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


 
Key
[AB]
Associated Board
[B]
Berben
[BB]
Barry Brunton
 [B&H]
Boosey & Hawkes
[C]
Chappell
[D]
Doblinger
[E]
Elkin
[F]
Fentone
[L]
Leeds Music (MCA)
[OEC]
Oecumuse
[P]
Peters
[R]
Ricordi
CD
Compact Disc
F
Film
R
Record
T
Tape

 
 
 

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 & STRINGS
or Concertino for 
piano and strings

Op10 VARIATIONS
PASSACAGLIA & FUGUE
string 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'D
1111.1 perc tmp hrp strs
or symphony orchestra
T
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 ORCHESTRA 
2222.433 hrp p strs T
Op54 PIANO CONCERTO  3 movements
(symphony or chamber orch) 

Op67 MOVEMENT FROM 
BOUQUET FOR LENNOX 
symphony 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 strings
 
Op79b REALISATION Chopin Op10   

 
 

Vocal

Op4 CANTICLE 1: 
CANTICLE OF THE ROSE
high 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 piano
 
Op 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 LORD
SATB & 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-soprano
CD 
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, T 
Op63b WAITING FOR YOU voice and piano  
Op63c NO LONGER CRY  voice and piano  
Op64 FOUR YEATS SONGS   CD 
Op68 CANTICLE 3: 
CHINESE CANTICLE
fl (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 1969
 
Op76 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 CANON
4 voices, a cappella or with piano accompaniment
 

 

Strings

Op2d CONCERTO FOR 
HARPSICHORD & STRINGS
or Concertino for 
piano and strings
 
Op4c STRING TRIO vl, vle, vc
Op8 MINIATURE STRING TRIO vl, vle, vc R
Op10 VARIATIONS
PASSACAGLIA & FUGUE
string orch
(BBC Philharmonic, 1981)
[P]   T
Op11 STRING QUARTET NO 1 (Buxton Festival, Alberni, 1962) [R]   R
Op11b MINIATURE STRING
QUARTETS
1  In Italy    2  In France
3  In Britain
 
Op11c FOUR COUNTRIES:
SUITE FOR STRINGS
   
Op11d 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)
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 pno
 
Op12e 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
& HYMN
brass quartet, brass ensemble 
or brass band
 
Op12h CHACONNE & RONDO horn and piano [AB]
Op12i MELODY &
CONCERT PIECE
trombone 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 orchestra
 
Op42d PASTORAL oboe and strings
(composer's arrangement of Op42c)

   



Film

PORTRAIT OF A TOWN Standard Pictures Chris Collins and 
Ken Lawrence
THE END OF THE LINE London International Film School Seng Yew Chan
LEAR AND GONERIL Atelier Films Jay Botoff and 
Roderick MacRae
TITANIC 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 Bowman
THE GARDEN PARTY The Coliseum Sir Frederick Ashton 
and Peter Darrell
THE 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, SE3
Jo Girdlestone