Michael Berkeley

para soprano y piano Esta canción fue escrita para el "NMC Songbook", un CD de estudios vocales contemporáneos. De naturaleza romántica y melancólica, es particularmente accesible, llena de exuberante...

Hollow Fires es un ciclo de cuatro canciones con textos de Hardy y Housman sobre el amor y la pérdida.

Haiku es una colección de ocho piezas breves que pueden interpretarse en conjunto o individualmente. Cada una de ellas se inspira en una especie de ave diferente, representando su movimiento más que s...

para SATB y órgano Una adaptación del texto 'Calendario de Adviento' del Arzobispo Rowan Williams para coro y órgano.

para SATB y oboe. Se trata de una evocadora composición del poema selvático de Rudyard Kipling "Now Chil the kite brings home the night".

Escena sacra para tenor, piano y cuarteto de cuerda que narra, en texto bíblico, la escena del Huerto de Getsemaní.

Mini-Drama fue un encargo de Música de Cámara 2000. Las obras de Música de Cámara 2000 fueron concebidas para ser técnicamente fáciles, pero conservando la individualidad y el estilo musical propios d...

Parte de violín solista para el Concierto para violín de Michael Berkeley, estrenado en los BBC Proms en 2016.

para quinteto de cuerda. En respuesta al Quinteto de cuerda en do (D956) de Schubert, esta obra destaca la sonoridad de bajo añadida que aporta el segundo violonchelo. Es una obra de un solo movimient...

El segundo cuarteto de cuerda de Berkeley utiliza una presentación libre y aleatoria del material temático. Hay un marcado contraste entre la apretada y rítmica sección central y el pasaje final, que...

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...