CANTATAS & SONG SEQUENCES

 

Shaw's cantatas and song sequences are listed below, in alphabetical order.

While it is a pleasure to see that some are still in print, others have not survived the publishers' lull in interest, and need re-orchestration.

 

 

MST crest THE CHANGING YEAR (various, ed. Joan Cobbold)

Secular Cantata for Soprano & Tenor soli,
SATB, piano & orchestra.
69 pages, performance time 35 minutes.

Joseph Williams 1950

SCORE AND PARTS available from the Archive department at Stainer and Bell

 

 

MST crest THE ITHACANS (Eleanor Farjeon)

Secular Cantata for tenor solo, chorus of mens’ and womens’ voices & orchestra, 30 pages.

Cramer 1933
Re-ochestration needed

COPAC

 

 

MST crest THE REDEEMER [see Oratorio]

Joseph Williams 1944

SCORE AND PARTS available from the Archive department at Stainer and Bell

 

 

MST crest THE SEAPORT & HER SAILORS (John Masefield)

Secular Cantata for Alto, Bass & Baritone soli
with chorus & orchestra
34 pages

Cramer 1931
Re-orchestration needed

COPAC

 

 

MST crest SURSUM CORDA (Laurence Binyon)

Sacred Cantata for Tenor solo, chorus & orchestra

32 pages     20 minutes
Orchestration: 3322/2230/timp.perc/hp/str.
Novello 1933

SCORE AND PARTS AVAILABLE TO HIRE

 

 

MST crest THIS ENGLAND (Shakespeare)

Cantata for Tenor & amp; Bass soli, Chorus, organ or orchestra:
3 Trumpets, Timpani, Bells, ‘Cellos, Double Basses & Organ

18 pages     duration 7 minutes

OUP 1935
Re-orchestration needed

COPAC       WORLDCAT

 

 

MST crest THE UNGENTLE GUEST (Herrick, Drayton, Bax)

Secular Song Sequence for Baritone
Harp and String Quartet,
24 pages

Cramer 1931

COPAC       WORLDCAT

 

 

MST crest WATER FOLK (Heine)

Secular Song Sequence for Baritone
strings, quartet & piano,
49 pages     4 parts

Cramer 1932

COPAC       WORLDCAT

 

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