Judith Weir: Mittelschwere Noten

Written for two double basses. This work is warmly dedicated to Peter Buckoke and Judith Kleinman, who gave the first performance at the Purcell Room, London, on 29th March 2006. Q. What sound man can...

In 1994, for the 500th anniversary of the University of Aberdeen, Judith Weir wrote two settings of 17th century English verse and choir, entitles Two Human Hymns. In 1997, Weir arranged the first of...

All the songs in The Voice of Desire are conversations between humans and birds. In each case, the birds seem to have a more sophisticated viewpoint that their human hearers. One of the highlights is...

Commissioned by the Scottish International Piano Competition as the test piece for the 2007 Competition. Using the phrase 'I've turned the page' in conversation implies that you've made a new start an...

Three short choral settings of peoms by George Herbert, commissioned by The Spitalfields Festival in memory of Peter Lerwill, a generous supporter of the festival. The first performance of the set too...

The Piano Trio Two is inspired by three Zen koans which have lent their titles to the movements, 'How Grass and Trees Become Enlightened, ' 'Your Light May Go Out, ' and 'Open Your Own Treasure House....

Written for violin, viola, cello and piano.

From an 18, 000 verse Hindu text, the Bhagavata Purana composed about AD900, this extract is about the coming of the yearly monsoon rain. Commissioned by the Minnesota Orchsetra on the occasion of the...

This short blues commemorates the demolition of St. Agnes Place in Lambeth, South London on 29th November 2005. It was written for Douglas Paterson (viola) and Jane Salmon (cello), who gave the first...

The Song Sung True was expertly composed by Judith Weir. The piece was commissioned by Lawyers' Music, in memory of Helen M. Sibthorp, singer and promenader. The first performance of The Song Sung Tru...

Miss Fortune, by British composer Judith Weir, is a contemporary re-telling of a Sicilian folk story. Tina's wealthy family lose all their possessions overnight and she is thrown into a life of povert...

Judith Weir's Day Break Shadows Flee for solo Piano. This 10 minute work was commissioned by BBC Radio 3. It was first performed by Benjamin Grosvenor on 1st September 2014, as part of the Proms Chamb...

Little Tree consists of three short choral settings of poems by E. E. Cummings, with a total duration of around 6 minutes. The first song Little tree is in three voices(SSA); the next movement I carry...

This work was commissioned by the BBC. It was first performaed in 11 August 1995, as part of a Henry Wood Promenade Concert at teh Royal Albert Hall, London, by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC...

Written for clarinet, two violins, viola and cello.

COMPOSER'S NOTES The music of these violin duos has been influenced by the centuries-long flow of traditional music from the British Isles to North America and back again. The compositions are dedicat...

Vocal Score for the Opera in Two Acts. Scored for SATB Soli, SATB Chorus and Orchestra. Commissioned by English national Opera with funds from the Arts Council. Text: Judith Weir after Ludwig Tieck.

Judith Weir's wonderful Marimba solo for her lovely choral work. Ideal for children and female voiced choirs.