Gabriel Erkoreka

I saw three ships is a lively setting of the traditional English text. A simple melody, swapped between the outer voices and answered by altos and tenors, gradually builds to a forte last verse comple...

This tender Advent carol sets an original text by Charles Bennett that creates a sense of anticipation for the arrival of Jesus. Underpinned by a gently rippling piano part throughout, the piece opens...

Words and music by John Rutter. The accompaniment for orchestra is available on hire and for sale. An accompaniment for brass is available on hire. Also in Carols for Choirs 4.

For solo guitar. The inspiration for this piece is the 'cante jondo' (deep singing) which is the essence of Flamenco. Erkoreka incorporates some melodic and rhythmic archetypes related to this sound-w...

For piano trio. Aldakiak means 'variants' in Basque and in this piece, which consists of nine short sections, the composer explores different ways of reacting around one musical event. The result is a...

This is a version for string quartet of Erkoreka's saxophone quartet, Duduk II. It is the last of the four Duduk pieces which are based on the traditional modes/scales of Armenia.

Suzzie Vango's exuberant arrangement of Gaudete embellishes the charm of this well-known sixteenth-century carol with an accented rhythmic ostinato and playful changes of metre. A version for mixed vo...

Soinua means 'sound' in Basque, and the piece has a structure defined by a series of contrasting relationships between the instruments. It explores the combination of distinct musical materials: penta...

This anthem sets a text by the 17h-century Bishop Thomas Ken. The vocal parts are narrative in style and coloured by decorative organ passages. This setting would be well-suited for use on Saints' Day...

Earth grown old is a melancholic setting of a text by Christina Rossetti. With a falling bassline, artful use of inverted and diminished chords, and a wordless soprano solo, this carol perfectly captu...

In A new heart Ian Assersohn sets his own text about love and sacrifice. The rich harmonies of the choir are anchored by a supportive piano accompaniment. Offprinted from Carols for Choirs 6.

For percussion quartet. This piece, for pitched percussion, does not reflect Fauvism in an obvious way, but is more of an exploration within a restricted number of musical 'colours'. Contrasts of dyna...

Erkoreka sets a sixteenth-century poem which contemplates the eternal and boundless beauty of the heavens, and mankind's earthy estrangement from this realm. Serene sections contrast with surging dyma...

A powerful, dissonant setting of texts by Michelangelo, dealing with love, life and death. Powers was inspired by the idea that a block of marble contains the finished sculpture within it.

For solo piano in two movements. Nubes II concludes the cycle which began with Nubes, both works sharing the same musical material. This second work contrasts with the first by a more subjective music...

Spring Rounds was commissioned for Chamber Music 2000. The Chamber Music 2000 works were designed to be technically easy, but still retain the composers own individuality and musical style.

For solo piano. This piece uses some melodic, rhythmic and harmonic materials from the late piano music of Albeniz as a starting point. Erkoreka exaggerates or simplifies certain aspects of the tradit...

For flute, clarinet, violin, and cello - This technically demanding chamber work is a response to the work of one of Spain's leading architects, Alberto Campo-Baeza, where symmetries and reflections a...

For clarinet (and bass clarinet), and cello. Towards the end of his life the Spanish painter Goya completed a series of works now known as 'The Black Paintings'. 'Saturno' is the most horrifying of th...

Nubes (clouds in Spanish) consists of two movements played without interruption. The first, Cumulus, is a play of sonorities based on a fixed intervallic structure. In the distance, one can hear intim...

For piano, clarinet and viola. Biribilketa is a Basque word that musically corresponds with 'ritornello' or 'passacaglia'. The piece is made up of various ingredients: hidden alphabetical codes, forma...

Kin is inspired by two Chinese instruments: the Qin (a 7 string cithar, represented here by the cello, which plays pizzicato almost throughout), and the Sheng (a mouth-organ, represented by the accord...

For clarinet, cello and piano. Biribilketa is a Basque word that musically corresponds with 'ritornello' or 'passacaglia'. The piece is made up of various ingredients: hidden alphabetical codes, forma...

For soprano and 8 cellos. Erkoreka sets a sixteenth-century poem which contemplates the eternal and boundless beauty of the heavens, and mankind's earthy estrangement from this realm. At times solo ce...