Michael Berkeley

per SATB e organo Un'ambientazione del testo dell'arcivescovo Rowan Williams "Calendario d'Avvento" per coro e organo.

per SATB e oboe. Si tratta di una suggestiva ambientazione della poesia sulla giungla di Rudyard Kipling "Now Chil the kite brings home the night".

This anthem was commissioned for the Enthronement of the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, and was first performed during the Enthronement ceremony a...

This motet was written to celebrate the golden jubilee of Canon Francis Bartlett's priesthood and first performed at the Church of St Anselm and St Cecilia, Kingsway on 29 June 1985. Offprinted from t...

For SATB unaccompanied. An incandescent setting of versicles and responses for Evensong. The music is haunting in its simplicity, supporting and illuminating the text to great effect. The second set i...

For SATB with divisions unaccompanied. New Horizons showcases the wealth of exciting, innovative, and occasionally challenging choral music being written today. It encompasses the whole gamut of small...

per soprano e pianoforte Questo brano è stato scritto per il "NMC Songbook", un CD di studi vocali contemporanei. Di natura romantica e malinconica, è particolarmente accessibile, ricca di lussureggia...

Hollow Fires è un ciclo di quattro canzoni, che ripropongono testi di Hardy e Housman sul tema dell'amore e della perdita.

Setting a text taken from the Books of Sirach and Ezra, Build this House uses tonal shifts and alternating homophonic and polyphonic sections to create a piece that is both contemplative and joyous. f...

This anthem sets a text by the 17h-century Bishop Thomas Ken. The vocal parts are narrative in style and coloured by decorative organ passages. This setting would be well-suited for use on Saints' Day...

Haiku è una raccolta di otto brevi brani che possono essere eseguiti come un insieme o singolarmente. Ognuno di essi si ispira a una diversa specie di uccello, raffigurandone il movimento piuttosto ch...

Una scena sacra per tenore, pianoforte e quartetto d'archi che racconta, nel testo biblico, la scena del Getsemani.

Mini-Drama è stato commissionato per Chamber Music 2000. Le opere di Chamber Music 2000 sono state concepite per essere tecnicamente facili, pur mantenendo l'individualità e lo stile musicale del comp...

Parte di violino solo per il Concerto per violino di Michael Berkeley, eseguito in prima assoluta ai BBC Proms nel 2016.

Orchestration: Flute (doubling piccolo), Oboe, Clarinet in Bb, Bassoon Horn in F (also plays Wood Block) Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) The Romance of the Rose was commissioned by th...

per quintetto d'archi. Una risposta al Quintetto per archi in do (D956) di Schubert, questo lavoro mette in evidenza la sonorità del basso aggiunto dal secondo violoncello. È un lavoro in un unico mov...

Il secondo quartetto per archi di Berkeley utilizza una presentazione libera e casuale del materiale tematico. C'è un netto contrasto tra la sezione centrale, serrata e ritmica, e il passaggio finale,...

Traditionally sung on Christmas Eve, 'O Virgo virginum' is often described as the eighth ‘O’ Antiphon and praises Mary, ‘O virgin of (amongst) virgins.’ McDowall's setting is vigorous and joyful, with...

Archer's beautiful setting of this well-known text provides a wonderful alternative to more familiar versions. This charming Advent carol is also available in a version for mixed voices.

This two movement work is dedicated to Richard Rodney Bennett, at one time Michael Berkeley's composition teacher. A three bar theme introduces the first movement which is worked almost entirely in st...

This two movement work is dedicated to Richard Rodney Bennett, at one time Michael Berkeley's composition teacher. A three bar theme introduces the first movement which is worked almost entirely in st...

Berkeley's second string quartet uses a free, random presentation of thematic material. There is a sharp contrast between the tight and rhythmic central section and the final passage which dispenses w...

This arrangement for choir and orchestra of a traditional American spiritual conjures a deep fervency, belying its simple appearance. The opening instruction is 'With hushed awe', and that encapsulate...

This arrangement meets the demand for timeless popular songs, designed to appeal to teachers and students alike. For three-part choir, it contains that memorable tune, Joel's clever lyrics, riffs asso...