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CATALOGUE OF WORKS
compiled by Guy Rickards
Release 4.0 (7 February 2000)
Copyright
ã Guy Rickards 2000.CONTENTS
including list of sources
II Catalogue of works by Category
(i)
Orchestral music(ii)
Chamber music(iii)
Instrumental music(iv)
Vocal music(v)
Arrangements and completions(a) Arrangements
(b) Cadenzas
(c) Completions
III
Chronological catalogue of works by yearIV
Chronological listing of works in order of composition
Sources: (i) The composer's own manuscripts, in the possession of his widow. These, up to those dating from 1957, are mainly in ink, or else pencil. From 1957, the scores tend to be in biro (ball-point) or felt-tip, although some fair-copy scores are in ink from after this date;
(ii) Unfinished autobiography Laughter in the dark (c. 1977);
(iii) The composer's own notes for the Altarus and BMS recordings of his piano music and the 75th birthday recital programmes (1984-9);
(iv) Five typed worklists:
A: Made in early 1966 by Lawrie Burton from information supplied by the
composer. The dating is attested by the presence of the later handwritten
additions e.g. of the orchestral Suite in G (1966), Piano Sonatas nos. 12-14
(1967) and the incorrect completion date of Sonata no. 11 as 1966;
B: List originally made by the composer c. 1968-9, the most recent work dating from 1967 (with later handwritten additions);
C: Dictionary-style biography with worklist made at some time between 1979 (when Truscott retired) and 1984 (publication of book, The Orchestral Music of Franz Schmidt). This was found filed in the orchestral score of the Symphony in E major, which is omitted from the list, as is the Suite in G major, both being appended later by hand;
D: List made by the composer some time between 1985 (last typed entry) and 1987 (handwritten entry for the completion of the Cello Sonata);
E: Made in 1989 by the present compiler, largely based on D and additional information from the composer, the British Music Information Centre and Martin Anderson.
All titles in Bold type refer to complete compositions or those having complete movements extant.
II CATALOGUE OF WORKS BY CATEGORY
(i) Orchestral music
Concerto in B flat major for violin and orchestra (c. 1934) Lost
(short score only)
Concerto in F major for piano and orchestra (c. 1934-7) Lost
(short score only)
Symphony in E flat major (dedicated to Franz Schmidt) (c. 1936-7) Lost
Symphony in F major (c. 1937-8) Lost
(possibly originally titled Grasmere Symphony; title later removed)
Prelude/Overture: Falstaff (from abandoned opera) (c. 1937-8) Unfin'd
(2/2/2/2 - 4/2/3/0 - timp. - strings)
Elegy for string orchestra (Oct. 1943) Dur: 12'
fp: 17.xii.93, Dublin. National SO of Ireland/Gary Brain (recording)
fpp: 18.xi.94, Tirgu Mures, Romania. Tirgu Mures PO/Gary Brain
Symphony in A minor (ded: Herbert Howells) [Movt I; 19pp] (1943) Aband'd (2/2/2/2 - 4/2/3/0 - timp. - strings)
Symphony in E minor ("for Harry Newstone") [1 movt.; 60pp] (1945-51) Unfin'd
(2/2/2/2 - 4/2/3/0 - timp. - strings)
Symphony in E major for small orchestra [3 movts.] (1948-50) Dur: 33'
(2/2/2/2 - 2/1/1/0 - timp. - strings) (scoring rev. 1990-1)
fp (Movt. III only): 1961, Huddersfield. Huddersfield College O/Malcolm Binney
fp (Movts. II & III): 12.xi.93, Walzbrych, Poland. Walzbrych SO/Gary Brain
fp (complete): 16-17.xii.93, Dublin. National SO of Ireland/Gary Brain (recording)
Concerto in D major for piano and orchestra [Movt I; 23pp] (1950-) Aband'd
(2/2/2/2 - 4/2/3/0 - timp. - strings)
Fantasy for string orchestra [1 movt.] (1960) Dur: 17'
(originally titled A window on infinity)
fp: 1961, Huddersfield. Local Education Authority String O/Harold Truscott
Suite in E minor for string orchestra [3 movts.] (1961) 3rd. movt unfin'd
(sketch and notes for completion of Movt. III exist)
Symphony in A minor [Movt I; 24pp] (1962-8) Aband'd
(2/2/2/2 - 4/2/3/0 - timp. - strings)
Suite for winds and double-bass [? movts.] (1965) Unfin'd
I Prelude Dur: c. 6'
(2/2/2/2 - 2/2/0/0 - 1 dbl-bass)
Suite in G major [4 movts.] (1966) Dur: 13'
(3 + picc/2/2/2 - 4/3/3/1 - timp./SD - strings)
fp: 16.xii.93, Dublin. National SO of Ireland/Gary Brain (recording)
Sinfonietta in D flat major [Movt I; 25pp] (c.1966) Aband'd
(2/2/2/2 - 4/2/3/0 - timp. - strings)
Symphonic Movements/Concerto in variation form [17pp; 3 vars.] (c.1968) Unfin'd
(2/2/2/2 - 4/2/3/0 - timp. - strings)
Other fragmentary projects include:-
Symphonies in A minor (1950, sketches only); "no. 2" in F minor (c. 1954, pencil sketch, may equate to "no. 4" of worklist A); another "no. 2" (no key, undated, 7pp of draft score + sketches); "no. 3" in C (1951 - lost); A minor (1967-72, 5pp of full score), C (1967, 5pp of short score); B minor (undated sketch).
Concertos for Piano (F major, 1950; F sharp major, 1970) and Oboe (1968) - sketches only.
Bars 64-125 of untitled orchestral score (associated with Falstaff Prelude score).
Allegro moderato - undated fragment.
Fantasy for string orchestra (1944; attested in a worklist of c. 1968-9; probably the same as Elegy).
Fugue for string orchestra (c. 1946; 18-bar fragment + sketches).
Short piece for orchestra (c. 1932, mentioned in autobiography; title not given, score unlocated).