Howard Skempton

This is a collection of 36 piano pieces dating from 1995 to 2002. At times enigmatic, at others direct, the writing captures and reflects a myriad of moods, revealing Skempton's highly original voice....

Howard Skempton is admired for the concision of his musical language, and Nature's Fire is illustrative of his style, deploying its base material with great deftness to achieve a musically effective s...

From the collection For Him all Stars, 'Into this world, this day did come' is a meditative carol by Howard Skempton, scored for SSA unaccompanied. Featuring a frequently-changing time signature and l...

I am the song is an imaginatively-conceived showpiece setting a fine and thought-provoking poem by Charles Causley.

A chromatic but bare setting of a poem by Mary Elizabeth Coleridge, a descendant of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Its sparse texture reflects the eerie, haunting atmosphere created by the evocative imagery...

This quiet and spacious miniature challenges the performer's ability to play within the lowest dynamic range of the piano. The gently sonorous opening bars return after a lightly animated central sect...

Extending his repertoire for the guitar, Skempton this time introduces it into the realm of a chamber ensemble in the form of five miniatures. The mix of mellow timbres creates a soothing but thoughtf...

Set to text by John Drinkwater, this work is deceptively simple, making use of repetition and carefully placed harmonies which shift subtly to match the text. A beautiful and unusual setting which wou...

Commissioned by the Atopos Fondazione in Italy, this piece was premiered by John Tilbury on 10 June 2008. A homage to Morton Feldman and a companion piece to his Triadic Memories, Skempton's Notti ste...

This is the first of two books of preludes and fugues for solo organ by Howard Skempton. Each book comprises 25 pairs of preludes and fugues based around the 24 major and minor keys with an additional...

This is the second of two books of preludes and fugues for solo organ by Howard Skempton. Each book comprises 25 pairs of preludes and fugues based around the 24 major and minor keys with an additiona...

This short meditative work for piano is composed in Skempton's typical minimalist style. The piece has been recorded by its dedicatee, William Howard, and is included on an album entitled Sixteen Noct...

Suitable for remembrance services, Ramsey's six-voiced setting of 'How are the mighty fall'n' is one of the finest sacred madrigals of the early 17th century, alongside works such as settings of 'When...

This important contemporary Requiem demonstrates Gabriel Jackson's gift for writing mesmerising choral music on a large scale. Combining sections of the traditional Requiem text with selected poems fr...

Spirited in tone, this anthem sets a text based on Psalm 148 that praises God's glory. Opening with an uplifting unison melody, the vocal parts gradually open out into jubilant harmonies, which are su...

The Unexpected Early Hour brims with energy as the vibrant melody passes between voices and the rocking crotchet-quaver movement drives the piece towards its climactic ending. Offprinted from Carols f...

This setting of the Vesper Responsory exudes a confident radiance and sure belief that the 'Lord he shall be with you'. First published in Advent for Choirs, this setting is both approachable and grip...

For chamber ensemble. A chromatic but bare setting of a poem by Mary Elizabeth Coleridge, a descendant of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Its sparse texture reflects the eerie, haunting atmosphere created by...

For flute, clarinet in A, harp, and string quartet. Sharing its scoring with Ravel's Intrdocution and Allegro, Eternity's Sunrise makes full use of the wealth of instrumental combinations available wi...

For vibraphone and oboeRandom Girl is a short, lyrical piece highlighting the melodic aspect of the vibraphone which engages in sinuous dialogue with the oboe.

For soprano, violin, cello, and piano. The words are by Kamala Das who was born in Malabar in 1934 and is one of India's most distinguished poets. The setting evokes the suppleness and richness of Ind...