(May 2007)
The Music of Chris Allen...
Progressive Studies for Clarinet.
(Books 1 and
2.) AB 2083/4
Music Medals. Saxophone Ensemble (ABRSM commission) AB 3139/42
A Day at the Races. Concert band. BPW 1024 Barndance.
Concert band. BPW 1027
Sonata 'On the 94th Psalm'. Reubke's organ original
arranged for concert band. BPW
3026
Mokbarok. A suite in baroque style for brass
ensemble. BPS 042
Bandfolk. (3 British traditional songs). For concert band. BPW 2045 Stellar. Concert
band. BPW 3030
Suite Franglais. 3 movements for clarinet choir.
BPS 034 Chalumeau. 3
movements for clarinet choir. BPS 043
Merry March: ‘FARTHINGS’. An amusing march dedicated to Sir Patrick Moore. BPW 2053
Rossini: Introduction, Theme and Variations. An arrangement for solo clarinet and band. BPW2051.
K9 Capers. ‘doggy’ music for clarinet choir. BPS 045 Flippy
the Frog. Narrated children’s
story for wind quartet. BPS 045
Ebony Bonbons. 15 moderately easy clarinet duets. 1606 Soliloquy. Alto saxophone & piano.**
Ten British Folk Songs. Clarinet quartet. E 301 Brahms:
2 Songs with Clarinet - op 91a. Transcription of op 91 for alto with viola
and piano. E 422
Mozart: ‘Parto, parto” from La Clemenza di Tito. MezzoSoprano, (basset) clarinet &
piano E 428
The Flower of
Concertino for Saxophone, Harpsichord & Strings.
GMCL 063 (piano reduction. GMO
19)
HEUGEL (Leduc)
Cinq Chants d'Auvergne. Soprano, Wind Quintet & Harp. HE 33 873
HUNT EDITION
30 Melodic Studies for Flute. HE 11 Staple Diet. 10 pieces for oboe & piano. HE 29 Saxophone
Studio. 24 melodic studies.
HE 40
Legends. 6
movements for clarinet & piano.
PP 282 Miniature Suite. 3 movements for woodwind
quartet (fl.ob.cl.bn.). PP 283
Rumba.
Wind quartet (fl.ob.cl.bn.). PP 359 Allegro Giocoso.
Oboe & piano. PP 360
Romanza and Scherzo. Oboe & piano. PP 374 Ebony Swing-time. Clarinet
duet. PP 401
A Handful of Maggots. Flute trio. PP 587 Suite Nothings. A little suite for 3 clarinets. PP 588
Little Suite for Tess. Bassoon & piano. PP 586 Yuletide Trios.
Easy carols for flexible wind trio. PP 589
Woodwind World Tour. Arrangements of traditional ‘nationalist’ pieces forwind
quartet – perfect for demonstration concerts.
PP 596
Inca. 'Ballet'
for wind & percussion. WWPM 0016
Canonic Variations. Clarinet duet. 3 Novelettes. Harp solo. Bagatelles. 8 short pieces for piano solo.
Badger. Suite in ‘Brock’ style. short pieces for piano solo. Nocturne and Caprice. Piano solo. Sonatina. 3 movements for piano solo.
Suite Jack Russell. 4 short character studies for piano solo. Maggots. Piano solo. Down
Your Wye. 8 easy
pieces for piano duet.
Chorale Prelude on 'Melita'. Organ solo. Espol. Horn
and Tuba.
The Shepherd. William Blake's poem for S.A.T.B. (from sketches by Hannah
Prendergrast 1979 - 1997)
4 Carols:
Magnificat. S.A.T.B, organ. 6 Nonsense Songs. for young voice(s) with piano.
Pieter Hooven.
(Opera) Soloists, chorus & chamber orchestra. (incl. vocal score) Fanfare 2000. Orchestra. (Sibelius competition winner)
God Save the Queen. Small
orchestra. String Quartet in C. Infant Sorrow. Mezzo Soprano & chamber ensemble
Welsh Folk Songs. Medium voice & piano. Little
Requiem. Baritone solo
& small orchestra. (incl. vocal score)
Variations.
Clarinet & piano. Wedding March. Organ solo.. Busking Folk. Traditional folk melodies.
Maggots. Clarinet
& String Quartet. Nautical Variations. Tuba & piano Nautical Variations. Version for tuba & small orchestra.
Sinfonietta. Orchestra. The Lamb. SATB The Lord’s Prayer. (in Latin) Baritone & string quartet.
Two Movements. Saxophone quartet (SATB). Burglar Bill. Version for bassoon & string quintet.
Sonatina. Solo oboe (or saxophone) Sonatina. Solo
clarinet Sonatina. Solo saxophone (or oboe)
Memoires Oubliées. Solo cor anglais
(or saxophone) Busker’s Café. New
melodies in the French and Italian styles.
Concert Piece. Cornet
and piano. The Virgin’s Song. S.A.T.B
On a Drop of Dew. (SATB) Setting of poem by
Andrew Marvell. ROYGBIV. A 'colourful' suite for jazz band
3 Songs with Flute. Settings of Shakespeare, Donne and Yeats.
Swing High, Swing Low. Easy jazzy pieces for solo instrument(s) with piano. Sonatina (based on keyboard pieces of James
Hook). Clarinet
& piano.
Blackbird Pie.
8 nursery rhymes for flexible wind ensemble. SP 394 Beat Suite.
4 jazzy movements for flexible wind or string ensemble. SP 448/9
Chicken Licken. Variations: Flexible wind, brass or string ensemble. SP 543/4/5 Recorder
Group Book 2. Flexible recorder trio (optional piano acc.). SP 648
Progressive Studies for
Bassoon. 24 studies. SP 421 Busker’s
Companion. In C, Bflat &
Eflat versions SP 667/8
SP 699
Busker’s Stage Companion. In C, Bflat &
Eflat versions SP 701/2/3 Busker’s Christmas Companion. In
C, Bflat & Eflat versions SP 704/5/6
Easy Time. In
C(treble), Bflat, Eflat &C (bass clef) versions. SP 661/2/3/4 A Tchaikovsky Suite. 4 movements from 'Album for the Young' for string ensemble. SP 388
A Grieg Suite. 3 movements from 'Lyric Pieces" Op.12 for string ensemble SP 578 A
Schumann Suite. Album for the Young arranged for string ensemble. SP 633
A Bach Suite. String ensemble. SP 634
A Handel Suite. String ensemble. SP 635 A Gilbert & Sullivan
Suite. String ensemble. SP 636
A Mendelssohn Suite. String ensemble. SP 637 A Haydn Suite. String ensemble. SP 638 A
Schubert Suite. String
ensemble. SP 643
A Chopin Suite. String ensemble. SP 644 Little American Suite. String Ensemble. SP 714** Old English Suite. String Ensemble.
SP 715**
Essential Flute Studies. 36
progressive studies. SP 747 Study Album for Oboe. 24 progressive studies. SP 748
Fiddle Fiesta. for flexible string ensemble. SP 799**
Eight Little Pieces. Easy, for oboe or cor anglais & piano.**
unpublished:
Chamber:
His Acts Being Seven Ages.
(after Shakespeare)
for wind quintet.** Sonatina. for solo bassoon**
Windband Spectacular Sketchbook.
Elementary
school band** Woodwind World Tour. for wind quartet (fl,ob,cl,bn)
Trio Movement.
From
Brahms’ Trio op.114 (arr. Clar &
piano)
Vocal:
Pomes Penyeach. (solo voice with piano) Settings
of poems by James Joyce. The Hums of Pooh. (children’s choir with
piano) Settings of 4 ‘Hums’ by Pooh (A. A. Milne).
Orchestral:
Christmas at the Rose and Crown. 2 Act ballet.**
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