Simon Holt

Sphinx is scored for cor anglais and nine tuned gongs, and lasts approximately fourteen minutes. It is austere in texture and takes the form of an extended riddle, the answer to which may be the one a...

For Soprano and Chamber Ensemble (Clarinet in A, Viola, Cello and Double Bass). This extended version of a knot of time was commissioned by Faith Wilson. First performance on 10th OCtober at the CBSO...

Commissioned by The Bath Festival. 'If the idea behind the piece comes from anywhere, the 'Disparates' (Follies) of Goya were certainly at the back of my mind when writing. The Goya images are nightma...

A chamber ensemble piece that reflects Holt's passion for the visual arts and literature. The Banshee according to legend is less a shape than a mournful screaming that haunts the Irish night and the...

Lunas Zauberschein was first performed by Margaret McDonald (Mezzo-Soprano) and Julie Rees (Bass Flute) at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, on 20th March 1979.

This is a study score of Simon Holt 's Sparrow Night, for Solo Oboe and Chamber Ensemble. Commissioned by the Nash Ensemble, this work lasts for around 17 minutes. The title of Sparrow Night comes fro...

All Fall Down by British composer Simon Holt was commissioned by the Nash Ensemble in 1994 and revised in 2008. This is the study score and is arranged for Chamber Ensemble, lasting around 9 minutes....

This is the study score for Simon Holt 's Sueños, scored for Bass-Baritone soloist and Instrumental Ensemble. Commissioned by the South Bank Centre, it was first performed on 5th November 2007 at the...

This work was written for Endymion's 'Sound Census' project, in celebration of their 30th Birthday. It was first performed by Endymion with Melinda Maxwell (oboe), at Kings Place, London, as part of t...

Era Madrugada is a work by Simon Holt for Chamber Ensemble, commissioned by the Royal Institute of British Architects and first performed on 24th May 1984 at BBC Portland Place Concert Hall, London by...