Symon Clarke: Selected Works and Compositions

Compositions

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A selection of Symon's works up to October 2024:

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

Title	Instrumentation	Duration
Perihelion (1980)	Ensemble fl, ca, bsn, hrn, trpt, trbn, 2 perc, pno/cel, vln, vlc, cb	18’
Endgame (1999/00 rev. 2005)	Percussion Quartet 1. bongos/temple blks, med dr, t-tam, clv, cabasa, glk 2. clv, maracas, 4 t-toms, s.cym, 6 gongs, brake dr, crot (2 8ve) 3. wd blks, cowbell, low dr, vib 4. steel dr, low-med dr, mar (4½ 8ve), mk tree	14’
Midnight Verses (2002)	Duo cl/bst hrn, mar	21’
Dimensions of the Present Moment (2009)	Quintet fl, cl, pno, vln, vlc	10’
Galileo’s Dream (2009/10	Octet cl, bsn, hrn, 2 vln, vla, vlc, cb	15’
Nine Sonnets in Memory of John Clare (2010/11)	Duo vln, pno	15’
Dead Voices (2012/13)	Solo Strings 6 vln, 3 vla, 2 vlc, 1 cb	19’
Threnodia (2014)	Clarinet Quintet cl, 2 vlns, vla, vlc	11’
Shadow Songs (2014/15)	Duo vln, vlc	11’
In the Circle of the White Moon (2014)	Duo 2 vlns	10’
... if not, winter ... (2015)	Duo vla, vlc	10’
The Brightness of Shadows (2015)	Duo vln, vla	14’
Veiled Nightingale (2017)	Ensemble fl/picc, ob, cl, b.cl, hrn, trpt, 2 perc (vibr, glk, t-tams, t-toms), pno, hp, 2 vln, vla, vlc, cb	13’
Echo’s Dream (2017)	Ensemble fl, ob, cl, bsn, hrn, trpt, trbn, vibr, pno, hp, 2 vln, vla, vlc, cb	14’
Wind Quintet (2018)	Quintet fl, ob, cl, bsn, hrn	12’
Nglèwèr (2020)	Ensemble fl/picc, ob, cl, b.cl, bsn, 2 hrns, trpt, 2 perc (glk, crot, vib), pno, hp, 4 vlns, 2 vlas, 2 vlc, cb	20’
The Memory of Atoms (2021)	Ensemble fl, cl, hn, Vibr, hp, pno, vln, vlc	21’
The Solitude of Cataracts (2024)	Duo vlc, pno	13’
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird (2024)	Duo vlc, pno	8’

STRING QUARTET

Title	Instrumentation	Duration
String Quartet No. 1 (1986)	2 vln, vla, vlc	22’
String Quartet No. 2 (2008)	2 vln, vla, vlc	10’
String Quartet No. 3 (2011/12)	2 vln, vla, vlc	18’
String Quartet No. 4 (2018)	2 vln, vla, vlc	16’
String Quartet No. 5 (2018)	2 vln, vla, vlc	19’
String Quartet No. 6 (2020)	2 vln, vla, vlc	27’

ORCHESTRAL

Title	Instrumentation	Duration
Statue Circle (2004/5)	2 fl, alt fl/picc, 3 ob (3rd ca), 2 cl, b.cl, 3 bsn (3rd c.bsn) 4 hrn, 3 trpt, 3 trbn, tba timp, 3 perc (mar, glk, vib, crot, s.cym, t-tam) cel, hrp strings 16, 14, 12, 10, 8 (min 12, 12, 10, 8, 6)	24’
Pour Finir Encore (2006/8)	fl/picc/a.fl, ob/ca, 2 cl (2nd b.cl), bsn 2 hrn, 1 trpt, 1 trbn 2 perc. (mar, vib, gongs, s.cyms, t-tams, crot) Pno/cel, hp 6 vln, 2 vla, 2 vlc, 1 cb	26’
Three Orbits (2014/15)	2 fl (2nd picc.), 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bsn 4 hrn, 2 trpt, 2 trbn, t/b-trbn, tba 2 perc (glk, t-tam/vibr) hp strings: 12, 12, 10, 8, 6	23’
Silentium (2014/15)	2 fl (2nd picc.), 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bsn 4 hrn, 2 trpt, 2 trbn, t/b-trbn, tba 2 perc (glk, mar, t-toms / vibr, s.cym, t-tam) hp strings: 12, 12, 10, 8, 6	11’
Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra (2016) First Movement (extract 1) First Movement (extract 2) First Movement (extract 3) Second Movement (extract 1) Second Movement (extract 2)	Solo Vlc 2 fl (2nd picc), 2 ob, 2 cl (2nd b.cl), 2 bsn 2 hrn, trpt, 1 perc (vib, mar) hp strings 10, 8, 6, 6, 4	30’
Symphony 1 (2018/19)	picc, 2 fl, 2 ob, ca, 2 cl, b.cl, 2 bsn, c.bsn 4 hrn, 3 trpt, 2 trbn, b.trbn, tba timp, 3 perc (glk, crot, vib, mar, t-tom, bd, s.cym, t-tam) hp, pno strings 16, 14, 12, 10, 8 (min. 12, 12, 10 8, 6)	44’
Symphony 2 (2021)	picc, 2 fl, 2 ob, ca, 2 cl, b.cl, 2 bsn, c.bsn 4 hrn, 3 trpt, 2 trbn, b.trbn, tba timp, 4 perc (glk, crot, vib, mar, bd, s.cym, t-tam, t-bells) hp, pno strings 16, 14, 12, 10, 8 (min. 12, 12, 10, 8, 6)	30’

VOCAL

Title	Instrumentation	Duration
Metoikos (1984)	sop, mezzo-sop 6 hrn, 4 trpt, 1 trpt in D, 4 trbn, 2 tba	42’
Secret Diversion (2003/4)	sop fl, cl, vib, hp, vln, vlc	25’
Time’s Eye (2005)	sop cl/b.cl, vib, vlc	20’
Earth Songs (2007)	mezzo-sop cl/b.cl and 2 vib	9’
Zugunruhe (2008/9)	sop fl, hp, pno, perc(?) optional electronic sounds	27’
Three Settings of Emily Dickinson (2011)	Mixed Choir/Solo Voices SS(S) AA TT BB	6’
Apostrophe to Silence (Setting of Shelley Fragments) (2011)	Mixed Choir/Solo Voices SS AA TT BB	9’
The Sum of all Silence (2013)	sop, vlc, pno	10’
À quoi bon dire (2013)	sop, pno	8’
Requiem (2016/17)	sop fl, 2 cl (2nd dble b.cl), vln, vlc, mar/vibr, pno	25’
Once Upon Earth (2019/20)	solo sop, solo ten, picc 2 fl, 2 ob, ca, 2 cl, b.cl, 2 bsn, c.bsn - 4 hrn, 3 trpt, 2 trbn, b.trbn, tba - timps - 4 perc (glock, crotales, vibr, xyl, mar, bd, t.bells, s.cyms, t-tam) hp, pno, strings (16,14,12,10, 8 - min. 12, 12, 10, 8, 6)	47’

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