Arthur Bliss

Vocal score (with piano accompaniment) for this symphony (written for orator, SATB chorus and orchestra).

This cantata for soprano and baritone soli, chorus and organ was commissioned by the Dean and Canons as part of the musical celebrations in honour of the Quincentenary of St George's Chapel, Windsor....

This work, known as Lie Strewn the White Flocks is written for mezzo-soprano solo, SATB chorus, solo flute, string orchestra and drums, and uses poems selected from the works of Ben Jonson, John Fletc...

A celebratory and devout anthem by set by Arthur Bliss for mixed chorus and Organ accompaniment.

Arthur Bliss's first orchestral compositions, his studies for Full Orchestra, are believed to have been composed in 1920. The first performance in 1921 was conducted by Arthur Bliss. Orchestration: 2...

For SATB Choir and Harp (or Piano). Text: Eric Crozier.

Returning to his first love, the piano, this piece, composed in 1970. The three pieces forming the Triptych are a Meditation, a Dramatic Recitative and a Capriccio. The Meditation is naturally reflect...

This work was written in America in 1925. It shows a masterly understanding of the piano's resources, particularly in the pedalled notes and sonorities of the first Interlude.