Nicholas Maw - Chronological List of Compositions

Chronological List of Compositions

• Eight Chinese Lyrics (1956) for mezzo-soprano
• Requiem (1956-7) for voices & orchestra
• Flute Sonatina (1957)
• Nocturne (1957) for mezzo-soprano & chamber orchestra
• Six Chinese Songs (1959) for contralto & piano
• Five Epigrams (1960) for chorus
• Our Lady's song (1961), carol for chorus
• Chamber Music (1962) for oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon & piano
• Scenes and Arias (1962, rev. 1966) for soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto and orchestra
• Round (1963) for children's voices, SATB chorus and piano
• The Angel Gabriel (1963), choral arrangement of Basque melody
• Bulalow (1964), carol for chorus
• One Man Show (1964, rev. 1966 & 1970), opera
• Arrangement of Corpus Christi Carol (1964) for sopranos and piano
• String Quartet No. 1 (1965)
• Severn Bridge Variation (1966) for a composite work with Malcolm Arnold, Michael Tippett, Alun Hoddinott, Grace Williams and Daniel Jones
• Sinfonia (1966) for chamber orchestra
• Six Interiors (1966) for tenor and guitar
• Sonata (1966) for strings and two horns
• The Voice of Love, Eight Peter Porter songs (1966) for mezzo-soprano & piano
• Double Canon for Igor Stravinsky on his 85th Birthday (1967)
• The Rising of the Moon (1967-70), three act opera
  • Concert Music from The Rising of the Moon (arr. 1972) for orchestra
• Epitaph-Canon in Memory of Igor Stravinsky (1971) for flute, clarinet & harp
• Five Irish Songs (1972) for chorus
• Personae I, II & III (1973) for piano
• Serenade for orchestra (1973, rev. 1977)
• Life Studies (1973-6) for fifteen strings
• Te Deum (1975) for treble or soprano, tenor, SATB chorus, congregation and organ
• Reverdie (1975), five songs for male voices
• Annes! (1976) for unaccompanied SATB chorus
• Nonsense Rhymes for Children (1976), 20 songs with piano accompaniment
• La Vita Nuova (1979), five songs for soprano and chamber ensemble
• The Ruin (1980) for SSAATTBB chorus and solo horn
• Flute Quartet (1981)
• Summer Dances (1981) for orchestra
• Night Thoughts (1982) for solo flute
• String Quartet No. 2 (1982)
• The Old King's Lament (1982) for solo double-bass
• Spring Music (1982-3) for orchestra
• Little Suite (1984) for solo guitar
• Sonata Notturna (1985) for cello & strings
• Personae IV, V & VI (1985-6) for piano
• Little Concert (1987) for oboe, two horns & strings
• Odyssey (1972-5, 1979, 1985-7) for orchestra
• Ghost Dances (1988), imaginary ballet for five players
• The World in the Evening (1988) for orchestra
• Five American Folksongs (1989) for voice & piano
• Music of Memory (1989, rev. 1991) for solo guitar
• Three Hymns (1989), for SATB chorus and organ
• Roman Canticle (1989, rev. 1991) for baritone, flute, viola & harp
• One Foot in Eden Still, I Stand (1990) for mixed chorus and optional organ
• Piano Trio (1990-1)
• American Games (1991) for wind orchestra
• Shahnama (1992) for chamber orchestra
• The Head of Orpheus (1992) for soprano & two clarinets
• Swetė Jesu (1992) for chorus
• Violin Concerto (1993)
• String Quartet No. 3 (1994)
• Dance Scenes (1994-5) for orchestra
• Voices of Memory (1995) for orchestra
• Hymnus (1995-6) for SATB chorus and orchestra
• Solo Violin Sonata (1996-7)
• Stanza (1997) for solo violin
• Narration (2001) for solo cello
• Intrada (2001) for string quartet
• Sophie's Choice (1999-2002), four act opera based on the William Styron novel
  • Concert Suite from Sophie's Choice (2003) for orchestra with optional mezzo-soprano
  • Tango from Sophie's Choice (2004) for solo guitar
• Fanfare (2004) for brass ensemble
• Concerto for Cor Anglais and Orchestra (2004)
• String Quartet No. 4 (2005)
• String Sextet (2007)

Works lists may be found online.