Vocal and choral Works

James Wilson
James Wilson (1922-2005)
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Title Date Instrumentation
[abbreviations]		 Duration
Easter Procession n.d. T-solo, ssaattbb 2 pf  
Lullaby n.d. Mez-solo, hrp  
So we'll go no more a-roving n.d. medium voice, pf  
The Cat and the Moon n.d. Mez-solo, pf  
The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo n.d. S-solo, pf  
The Only Jealousy of Emer n.d. Mez-solo, hn pf  
Umbrage for Orchestra and Six Music Critics n.d. orch, 6 speakers  
Stuffed Raspberries 2005 S-solo, A-solo, T-solo, B-solo, pf  
The Lion Tamer's Night Off 2005 1121 2111 timp, perc, pf, str, speaker 20'
Almanac 2004 satb 16'
The Bell 2003 bn hrp vn pf speaker 5'
The Snail and the Rose Tree 2003 bn hrp, speaker 5'
The Teapot 2003 vn pf, speaker 6'
Utter Nonsense 2003 S-solo, A-solo, T-solo, B-solo, satb, 1111 1110 perc hrp glock str 25'
Enjoying 2001 S-solo, fl 5'
Trio 2001 3 A-solo, cl vc perc hrp pf 25'
Dublin Spring 2000 Bar-solo pf 20'
The Fisherman and his Wife 1999 speaker, cl, vn, pf 30'
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'
Calico Pie 1997 S-solo, hn vn pf 7'
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'
Keats on Keats 1993 ssatb 4'
Maze 1993 Mez-solo, Bar-solo, fl, ca, pf, perc, vn, vc 20'
Vigil 1993 voice, ob, cl, hn, tpt, vn, vc, db 25'
Animalphabet 1992 satb [with solo], pf 12'
Nine Very Small Songs 1991 S-solo, fl+picc, cl+bcl, hn, vn, vc 15'
The Legend of the Third Dove 1991 hrp, speaker 19'
Three Poems by Susan Connolly 1991 Mez-solo, hrp [Irish]  
Wildwood 1990 rev. 1993 S-solo, vn 9'
Undesirables 1990 voice, vc 7'
Wildwood 1990 S-solo, va 9'
The Christmas Rose 1989 voice, va  
First Frost 1988 B-solo pf 18'
Rima 1988 S-solo, fl cl hn gui hrp pf vn va vc 7'
Stirabout 1988 voice, DX7 synthesizer 32'
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'
The King of the Golden River 1987 - 1992 S-solo, 2 T-solo, 2 B-solo, sa, 1111 1111 hrp perc str 62'
The Wonderful Stone 1987 voice cl pf  
Grinning at the Devil 1986 Mez-solo, Bar-solo, satb, 2222 4222 timp perc hrp str 105'
Donny Johnny 1985 S-solo, T-solo, fl hn perc hpd gui 2 vn va vc  
Emily Singing 1985 S-solo, 1111 1100 timp+perc hrp str 19'
Journey 1985 S-solo, pf 23'
Runes 1985 S-solo, vc 5'
The Little Mermaid 1985 female voices, fl+picc, hn, perc, hrp 30'
Letters to Theo 1982 Bar-solo, satb, 1111 1110 perc hrp str 50'
Plurabelle 1982 S-solo, fl cl hrp pf gui vn va vc 9'
Poem by Oscar Wilde 1982 Mez-solo, gui pf  
The Revenge of Truth 1982 S-solo, T-solo, cl, vc, perc 30'
The Wedding on the Eiffel Tower 1980 voice, tpt perc hrp pf 16'
Air and Angels 1979 voice, fl pf 8'
Carol in Thanks 1979 satb 2'
The Windhover 1979 S-solo, cl 8'
The Witches' Ballad 1979 Mez-solo, pf 8'
Les Fiançailles 1978 S-solo, pf 19'
Nativity Ode 1978 treble voices, satb, tpt perc hrp org dancers 64'
Songs of Welcome 1978 S-solo, T-solo , gui, vn, vc, pf  
The Rape of the Lock 1978 satb, acc 19'
Ditto Daughter 1976 satb [with soli], fl+picc, ob+ca, hn, tpt, perc, hrp, vc 45'
Symphony No. 2 1975 Mez-solo, 3333 4331 3 perc hrp str 28'
Fand 1974 S-solo, fl pf perc 22'
Missa Brevis 1973 sa, unison voices [opt. T solo], org/hmn 15'
Seventh Canticle 1972 Mez-solo, pf 5'
The Wax Banana 1972 Mez-solo, pf 15'
Upon Silence 1972 S-solo 9'
Bestiary 1971 Mez-solo, trec, hpd, vc 15'
Carmen Carmeliticum 1971 S-solo, satb vn va vc pf 30'
The Táin 1971 S-solo, perc, pf 35'
Irish Songs 1970 S-solo, pf 25'
Sixth Canticle 1970 A-solo, pf 5'
Sweet Dancer 1970 S-solo, hrp  
Sweet Dancer 1970 S-solo, pf  
Three Yeats Songs 1970 sa pf 10'
Three Yeats Songs 1970 S-solo 10'
Trois Vocalises 1970 s-solo, hn, vc 8'
When icicles hang by the wall 1970 S-solo, pf 3'
Xanadu 1970 satb [div. with soli ], cel 4'
Amoretti 1969 A-solo, B-solo, hpd 12'
Another Direction 1969 S-solo, cl pf 25'
Twelfth Night 1969 2 S-solo, Mez-solo, 3 T-solo, 4 Bar-solo, B-solo, 1111 1111 perc hrp str 150'
Bucolics 1968 T-solo, pf 15'
Ode to Autumn 1968 S-solo, fl pf 8'
The Solitary Reaper 1968 S-solo, pf 6'
A Canticle for Christmas 1967 sa, pf [4 hands], perc, 2 treble instr., 1 bass instr., org/hmn 25'
A Song of Light 1967 satb 5'
Fourth Canticle 1967 Ct-solo, 1121 1111 timp perc hrp pf str speaker 40'
The Pied Piper of Hamelin 1967 satb, fl, hn, perc, 2 vn, va, vc 60'
A Woman Young and Old 1966 rev. 1970 S-solo, 1121 2110 3 timp perc hrp str 25'
A Woman Young and Old 1966 S-solo, hrp [Irish] 25'
A Woman Young and Old 1966 S-solo, pf 25'
Carrion Comfort 1966 Bar-solo pf 50'
Idle Winds 1966 satb, cl timp pf 25'
The Bailey Beareth the Bell Away 1966 satb, 2 vn va vc 38'
Three Birds 1966 Mez-solo, pf 10'
Three Canticles 1966 S-solo, Ct-solo, sa str 25'
Tam O'Shanter 1965 rev. 1977 satb, pf, perc 25'
Burns Night 1965 satb 20'
Elegy on a favourite cat drowned in a tub of gold fishes 1965 sa [div.], pf 12'
Tom O'Bedlam 1965 satb, perc [tam tam cym sdm] hrp pf 12'
The Hunting of the Snark 1963 T-solo, Bar-solo, children's choir, pf [4 hands], perc, 3 vn, 2 va, 2 vc 60'
Après Trois Ans 1962 S-solo, pf 5'

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