arr. for Wind Band by Paul Harvey |
2¼ mins | Out of print | ||
Notes: Published by The Band Room Ltd | |||||
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/April 1979 Opus 82a |
Pasticheries (non-Boulangerie) Three Parodies for Piano Duet |
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); these pieces are affectionate tributes to three composers whose music Carey Blyton admired—none of whom studied with Nadia Boulanger! | |||||
1979 Opus 63b |
In Lighter Mood Three Smoking Songs for unaccompanied Choir (SATB) |
Various | 5 mins | Roberton Publications | |
Notes: Songs are: 1. Havana!; 2. Ode to a Fag (Smoke gets in your lungs); 3. I like it! | |||||
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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September 1979 Opus 83 |
A Virginian Rhapsody for Clarinet and Piano |
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Notes: Commissioned by Charles F. Turner of Petersburg, Virginia, USA as a 16th wedding anniversary gift for his wife, Lorraine; published by Maurer Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 121 |
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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 | |||||
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 | |||||
1981 Opus 31c |
Patterns arr. for Two Guitars by Keigo Fujii (nos 1 & 3 only: Waltz and The Organ-grinder) |
5¼ mins | Edizioni Bèrben | ||
Notes: Published in the arranger’s facsimile, 1988; movements are: 1. Waltz (Passacaglia); 2. Pastoral (Chaconne); 3. The Organ-grinder (Ostinato) | |||||
1981 Opus 32c |
Three Musical Mishaps arr. for Two Guitars by Keigo Fujii |
5¼ mins | Edizioni Bèrben | ||
Notes: Published in 1989 by permission of the Sam Fox Publishing Company, USA; movements are: 1. The Three-stringed Fiddle; 2. The Damaged Bagpipes; 3. The Broken Pianola | |||||
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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February 1982 Opus 85a |
Sweet and Sour Rag for Piano Duet |
4 mins | Edizioni Bèrben | ||
Notes: Written for John Mitchell; published in the composer’s facsimile, 1990 | |||||
October/November 1982 Opus 86 |
Carp in the Rain (after a print by Hiroshige) for Vibraphone |
— | HaMaR Percussion Publications, Inc. | ||
Notes: Written for Derek Foster for his 39th birthday | |||||
1983 (No opus number) |
Ynes (Inez) arr. for Piano Duet |
3 mins | Modus Music
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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 | |||||
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 | |||||
April 1983 Opus 88 |
A Shoal of Fishes A Suite of Nine Miniatures for Pedal Concert Harp after prints by Hiroshige (1797–1858) and anonymous poems of the period, published in 1832/3 |
— | Edizioni Bèrben | ||
Notes: Written for the Lloyds Bank National Composers’ Award Competition; published in the composer’s facsimile, 1988; movements are: 1. Tobiuwo (Flying fish); 2. Suzuki (Sea-perch); 3. Ebi (Shrimp); 4. Shima-hata (Grouper); 5. Ai (Trout); 6. Akodai/Kurodai (Red bream or golden tai/Black seabream or porgy); 7. Bora (Gray mullet); 8. Koi (Carp); 9. Saba/Hirosaba or marusaba (Mackerel) | |||||
May 1983 Opus 89 |
After Hokusai Five Duets for Two Flutes based on prints by Hokusai (1760–1849) |
6 mins | Universal Edition (London) Ltd Product page |
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Notes: Movements are: 1. Cormorant in the Snow; 2. Carp in a Waterfall; 3. Azaleas and Cuckoo; 4. Peonies and Butterfly; 5. Frog on an old Tile Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 44 |
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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 | |||||
June 1984 Opus 91 |
Suite Carolina for Saxophone Quartet |
— | Reynard Music | ||
Notes: Based on songs by C. M. Beevers | |||||
October 1985 Opus 92a |
The Indian Coffee House Roof Garden Orchestra Tango The Last Tango in Pondicherry, for Piano Duet |
2¼ mins | Modus Music
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2nd December 1985 Opus 93 |
A Nursery Song Suite for unaccompanied Choir (SATB) |
8½ mins | Manuscript | ||
Notes: Commissioned by The Scholars for an EMI/Toshiba record | |||||
November 1986 Opus 94a |
For the Delight of Shiva for Vibraphone |
11 mins | Edizioni Bèrben | ||
Notes: Based on the rag Misra Sivaranjani; published in the composer’s facsimile, 1990; written for Derek Foster | |||||
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 | |||||
1988 Opus 4b |
Pastiches arr. for Two Guitars |
11½ mins | Edizioni Bèrben | ||
Notes: Published in the composer’s facsimile, 1989; edited by Rose Andresier; 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) | |||||
1988 Opus 7b |
Six Epigrams arr. for Alto Saxophone and Piano |
6¾ mins | Edizioni Bèrben | ||
Notes: Published in the composer’s facsimile, 1989; movements are: 1. Idyll; 2. March; 3. Blues; 4. Scherzo; 5. Homage to Czerny; 6. Echoes Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 5 |
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Spring 1988 Opus 94b |
For the Delight of Shiva for Guitar |
11 mins | Edizioni Bèrben | ||
Notes: Published in the composer’s facsimile, 1990; written for Timothy Walker | |||||
Summer 1988 Opus 35b |
Songs for Juniors 1 Three Food Songs for Voice(s) and Guitar |
Various | 3 mins | Manuscript | |
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 38b |
Songs for Juniors 3 Three Bird Songs for Voice(s) and Guitar |
Carey Blyton & Anon. | 3 mins | Manuscript | |
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.) | |||||
Summer 1988 Opus 40b |
Songs for Juniors 2 Three Insect Songs for Voice(s) and Guitar |
Various | 3 mins | Manuscript | |
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) | |||||
1989 Opus 10b |
Two Pensive Songs arr. for Clarinet and Piano |
5 mins | Edizioni Bèrben | ||
Notes: Published in the composer’s facsimile, 1990; movements are: 1. Two Stolen Roses; 2. Come, Night | |||||
April 1989 (No opus number) |
Bach-Chat for Two Guitars Off-beat Bach |
2 mins | Edizioni Bèrben | ||
Notes: Arranged from the Recorded Music Library piece of the same name; published in the composer’s facsimile, 1989 (edited by the guitarist Rose Andresier) | |||||
May 1989 Opus 96 |
Nimblefingers Five Duets for Two Clarinets (B flat/A) |
— | Edizioni Bèrben | ||
Notes: Based on some ten TV commercial music tracks for Nimble Bread, written in the mid-1960s; published in the composer’s facsimile, 1989; movements are: 1. Nitty-gritty; 2. Namby-pamby; 3. Arty-crafty; 4. Airy-fairy; 5. Hoity-toity | |||||
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 | |||||
December 1989 Opus 98 |
Scramble! Fanfare for Brass (Trumpets, Horns, Trombones, Tuba and optional Timpani) |
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Notes: Commissioned for the Battle of Britain Arts Festival, 1990 Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 103 |
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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) | |||||
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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1991 Opus 100 |
The Golden Road to Samarkand Suite for Orchestra |
10 mins | Bardic Edition | ||
Notes: Movements are: 1. Ships of the Desert; 2. Caravanserai (Songs and Dances); 3. Samarkand! | |||||
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 | |||||
1991 (No opus number) |
Eine Kleine Froschmusik A Little Frog Music for Piano Duet |
1½ mins | Modus Music
£2.10
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Notes: Written for Frank Bayford’s 50th Birthday Concert, held at the British Music Information Centre, London, 4th October 1991, and premiered by John Mitchell and Carey Blyton | |||||
November 1991 Opus 17b |
Two Beethoven Sonatinas for Piano arr. for Flute (or Oboe), Clarinet and Bassoon |
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£9.00
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Notes: Price includes full score and parts | |||||
1992 Opus 100½ |
The Flea for Voice and Piano |
“Adam Had ’em” (Anon.) | 1 minute | Modus Music
£2.10
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Notes: One of twenty songs written by past and present members of the Composers’ Guild of Great Britain upon the retirement of Elizabeth Yeoman after 26 years as General Secretary (1966–1992); these songs, comprising An Elizabethan Songbook, were first performed by students at the Royal College of Music, London on 21st January 1993 | |||||
1993 (No opus number) |
Two Pieces for Mandolin and Harp |
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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 | |||||
1st February 1993 Opus 101 |
Doctor Who Vogan Suite for Horn in F (or Horn in E flat) and Piano |
4½ mins | Just Music Product page |
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Notes: Movements are: 1. Deep Space; 2. Vogan March; 3. All’s well … that ends well; Just Music publishes only the version for Horn in E flat | |||||
10th May 1993 Opus 102 |
Doctor Who Silurian Suite for Trumpet in B flat and Piano |
5½ mins | Out of print | ||
Notes: Published by Valentine Music; movements are: 1. In the Caves; 2. A Close Encounter; 3. March: The Brigadier | |||||
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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1996 or 1997 Opus 103½ |
Indigo Blues A Colonial Song for Medium Voice and Piano |
Carey Blyton | 1¼ mins | Modus Music
£2.10
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Notes: An unashamed send-up of Glibert & Sullivan; dedicated to “Jan Stericker (‘Mrs Fiveboys’)”, Carey’s next-door neighbour in Woodbridge, whose grandparents had an indigo plantation in Bihar, north-west India; score states that the song was written in “Hardh Pawncore, 1899”, which may not be accurate Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 67 • MS / BLYTON 68 |
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8th July 1993 Opus 104 |
The ’Cellist and the Nightingale for Cello and Piano |
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Notes: Dedicated to Julian Lloyd Webber; a blending of Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Rose and the Nightingale (and Hindu Song from Sadko) with Granados’ The Maiden and the Nightingale from Goyescas; inspired by the cello-playing of Beatrice Harrison, to which nightingales famously responded Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 46 |
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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) | |||||
1994 (No opus number) |
Minuet for Octet for Piano Duet |
1½ mins | Modus Music
£2.10
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Notes: Written as a birthday present for John Mitchell | |||||
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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24th October 1997 Opus 105 |
Vale, Diana! In Memoriam Diana, Princess of Wales |
2¼ mins | Fand Music Press Product page £12.50
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Notes: The music is based on the hymn-tune I Vow to Thee, my Country and the traditional ‘tantivy’ hunting call Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 120 |
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Winter 1997/1998 Opus 28e |
Cinque Port (Music for an Opera) A Suite in Five Movements for Two Pianos |
15 mins | Modus Music
£12.00
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Notes: Movements are: 1. Prelude: Daybreak over the Harbour; 2. Song 1: Captain Bowsprit’s Blues; 3. Interlude: The Beach—Midwinter; 4. Song 2: The Sea-dog’s Song; 5. Postlude: Dusk over the Harbour Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 50 |
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4th September 1998 Opus 106 |
War Song of the Saracens for Choir (SATB) and Piano with Tambourine(s), Hand-Clapping, Foot-Drumming and Ululation |
James Elroy Flecker | 3 mins | Fand Music Press Product page £8.45
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Notes: Dedicated to David Fanshawe, Musical Explorer; the full score may be purchased from this site; for the parts, please see Fand’s page Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 16 |
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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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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 | |||||
January/February 2000 Opus 109 |
Lyrics from the East Five Miniatures for Tenor and Piano |
Various | 4½ mins | Fand Music Press Product page £7.45
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Notes: Written for Ian and Jennifer Partridge in thanks for their contribution to the CD, Carey Blyton: The Early Songs; songs are: 1. The Blast of Love (Sappho); 2. Paradise (Omar Khayyam); 3. Evening (Anon.); 4. Night (Anon.); 5. Puty-fish (Anon.) Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 91 |
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26th February 2000 Opus 110 |
Dirge for St Patrick’s Night Ballad for Voice and Piano (or Guitar) |
Elsa Corbluth | 4½ mins | Fand Music Press Product page £6.75
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Notes: Commemorates the death in a fire of the poet’s daughter, Eilidh Boadella Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 52 |
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26th March 2000 Opus 111 |
El Tango Ultimo Tango Cromatico for Symphony Orchestra |
1¾ mins | Fand Music Press Product page £9.45
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Notes: Dedicated to Peter Thompson; the full score may be purchased from this site; for the parts, please see Fand’s page | |||||
May–July 2015 Opus 183 |
Inventions on a Theme of Carey Blyton for Piano, composed by Gary Higginson |
6 mins | Fand Music Press Product page £4.50
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Notes: A composition based on Carey Blyton’s ‘Robin Redbreast’ melody, composed by Carey’s former student, Gary Higginson | |||||
October 2020 (No opus number) |
[Sketches] Unknown material held in Trinity Laban’s Carey Blyton Collection |
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Notes: To be investigated… Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 33 |
The following table provides summary information. Please note: