Michael Berkeley

pour soprano et piano Cette chanson a été écrite pour le "NMC Songbook", un CD d'études vocales contemporaines. De nature romantique et nostalgique, elle est particulièrement accessible, pleine d'harm...

Hollow Fires est un cycle de quatre chansons, reprenant des textes de Hardy et Housman sur le thème de l'amour et de la perte.

Haiku est une collection de huit pièces brèves qui peuvent être interprétées comme un ensemble ou individuellement. Chacune s'inspire d'une espèce d'oiseau différente, décrivant leurs mouvements plutô...

pour SATB et orgue Une mise en musique du texte de l'archevêque Rowan Williams 'Advent Calendar' pour chœur et orgue.

pour SATB et hautbois. Il s'agit d'une mise en musique évocatrice du poème de Rudyard Kipling sur la jungle "Now Chil the kite brings home the night" (Maintenant Chil, le cerf-volant ramène la nuit à...

Scène sacrée pour ténor, piano et quatuor à cordes racontant, dans le texte biblique, la scène du jardin de Gethsémani.

Mini-Drama a été commandé pour Chamber Music 2000. Les œuvres de Chamber Music 2000 ont été conçues pour être techniquement faciles, tout en conservant l'individualité et le style musical du composite...

Partie de violon solo pour le Concerto pour violon de Michael Berkeley, créé aux BBC Proms en 2016.

pour quintette à cordes. Répondant au Quintette à cordes en do (D956) de Schubert, cette œuvre met en valeur la sonorité basse ajoutée par le second violoncelle. Il s'agit d'une œuvre en un seul mouve...

Le deuxième quatuor à cordes de Berkeley utilise une présentation libre et aléatoire du matériel thématique. Le contraste est saisissant entre la section centrale, serrée et rythmée, et le passage fin...

This anthem was commissioned for the Enthronement of the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, and was first performed during the Enthronement ceremony a...

This motet was written to celebrate the golden jubilee of Canon Francis Bartlett's priesthood and first performed at the Church of St Anselm and St Cecilia, Kingsway on 29 June 1985. Offprinted from t...

For SATB unaccompanied. An incandescent setting of versicles and responses for Evensong. The music is haunting in its simplicity, supporting and illuminating the text to great effect. The second set i...

For SATB with divisions unaccompanied. New Horizons showcases the wealth of exciting, innovative, and occasionally challenging choral music being written today. It encompasses the whole gamut of small...

Setting a text taken from the Books of Sirach and Ezra, Build this House uses tonal shifts and alternating homophonic and polyphonic sections to create a piece that is both contemplative and joyous. f...

This anthem sets a text by the 17h-century Bishop Thomas Ken. The vocal parts are narrative in style and coloured by decorative organ passages. This setting would be well-suited for use on Saints' Day...

Orchestration: Flute (doubling piccolo), Oboe, Clarinet in Bb, Bassoon Horn in F (also plays Wood Block) Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) The Romance of the Rose was commissioned by th...

Traditionally sung on Christmas Eve, 'O Virgo virginum' is often described as the eighth ‘O’ Antiphon and praises Mary, ‘O virgin of (amongst) virgins.’ McDowall's setting is vigorous and joyful, with...

Archer's beautiful setting of this well-known text provides a wonderful alternative to more familiar versions. This charming Advent carol is also available in a version for mixed voices.

This two movement work is dedicated to Richard Rodney Bennett, at one time Michael Berkeley's composition teacher. A three bar theme introduces the first movement which is worked almost entirely in st...

This two movement work is dedicated to Richard Rodney Bennett, at one time Michael Berkeley's composition teacher. A three bar theme introduces the first movement which is worked almost entirely in st...

Berkeley's second string quartet uses a free, random presentation of thematic material. There is a sharp contrast between the tight and rhythmic central section and the final passage which dispenses w...

This arrangement for choir and orchestra of a traditional American spiritual conjures a deep fervency, belying its simple appearance. The opening instruction is 'With hushed awe', and that encapsulate...

This arrangement meets the demand for timeless popular songs, designed to appeal to teachers and students alike. For three-part choir, it contains that memorable tune, Joel's clever lyrics, riffs asso...