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History, analysis and commentary about western classical music

Music by Robert Smallwood
The links in this section are to performances on YouTube

Trio Sonatina (1976)
Two clarinets in B flat and piano

Reminiscences (1982)
Clarinet, percussion and piano

Solo (1982)
Clarinet

Kyrie (1984)
SATB choir and organ (optional)

Wake Up My Soul (1987)
Children's choir, SATB choir, orchestra and organ

Psalm 150 (1991)
Soprano solo, SATB choir, strings, piano and organ

Song for Leigh (2020)
Piano

Now and Then (2023)
Piano

Welcome Lotti (2023)
Piano

Music by Nigel Butterley
The links in this section are to performances on YouTube

Morning Fanfare, 1st movement from The True Samaritan (1958, revised 1976)
SATB choir

Morning Fanfare with score (1958, revised 1976)
SATB choir

The True Samaritan, 2nd movement from The True Samaritan (1958, revised 1976)
SATB choir

String Quartet No 1, 1st movement (1965)
String Quartet

In The Head The Fire (1966)
Radiophonic work / pre-recorded sounds

Four Latin Poems (1968, revised 1990)
Medium voice and wind quintet

Explorations (1970)
Piano and orchestra

Violin Concerto (1970)
Violin and orchestra

Voices (1971)
Wind quintet

Fire in the Heavens (1973)
Orchestra

Fantasia - 1st movement from Goldengrove (1982)
String orchestra

Canzona - 2nd movement from Goldengrove (1982)
String orchestra

Chaconne - 3rd movement from Goldengrove (1982)
String orchestra

From Sorrowing Earth (1991)
Orchestra

The Wind Stirs Gently (1992)
Flute and cello

Orpheia Mysteria (2007)
Soprano, mezzo soprano and small instrumental ensemble

Nature Changes at the Speed of Life (2012)
Soprano and cello

Free sheet music to download
The links in this section are to PDF documents on this website

DEBUSSY

La Cathedrale engloutie arranged for orchestra
La Cathedrale engloutie arranged for orchestra (score)
La Cathedrale engloutie arranged for orchestra (parts)

MOZART

Symphony No 25 in G minor K 183
First Movement (score)
First Movement (parts)

Adagio and Fugue K 546
String orchestra
Adagio and Fugue (score)
Adagio and Fugue (parts)

Parto ma tu ben mio
Soprano, clarinet and piano
from the opera La Clemenza di Tito K 621
Parto ma tu ben mio

Puccini

Nessun dorma [None shall sleep] from the opera Turandot
Tenor solo, women's chorus and orchestra
Nessun dorma (score)
Nessun dorma (parts)

WAGNER

Entry of the Guests - Grand March from Tannhauser
SATB choir and orchestra
Grand March Tannhauser (full score)
Grand March Tannhauser (vocal score)
Grand March Tannhauser (parts)

VARIOUS

Christmas Songs
Easy arrangements for string quartet or string orchestra (score)
Easy arrangements for string quartet or string orchestra (parts)
Easy arrangements for clarinet quartet