List of compositions by Geoffrey Bush

The British composer Geoffrey Bush wrote music across a range of genres, including orchestral, chamber, keyboard, choral works, and a large number of songs. The following is a chronological list of his compositions, from a career that lasted from his student days in the late 1930s until the 1990s. List of works YearGenreTitleMusical forcesRecordingsNotes1938ChoralTe Deum Choir, organ 1939OrchestralA Little Concerto (on themes of Arne)Piano, string orchestra 1939OrchestralNatus est ImmanuelString orchestraLyrita SRCD341Revised 19541940OrchestralRhapsody for clarinet and stringsClarinet, string orchestraSOMM 0727Also versions for piano & strings and clarinet/horn/strings1940ChamberTwo Epigrams for viola, clarinet and pianoViola, Clarinet, Piano 1. To Watson Forbes. 2. To the old man on the fence.1941OrchestralOverture: The Spanish RivalsFull orchestra 1942ChoralPortraits: Thomas Morley; Henry Lawes; Giles Farnaby; PanUnaccompanied choir 1943OrchestralDivertimentoString orchestra 1943OrchestralSinfonietta ConcertanteCello, orchestraLyrita SRCD341 1943OrchestralOverture: The RehearsalFull orchestra 1944VocalSong: Now The Lusty Spring Is SeenVoice, piano 1944VocalSong: Weep You No More Sad FountainsVoice, piano 1944VocalSong cycle: Five Spring SongsVoice, pianoLyrita SRCD3431945ChamberSonata for violin & pianoViolin, pianoLyrita SRCD3601946KeyboardFour pieces for pianoPianoIsmeron JMSCD31947ChoralChristmas CantataSolo voices, choir, oboe and orchestraSaydisc CDSDL352Also version for oboe and piano accompaniment1947KeyboardNocturne and ToccataPianoIsmeron JMSCD31948OrchestralConcerto for oboe and stringsOboe, string orchestraBarbirolli Society SJB104546 1948OrchestralTwo miniaturesString orchestraLyrita SRCD3411948ChoralSummer SerenadeTenor solo, chorus, piano and orchestra 1948VocalThree Elizabethan SongsVoice and piano Fire!Fire! - T. Campion; Sigh no more, ladies- Shakespeare; Sweet, stay awhile - J.Donne1949VocalSong cycle: Four Songs from the HesperidesSolo baritone, orchestra 1949OrchestralOverture: YorickFull orchestraLyrita SRCD252Lyrita SRCD23371949KeyboardAn Oxford ScherzoTwo pianos 1949OrchestralMartini FantasySolo violin, string orchestra 1950ChoralPortraits: OrpheusUnaccompanied choir 1950Vocal Song cycle: Farewell Earth's BlissBaritone and string orchestraAtma ACD22701Alternative version: baritone with small strings ensemble1951VocalSong: She Hath an EyeVoice and piano 1951VocalSong: Fain Would I Change That NoteVoice and piano 1951ChoralMusic When Soft Voices Die Choir 1951ChamberThree Dance VariationsHarpsichord and pianoPrima Facie PFCD0481951ChoralTwelfth Night: An EntertainmentTenor, chorus and chamber orchestra 1952KeyboardEpigramsPianoIsmeron JMSCD31952OperaThe Blind Beggar's DaughterVoices and orchestra Ballad opera for children, revised 19641952VocalThree Songs of Ben JonsonVoice and pianoLyrita SRCD343Naxos 8571378Chandos CHAN8830 1952ChamberTrio for oboe, bassoon and piano Oboe, bassoon, pianoMSR Classics MS1597 1953OrchestralConcertino No. 1Piano and orchestra 1954OrchestralSymphony No. 1Full orchestraLyrita SRCD2521954VocalSong: My True Love Hath My HeartVoice and piano 1954VocalSong: Introspection: If You Go Deep Into the Heart Voice and piano 1954VocalSong: Far-darting ApolloVoice and piano Kathleen Raine, see End of Love 1954VocalLament: Where Are Those Dazzling HillsVoice and piano 1954VocalThere is a Garden in her faceVoice and piano Words by Thomas Campion1955KeyboardToccata for organOrgan1955VocalSong: When Daffodils Begin To PeerVoice and piano 1955KeyboardCarillon for organOrgan 1955ChoralIn Praise of MarySoprano, chorus and orchestraHeritage HTGCD1511956ChoralO Love How Deep How Broad How HighChoir and organ 1956ChoralIt Was a Lover and His LassUnaccompanied choir 1956ChoralPraise the Lord O My SoulChoir and organ 1956OperaIf The Cap Fits Voices and orchestra 1956VocalThough Cause for Suspicion AppearsVoice and piano from Thomas Linley's The duenna, words by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, music arr. by Geoffrey Bush1957OrchestralSymphony No. 2 (The Guildford)Full orchestraLyrita SRCD2521957OrchestralMatthew Locke Suite ("Psyche")Piano and string orchestraLyrita SRCD3411958OrchestralConcerto for Light Orchestra Full orchestraLyrita SRCD3411958VocalSoftly Lulling, Sweetly ThrillingVoice and piano from James Hook's Wilmore Castle, words by Houlton, music arr. Bush1958Vocal By The Beer As Brown As a BerryVoice and piano from J. F. Lampe's Dragon of Wantley, words by Henry Carey, music arr. Bush.1959VocalThe Little Nut TreeVoice and piano 1959VocalSongs of WonderVoice and pianoChandos CHAN8830Alt. version with strings accompaniment1960ChamberDialogue for oboe and pianoOboe and piano 1961ChoralFour Simple Songs: The Sweet Season Unaccompanied choirLyrita SRCD3431961VocalA Lover's Progress Tenor, clarinet and oboe 1961ChoralSpring, The Sweet SpringUnaccompanied choir 1961KeyboardWhydah VariationsPianoIsmeron JMSCD31961VocalSong: It Was A Lover And His LassVoice and pianoTwo Pianists TP10390771961ChoralHow Should I Your True Love Know?Unaccompanied choir 1962ChamberHomage to Matthew Locke3 trumpets, 3 trombones1962ChamberAir and Round-OClarinet, French horn, flute, oboe Arranged from Homage to Matthew Locke1962OrchestralConcerto for trumpet, piano & stringsTrumpet, piano, string orchestraLyrita REAM11311962VocalSong: I Saw a PeacockVoice and piano 1963ChoralTwo Latin hymns: O Salutaris hostia; Tantum ergoUnaccompanied choir 1963ChamberWind QuintetBassoon, clarinet, flute, French horn, oboe 1964OrchestralFinale for a ConcertFull orchestraLyrita SRCD3411964OrchestralTwo fragments from The Merchant of Venice: Fanfare and March, the Prince of MoroccoFull orchestra 1964ChoralTell Me Where is Fancy BredChoir, soprano, tenor, cello 1964VocalGreek Love SongsBaritone and pianoLyrita SRCD343Chandos CHAN8830 1965KeyboardSonatina No. 1 PianoIsmeron JMSCD31965ChoralCantata Piccola Baritone, choir, piano and strings 1967Opera The Equation - Musical drama Voices and orchestra 1967Orchestral Music for OrchestraFull orchestraLyrita SRCD252 1969ChoralA Menagerie Choir 1969ChoralMagnificat and Nunc DimittisChoir and organOxRecs OXCD1301969ChoralMissa Brevis (Salisburiensis)Choir, organ short Communion service1970VocalFive Medieval LyricsVoice and pianoLyrita SRCD3431970ChoralSeven Limericks Two-part Choir and small orchestra Words chiefly from Edward Lear. London, Novello1971ChoralA Nice Derangement of Epitaphs Choir 1972OperaLord Arthur Savile's Crime Voices and orchestraLyrita REAM11311973OrchestralConcertino No. 2Piano & chamber orchestra 1974ChoralThree Songs: Dafydd in LoveBaritone, choir, piano 1976VocalSong cycle: A Little Love MusicSoprano and tenor voicesChandos CHAN88301977ChoralGabriel of High DegreeChoir and organ1977ChoralAdvent Carol: Twas in the Year that King Uzziah DiedChoir and organ 1978Choral"Phantoms"Choir and small orchestra 1978ChoralHoly InnocentsChoir, percussion and piano 1979VocalSigh No More, LadiesVoice and pianoCollect CHAN66531981VocalStevie Smith songsTenor, piano, cello, oboeLyrita SRCD3431981KeyboardTrumpet MarchOrganPriory PRDVD8Priory PRCD6006 1982VocalCuisine ProvençaleSoprano and pianoNaxos 85713781982ChoralDaystar in WinterChoir and organ 1982ChamberPavanes and Galliards wind quintet 1984VocalLove for Such a Cherry Lipsoprano and pianoNaxos 85713781984ChoralTwo LegendsChoir, organ, piano 1984VocalVenus and AdonisPiano and voice 1985VocalMirabile Misterium (A Great and Mighty Wonder) Voice and pianoNaxos 8571378Alt. version with strings, harpsichord and piano accompaniment1986ChamberTributesClarinet and piano 1987VocalFour Chaucer SettingsVoice, oboe and piano 1987OrchestralMusic for Orchestra 1988OperaLove's Labours Lost 1988OperaThe Cat Who Went to HeavenVoices, chorus, wind orchestra and piano 1989OrchestralConsort musicString orchestraNaxos 8555068Dedicated to Roderick Swanston1989VocalSongs of the ZodiacVoice and piano 1990VocalCradle SongSoprano and piano 1990VocalYesterdaySoprano and pianoNaxos 85713781990KeyboardSuite ChampêtrePianoIsmeron JMSCD31991ChoralA Little Triptych for a Birthday Choir 1994VocalSong cycle: Archy at the ZooSoprano and pianoNaxos 8571378n.d.VocalThe End of LoveBaritone and pianoLyrita SRCD343Chandos CHAN8830 text by Kathleen Rainen.d.ChoralI Saw Three Ships (carol)Choir and organ n.d.Orchestral Overture: The Miller and his MenChamber orchestra n.d.VocalThree Songs from The Ballad Operas Baritone and orchestra n.d.ChoralCastle GordonChoir n.d.VocalMerciless BeautyBaritone and pianoLyrita SRCD343n.d.ChoralPsalm 24Choir n.d.KeyboardNovelettePianoIsmeron JMSCD3n.d.KeyboardSonatina PianoIsmeron JMSCD3n.d.KeyboardMatthew's Tunes PianoIsmeron JMSCD3 n.d.KeyboardRudi's BluesPianoIsmeron JMSCD3

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