Peter Lawson

An original light-hearted song of celebration. Although suitable for any birthday with a zero on the end, it would perhaps be most appropriate for birthdays in the range 40-100 of a person, organisati...

The famous 'Rule Britannia!' always heard at the Last Night of the Proms as the final part of Henry Wood's 'Fantasia on British Sea Songs' here arranged for a mixed voice choir of SA+Men and piano for...

The famous 'Rule Britannia!' always heard at the Last Night of the Proms as the final part of Henry Wood's 'Fantasia on British Sea Songs' here arranged for a mixed voice choir of SATB and piano. The...

Arranged by Peter Lawson, this new four part SATB mixed voice choir arrangement of Parry's Jerusalem is compatible with either the Parry Orchestration: (Goodmusic GMCH006) or the Elgar Orchestration:...

Arranged by Peter Lawson, this new three part mixed voice choir (SA+Men) arrangement of Parry's Jerusalem is compatible with either the Parry Orchestration: (Goodmusic GMCH006) or the Elgar Orchestrat...

The Song of the Small White Orchid, written in 2013 for John Turner in celebration of his seventieth birthday, is the thirtieth to be written in a projected cycle of musical portraits of the forty-eig...

Song of the Bog Orchid was originally composed in 1992 as a commission for the Nettlefold Festival, but was completely rewritten for the same resources in 2013. It is the nineteenth to be written in a...

Orchestration: Solo Treble Recorder Harp Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) The Lesser Twayblade is a type of orchid, a miniature plant, found in Britain almost exculsively in Scotland,...

The 'Song of the Marsh Helleborine' is the thirty-fifth to be written in a cycle of musical portraits of the forty-eight wild orchids of Great Britain and Ireland - for various instrumental and orches...

The Song of the Twayblade Orchid, completed in 1983 and dedicated to David Presly, who took part in its first performance in London, was the seventh to be written in a cycle of instrumental and orches...

The Oboe Concertino was originally started in about 1980 as an Oboe Concerto for Gordon Hunt, whilst the Song of the Burnt-Tip Orchid was originally started in1990 as the 24th to be written in a cycle...

The Serious Doll', here adapted for various soloists and orchestra by Peter Lawson, is the second movement taken from Elgar's Nursery Suite (also published by Goodmusic - GMCL201). Elgar had been appo...

Orchestration: 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in Bb, 2 Bassoons 4 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in Bb, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion (Cymbals) Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) Organ...

Orchestration 2 Flutes (2nd db. piccolo), 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in Bb, 2 Bassoons, 2 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in Bb, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion (4 players: Clash Cymbals, Suspended Cymbals, G...

Orchestration: 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in Bb (and A optional), 2 Bassoons 2 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in Bb, 3 Trombones, Timpani (optional), Triangle (optional) Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola...

Orchestration: 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons 4 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in Bb, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion (Triangle, Cymbals, Bass Drum, Tambourine, Glockenspiel), Harp Strings...

Orchestration: 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons 4 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in Bb, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion (Triangle, Cymbals, Bass Drum, Tambourine, Glockenspiel), Harp Strings...

Orchestration: 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons 4 Horns in F, Trumpet in Bb, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion (Triangle, Glockenspiel), Harp Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello,...

Orchestration: 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons 4 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in Bb, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion (Triangle, Tambourine, Tubular bells, Sleigh bells, Glockenspiel, Xylop...

Orchestration: 2 Flutes (2nd doubling Piccolo), 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons 4 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in Bb, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion - 4 players (Cymbals, Side drum, Tambourine, Tam...

Orchestration: 2 Flutes (2nd doubling Piccolo), 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons 4 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in Bb, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion - 3 players (Cymbals, Tam-tam, Triangle, Tubular...

Orchestration: 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in Bb, 2 Bassoons 2 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in Bb, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Harp Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Double Bass) Sospiri ('sighs') was or...

Orchestration: 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in Bb or A, 1 Bassoon 2 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in Bb, 3 Trombones, Timpani, Percussion (Cymbals, Triangle) Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass...

Orchestration: 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in Bb, 2 Bassoons 2 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in Bb, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, Harp Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) Mahler's symphonies te...

Orchestration: 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in Bb, 2 Bassoons 2 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in Bb, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion ([6 players] Triangle, Tambourine, Side Drum, Cymbals, Glockenspi...