Judith Weir

Version for Soprano or Tenor. Composed for the 11th International Chamber Music Competition "Franz Schubert and Modern Music", On White Meadows is a setting in English of five short verses from Wilhel...

Version for Baritone. Composed for the 11th International Chamber Music Competition "Franz Schubert and Modern Music", On White Meadows is a setting in English of five short verses from Wilhelm Müller...

Commissioned in 2014 by Welsh National Opera, Ffilm Cymru Wales and The Space as part of WMO's Occupation: Five songs that shook the world, directed by Margaret Constantas.

La versión en inglés de La araña negra (también conocida como The Mystery of The Black Spider) encargada por Opera North. Escrita originalmente en 1984, se trata de una ópera muy popular de Judith Wei...

Grand opera in three acts for unaccompanied solo soprano singing eight roles. This work was commissioned by Jane Manning, and first performed by her 17 May 1979. Duration: c. 10 minutes.

Opera in 3 Acts with libretto by the composer, based on the 13th Century Chinese drama The Chao Family Orphan.

Missa del Cid was written in 1988, as part of BBC TV's 'Sound on Film' series, which showed the first performance of the piece in its entirety, together with a documentary about its creation. Subseque...

The Vocal Score for Judith Weir's 'Truly I Tell You', a setting of three different Biblical passages, from Psalms and Mark's gospel. This work was first performed by the Choir of Westminster Abbey at...

His Mercy Endureth For Ever' is a work by Judith Weir for SAATTBB Chorus and Organ Accompaniment. This was commissioned by Her Majesty's Government and the Dean and Chapter of Westminster. It was firs...

This work for mixed voices and organ setting text from the First Epistle of St John and Psalm 107 was commissioned by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport for a Service to commemorate...

By Wisdom was composed to mark the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen in 2022 and first performed at a Service of Thanksgiving for Her Majesty The Queen at St Paul's Cathedral, London, on 3rd J...

Composed as a test piece for the 60th St Albans International Organ Festival in 2023. Inspired by the story of Saint Alban, a simple, plainchant-like melody representing the martyr’s cloak gradually c...

The King Of France is a set of variations on the tune El Rey De Francia. There is a hint of the tune's Spanish background in the dry, brittle textures of some of the the later variations. The work was...

Judith Weir's Day Break Shadows Flee for solo Piano. This 10 minute work was commissioned by BBC Radio 3. It was first performed by Benjamin Grosvenor on 1st September 2014, as part of the Proms Chamb...

This short work by the Master of the Queen's Music, fragile, was commissioned as part of William Howard's 'Love Song' project by Nicholas and Jane Ferguson for their 40th Wedding Anniversary. It was f...

A short work for piano written for Gloria Cheng and in memory of Stephen Stucky (1949-2016)

Version for Piano as premiered by Michael Finnissy.

Written for two double basses. This work is warmly dedicated to Peter Buckoke and Judith Kleinman, who gave the first performance at the Purcell Room, London, on 29th March 2006. Q. What sound man can...

These three pieces for cello and piano are meditations – personal, secular and musical – on images from religious poetry. The title of No. 1 Angels bending near the earth comes from a caro...

Sinfonia Comatica is a composition by Judith Weir which is scored for flexible ensemble, meaning music directors are able to make use of a variety of instruments, tailoring the parts to their chosen i...

The composer originally intended to model this new work on her favourite flute piece, Bach's Second Suite, and started to write an Overture. Sensing great energy from this beautiful medium, though, sh...

Seven short pieces for Piccolo and Guitar, based on the postures of the Chinese Martial Art Tai Chi Chuan.

Little Tree consists of three short choral settings of poems by E. E. Cummings, with a total duration of around 6 minutes. The first song Little tree is in three voices(SSA); the next movement I carry...

Holy Innocents is a work by Judith Weir for 2-part Soprano Chorus and Organ Accompaniment. Commissioned to mark the 20th Anniversary of St Albans Abbey Girls Choir, the piece sets a poem by Christina...