This list of compositions by the English composer Jane Joseph (1894–1929) may be incomplete. Many of her works, particularly those written for performance at amateur musical events, were unpublished; some have been lost, while in some cases manuscripts are held in private or institutional hands. The list is divided between (1) published works, or works where there is a record of performance and (2) other unpublished works.
Compositions
Table 1: Works published and/or with evidence of performance The following works have either been published or there is reasonable evidence of their performance. Details of composition dates and dates of publication are incomplete; information can be added or amended as necessary. GenreApprox. dateTitleForcesPublication informationNotesRefsChoral and vocal1913Song: "The Carrion Crow"Unaccompanied female voices (SSA)Stainer and Bell, London 1916Gibbs, p. 26, p. 28 and p. 56Choral and vocal1913Song: "There Were Three Ravens"Unaccompanied voices (SATBarB)Not publishedApparently written at the same time as "The Carrion Crow"Gibbs, p. 26 and p. 56Choral and vocal1916"Wassail Song"Female voices (SSA)Stainer and Bell, London 1916Gibbs, p. 56Choral and vocal1918HymnFemale voicesNot publishedLost - not identifiable. Performed at the Thaxted Whitsun music festival, 1918Gibbs, p. 35Choral and vocal1920Song cycle: Mirage (5 songs)Female voice, string quartet accompanimentNot published. Manuscript held in Royal College of MusicPerformance history uncertain. Two songs (with piano) may have been given at a Society of Women Musicians concert, 17 January 1920Gibbs, p. 40 and pp. 53–54Choral and vocal1921Seven two-part songsSopranos and piano accompanimentStainer and Bell, London 1921Performed at a Society of Women Musicians concert in 1922Gibbs, p. 41 and p. 56 Choral and vocal1921A Festival VeniteChorus and orchestraStainer and Bell, London 1922Performed at the Queen's Hall, London, 13 June 1923. Modern performance by Glasgow University Chapel Choir directed by Katy Lavinia Cooper, 21 February 2018) Gibbs, pp. 43–44Glasgow University Chapel Choir directed by Katy Lavinia Cooper, performance 21 Feb 2018Choral and vocal1922Hymn for WhitsuntideUnaccompanied chorus for mixed voicesArnold's Choral Music, London 1924Probably first sung at the Blackheath Whitsun music festival, 1922. Broadcast by the Purcell Singers in 1968 Choral and vocalundatedThree old carols: "The Three Kings", "Adam lay i-bounden", "Of one that is so fair"Unaccompanied female voices (SSA)Oxford University PressPerformance details uncertainChoral and vocalundatedCarol: "Noel"Unison voices with piano accompanimentPublished 1925 by Edward Arnold & Co.Setting of Hilaire Belloc versesChoral and vocalundatedMorley RoundsChoirOxford University PressPerformance details uncertain. Includes an Agnus DeiChoral and vocalundatedCarol: "A Little Childe There Is Ibore"Female voices (SSA) and orchestral accompanimentPublished (with organ accompaniment) by Bardic Edition Music PublishersOrchestral score lost. Broadcast (with a strings accompaniment) by the BBC 21 December 1995Gibbs, p. 55Recording on This Day, Naxos 2018, Blossom St ChoirChoral and vocalundatedHymn Tune: EskdalePiano accompanimentIn Enlarged Songs of Praise, 1931A setting of Thomas Traherne's Sweet InfancyInstrumental1922Short string quartet in A minorString quartetAccepted for publication by J. B. Cramer & Co. but not ultimately publishedPerformed by the Winifred Smith Quartet 17 December 1922InstrumentalundatedCradle SongStrings and ad lib pianoPosthumously published by Bardic Edition Music PublishersGibbs, p. 58Orchestral1916Incidental Music Countess CathleenOrchestraNot publishedWritten for a Girton performance of W. B. Yeats's play Gibbs, p. 28Orchestral1918Morris DanceOrchestraPublished posthumously (1931) by Bardic Edition Music PublishersOriginally Barbara Noel's MorrisGibbs, p. 33 and p. 35Orchestral1919BergamaskOrchestraPublished posthumously (1931) by Bardic Edition Music PublishersFirst performed 13 or 14 November 1919 at the Royal College of MusicGibbs, pp. 38–39Orchestral1919Three pieces for small orchestraReduced orchestral forcesNot publishedPerformed at St Paul's Girls' School 8 February 1919. Probably used in Before the Dawn incidental musicOrchestral1921Incidental music Before the DawnNot knownNot publishedProbably performed around Christmas 1921 at St Paul's Girls' SchoolOrchestralundatedVillage Dance4 flutes, oboe, clarinet, horn, piano, harmonium, timpani and percussionPosthumously published by Bardic Edition Music PublishersWritten for performance at St Paul's Girls' SchoolPiano works1919BergamaskPianoNot publishedPiano version of orchestral workPiano works1920Seven Short Pieces for pianoPianoStainer and Bell, London 1920Gibbs, p. 59Piano works1924Playing Time duetsPianoArnold's, London 1924Piano works1924Scrap BookPianoArnold's, London 1924Piano works1925Five Programme PiecesPianoArnold's, London 1924Piano works1925Suite of Five PiecesPianoOxford University Press
Table 2: Unpublished works, no performance details This listing is based on Gustav Holst's tribute essay in The Monthly Musical Record, 1 April 1931, which included a list of Joseph's unpublished works.
Choral and vocal Five songs with strings accompaniment: "Two Doves"; "Oh, Roses"; "Sleep, cast thy canopy"; "I'll give my love an apple" (with oboe); "The seeds of love" Choruses with orchestra Christmas Cantata A Wedding Antiphon Kyrie Christmas Song "The Night" "The Morning Watch"
Instrumental Miniature Quartet (oboe, violin, viola and violoncello) Variations on an American Air (horn and piano) Duet (violin and cello) Allegretto (two flutes, two oboes, one clarinet, one bassoon) Two Short Trios (violin, cello and piano)
Orchestral Full orchestra Passepied "I will give my love an apple" Andante Symphonic Dance Ballet music: "The Enamoured Shepherd" String orchestra Sonatina for School Bands Rabbit Dance Country Dance
Incidental Music to Plays. Amy Clarke's Play Famine Song Awake the Shade Spirit Music The Moon's Eclipse Procession and Ballet
Also: Nine piano pieces; 4 unaccompanied songs; 29 songs with piano; 2 two-part songs with piano; 26 choral pieces, unaccompanied; 10 orchestral arrangements (including folk-dances); 28 unison songs (arranged with orchestra); 5 choral pieces (arrangements, unaccompanied); 5 rounds.
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