BUXTON ORR (b. 1924)
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Benjamin Frankel with friend and former pupil, Buxton Orr
(left), Switzerland c.1962 |
BUXTON ORR - A CATALOGUE OF HIS MUSIC
| BRASS and WIND |
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Publisher | Duration |
| Sonata per Dieci (1967) | Double Wind Quintet | Gamber | 21 (mins.) |
| Divertimento (1969) | Brass Quintet | Novello | 15 |
| Sonata for Brass (1969) | Brass Quintet | Leduc | 17 |
| Five Sketches for Four Trombones (1970) | Leduc | 9 | |
| Concerto for Trombone (1971) | with Brass Band (also with SWB) | Novello | 17 |
| A John Gay Suite (1972) | Symphonic Wind Band | Novello | 15 |
| Concerto for Trumpet (1976) | with Brass Band | Novello | 16 |
| Highland Complaintes and Fancies (1976) | Double Reeds Trio | Gamber | 12 |
| A Caledonian Suite (1980) | Brass Band (also for Tentet) | R. Smith | 12 |
| Tournament (1985) | Brass Tentet | Brass Winds | 15 |
| Narration (1993) | Symphonic Wind Ensemble | Gamber | 16 |
| CHAMBER WORKS | |||
| Sonata for Violin and Piano (1955) | Gamber | 17 | |
| Episodes (1966) | Cor Anglais (or Viola) and Piano | Gamber | 12 |
| Refrains I (1970) | Cor Anglais (or Viola) and Piano | Gamber | 3 |
| Refrains II (1971) | Clarinet, Viola and Piano | Gamber | 12 |
| String Quartets Nos. 1 (Refrains IV) & 2 (1977, '85) |
Gamber | 22, 25 | |
| Piano Trios Nos. 1, 2 & 3 (1982, '86, '90) (CD Marco Polo 8.223842) | Gamber | 16, 20, 24 | |
| A Carmen Fantasy (1987) | 'Cello and Piano (also with Orchestra or Strings and opt. Oboes and Horns) |
Novello | 14 |
| Portrait of the Don (1987) | 'Cello and Piano (also with Strings) | Gamber | 11 |
| Refrains V (1988) | Clarinet and Piano | Gamber | 8 |
| Elegy for 'Cello and Piano (1994) | Gamber | 4 | |
| Duo (1994) | Baroque Violin and String Bass | Gamber | c.10 |
| String Trio (1996) | Gamber | 15 | |
| Kate's Piece (1997) | Alto Flute and Viola | Gamber | 6 |
| VOCAL | |||
| The Echoing Green (1961) (William Blake)
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Unison Children's Voices and Piano (or One Piano Duet. Also various opt. Orchestral and choral additions) |
Gamber | 6 |
| Canzona (1963) (various Scottish poets) | Tenor, Clarinet and String Trio | Gamber | 24 |
| The Ballad of Mr & Mrs Discobbolos (Edward Lear) (1965) | Tenor and Piano (also with Guitar) | Kunzelmann Gamber | 14 |
| Songs of a Childhood (1967) (various Scottish poets) | Mezzo-Soprano and Piano | Gamber | 10 |
| Eight Songs from the Yüan(1969) (trans. Yang and Metzger) | Countertenor and Piano | Gamber | 13 |
| many kinds of yes (1971) (e. e. cummings) | Soprano and Contralto with Piano | Kunzelmann | 14 |
| The Knight and the Lady (1978) (from The Ingoldsby Legends) | Solo Voice (any pitch) | Gamber | 15 |
| Ten Types of Hospital Visitor (1986) (Charles Causley) | Soprano and String Bass (or Piano) | Gamber | 15 |
| PIANO | |||
| Bagatelles (1952) | Kunzelmann | 8 | |
| Side by Side (1979) | Solo-Duets | Musicland | 3 or 6 |
| Variations (1985) | Gamber | 18 | |
| HARP | |||
| Diatonic Preludes (1965) | O.U.P. | 5 | |
| STRING ORCHESTRA | |||
| A Celtic Suite (1968) | Gamber | 10 | |
| Fanfare and Processional (1968) | Gamber | 5 | |
| ORCHESTRA | |||
| Refrains III (1973) | for Improvising Jazz Orchestra | Gamber | 20-25 |
| Triptych (1977) | Gamber | 22 | |
| Sinfonia Ricercante (1987) | Gamber | 40 | |
| Refrains VI (1992) | for 14- piece Chamber Ensemble | Gamber | 12 |
| OPERA and MUSIC-THEATRE | |||
| The Wager (1960) | One-Act Opera with 4 Soloists (i + Piano ii +full orchestra, opt. chorus iii + 11 piece chamber ensemble, made in 1996). |
Gamber i and ii | 85 60 |
| Unicorn (1981) | Gamber | 50 | |
| The Last Circus (1984) | Gamber | 50 | |
| Ring in the New (1986) | Gamber | 55 |
PUBLISHERS
Novello, Leduc, Chester, Brass Winds, Gamber Press, Musicland.RECORDINGS
LPs Apollo.CDs Marco Polo, Naxos.
REPRESENTATIVE RECORDING:-
Excellent performances of Three Piano Trios by the York Trio on Marco Polo 8.223842 The 2nd Trio was recently broadcast on Radio 3 and the CD of the three Trios is reviewed in the July '97 issue of Tempo as well as BMS News No.72.His John Gay Suite for Wind Band is due out on Naxos and on Polyphonic and a Celtic Suite for strings on Black Box.
THE MUSIC OF BUXTON ORR PERFORMING MATERIALS IN USA
His music is published by Novello & Co.
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