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Edizioni Bèrben

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Items published by Bèrben

Date & Opus	Title	Words	Duration
1949/1950 Opus 4a	Pastiches An Entertainment in the Form of Six Poetical and Musical Parodies for Narrator and Piano	David Munro	15 mins
1949/1950 Opus 4a	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)
May 1952, revised Winter 1961–2 Opus 13	Three Moods for Violin and Piano		—
May 1952, revised Winter 1961–2 Opus 13	Notes: Published in the composer’s facsimile, 1990
1965/1966 Opus 49	A Catch for Wind Instruments Twenty-three Short Movements (in Three Sets) for Wind Quintet, after Izaak Walton		—
1965/1966 Opus 49	Notes:
February 1987 Opus 82b	Pasticheries (non-Boulangerie) Three Parodies arr. for Brass Quintet		6 mins
February 1987 Opus 82b	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
1971 Opus 60a	In Memoriam Scott Fitzgerald for Saxophone Quartet		2½ mins
1971 Opus 60a	Notes: Written for the London Saxophone Quartet; arrangement of untitled piano piece, c. 1950
1972 Opus 60b	In Memoriam Scott Fitzgerald arr. for Guitar		2½ mins
1972 Opus 60b	Notes: Written for and edited by Angelo Gilardino
Spring 1972 Opus 64a	In Memoriam Django Reinhardt Theme and Two Variations for Guitar		7½ mins
Spring 1972 Opus 64a	Notes: Written for and edited by Angelo Gilardino; movements are: 1. Prelude; 2. Elegy; 3. Django Reinhardt’s Stomp
Spring 1972 Opus 64b	In Memoriam Django Reinhardt Theme and Two Variations for Saxophone Quartet		7½ mins
Spring 1972 Opus 64b	Notes: Published by Dorn Publications, Inc., USA; written for the London Saxophone Quartet; movements are: 1. Prelude; 2. Elegy; 3. Django Reinhardt’s Stomp
Spring 1972 Opus 65a	Saxe Blue for Saxophone Quartet		3 mins
Spring 1972 Opus 65a	Notes: Published by Dorn Publications, Inc., USA; written for the London Saxophone Quartet
Spring 1972 Opus 65b	Saxe Blue for Guitar		3 mins
Spring 1972 Opus 65b	Notes: Written for and edited by Angelo Gilardino
December 1972 Opus 66	Flying Birds Theme and Nine Variations for Saxophone Quartet		7¾ mins
December 1972 Opus 66	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)
November 1975 Opus 75	Oceani Luni: The Oceans of the Moon Theme and Eight Variations for Guitar		18 mins
November 1975 Opus 75	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
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)		—
February/March 1977 Opus 18b	Notes: Published in the composer’s facsimile, 1990
March/April 1979 Opus 82a	Pasticheries (non-Boulangerie) Three Parodies for Piano Duet		6 mins
March/April 1979 Opus 82a	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!
Summer 1952, revised Summer 1979 Opus 14	Moresques Three Songs for Soprano, Flute, Harp and Piano	David Munro	16 mins
Summer 1952, revised Summer 1979 Opus 14	Notes: Songs are: 1. A Yellow Flower; 2. Simoom; 3. Love-song of the Lady of Granada
1981 Opus 4c	Pastiches Nº2 (Tango) arr. for Three Guitars by Keigo Fujii		1¾ mins
1981 Opus 4c	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
1981 Opus 31c	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
1981 Opus 32c	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
February 1982 Opus 85a	Sweet and Sour Rag for Piano Duet		4 mins
February 1982 Opus 85a	Notes: Written for John Mitchell; published in the composer’s facsimile, 1990
March 1983 Opus 85b	Sweet and Sour Rag arr. for Brass Quintet		4 mins
March 1983 Opus 85b	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		—
April 1983 Opus 88	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)
November 1986 Opus 94a	For the Delight of Shiva for Vibraphone		11 mins
November 1986 Opus 94a	Notes: Based on the rag Misra Sivaranjani; published in the composer’s facsimile, 1990; written for Derek Foster
1988 Opus 4b	Pastiches arr. for Two Guitars		11½ mins
1988 Opus 4b	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
1988 Opus 7b	Notes: Published in the composer’s facsimile, 1989; movements are: 1. Idyll; 2. March; 3. Blues; 4. Scherzo; 5. Homage to Czerny; 6. Echoes
Spring 1988 Opus 94b	For the Delight of Shiva for Guitar		11 mins
Spring 1988 Opus 94b	Notes: Published in the composer’s facsimile, 1990; written for Timothy Walker
1989 Opus 10b	Two Pensive Songs arr. for Clarinet and Piano		5 mins
1989 Opus 10b	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
April 1989 (No opus number)	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)		—
May 1989 Opus 96	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
1990 Opus 99	Musica Mechanica for Three Violins, Two Cellos and Double Bass		6 mins
1990 Opus 99	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
April 1990 Opus 1b	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
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
1949/1950, 1988, 1994 Opus 4d	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)