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James Wilson (1922-2005)

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Title	Date	Instrumentation [abbreviations list]	Duration	Category	Sample pages / Audio clips
Suite for Brass Band	n.d.	sop cnt hrn bar trb euph bass perc		Band
1985	n.d.	vn db perc		Ensemble
Dance Ritual	n.d.	fl vn vc perc pf		Ensemble
Divertimento	n.d.	2 vn va vc		Ensemble
Divertimento - Finale	n.d.	fl vn vc pf		Ensemble
Prelude to Divertimento	n.d.	fl vn vc pf		Ensemble
Alla marcia	n.d.	pf		Solo instrumental	View [PDF]
Flute Sonata	n.d.	fl		Solo instrumental
Easter Procession	n.d.	T-solo, ssaattbb 2 pf		Vocal and choral
Lullaby	n.d.	Mez-solo, hrp		Vocal and choral
So we'll go no more a-roving	n.d.	medium voice, pf		Vocal and choral
The Cat and the Moon	n.d.	Mez-solo, pf		Vocal and choral
The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo	n.d.	S-solo, pf		Vocal and choral
The Only Jealousy of Emer	n.d.	Mez-solo, hn pf		Vocal and choral
Umbrage for Orchestra and Six Music Critics	n.d.	orch, 6 speakers		Vocal and choral
Accordion Studies	ca. 1969	acc		Solo instrumental	View [PDF]
Two Pieces for Bass Clarinet and Piano	2005	bcl pf	10'	Ensemble
Stuffed Raspberries	2005	S-solo, A-solo, T-solo, B-solo, pf		Vocal and choral
The Lion Tamer's Night Off	2005	1121 2111 timp, perc, pf, str, speaker	20'	Vocal and choral
Consequences	2004	fl hrp va	11'	Ensemble
Sonata	2004	vc pf	15'	Ensemble
Sonata No. 6	2004	vn pf	10'	Ensemble
Almanac	2004	satb	16'	Vocal and choral	View [PDF]
Orison	2003 - 2005	pf	16'	Solo instrumental
Contrariwise	2003	vn hrp	17'	Ensemble
Chiaroscuro	2003	vc	7'	Solo instrumental
The Bell	2003	bn hrp vn pf speaker	5'	Vocal and choral	Listen [37 sec.] mp3 clip [Studio recording] Karen Lassen (bn), Marianne Sorensen (vn), Tine Rehling (hrp), Vagn Sorensen (pf), Jytte Abildstrom (speaker). CD: Three H.C. Andersen Fairytales. © Focus Productions [close]
The Snail and the Rose Tree	2003	bn hrp, speaker	5'	Vocal and choral	Listen [38 sec.] mp3 clip [Studio recording] Karen Lassen (bn), Tine Rehling (hrp), Jytte Abildstrom (speaker). CD: Three H.C. Andersen Fairytales. © Focus Productions [close]
The Teapot	2003	vn pf, speaker	6'	Vocal and choral	Listen [51 sec.] mp3 clip [Studio recording] Marianne Sorensen (vn), Vagn Sorensen (pf), Jytte Abildstrom (speaker). CD: Three H.C. Andersen Fairytales. © Focus Productions [close]
Utter Nonsense	2003	S-solo, A-solo, T-solo, B-solo, satb, 1111 1110 perc hrp glock str	25'	Vocal and choral
Serenade	2002	vn vc hrp	11'	Ensemble
String Quartet No. 3	2002	2 vn va vc	22'	Ensemble	View [PDF]
Fanfare	2001	2 tpt 2 hn trb	2'	Ensemble	Listen [43 sec.] mp3 clip [Studio recording] Members of the RTE Concert Orchestra, conductor Proinnsías O Duinn. 9 April 2001. Dublin [close]
Sonata No. 5	2001	vn pf	11'	Ensemble
Symphony No. 3	2001	3333 4331 timp 4 perc pf str	37'	Orchestral
Weathercock	2001	2222 4330 timp perc str	12'	Orchestral
Capriccio	2001	va	3'	Solo instrumental
Enjoying	2001	S-solo, fl	5'	Vocal and choral	Listen [44 sec.] mp3 clip [Studio recording] Jane Manning (S-solo), Madeleine Staunton (fl). CD: Songs and Chamber Music. © James Wilson [close]
Trio	2001	3 A-solo, cl vc perc hrp pf	25'	Vocal and choral
Dublin Spring	2000	Bar-solo pf	20'	Vocal and choral
Dance Pieces	1999	vn pf	15'	Ensemble
Grimoire	1999	2 pf	11'	Ensemble
Piano Trio No. 2	1999	vn vc pf	18'	Ensemble
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra	1999	cl-solo, 2222 2110 2 perc hrp str	18'	Orchestral	View [PDF]
Tree and Moon	1999	pf	5'	Solo instrumental
The Fisherman and his Wife	1999	speaker, cl, vn, pf	30'	Vocal and choral
Virata	1999	S-solo, 2 Treble-solo, 2 Mez-solo [2nd opt.], 5 T [5th opt.] 2 Bar-solo [2nd opt.], satb 1111 1110 timp perc hrp pf str	120'	Vocal and choral
Sonata	1998 rev. 2001	hrp	15'	Solo instrumental	View [PDF]
Sonatina	1998	cl acc vn vc	8'	Ensemble	Listen [34 sec.] mp3 clip [Live recording] Concorde: Paul Roe (cl), Dermot Dunne (acc), Alan Smale (vn), David James (vc). CD: Songs and Chamber Music. © James Wilson [close]
Concerto Giocoso	1998	fl-solo, ob-solo, cl-solo, hn-solo, bn-solo, 2222 4210 timp perc hrp str	15'	Orchestral
Les Sylphides	1998	2222 2200 perc str [12.10.8.6.4]	32'	Orchestral
Aceldama	1998	vc	30'	Solo instrumental	View [PDF]
Calico Pie	1997	S-solo, hn vn pf	7'	Vocal and choral	Listen [35 sec.] mp3 clip [Studio recording] Concorde: Jane Manning (S-solo), Lesley Bishop (hn), Alan Smale (vn), Jane O’Leary (pf). CD: Songs and Chamber Music. © James Wilson [close]
Concerto 'For Sarajevo'	1996 rev. 1998	vn-solo, va-solo, vc-solo, 2222 2200 timp + perc hrp str	25'	Orchestral	View [PDF]
Cloud Music	1995	2 ob, 2 cl, 2 hn, 2 bn	8'	Ensemble
House of Cards	1995	bn pf	7'	Ensemble
Mr Dwyer's Fancy	1995	3 gui	11'	Ensemble
A Passionate Man	1995	3 S-solo, 2 Mez-solo, 2 T-solo, 4 Bar-solo, B-solo, cl+bcl, hn, pf, synth+perc, 2 vn va vc	135'	Vocal and choral
Quintet for Clarinet and Strings	1993	cl-solo, 2 vn, va, vc	25'	Ensemble
Sonata No. 4	1993	vn pf	18'	Ensemble
Concertino	1993	3333 4331 timp 4 perc hrp str	10'	Orchestral	View [PDF] Listen [35 sec.] mp3 clip [Studio recording] RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Colman Pearce. CD: Wilson: Orchestral Music. © Marco Polo [close]
Keats on Keats	1993	ssatb	4'	Vocal and choral
Maze	1993	Mez-solo, Bar-solo, fl, ca, pf, perc, vn, vc	20'	Vocal and choral
Vigil	1993	voice, ob, cl, hn, tpt, vn, vc, db	25'	Vocal and choral
For Cliodhna	1992	vc	9'	Solo instrumental	Listen [38 sec.] mp3 clip [Studio recording] David James (vc). CD: Contemporary Music from Ireland, Volume Two. © Contemporary Music Centre [close]
Animalphabet	1992	satb [with solo], pf	12'	Vocal and choral
String Quartet No. 2	1991	2 vn va vc	30'	Ensemble	View [PDF]
Nine Very Small Songs	1991	S-solo, fl+picc, cl+bcl, hn, vn, vc	15'	Vocal and choral	View [PDF]
The Legend of the Third Dove	1991	hrp, speaker	19'	Vocal and choral
Three Poems by Susan Connolly	1991	Mez-solo, hrp [Irish]		Vocal and choral
Wildwood	1990 rev. 1993	S-solo, vn	9'	Vocal and choral
Undesirables	1990	voice, vc	7'	Vocal and choral
Wildwood	1990	S-solo, va	9'	Vocal and choral
Menorah	1989	va-solo, 2222 2210 timp perc str	25'	Orchestral	Listen [35 sec.] mp3 clip [Studio recording] Constantin Zanidache (va), RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Colman Pearce. CD: Wilson: Orchestral Music. © Marco Polo [close]
Pearl and Unicorn	1989	vn-solo, 1111 1100 hrp str	23'	Orchestral	View [PDF] Listen [39 sec.] mp3 clip [Studio recording] Alan Smale (vn), RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Colman Pearce. CD: Wilson: Orchestral Music. © Marco Polo [close]
Boreas	1989	fl [amplified]	14'	Solo instrumental	View [PDF]
The Christmas Rose	1989	voice, va		Vocal and choral	View [PDF]
Angel Two	1988	3333 4331 timp 3 perc hrp str	16'	Orchestral	View [PDF]
Libberton Moonrise	1988	ob	8'	Solo instrumental
Shadow Play	1988	va		Solo instrumental
First Frost	1988	B-solo pf	18'	Vocal and choral
Rima	1988	S-solo, fl cl hn gui hrp pf vn va vc	7'	Vocal and choral
Stirabout	1988	voice, DX7 synthesizer	32'	Vocal and choral	View [PDF]
The King of the Golden River	1987 - 1992	S-solo, 2 T-solo, 2 B-solo, sa, 1111 1111 hrp perc str	62'	Vocal and choral
The King of the Golden River	1987 - 1992	S-solo, 2 T-solo, 2 B-solo, s a chorus, cl+bcl, vn, vc, DX 7 synth, pf	62'	Vocal and choral
Angel One	1987	str [3.3.3.3.2]	12'	Orchestral
Ostinato	1987	pf	2'	Solo instrumental
The Wonderful Stone	1987	voice cl pf		Vocal and choral
Brass Quintet No. 2	1986	2 tpt hn trb tuba	6'	Ensemble
Duet for Ten	1986	2 fl 2 ob 2 cl 2 bn 2 hn	12'	Ensemble
Grinning at the Devil	1986	Mez-solo, Bar-solo, satb, 2222 4222 timp perc hrp str	105'	Vocal and choral	View [PDF]
The Temptations of Saint Anthony	1985	vn edb egui+gui 2 perc+pf	10'	Ensemble
The Temptations of Saint Anthony	1985	fl, vn, edb, egui+gui, 2 perc+pf	10'	Ensemble
Breeze and Calm	1985	vn	7'	Solo instrumental	View [PDF]
Music for a Mechanical Organ	1985	org [mechanical]	7'	Solo instrumental
Donny Johnny	1985	S-solo, T-solo, fl hn perc hpd gui 2 vn va vc		Vocal and choral
Emily Singing	1985	S-solo, 1111 1100 timp+perc hrp str	19'	Vocal and choral
Journey	1985	S-solo, pf	23'	Vocal and choral
Runes	1985	S-solo, vc	5'	Vocal and choral
The Little Mermaid	1985	female voices, fl+picc, hn, perc, hrp	30'	Vocal and choral
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra	1984	vc-solo, 2222 2100 perc hrp str	21'	Orchestral
Explorations	1984	pf	10'	Solo instrumental
Brass Quintet No. 1	1983	2 tpt hn trb tuba	11'	Ensemble	View [PDF]
Monkey	1983	2 accs	11'	Ensemble
Two by Four by Two	1983	bcl+tsax, vib+mar	11'	Ensemble
Wind Quintet	1983	fl ob cl bn hn	12'	Ensemble
Solitaire	1983	gui	18'	Solo instrumental
The Cat that Walked by Himself	1983	pf	15'	Solo instrumental	View [PDF]
Three Playthings	1983	cl	8'	Solo instrumental	View [PDF] Listen [35 sec.] mp3 clip [Live recording] Paul Roe (cl). CD: Songs and Chamber Music. © James Wilson [close]
Nighttown	1982	cl, bcl, 2 sax, 2 bn, 2 tpt, 2 trb, 2 perc, harmonium+gui	11'	Ensemble
Five Preludes	1982	pf	9'	Solo instrumental
Variations on a French Tune	1982	hrp	15'	Solo instrumental
Letters to Theo	1982	Bar-solo, satb, 1111 1110 perc hrp str	50'	Vocal and choral	View [PDF]
Plurabelle	1982	S-solo, fl cl hrp pf gui vn va vc	9'	Vocal and choral
Poem by Oscar Wilde	1982	Mez-solo, gui pf		Vocal and choral
The Revenge of Truth	1982	S-solo, T-solo, cl, vc, perc	30'	Vocal and choral
Duo	1981	arec, pf	12'	Ensemble
Three Pieces for Descant Recorder and Piano	1981	srec pf	3'	Ensemble
Arachne	1980	ob+ca, hrp, perc, vc	20'	Ensemble
Symphonic Variations	1980	pf-solo, 2222 4220 timp perc hrp str	22'	Orchestral
The Wedding on the Eiffel Tower	1980	voice, tpt perc hrp pf	16'	Vocal and choral
Epithalamion	1979	2 accs	11'	Ensemble
Concerto for Harpsichord and Chamber Orchestra	1979	hpd-solo, 1202 2000 str	19'	Orchestral
Arlecchino	1979	fl	3'	Solo instrumental	View [PDF] Listen [58 sec.] mp3 clip [Studio recording] William Dowdall (fl). CD: Breathe: new notes for flute from Ireland and New Zealand 1978-2010. © Atoll Records [close]
Air and Angels	1979	voice, fl pf	8'	Vocal and choral
Carol in Thanks	1979	satb	2'	Vocal and choral
The Windhover	1979	S-solo, cl	8'	Vocal and choral	Listen [34 sec.] mp3 clip [Studio recording] Jane Manning (S-solo), Paul Roe (cl). CD: Songs and Chamber Music. © James Wilson [close]
The Witches' Ballad	1979	Mez-solo, pf	8'	Vocal and choral
Concerto for Four Flutes and String Orchestra	1978	4 fl-solo, str	21'	Orchestral
Les Fiançailles	1978	S-solo, pf	19'	Vocal and choral
Nativity Ode	1978	treble voices, satb, tpt perc hrp org dancers	64'	Vocal and choral	View [PDF]
Songs of Welcome	1978	S-solo, T-solo , gui, vn, vc, pf		Vocal and choral	View [PDF]
The Rape of the Lock	1978	satb, acc	19'	Vocal and choral
Prelude for Brass Quintet	1976	2 tpt hn trb tuba	6'	Ensemble
Ditto Daughter	1976	satb [with soli], fl+picc, ob+ca, hn, tpt, perc, hrp, vc	45'	Vocal and choral
Alarums and Excursions	1975	asax, pf	12'	Ensemble
Symphony No. 2	1975	Mez-solo, 3333 4331 3 perc hrp str	28'	Vocal and choral	View [PDF]
Divisions for Four Trombones	1974	4 trb	11'	Ensemble
Fantasia for Solo Cello	1974	vc	10'	Solo instrumental
Fand	1974	S-solo, fl pf perc	22'	Vocal and choral
Sonatina	1973	afl, pf	12'	Ensemble	View [PDF]
Dances for a Festival	1973	2222 2200 3 timp 2 perc hrp str	17'	Orchestral
Missa Brevis	1973	sa, unison voices [opt. T solo], org/hmn	15'	Vocal and choral
Sonata No. 2	1972	vn pf	12'	Ensemble	View [PDF]
String Quartet	1972	2 vn va vc	30'	Ensemble	View [PDF]
Violin Sonata No. 3	1972	vn pf	20'	Ensemble
Seventh Canticle	1972	Mez-solo, pf	5'	Vocal and choral
The Wax Banana	1972	Mez-solo, pf	15'	Vocal and choral
Upon Silence	1972	S-solo	9'	Vocal and choral	Listen [33 sec.] mp3 clip [Studio recording] Jane Manning (S-solo). CD: Songs and Chamber Music. © Priory Records Ltd [close]
Le Bateau Ivre	1971	2222 4231 4 perc hrp str	19'	Orchestral
Bestiary	1971	Mez-solo, trec, hpd, vc	15'	Vocal and choral	View [PDF]
Carmen Carmeliticum	1971	S-solo, satb vn va vc pf	30'	Vocal and choral
The Táin	1971	S-solo, perc, pf	35'	Vocal and choral
Sonata de Valldemosa	1970	vn pf		Ensemble	View [PDF]
Bagatelles	1970	fl ob obda bn hn vn va vc db	16'	Orchestral
Irish Songs	1970	S-solo, pf	25'	Vocal and choral	View [PDF]
Sixth Canticle	1970	A-solo, pf	5'	Vocal and choral
Sweet Dancer	1970	S-solo, pf		Vocal and choral
Sweet Dancer	1970	S-solo, hrp		Vocal and choral
Three Yeats Songs	1970	sa pf	10'	Vocal and choral
Three Yeats Songs	1970	S-solo	10'	Vocal and choral
Trois Vocalises	1970	s-solo, hn, vc	8'	Vocal and choral
When icicles hang by the wall	1970	S-solo, pf	3'	Vocal and choral
Xanadu	1970	satb [div. with soli ], cel	4'	Vocal and choral
Double Concerto	1969	2 acc-solo, 0000 1110 perc pf cel str	18'	Orchestral
Capricci	1969	pf	12'	Solo instrumental	View [PDF]
Diversion on a Theme by Handel	1969	org	10'	Solo instrumental
Donizetti Variations	1969	acc	6'	Solo instrumental
Amoretti	1969	A-solo, B-solo, hpd	12'	Vocal and choral	View [PDF]
Another Direction	1969	S-solo, cl pf	25'	Vocal and choral	View [PDF]
Twelfth Night	1969	2 S-solo, Mez-solo, 3 T-solo, 4 Bar-solo, B-solo, 1111 1111 perc hrp str	150'	Vocal and choral
Colloquy	1968	vn pf	10'	Ensemble
Sonata for Cor Anglais and Piano	1968	ca, pf	20'	Ensemble
Thermagistris	1968	pf	12'	Solo instrumental
Bucolics	1968	T-solo, pf	15'	Vocal and choral	View [PDF]
Ode to Autumn	1968	S-solo, fl pf	8'	Vocal and choral
The Solitary Reaper	1968	S-solo, pf	6'	Vocal and choral
Quintet for Accordion and Strings	1967	free bass acc-solo, 2 vn va vc	18'	Ensemble
Horn Concerto	1967	hn-solo, 1111 0000 perc str	25'	Orchestral
A Canticle for Christmas	1967	sa, pf [4 hands], perc, 2 treble instr., 1 bass instr., org/hmn	25'	Vocal and choral	View [PDF]
A Song of Light	1967	satb	5'	Vocal and choral	View [PDF]
Fourth Canticle	1967	Ct-solo, 1121 1111 timp perc hrp pf str speaker	40'	Vocal and choral
The Pied Piper of Hamelin	1967	satb, fl, hn, perc, 2 vn, va, vc	60'	Vocal and choral
A Woman Young and Old	1966 rev. 1970	S-solo, 1121 2110 3 timp perc hrp str	25'	Vocal and choral
Spanish Arch	1966	2 hrp [Irish]	8'	Ensemble	View [PDF]
Jeu des Tierces	1966	org	8'	Solo instrumental	View [PDF]
A Woman Young and Old	1966	S-solo, pf	25'	Vocal and choral	View [PDF]
A Woman Young and Old	1966	S-solo, hrp [Irish]	25'	Vocal and choral	View [PDF]
Carrion Comfort	1966	Bar-solo pf	50'	Vocal and choral	View [PDF]
Idle Winds	1966	satb, cl timp pf	25'	Vocal and choral
The Bailey Beareth the Bell Away	1966	satb, 2 vn va vc	38'	Vocal and choral	View [PDF]
Three Birds	1966	Mez-solo, pf	10'	Vocal and choral
Three Canticles	1966	S-solo, Ct-solo, sa str	25'	Vocal and choral
Tam O'Shanter	1965 rev. 1977	satb, pf, perc	25'	Vocal and choral	View [PDF]
Divertimento	1965	fl vn vc pf	15'	Ensemble
Anna Liffey	1965	pf-solo, 2222 4220 timp perc str	12'	Orchestral
Burns Night	1965	satb	20'	Vocal and choral
Elegy on a favourite cat drowned in a tub of gold fishes	1965	sa [div.], pf	12'	Vocal and choral
Tom O'Bedlam	1965	satb, perc [tam tam cym sdm] hrp pf	12'	Vocal and choral
The Hunting of the Snark	1963	T-solo, Bar-solo, children's choir, pf [4 hands], perc, 3 vn, 2 va, 2 vc	60'	Vocal and choral
Après Trois Ans	1962	S-solo, pf	5'	Vocal and choral	View [PDF]
Symphony No. 1	1960 rev. 1967	2222 4210 timp perc hrp pf cel str	31'	Orchestral	View [PDF]
Poema Sarda	1958	3232 4231 timp perc hrp xyl	14'	Ensemble
Divertimento	1957	str	15'	Orchestral

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