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Sir Richard Rodney Bennett

Sir Richard Rodney Bennett

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Birth
Sunday, March 29, 1936
Broadstairs, Kent
England
Groups
England
Modern composers
Film or TV music
Pianists
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Death
Monday, December 24, 2012
New York
United States
Age: 
76

Composition list

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Opera and lyrical music

Ledge (The) • (1961) • Operas
Mines of Sulphur (The) • (1965) • Operas
Penny for a Song (A) • (1966) • Operas
Victory • (1969) • Operas
Isadora: ballet • (1981) • Ballets
All the King's Men • (1968) • Opéras pour enfants
Spells • (1975) • Cantates profanes : soli-chœur-orchestre
Approaches of Sleep (The): soloists-choir-instruments • (1959) • Autres œuvres : soli-chœur-orchestre
Timon d'Athenes: play music • Musiques de scène - Masques
Musiques de films • Film score

Sacred music

Messe 'Brève' • Masses
Carols: SATB • (1967) • Noëls
Carols: soloists-SATB • (1968) • Noëls

Instrumental music

Improvisations: violin • (1955) • Album pour enfants
Noctuary: piano • (1981) • Love songs
Cycle 2 pour Paul Jacobs: piano • (1958) • Pièces à titre
Diversions: piano • (1965) • Pièces à titre
Scene I: piano • (1973) • Pièces à titre
Semaine d'Anniversaires (Une): piano • (1961) • Pièces à titre
Sept Jours par Semaine: piano • (1962) • Pièces à titre
Taking a Line for a Walk: piano • Pièces à titre
Alba: organ • (1973) • Pièces à titre
Scene II: cello • (1973) • Pièces à titre
Scene III: clarinet • (1977) • Pièces à titre
Après Syrinx II: marimba • (1984) • Pièces à titre
Etudes: piano • (1964) • Pièces de caractère
Fantaisie: piano • (1962) • Pièces de caractère
Capriccio: piano 4 hands • (1968) • Pièces de caractère
Impromptus: guitar • (1974) • Pièces de caractère
Variations: oboe • (1953) • Variations
Sonata: piano • (1954) • “Sonates”
Sonata 2: violin • (1964) • “Sonates”
Sonatine: flute • (1954) • “Sonates”
Sonatine: clarinet • (1982) • “Sonates”

Symphonic music

Nocturnes: string orchestra • (1963) • Nocturnes
Serenade • (1977) • Sérénades
Handel AT Bath - suite • (1967) • Suites
Suite "Française": orchestra • (1961) • Suites
Suite (Petite): orchestra • (1960) • Suites
Suite: small orchestra • (1966) • Suites
Fandango de Freda • (1982) • Folk dances
Aubade: orchestra • (1964) • Songs
Rondel: jazz orchestra • (1999) • Songs
Sinfonietta • (1984) • Symphony
Symphony 1 • (1965) • Symphony
Symphony 2 • (1967) • Symphony
Symphony 3 • Symphony
Variations sur un Theme de Berceuse: orchestra • (1992) • Symphonic variations
Musique: strings • (1978) • Pièces
Musique du Matin: winds • (1986) • Pièces
Pieces: orchestra • (1956) • Pièces
Partita: orchestra • (1995) • Sonates
Concerto: 10 brass • (1988) • Concerto grosso
Concerto: orchestra • (1973) • Concerto grosso

Chamber music

Lamento d'Ariane: string quartet • (1986) • Chamber music strings
Musique: string quartet • (1981) • Chamber music strings
Notes de Voyage - Livre 1 -: string quartet • (1975) • Chamber music strings
Quartet 1: strings • (1951) • Chamber music strings
Quartet 2: strings • (1953) • Chamber music strings
Quartet 3: strings • (1953) • Chamber music strings
Quartet 4: strings • (1964) • Chamber music strings
Metamorphoses: octuor strings • (1980) • Chamber music strings
Notes de Voyage - Livre 2 -: flute-oboe-clarinet-bassoon • (1976) • Chamber music winds
Commedia IV: French horn-2 trumpets-trombone-tuba • (1973) • Chamber music winds
Concerto: wind quintet • (1983) • Chamber music winds
Quintet: winds • (1968) • Chamber music winds
Trio: 3 violins • (1964) • Trios instruments identiques
Sons et Doux Airs: flute-oboe-piano • (1985) • Trios instruments identiques
Commedia II: piano-flute-cello • (1972) • Trios instruments identiques
Trio: flute-oboe-clarinet • (1965) • Trios instruments identiques
Sonate d'après Syrinx: flute-viola-harp • (1985) • Trios instruments identiques
Sonata: violin-piano • (1978) • Duos instruments différents
Theme et Variations: violin-viola • (1952) • Duos instruments différents
Après Ariane: viola-piano • Duos instruments différents
Sequence de Reve: cello-piano • Duos instruments différents
Musique d'Ete: flute-piano • (1983) • Duos instruments différents
Musique d'Hiver: flute-piano • (1960) • Duos instruments différents
Après Syrinx I: oboe-piano • Duos instruments différents
Sonata: oboe-piano • (1961) • Duos instruments différents
Ballade en Souvenir de Shirley Horn: clarinet-piano • (2005) • Duos instruments différents
Duo Concertant: clarinet-piano • (1986) • Duos instruments différents
Musique de Troubadour: clarinet-piano • (2009) • Duos instruments différents
Sonata: clarinet-piano • (1999) • Duos instruments différents
Sonata: French horn-piano • (1978) • Duos instruments différents
Four-Piece Suite: 2 pianos • (1974) • Duos instruments identiques
Variations Kandinsky: 2 pianos • (1977) • Duos instruments identiques
Conversations: 2 flutes • (1966) • Duos instruments identiques
Repliques: 2 clarinets • (1966) • Duos instruments identiques
Quartet: oboe-strings • (1975) • Chamber music strings-winds
Quintet: clarinet-strings • (1992) • Chamber music strings-winds
Commedia I: flute-clarinet-saxophone-trumpet-percuss.-cello • (1972) • Chamber music strings-winds

Vocal music

Choirs • Choral pieces isolated
Bermudas (The) • (1971) • Choral pieces isolated with orchestra
Epithalamion • (1966) • Choral pieces isolated with orchestra
Midnight Thief (The): children choir-instruments • (1963) • Choral pieces isolated with orchestra
Aviary (The): choir • (1965) • Cycle choral
Glory and the Dream (The): SATB-organ • (2001) • Cycle choral
London Pastoral • (1962) • Cycle de mélodies : voix-orchestre
Love Songs • (1984) • Cycle de mélodies : voix-orchestre
Love Spells: Sop.-orchestra • (1974) • Cycle de mélodies : voix-orchestre
Ophelia • (1987) • Cycle de mélodies : voix-orchestre
Songs before Sleep: Baryton-string orchestra • (2003) • Cycle de mélodies : voix-orchestre
Sonnet Sequence • (1972) • Cycle de mélodies : voix-orchestre
Aviary (The) • Song cycles
Insect World (The) • Song cycles
Tenebrae • (1971) • Song cycles
Time's Whiter Series: Countertenor-lute • (1974) • Song cycles
Songs • Mélodies isolées
Crazy Jane • (1969) • Mélodies isolées : voix-instruments
Jazz Pastoral • (1969) • Mélodies isolées : voix-orchestre
Nightpiece • (1972) • Mélodies isolées : voix-orchestre
Soliloquy • (1966) • Mélodies isolées : voix-orchestre
Berceuses: 3 female voices • (1963) • Choral pieces collection
Devotions • (1971) • Choral pieces collection
Elegies: SATB • (1962) • Choral pieces collection
Madrigals • (1961) • Choral pieces collection
Sermons et Devotions • (1983) • Choral pieces collection
Strophes • (1965) • Choral pieces collection
Sonnets • (1984) • Recueil de mélodies : voix-orchestre
Songs • (1955) • Song collections

Concertante music

Actaeon: French horn-orchestra • (1977) • Autres pièces concertantes pour cor
Dream Dancing: piano-12 instruments • (1986) • Autres pièces concertantes pour piano
Piece Party: piano-orchestra • (1971) • Autres pièces concertantes pour piano
Reflexions sur un Theme de William Walton: piano-orchestra • (1985) • Autres pièces concertantes pour piano
Memento: flute-strings • (1983) • Autres pièces concertantes pour flute
Reflexions sur un Chant Populaire Ecossais: cello-string orchestra • (2004) • Autres pièces concertantes pour violoncelle
Sonnets pour Orphee: cello-orchestra • (1979) • Autres pièces concertantes pour violoncelle
Concerto: viola-chamber orchestra • (1973) • Concertos pour alto
Concerto: bassoon-string orchestra • (1994) • Bassoon concertos
Concerto: clarinet-string orchestra • (1987) • Clarinet concertos
Concerto: cembalo-orchestra • (1980) • Concertos pour clavecin
Concerto: double bass-orchestra • (1978) • Double bass concerts
Concerto: French horn-orchestra • (1956) • French horn concertos
Concerto: guitar-instrumental ensemble • (1971) • Guitar concertos
Concerto: oboe-strings • (1970) • Oboe concertos
Concerto: marimba-orchestra • (1988) • Concertos pour percussion
Concerto: percussion-orchestra • (1990) • Concertos pour percussion
Concerto 1: piano-orchestra • (1968) • Piano concertos
Concerto 2: piano-orchestra • (1976) • Piano concertos
Concerto: saxophone-string orchestra • (1988) • Saxophone concertos
Concerto pour Stan Getz: saxophone-string orchestra • (1990) • Saxophone concertos
Concerto: trumpet-winds • (1993) • Trumpet concertos
Concerto: violin-orchestra • (1975) • Violin concertos

Sheet music for Sir Richard Rodney Bennett

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Composer Portraits: Richard Rodney Bennett — Richard Rodney Bennett

Piano — Book Only — Contemporary Music
His Life & Work with Authoritative Text and Selected Music. Composed by Richard Rodney Bennett. Edited by Sam Lung. Composer Portraits. Contemporary Music. Book Only. 48 pages. Wise Publications #MUSAM1007886. Published by Wise Publications (HL.14043150).
Price: $14.00

Six Country Dances (Viola/Piano) — Richard Rodney Bennett

Viola and Piano — Book Only — Exam Material
Viola and Piano Accompanimnet. Composed by Richard Rodney Bennett. Edited by Richard Rodney Bennett. Music Sales America. Exam Material. Book Only. 28 pages. Novello & Co Ltd. #MUSNOV090750. Published by Novello & Co Ltd. (HL.14003992).
Price: $19.00

Richard Rodney Bennett: A History Of The The Dansant — Richard Rodney Bennett

Mezzo-Soprano Piano Accompaniment — Book Only — Post-1900
Composed by Richard Rodney Bennett. Music Sales America. Post-1900. Book Only. 20 pages. Novello & Co Ltd. #NOV170369. Published by Novello & Co Ltd. (HL.14002571).
Price: $23.00

Two Turtle Doves (From Partridge Pie) — Richard Rodney Bennett

— Piano Solo — Classical
By Richard Rodney Bennett. By Richard Rodney Bennett. Classical. Piano Solo. 2 pages. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital Sheet Music (HX.332300).
Price: $3.00

Richard Rodney Bennett: Spells — Richard Rodney Bennett

Soprano, SATB and Piano — octavo — Classical
POD. Composed by Richard Rodney Bennett. Choral. Classical. Octavo. Composed 2016. 99 pages. Novello & Co Ltd. #MUSNOV166001. Published by Novello & Co Ltd. (HL.14048081).
Price: $16.00

Bennett - The Aviary Unison Voices/Piano — Richard Rodney Bennett

Classical Vocal, Vocal, Piano — Softcover Book —
5 Songs for Unison Voices and Piano. Composed by Richard Rodney Bennett. Vocal Score, Vocal, Repertoire. The Aviary. Softcover Book. Universal Edition #UE14168. Published by Universal Edition (HU.UE14168).
Price: $20.00

Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, Vol. 3 — BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

— — Classical
By BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Dame Sarah Connolly. By Richard Rodney Bennett. Classical, Orchestral. Classical. Chandos #CHSA 5230. Published by Chandos (NX.CHSA-5230).
Price: $19.00

Piano Concerto; Five Studies; Commedia IV; Cappricio — LSO

— listening CD —
By LSO, Sir Alexander Gibson, Richard Rodney Bennett, and Thea Musgrave. By Richard Rodney Bennett. Listening CD. Published by Naxos (NX.SRCD275).
Price: $18.00

Words and Music of Richard Rod — Richard Rodney Bennett

— listening CD —
By Richard Rodney Bennett. By Rodgers; Trent; Van Heusen; Et al. Listening CD. Published by Chandos (NX.CHAN-10411).
Price: $18.00

Duo Concertante — Richard Rodney Bennett

Clarinet and Piano — Book Only — Post-1900
Clarinet and Piano - Score and Solo Part. Composed by Richard Rodney Bennett. Music Sales America. Post-1900. Book Only. Novello & Co Ltd. #MUSNOV360062. Published by Novello & Co Ltd. (HL.14003956).
Price: $29.00

Music: 

Instrumental works

  • Impromptus (for guitar) (1968)
  • Concerto for alto saxophone
  • Concerto for Stan Getz (ten sax & piano)
  • Elegy for Davis
  • A Little Suite, based on selections from his song cycles The Insect World and The Aviary.
  • Farnham Festival Overture (1964) for orchestra
  • Morning Music for wind band
  • Reflections on a Sixteenth Century Tune for string orchestra or double wind quintet (1999)
  • Sonata for solo guitar (1983)
  • Sonatina for solo clarinet
  • Summer Music for flute and piano
  • Trumpet Concerto for trumpet and wind orchestra

Operas

  • The Ledge — 1961
  • The Midnight Thief (with libretto by Ian Serraillier) — 1964
  • The Mines of Sulphur — 1965
  • A Penny for a Song — 1967
  • Victory — 1970

Choral works

  • Missa Brevis — 1990
  • Sea Change — 1983
  • Spells, written for soprano Jane Manning
  • Out of Your Sleep
  • On Christmas Day to My Heart, written in 1998 for the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King’s College Chapel, Cambridge in 1999.
  • The Garden — A Serenade to Glimmerglass, commissioned by Nicholas Russell for Glimmerglass Opera in honour of Stewart Robertson for its Young American Artists Program — 2006
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Anonymous (not verified)

Tue, 2013-02-19 16:07

Orchestral Works:
Concerto for alto-saxophone and orchestra
Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra (1978)
Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra (1970)
Concerto for Orchestra (1964)
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1968)
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (1976)
Reflections on a Scottish Folk Song (Cello & Orchestra) (2004)
2 Symphonies (1965,1967)

Submitted by Jean-Paul Giraudet on 2013-02-14 11:17.
Last modified: 
2014-06-05 16:08

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