David Matthews

PIANO

David Matthews
PIANO / SOLO INSTRUMENTS / VOCAL; CHORAL

A Lament for Ms Wakelyn’s piano (2002) (ca.1:00) 

Etude, Op 21 (1978) (ca.6:00) Premiere: 14 November 1987, Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol / William Howard 

Three Preludes for piano, Op 15 (1976-79) (ca.5:00) 
Premiere: 14 November 1987, Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol / William Howard

Two Amorous Duets (2000) (ca.3:00) piano duet
'for Robin and Kate on their wedding' (Robin Leanse and Kate Kellaway)
Premiere: 15 July 2000, Barnet, London / Errollyn Wallen and David Matthews

SOLO
INSTRUMENTS

Chant, for solo viola (1997) (1:00)

Doctor Holman, His Galiard for harpsichord (1996) (ca.2:00) Based on John Bull - for Peter Holman on his 50th birthday
Premiere: 26 October 1996, Guestingthorpe Hall, Essex / David Matthews

Fantasia for solo cello, Op 8 (1971) (ca.10:00)  aasa
Premiere: 1 June 1975, Winchester College / Elizabeth Wilson

Fantasia for solo viola, Op 5 (1970) (ca.7:00) 
Premiere: 23 June 1970, King's College, London / Colette Harris

Munro's Song for violin (2000, rev.2002) (ca.3:00) 
Premiere: 17 December 2000, The Czech Residency, London / Peter Sheppard Skaerved 

Songs and Dances of Mourning, Op 12 for cello (1976, rev.1979 and 1998) (ca.20:00) cello
Premiere: 9 March 1977, Nottingham University / Rohan de Saram 

VOCAL;
CHORAL

Ehmals und Jetzt , Op 22 (1972-79) (ca.15:00)
Six songs for soprano & piano (Hofmannsthal, Hoelderlin)
Premiere: 18 March 1981, Cheltenham Town Hall / Jill Gomez, sop, John Constable, piano 

Four Yeats Songs, Op 23 (1976-79) (ca.10:00) for tenor & piano   

Three songs for baritone & piano (Alun Lewis), Op 2 (1969-70) (ca.10:00) ‘to Brian Rayner Cook’ 
Premiere: 11 January 1971, Purcell Room, London / Brian Rayner Cook, bar, Roger Vignolles, piano 

Upon Time, Op 7 (1970-71, rev.1979) (ca.14:00) four songs for medium voice & piano (Hofmannsthal, Herrick, Leopardi) 
'for Valerie Baulard'  
Premiere: 15 December 1976, London, BBC studio recording

Fanfare for the Queen Mother (1990) (ca. 1:00) for unaccompanied SATB chorus
Premiere: 4 August 1990, Deal Festival: St Mary's Church, Walmer / Holst Singers / Hilary Davan Wetton, cond. 

Four Hymns, Op 20 (1972-78) (ca.18:00) for unaccompanied SATB chorus (Hoelderlin, Donne, anon, Clive Griffin Smith)
I. Brot und Wein (Hoelderlin) 
II. Epithalamion: The Good-Night (John Donne) 
III. Te lucis ante terminum (Compline Hymn)  
IV. Children of the Sun (Clive Griffin Smith) 
Premiere: 25 February 1983, BBC studio concert / BBC Singers / John Poole

The Rose Carol (trad) (1986) (4:00) for SATB chorus  
Written for the Illustrated London News Christmas Edition, December 1986 
Premiere: December 1986, Ely Cathedral, Ely Cathedral Choir

Salve Regina (1991, rev.2005) (3:00) for SATB chorus 
In memory of Bedrich Behlolavek