Paul Lewis

Orchestration: Flute, Piccolo, 2 Oboes (2nd db. Cor Anglais), 2 Clarinets in Bb, 2 Bassoons, 4 Horns in F, 3 Trumpets in Bb, 3 Trombones, Tuba Timpani, Percussion (3 players: 1. Tenor Drum, Snare Drum...

Since my teenage years the music of French composer Michel Legrand has been a source of joy and inspiration. When I heard of his death in January 2019 I went straight to the piano and found this melod...

The solo part may be played either by harmonica or violin or flute (doubling piccolo). Whilst walking 'twixt castle and coast on Pevensey Levels one sunny winter's day a melody played incessantly in m...

Orchestration Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) 'English Suite' was originally written for string quartet. The work reflects the composer's love of the English countryside, uses folk so...

Orchestration Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) Whilst composing this piece to assuage the sadness of parting from a loved one, a single flower of my favourite rose blossomed in my gard...

Orchestration: Solo Violin, Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass), Harp or Piano[optional] Three latter-day salon pieces: A Rapture of Roses; A Shimmer of Champagne; Rhapsody in Chocolate T...

Orchestration; Solo Violin, Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) Shipley Concerto was written to celebrate both the acquisition by violinist Andrew Bernardi and a consortium of friends of...

A suite of three movements for bassoon quartet. Score and parts are included. POTTLE: An old English liquid measure, bassoon-like in pronunciation. If the sound of the bassoon could be converted into...

Russian Scenes are pictures of the old Russia my forbears would have known. The melodies are simple and folk-like, the middle movement being a lament, something which the possession of Russian blood e...

A lovely new Christmas carol for children with words by Helen Cresswell, either for a two-part choir or two solo voices, accompanied by harp or piano. Duration c.3 minutes

Whilst composing this piece to assuage the sadness of parting from a loved one, a single flower of my favourite rose blossomed in my garden - the only one to do so that year. (P.Lewis) The composer ma...

Three easy pieces for piano.Tasty foreign takeaway meals are a regular source of happiness and convenience in this busy modern world. Surveys show the most popular to be Chinese, Indian and Italian pi...

Five of Paul Lewis's favourite Christmas carols arranged as miniature tone poems for intermediate players, some with tongue-in-cheek scenarios of his own invention, and an easier medley of a further s...

This suite of six movements was commissioned by Brian Spiby to celebrate his adoptive home town of Seaford on the Sussex coast and its fascinating history. It is written for Horn and String Quartet wi...

In December 2018, browsing in an antique shop, I discovered a hand-coloured photographic print, dated 1900, of a loosely attired maiden with long wavy pre-Raphaelite hair bearing roses and gazing lang...

Three melodies that leave the listener with memories which, like a perfume, waft in and out of the mind. 'Jasmine,' a youthful, bright and fresh fragrance bringing with it memories of spring and the p...

A piece of cake for an enthusiastic pianist!' For some years I have enjoyed giving regular talks to the East Sussex Federation of Women's Institutes, travelling to different branches throughout the co...

Listening in England to harpist Alessandra Ziveri's recording of Luigi Perracchio's Sonata on popular Italian folk songs, I decided as a gesture of international musical friendship to thank her for th...

These pieces are evocations of 16th and 17th century dance forms by a composer long fascinated by the period. The melodies are new and no genuine anticke (old English for antique) tunes are used. MONS...