Thea Musgrave

A setting of the final stanza of By the River by the New Zealand poet Mary Ursula Bethell. The river's flow, which is used as a metaphor for life's journey, is echoed in the music's gently swirling co...

Thea Musgrave's arrangement of the Anonymous 15th century text 'Adam Lay Ybounden' is scored for Children's Voices, SATB Choir 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...

Excursions for piano duet are a group of eight short pieces written in 1965, and intended for children or those who are learning to play the piano.

This is a short work lasting only five minutes. It was written for Margaret Kitchen in 1960.

Arranged for Nicholas Daniel.

In Greek mythology Niobe was the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion, King of Thebes. She unwisely boasted to Leto about her many sons and daughters. Leto, who only had two children, Apollo and A...

Primavera is a short virtuosic work for Flute and Coloratura Soprano. It was written in 1971, and premiered by Dorothy Dorow at her concert at the Zagreb Festival of Contemporary Music. It takes its l...

Chamber Concerto No 1 was written in the winter of 1961-62. It is scored for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, violin, viola and cello. It is dedicated to Robin and Margaret Orr and wa...

This piece provides a compositional challenge to find a balance between 2 wind instruments and piano, the general structure of the piece is evolved so that different balances between the 3 instruments...

Originally composed for Flute and Digital Delay, Narcissus was first performed on 15th January 1988 at the Purcell Room, London by Janet Larsson.

1. EOS: The Goddess of the Dawn, who travelled on the winds and sprinkled down dew upon the earth2. PAN: The God of the countryside, of flocks, shepherds and animals, a famous player of the syrinx, or...

For Clarinet solo, with wind quartet and string quartet. Score Only First performed by Michael Collins, Clarinet, London Winds and the Endellion String Quartet on 27th January 2011 at the Wigmore Hall...

This is the Full Score and Parts for The Voices Of Our Ancestors by Thea Musgrave. This work is scored for a chorus with soloists (Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor and Baritone), Brass Quintet and Organ....

Commissioned by the Buck Hill-Skytop Music Festival, 2010, and first performed on August 6th 2010 at the Skytop Lodge, Skytop, PA, by Dan Snyder (tenor) and Annabelle Taubl (harp). This work was writ...

Canta, Canta! is a slow and expressive piece for Clarinet, Cello and Piano by Thea Musgrave. This short song is taken from Cantata for a Summer's Day, written in 1954 while the composer was a student...

For Chamber Orchestra (Flute, Oboe, Cor Anglais, Basson, Horn in F, Trumpet in C, Strings: [5. 4. 3. 2. 1]) Composer's Programme Note: Points of View is a work about the different musical elements, wh...

Cantilena was commissioned by the London Chamber Music Society to celebrate their move to King's Place in October 2008. First performed by Nicholas Daniel and members of the Chilingirian Quartet at K...

Cantilena was commissioned by the London Chamber Music Society to celebrate their move to King's Place in October 2008. First performed by Nicholas Daniel and members of the Chilingirian Quartet at K...

Flute/Viola/Harp Sunrise was commissioned by Backshore Artists Project Inc. on the occasion of Carol Wincenc(AEs 40th anniversary on the concert stage and underwritten by a generous grant from Linda a...