List of compositions by Robert Simpson

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This list of compositions by Robert Simpson is a list of the musical compositions of Robert Simpson sorted by genre.

Symphonies[]

Robert Simpson is said to have written and destroyed four Symphonies (one of which even used serial procedures) before his first published Symphony. He submitted his official

String quartets[]

Simpson composed 15 numbered string quartets; a quartet preceding this sequence was written as part of his course at Durham University and may still exist there. He regarded Quartets No. s 1 - 3 as forming a natural sequence, and No. s 4 - 6 are a clearly distinct group related to three Beethoven quartets, though they can all be performed as entirely independent compositions.

  • (1951–1952)
  • (1953)
  • (1953–1954)
  • (1973), dedicated to Basil Lam
  • (1974), dedicated to
  • (1975), dedicated to the film-maker Barrie Gavin and his wife Jamila
  • String Quartet No. 7 (1977), dedicated to the organist Susi Jeans and written in celebration of the birth-centenary of her husband, the astronomer Sir James Jeans
  • String Quartet No. 8 (1979), dedicated to the biologist and entomologist and his wife
  • String Quartet No. 9 (1982) is subtitled 32 Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Haydn and was dedicated to the Delmé Quartet, who commissioned it, on their 20th anniversary, which was also the 250th anniversary of the birth of Haydn
  • (1983) bears the title For Peace and was composed for the tenth anniversary of the Coull Quartet
  • (1984), also written for the Coull Quartet
  • (1987) was commissioned for the 1988 Nottingham Festival
  • (1989) was commissioned for the 1990 Cardiff Festival and was premiered there by the Delmé Quartet. It is dedicated to the BBC producer and his wife Alex.
  • (1990)
  • String Quartet No. 15 (1991)

Concerti[]

Other orchestral music[]

  • (1954)
  • (1983)
  • (Saraband) (1991)
  • (for William Walton's Birthday)(Date Unknown)

Other chamber music[]

  • (1959) - thought to be lost but reconstructed in 2000 from parts by John B. Turner.
  • (1967)
  • (1968)
  • (1975)
  • Quintet for Clarinet, Bass Clarinet and String Trio (1981)
  • (1984)
  • (1984)
  • (1987)
  • (1987)
  • (1988–89)
  • (1989)
  • (1995)

Incidental music[]

  • (1965)
  • (1974)
  • (Date Unknown)

Vocal[]

  • Media morte in vita sumus (1975) (for chorus, brass and timpani)
  • Tempi, for full mixed voice chorus a capella (1987)

Compositions for brass band[]

  • Canzona for Brass (1958)
  • Energy (1971), Test Piece, Brass Band World Championships
  • Volcano (1979), Test Piece, National Brass Band Championships of Britain
  • The Four Temperaments, Suite for Brass Band (1983)
  • Introduction and Allegro on a Bass of Max Reger (1987)
  • Vortex (1989)

Compositions for keyboard instruments[]

  • Piano Sonata (1946)
  • Variations and Finale on a Theme of Haydn for solo piano (1948)
  • Sonata for two pianos (1979)
  • Michael Tippett, His Mystery for solo piano (1984)
  • Eppur si muove, Ricercar and Passacaglia for organ (1985)
  • Variations and Finale on a Theme by Beethoven for solo piano (1990)

Arrangements[]

  • Arrangement of Die Kunst der Fuge - Contrapunctus No's 1-13 (Bach/Simpson) (Date Unknown)
  • Transcription of Comotio (for piano, four hands) (Nielsen/Simpson) (Date Unknown)

References[]

Chronological list of the compositions of Robert Simpson - Robert Simpson Society

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