Forton Music

While on a concert tour for South West Arts with my London-based Cosmos Wind Quintet, and performing in Barnstaple in the mid 1970's, I discovered on a market stall, a copy each of a Fantasia on The B...

While on a concert tour for South West Arts with my London-based Cosmos Wind Quintet, and performing in Barnstaple in the mid 1970's, I discovered on a market stall, a copy each of a Fantasia on The B...

While on a concert tour for South West Arts with my London-based Cosmos Wind Quintet, and performing in Barnstaple in the mid 1970's, I discovered on a market stall, a copy each of a Fantasia on The B...

The idea of a purely clarinet ensemble was an inspiration to write a cappella in twelve real parts. Mendelssohn's concept of a Song Without Words is here translated into Renaissance terms and the piec...

Well ....this clarinet family quartet is just what it says on the tin!! From a rolling bass clarinet opening we journey through a strange psychotic landscape of spaghetti western melody juxtaposed wit...

The "Clarinet Masquerade Waltz" is a charismatic piece for a fully-instrumented Clarinet Choir, ranging from E-flat to Contrabass Clarinet. The idea for the piece was conceptualized by Barbara Heilmai...

This three-movement Sonatina began life in 2006, with the first movement completed in just a day. The mood of the opening conveys feelings of calm and satisfaction. The clarinet's main theme explores...

The Sonata for Clarinet and Piano by Rob Hall is a dynamic and expressive modern work for the advanced clarinettist, that makes equal demands of both soloist and pianist. Written in the conventional t...

The Prelude, Aria and Finale was composed in February/March 2021 during a second lockdown owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. It is dedicated to my great-niece, Sabine, who is currently in her third year...

I was honoured to be asked by the wonderful Asyla oboe quartet to write a piece for them to be performed in an upcoming series of concerts. It felt very much like writing for a consort rather than the...

It has long been an ambition and challenge to write a string quartet and there have been many aborted and discarded attempts! In 2020 I set about the task in earnest. It is dedicated to my wife, Debor...

After composing the Fantasia for bass trombone and piano, the dedicatee, Stefano Belotti, asked me to compose a piece for the same instrument but with accompaniment of string orchestra. A new composit...

I was honoured to be asked by the wonderful Asyla oboe quartet to write a piece for them to be performed in an upcoming series of concerts. It felt very much like writing for a consort rather than the...

This "Micro-Suite" began life as a work for three clarinets; it now exists in several formats, including the present configuration of saxophone quartet (soprano, alto, tenor and baritone). Each of the...

Three Inventions for Solo Soprano Saxophone was my winning entry to the Presteigne Festival Composition Competition in 2012, where they were premiered by renowned saxophonist Amy Dickson at that year'...

TOURAMA provides adventurous saxophone players from grades 1-4 with an exciting musical journey in appealing and accessible styles. With music inspired by Seville, Serbia, Scotland and far beyond, the...

Mega-Fun Flute is one of a number of books of instrumental pieces under the Mega-Fun umbrella. The pieces in this book are around Grade One standard and dedicated to the flautist and teacher, Mary Che...

Mega-Fun Piano is one of a number of books of instrumental pieces under the Mega-Fun umbrella. The pieces in this book are around Grade One standard and dedicated to a number of friends and teachers,...