Judith Weir

Judith Weir's Sundew for Violin and Cello. Score. ' The bog-based Sundew Plant isn't as pleasant as the name suggests. It produces beads of fluid, resembling dew, but in fact a sticky deposit in which...

Judith Weir's Night is a work for Violin and Cello. Commissioned by Enterprise Music Scotland, 'Night' was written for High Heels and Horse Hair - comprised of Alice Rickards (Violin) and Sonia Cromar...

A short work for Violin and Viola commissioned as a birthday present for Lady Susan Hussey and first performed at a Musical Evening in Kennington, London on Sunday 15th September 2019 by Eloisa-Fleur...

Peu après avoir terminé mon deuxième quatuor, je me suis rendu compte que toutes ses caractéristiques formelles me rappelaient des moments des quatuors de Beethoven. Une ouverture nerveuse et conversa...

These three pieces form a very short instrumental opera, based on the life of James Reid, a bagpiper in Prince Charlie's Jacobite army, who was captured by the English in 1746, and executed after a ju...

COMPOSER'S NOTES The music of these violin duos has been influenced by the centuries-long flow of traditional music from the British Isles to North America and back again. The compositions are dedicat...

Work for Violin and Piano commissioned with funds from the Greater London Arts association.

Judith Weir's The Wild Reeds for Organ. ' The Wild Reeds is a ten-minute partita, made up of an original theme followed by six variations, which are played continuously. The theme was partly inspired...

Work for Organ premiered by Michael Bonaventure, August 1985.

Work for Organ, premiered by Michael Bonaventure, September 1982.

Written for the Endellion Quartet in 1990. Duration 13 minutes. Score available: SOS03075

First performed by Ulli Heinen on 28th May 1999 at the CBSO Centre, Birmingham. Duration 15 minutes.

On Buying A Horse is a work for Medium Voice and Piano by Judith Weir. This piece received its first performance on 18th February 1992 in the Queen's Hall, Edinburgh by the Edinburgh Contemporary Arts...

For Baritone Voice and Piano. Commissioned by the BBC for an anthology of new songs celebrating the Schubert Bi-centenary. Text: Ludwig Rellstab.

Opera scored for Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor and 2 Baritone Soli, SSAATTBB Chorus and Orchestra. Text: from Popular Tales of the West Highlands.

Commande de Gill Graham pour le 60e anniversaire de son cher ami Chris Butler. Quatre courtes pièces pour clavicorde (ou clavecin, ou pianoforte). Durée : environ 4½ minutes

Vocal Score for the Opera in Two Acts. Scored for SATB Soli, SATB Chorus and Orchestra. Commissioned by English national Opera with funds from the Arts Council. Text: Judith Weir after Ludwig Tieck.

This suite for chorus and string orchestra was commissioned by the Addison Singers, London, and dedicated to their conductor David Wordsworth. It is a setting of texts by three American poets - E E Cu...

Vocal Score available: CH61807

Work for SSAATTBB Chorus, 2 Pianos and 8 Dancers. Text: The composer after The Sandman by E. T. A Hoffman.

My Guardian Angel is a carol, which celebrates the increased incidence of public appearances by angels at Christmas time. It is a setting of short text by William Blake. The music of the carol is base...