Malcolm Williamson - Royal Works

Royal Works

• The Valley and the Hill (1977), children's pageant
• Symphony No. 4 - Jubilee (1977), for orchestra. The work (which has never been performed) has three movements:
  • 1. The Birth of the World (Largo)
  • 2. Eagle (Allegro vivo)
  • 3. The Prayer of the Waters (Lento)
• Jubilee Hymn (1977), for unison choir, SATB choir and orchestra
• The House of Windsor (1977), score for the TV series (an orchestral suite was extracted in the same year)
• Mass of Christ the King (1977–1978), for lyric soprano, dramatic soprano, tenor and baritone soli, SATB choir, SATB echo choir and orchestra
• Lament in Memory of Lord Mountbatten of Burma (1980), for violin solo and string orchestra.
  • Premièred by Leonard Friedman (violin) and the Scottish Baroque Ensemble on 5 May 1980.
• Ode for Queen Elizabeth (1980), for string orchestra.
  • Premièred by the Scottish Baroque Ensemble at the Palace of Holyrood House on 3 July 1980, in the presence of the Royal Family. Public premiere given also by the Scottish Baroque Ensemble on 25 August 1980 at Hopetoun House in Edinburgh. The work is divided into five sections as follows:
    • 1. Act of Homage
    • 2. Alleluia
    • 3. Ecossaise
    • 4. Majesty in Beauty
    • 5. Scottish Dance
• Richmond Fanfare (1980), for five trumpets, two tenor trombones, two bass trombones, tuba, percussion and organ
• Now Is the Singing Day (1981), for soloists, SATB choir, two pianos, percussion and string orchestra
• Mass of St. Margaret of Scotland (1982), for unison choir and piano or SATB choir and organ
• Songs for a Royal Baby (1985), for SATB soli/choir and string orchestra