Threads | 1996 | Bass Clar/Marimba/Vibraphone. Commissioned by Duo Contemporain. | 5′ |
St Kentigern Suite | 1986 |
For 11 solo strings (See also String Orchestra). Commissioned by the Friends of Glasgow Cathedral, on the occasion of the Cathedral’s 850th anniversary. |
20′ |
Chamber Concerto | 1986 |
F1(Clar)/Hn/Tpt/TRom/2Perc/Pf/Vln/Vc. Commissioned by the New Music Group of Scotland. |
22′ |
Mosaics | 1981 |
Fl(Picc.AF)/Ob/(CA)/Hpschd.Polyphonic Synthesiser/Sts. (See also Chamber Orchestra). Commissioned by Radio Clyde. |
20′ |
String Quartet No. 4 MP3 Extract (2.1MB) | 1978 | Commissioned by the Edinburgh String Quartet. (Premiere BBC TV). “This is a superb new quartet. Its ideas and cells are unfolded with economy and elegance.” | 20′ |
Complementi | 1973 | Clar(BC)/Vln/Vc/Pf/Vln/Vc/Pf. Commissioned by Clarina Ensemble. “A superb new work that grows in stature with each hearing”. | 18′ |
Ritornelli Per Archi | 1972 | 11 solo strings (See also String Orchestra). Commissioned by the Scottish Baroque Ensemble for the Edinburgh Festival. | 19′ |
Canti Notturni | 1972 | F1(AF)/Clar(BC)/Vln/Vla/Vc/Pf. Commissioned by the Clarina Ensemble. | 18′ |
Sonata For Cello And Piano | 1971 | Commissioned by Glasgow Chamber Music Society. | 22′ |
Sinfonia For Seven Instruments | 1968 | Clar/Fag/Hn/String Quartet. Commissioned by the University of Glasgow. “It is a virile clear cut piece, tightly packed. The form is so lucid. This sinfonia could equally be called a serenade” | 17′ |
Piano Trio | 1966 | Pf/Vln/Vc. Commissioned by the Scottish Trio. | 17′ |
Concerto Da Camera | 1965 | Fl/Ob.Vln/Vc/Pf. Commissioned by Bernicia Ensemble. | 16′ |
Pas De Quoi | 1964 | (See also String Orchestra). | 11′ |
Sonata For Clarinet and Piano | 1962 | Clar/Pf. | 9′ |
Violin Sonata | 1961 | Commissioned by the University of Glasgow. “The sonata shows that serial writing need not be wholly a cerebral soulless affair that it can approximate to music in the usual sense of the term and claim a response too.” | 19′ |
String Quartet No. 3 | 1958 | McEwen Composition Prize. | 21′ |
Chamber Symphony | Fl/Ob/Clars(BC)/Fg/2Hns/Tpt/2Vlns/Vla/Vc/Cb. Commissioned by Paragon Ensemble and Glasgow District Council as part of the celebrations during Glasgow’s reign as European City of Culture 1990. | 26′ |
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