R i c h a r d S t o k e r
Composer and Conductor
Compositions
with details of first performances, publications and recordings
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Orchestral
Op1 PETITE SUITE orch 2121.221 hrp, p, strs
BBC Concert Orchestra,
(Tausky, 1963)[C] T Op2 ANTIC HAY OVERTURE orch 2222.433 p, strs
Hallé (Handford, 1962)T Op2c SUITE, AFTER PURCELL orch 2222.433 hrp p strs Op2d CONCERTO FOR
HARPSICHORD & STRINGSor Concertino for
piano and strings
Op10 VARIATIONS
PASSACAGLIA & FUGUEstring orch
(BBC Philharmonic, 1981)[P] T Op12 SYMPHONY NO 1 orch 3323.4331 timp p hrp strs Op15c TROILUS AND CRESSIDA incidental music to Shakespeare
orch 1110.2422 per hrp tmp strs
(Old Vic, 1964)
Op17b PASSACAGLIA orch 2222.433 hrp p strs Op18b CHORALE FOR STRINGS
[F] R Op19d PERMUTATIONS orch or instrs 1111.111 strs
(instrumentation conductor's choice)Op23 LITTLE SYMPHONY 1111.211 pno tmp perc strs
(instrumentation conductor's choice)
(LCM, 1970)[B&H] Op 30d FOUR PRELUDES FROM
JOHNSON PRESERV'D1111.1 perc tmp hrp strs
or symphony orchestraT Op33 SERENADE FOR ORCHESTRA 1111.1 tmp strs (Philomusica, Victoria & Albert Museum, 1971) T Op33b THE GARDEN PARTY orchestral suite, Bach/Stoker
2222.433 hrp perc strs
(London Coliseum, 1971)
Op34 FEAST OF FOOLS
OVERTURE FOR ORCHESTRA2222.433 hrp p strs T Op54 PIANO CONCERTO 3 movements
(symphony or chamber orch)
Op67 MOVEMENT FROM
BOUQUET FOR LENNOXsymphony orch
(Cheltenham, 1983)T Op84 MEMENTO MARY M... recorder and string orch
Organ
Op5c CHORALE PRELUDE NO 1 organ solo Op27 A LITTLE ORGAN BOOK (Townend, Christ Church Chelsea, 1969; Bunney, BBC) [B&H] T Op28 PARTITA FOR ORGAN (Wolverhampton/BBC, Richardson, 1970) [B&H] T Op31 THREE IMPROVISATIONS
FOR ORGAN(St Giles Cripplegate, 1973) [B&H] Op31b VARIANTS FOR ORGAN (Leeds Parish Church, 1978) [B] Op31c CONTEMPORARY ORGAN TECHNIQUE (New College Oxford, 1978) T Op31d THREE PIECES FOR ORGAN (St Brides, Fleet Street, 1982) [F] Op31e CHORALE PRELUDE NO 2 wedding prelude
Op58 ORGAN SYMPHONY (Wimborne Minster, 1980) [BB] T Op81 SONATE SYMPHONIQUE organ solo
Op87 CHORALE PRELUDE NO 3 organ solo
Piano
Op7 FROM AN ARTIST'S SKETCHBOOK 6 easy pieces Op7b FIREWORKS 6 easy pieces [F] Op7c THE FAIRGROUND 6 easy pieces Op7d THE LITTLE GIRAFFE 12 easy pieces Op9 TWELVE NOCTURNES piano solo (Richard Rodney Bennett, 4 St James Sq, 1960) Op15b REGENCY SUITE six movements CD Op17 PIANO SERENADE five movements CD Op19b A POET'S NOTEBOOK piano solo (6 pieces)
(Leighton House, Spurrell,1972)[L] CD Op22b ZODIAC VARIATIONS 12 pieces CD Op26 PIANO SONATA NO 1 (Else Cross, Radio Dublin, 1970; Eric Parkin, BBC, 1990) CD, T Op45 PIANO VARIATIONS (Wigmore Hall, 1973) CD, R Op45b PIANO VARIATIONS composer's version
(for left hand alone)
Op46b DIVERSIONS ON A THEME OF LENNOX BERKELEY piano duet (Koenig/Stoker, Purcell Room) CD, T Op47 DUOLOGUE two pianos (Bennett & Bradshaw, Purcell Room, 1975) CD, T Op53 ASSEMBLAGES four pianos (16 hands)
(Huddersfield, 1976)T Op53b ASSEMBLAGES piano duet (4 hands) Op54 PIANO CONCERTO 3 movements
(symphony or chamber orch)Op63 TWO JAZZ PRELUDES piano solo
(Purcell Room, 1982)CD, R Op71 PIANO SONATA NO 2 5 movements CD Op74 A YORK SUITE - EBORACUM piano solo (written for
Eric Parkin's 70th Birthday)Op77 QUATRE MORCEAUX A QUATRE MAINS four pieces for piano duet CD Op78b REALISATION Bach First Prelude
piano and stringsOp79b REALISATION Chopin Op10
Vocal
Op4 CANTICLE 1:
CANTICLE OF THE ROSEhigh voice, cl, vle, pno Op4b PSALM 93 SATB, string orch or organ or pno
Op5d THE WORLD'S WAY unison voices and piano or
solo voice and pianoOp 9b THE MAGIC TOYSHOP unison voices and piano
Op 9c SAILAWAY unison voices and instr or pno
Op14 ECCE HOMO cantata for speaker, tenor,
baritone solo, chorus & orch[P] Op19 SONGS OF LOVE AND LOSS high voice and piano (5 poems) CD Op19c BIRTHDAY OF THE INFANTA children's opera Op20 PROVERBS SATB and orch or organ [BB] Op20b GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO SATB [OEC] Op20c MAGNIFICAT & NUNC DIMITTIS SSAB org Op20d REQUIESCAT SS pno [L] CD Op20e SONGS OF SPRING SSA a capella [L] Op20f A SUPPLICATION SAB a capella [OEC] Op20g MISSA BREVIS unison and org [OEC] Op20h VISITS OF TRUTH SATB Op20i JESU HOLY CHILD and
CREATOR LORDSATB & Organ optional
Op20j CHANT SATB [OEC] Op20k GLORY BE TO THE FATHER SSAB a capella [OEC] Op25 MUSIC THAT BRINGS
SWEET SLEEP(Langridge, Maidstone, 1970; English, BBC, 1978) [E] CD, T Op30 JOHNSON PRESERV'D opera in 3 acts, 5 solo and orch
1111.1 perc tmp hrp strs
(or opera orch)
(St Pancras, 1967)T Op30b INTERLUDES & ARIAS from JOHNSON PRESERV'D tenor and orch T Op30c TWO ARIAS with piano Polly's Aria: soprano
Mrs Thrale's Aria: mezzo-sopranoCD Op39 ASPECTS I IN III low or high voice and piano
(Wigmore Hall, 1970)CD Op39b EIGHT FOLK SONG ARRANGEMENTS voice and piano CD Op39c EIGHT FOLK SONG ARRANGEMENTS voice and guitar [D] Op41 THE GLORY OF THE DOVE SATB [BB] CD Op41b A LANDSCAPE OF TRUTH male voices T Op41c NOBLE NATURE & TRUTH two part songs for SATB
(BBC Singers, 1974)T Op44 CANTICLE 2: MAKE ME A WILLOW CABIN soprano, mezzo-soprano and piano (Purcell Room, 1973) CD, R Op48 ASPECTS OF FLIGHT medium voice and piano CD, R Op50 THERESE RAQUIN opera (in prep) Op51 BENEDICTUS SATB and orch or organ
(QEH, 1975)[OEC] T Op52 PORTRAIT OF A TOWN speaker and two pianos
(Huddersfield, 1976)[R]
CD, F, TOp63b WAITING FOR YOU voice and piano Op63c NO LONGER CRY voice and piano Op64 FOUR YEATS SONGS CD Op68 CANTICLE 3:
CHINESE CANTICLEfl (pic or alto fl), cl (bcl, alto sax), vcl, harp (Purcell Room, 1991) Op69 FOUR SHAKESPEARE SONGS voice and piano CD Op69b FOUR SHAKESPEARE SONGS voice and guitar Op70 THE SCHOLARS high voice, fl, ob, clbsu, hrn, tmp, vl, vle, cv (or voice & pno) Op75 GREEK SONGS - THEODORAKIS arrangements, including the smuggled song, 'Remember Us'
of 1969Op76 KRISTALLNACHT MONODY solo voice CD Op78 REALISATION Byrd - Lullaby CD Op79 REALISATION Purcell - Dido's Lament CD Op79c ARRANGEMENT Hoagy Carmichael -
'Bread & Gravy'Op82 THREE CAROLS 'I Saw a Fair Mayden' (SATB & Organ, 2 descants optional), 'Creator Lord' (SATB), 'Jesu Holy Child' (SATB & Organ)
Op83a A GREEN PLEASANT LAND voice and recorder, 12 songs
Op85 A GARRICK ROUND or
GARRICK CANON4 voices, a cappella or with piano accompaniment
Strings
Op2d CONCERTO FOR
HARPSICHORD & STRINGSor Concertino for
piano and stringsOp4c STRING TRIO vl, vle, vc
Op8 MINIATURE STRING TRIO vl, vle, vc R Op10 VARIATIONS
PASSACAGLIA & FUGUEstring orch
(BBC Philharmonic, 1981)[P] T Op11 STRING QUARTET NO 1 (Buxton Festival, Alberni, 1962) [R] R Op11b MINIATURE STRING
QUARTETS1 In Italy 2 In France
3 In BritainOp11c FOUR COUNTRIES:
SUITE FOR STRINGSOp11d FRENCH SUITE strings Op13h CONCERT PIECE solo cello (or bassoon)
Op14b FIVE PIECES violin and piano
Op14c MONOLOGUE solo violin
Op15 SONATA NO 1 violin and piano (Grinke/Weingarten,
Conway Hall, 1966)T Op18 STRING QUARTET NO 2 [R] R Op18b CHORALE FOR STRINGS [F] R Op18c AIR & DANCE cello and piano [F] Op18d CONCERT MUSIC cello ensemble (6 part) Op 18e TEN EASY TUNES violin and piano [F] Op21b SONATINA vl vle, 3 movements (Grinke/Kondacks,
Canada, 1965)Op22 PRELUDE & TOCCATA violin and piano (Leighton House,1974) Op36 STRING QUARTET NO 3 (ADLERIAN) (Purcell Room 1969;
New York 1970)T Op43 SONATA NO 2 violin and piano (Deakin/Lumsden,
Wigmore Hall, 1972)T Op49b CONCERTINO NO 2 violin and cello
(Bureau, Purcell Room, 1975)Op61 SONATA NO 3 solo violin
(Wigmore Hall, 1982)Op62 LOCATIONS string quartet etc or other instrs Op73 PARTITA violin and harp
Op73b PARTITA violin and piano Op73c PARTITA mandolin and harp or piano
Op73d FIVE MELODIES violin and piano
Op84 MEMENTO MARY M... recorder and string quartet
(or string orch)
Guitar
Op22c ZODIAC VARIATIONS guitar CD, T Op39c EIGHT FOLK SONG ARRANGEMENTS voice & guitar [D] Op42 SONATINA guitar (Estarellas,
Purcell Room, 1974)CD, T Op42b IMPROVISATION guitar (Gilardino, Italy; Estarellas, BBC) CD, R Op42c PASTORAL guitar (Hector Quine) CD, T Op46 DIVERSIONS ON A THEME OF MIKIS THEODORAKIS (Kevin Peak, Leighton House) CD, T Op55 SONATA two guitars
(Wigmore Hall, 1977)[BB] CD, R Op56 CONCERTO two guitars and tape
(Wigmore Hall 1978)CD, R Op57 PIECES FOR POLITA (6) guitar solo CD, R Op66 DANCE MOVEMENTS guitar or lute
(Purcell Room, 1984)[BB] CD Op72 OSTINATO guitar and cello
Woodwind
Op2b ANTIC HAY OVERTURE version for wind band Op3 TRIO fl, ob, cl (Leighton House 1962) T Op5 SONATINA cl, pno (BBC Radio 3,
Johanassen/Jenkins, 1980)[L] T/CD Op5b MUSIC FOR THREE 3 ob or 3 cl [L] Op8b FOUR MINIATURES fl, cl, pno etc, 2 cl and pno,
or ob bsn and pnoOp12e PRELUDE & SCHERZANDO flute and piano [AB] Op12f CHANT & DANSE oboe and piano [AB] Op12g AIR & DANSE bassoon and piano [AB] Op13 TRIPTYCH solo clarinet or bass clarinet (Chichester, 1967) T Op13b SOLILOQUY solo flute T Op13g AUBADE solo oboe or cor anglais
Op21 SONATINA flute and piano, 3 movements
(BBC Radio 3, 1984)T Op29 THREE PIECES solo oboe or cor anglais
(Wigmore Hall, 1970)[P] T Op29b THREE EPIGRAMS cor anglais and piano T Op29c AN OBOE METHOD oboe tutor
Op65 PARTITA for clarinet and piano
(Purcell Room, 1985)Op72b MOUVEMENT PERPETUEL three clarinets Op73c LABYRINTHS six duets for ob, cl, tr, etc
(or other treble instrs)[BB] Op73d FOUNDATIONS 20 exercises for ob, cl, tr, etc
(for two treble instrs)
Op80 BASSOON QUARTET four bassoons
(or other bass instrs)
Op83a A GREEN PLEASANT LAND voice and recorder, 12 songs
Op84 MEMENTO MARY MAGDALEN recorder and string quartet
(or string orch)
Brass
Op3c FESTIVAL SUITE trumpet and piano T Op12b LITANY SEQUENCE
& HYMNbrass quartet, brass ensemble
or brass bandOp12h CHACONNE & RONDO horn and piano [AB] Op12i MELODY &
CONCERT PIECEtrombone and piano [AB] Op13e BRASS QUARTET trumpet, two horns and trombone Op13f CONCERT CAPRICE solo horn (or solo cor anglais) Op38b SINFONIA FOR SAX four saxophones
Mixed Ensemble
Op4d TRIO cl, vle, pno Op6 WIND QUINTET fl, ob, cl, bsn, hrn (Macnaughten,
Portia, 4 St James Sq, 1963)T Op8d CLARINET QUARTET cl, vl, vle, vc Op16 SEXTET cl hrn bsn str trio (Czech Nonet,
Cheltenham, 1966)T Op21c INVENTION cl and vle Op24 PIANO TRIO NO 1 (Willison Trio,
Wigmore Hall, 1964)T Op32 TERZETTO cl, vle and pno
(Harlow 1968)T Op35 PIANO TRIO NO 2 (Bureau Trio,
Purcell Room, 1969)T Op37 NOCTURNAL horn trio: horn, violin and piano (or horn, cl and pno)
(Cheltenham 1970)T Op38 FACETS fl, vl, vc and hrpchd (or fl, ob, guitar, hrpchd)
(Wigmore Hall, 1975)T Op40 POLEMICS oboe quartet: ob, vl, vle & vc
(Janet Craxton, Leighton House)Op49 CONCERTINO NO 1 flute and violin (Mcnutt/Martin, Cheltenham, 1966) Op49c VARIANTS clarinet and violin Op59 PIANO TRIO NO 3 (Bureau, Purcell Room, 1980) Op60 TRIO SONATA fl, vl & org (or hrpchd/pno)
(St George's Hanover Square, 1980)
Miscellaneous
Op3b LITTLE SUITE 2 treble instruments Op3d ROUNDS & CANONS 3 treble instruments Op12c FOUR CONVERSATIONS 2 bass instruments
or alto and tenor saxophone[F] Op12d THREE INVENTIONS 2 bass instruments [L] Op13c MUSIC FOR TWO recorders T Op13d LITTLE DANCE SUITE 3 recorders [R] T Op23b ANTIPHONS & RESPONSES 4.1111.111 tmp perc strs
recorder quartet (or flute quartet) and small orchestra or youth orchestraOp42d PASTORAL oboe and strings
(composer's arrangement of Op42c)
Film
PORTRAIT OF A TOWN Standard Pictures Chris Collins and
Ken LawrenceTHE END OF THE LINE London International Film School Seng Yew Chan LEAR AND GONERIL Atelier Films Jay Botoff and
Roderick MacRaeTITANIC Pathe News FOREVER JOY Nitram Productions John Martin IN CONTROL Movie Craft John Martin BOUQUET University of Westminster Sam Yan Kit Man LITTLE MAN, BIG MAN Kodabar Productions Jon Justice BREAKS
Metropolitan Film School
Peter Marsay
Theatre
TROILUS AND CRESSIDA Old Vic Paul Hill and Michael Croft MACBETH Goldsmiths College Barbara Bunch LYSISTRATA Goldsmiths College Barbara Bunch GALILEO Goldsmiths College Barbara Bunch THE RAPE OF THE BELT Royal Academy of Music Barbara Bunch MY FRIEND -- MY ENEMY The Place Joanna Gantz and
Elaine BowmanTHE GARDEN PARTY The Coliseum Sir Frederick Ashton
and Peter DarrellTHE MAN BORN TO BE KING Rudolf Steiner Hall Francis Butler THE ROAD TO VARENNES Rudolf Steiner Hall Francis Butler DON QUIXOTE Apsley House, Piccadilly Grace Cone DIVERTISSEMENT Apsley House, Piccadilly Grace Cone THE PRODIGIOUS SNOB
(Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme)Huddersfield College Brian Threlfall THE KINDERTRANSPORT PROJECT The Old Bakehouse Theatre,
Age Exchange Theatre, SE3Jo Girdlestone