Thea Musgrave

Thea Musgrave's arrangement of the Anonymous 15th century text 'Adam Lay Ybounden' is scored for Children's Voices and Piano, a performance of which lasts around 2 minutes.

Going North was commissioned by the Young People's Chorus of New York for 'Transient Glory, the Voices of Children', Francisco J. Nunez, artistic director. First performed at the Transient Glory Conce...

Thea Musgrave's Missa Brevis for SATB and Organ. Thea Musgrave's Missa Brevis was given its first performance by Wells Cathedral Choir, on the Feast of John the Baptist, Sunday 24th June, 2018, by We...

A work for SATB choir and organ setting an excerpt from Ode for Music on Saint Cecilia's Day by Alexander Pope. It was first performed as part of the Festival of St Cecilia 2018 at St Paul's Cathedral...

Scored for Clarinet in B Flat and Piano. Commissioned by Victoria Soames in memory of Roger Fallows. First performed June 1997. Duration: c. 8 minutes.

A very short take on the popular tune for Nicholas Daniel's sixtieth birthday. Premiered alongside miniatures composed for occasion by other composers at the Wigmore Hall, London on 20 April 2022.

Musgrave from Spring to Spring for solo Marimba.

In Homage to Couperin

Commissioned by the sound festival for The Scottish Flute Trio. First performance: November 13, 2008. Duff House, Banff, Scotland. In this work all three players in turn play each of the three instrum...

Commissioned by the sound festival for The Scottish Flute Trio. First performance: November 13, 2008. Duff House, Banff, Scotland. In this work all three players in turn play each of the three instru...

Thea Musgrave decided to write some pieces for pairs of instruments, partly for use in teaching and partly for the fun of hearing two of the same instruments performing together as they do in Mozart o...

Four short movements for two Bassoons. Composer's Note. Take Two Bassoons is planned as one of a series of light-hearted works for pairs of instruments, written with advice from performers who are al...

Elegy for viola and cello was written in April 1970 for Peter Mark and Geoffrey Rutlowski while the composer was guest professor at the University of California at Santa Barbara. Duration 8 minutes.

This work was written in 1958. It was commissioned by the University of Glasgow under the terms of the McEwen Bequest.

This work was written in 1958. It was commissioned by the University of Glasgow under the terms of the McEwen Bequest.

Musgrave 'Impromptu No. 1' arranged for Flute and Oboe. Performing Score edition.

This was commissioned by the Department of Music, University College, Cardiff, in association with the Welsh Arts Council. It was written in the summer of 1970 in Santa Barbara where the composer had...

Thea Musgrave's D. E. S. - In Celebration was composed in 2016 and is arranged for solo Cello. Duration approximately 3 minutes.

Composer's NoteNarcissus wanders through the forest, observing, enjoying... unselfconscious but self-absorbed. He sees as pool of water and then as he approaches notices his reflection in the water. H...

Thea Musgrave's Circe. An incantation for three flutes.

Composed for Horn In F, for Margaret Kitchin and Barry Tuckwell.