List of compositions by Herbert Howells

This is a classified list of compositions by the English composer Herbert Howells.

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*"Mother's Here" (incidental music), 1929, collab. G. Jacob, lost
*"Penguinski" (ballet), 1933

Orchestral

*"The B's", suite, Op. 13, 1914, unpubd
*"Puck's Minuet", Op. 20 No. 1, 1917
*Suite for String Orchestra, Op. 16, 1917, unpubd
*Serenade, String Orchestra, 1917 (arr. from op. 16)
*"Thé Dansant", 1919, lost;
*"Merry Eye", Op. 20 No. 2, 1920
*"Procession", Op. 36, 192
*"Pastoral Rhapsody", 1923, unpubd
*"Paradise Rondel", op. 40, 1925, unpubd
*"King's Herald", 1937, unpubd [1st movt of Pageantry, arr. orch]
*Concerto for Strings, 1938
*"Folk Tune Set", 1940, unpubd
*Suite for Strings No. 1, 1942
*Suite for Strings No. 2, 1942, lost
*"Fanfare for Schools", for brass, timpani, and strings, 1943, unpubd
*"Music for a Prince", 1948 (arr. of 2 movements of "The B's")

Concertante

*Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 4, 1913
*3 Dances for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 7, 1915
*"Elegy", for viola, string quartet, and string orchestra, Op. 17, 1917 (arr. from Op. 16)
*Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 39, 1925
*Fantasia for Cello and Orchestra, 1937
*Threnody for Cello and Orchestra, late 1930s, orch. C. Palmer, 1992;

Vocal/Choral Orchestral

*When cats run home (A.L. Tennyson), SS, orch [orig. version 1907]
*The Lord shall be my help (fugue), 5vv, str, 1914, unpubd
*Sir Patrick Spens (trad.), op.23, Bar, SATB, orch, 1917
*Sine nomine: a Phantasy, op.37, S, T, SATB, orch, 1922
*The Trial of Jesus (J. Masefield), vv, pf, str, 1926, unpubd
*In Green Ways, op.43, S, orch/S, pf, 1928 (reworking of 5 Songs for S and chamber orch, 1915)
*# Under the greenwood tree (W. Shakespeare)
*# The goat paths (J. Stephens)
*# Merry Margaret (J. Skelton)
*# Wanderer's night song (J.W.v. Goethe, trans. Howells)
*# On the merry first of May (Parker, Aveling
*A Maid Peerless (medieval poem), SSAA, orch, 1931, rev. 1951
*A Kent Yeoman's Wooing Song (T. Vautor, T. Ravenscroft), S, Bar, SATB, orch, 1933
*Hymnus Paradisi, S, T, SATB, orch, 1938
*Behold O God, Our Defender (Ps lxxxiv), SATB, orch, 1952
*The House of the Mind (J. Beaumont), SATB, org, str/org, 1954
*Missa Sabrinensis, S, A, T, B, SATB, orch, 1954
*An English Mass, SATB, orch, 1955
*Stabat Mater, T, SATB, orch, 1959–65
*Michael: A Fanfare Setting, vv, org, orch, 1970, completed C. Palmer, 1992
*Te Deum (Collegium Regale), SATB, orch, 1977 [version of Te Deum, 1944]

Chamber Music

Three or more instruments

*Variations for 11 solo insts, op.3, c1913, lost
*Lady Audrey's Suite, op.19, String Quartet, 1915
*Piano Quartet, op.21, 1916 (extensive revision in 1936)
*Phantasy String Quartet, op.25, 1916–17
*In Gloucestershire [fantasy string quartet] (String Quartet no.3), 1916–c1935 [1st version lost, rev. 1920, final version early 1930s]
*Rhapsodic Qnt, op.31, clarinet, strings, 1919
*The Old Mole, Pianoforte Quintet, 1937, unpubd [folktune arr.]
*Hunsdon House, Pianoforte Quintet, 1937, unpubd [arr.]

One or two instruments

*Sonata, b, vn, pf, 1911, unpubd
*Comedy Suite, op.8, cl, pf, c1913, lost
*Prelude no.1, hp, 1915, unpubd
*3 Pieces, op.28, vn, pf, 1917
*# Pastorale
*# 'Chosen' Tune
*# Luchinushka
*Damsons, vn, pf, c1917, unpubd
*Phantasy Sonata in E, vn, pf, 1917 (rev. in 1918 as Sonata No. 1, op. 18, vn, pf)
*Sonata no.2, E-flat, op.26, vn, pf, 1917, unpubd
*Cradle Song, vn, pf, 1918, unpubd
*Sonata no.3, e, op.38, vn, pf, 1923
*A Country Tune, vn, pf, c1925
*A Croon, vn, pf, c1925
*Slow Air, vn, pf, c1927
*Lambert's Clavichord (3 transcrs), vc, pf, 1929
*Sonata, ob, pf, 1942
*Minuet (grace for a fresh egg), bn, pf, 1945
*Sonata, cl, pf, 1946
*A Near Minuet, cl, pf, 1946
*2 Pieces, fl, vn, unpubd
*#Air
*#Alla Menuetto
*Lento, assai espressivo, vn, pf, unpubd

Organ

*Sonata, c, op.1, 1911
*Phantasy Ground Bass, c1915, lost
*3 Psalm-Preludes set 1, op.32, 1915–16
*Rhapsody, op.17 no.1, 1915
*Rhapsody, op.17 no.2, 1918
*Rhapsody, op.17 no.3, 1918
*Sonata (no.2), 1932
*3 Psalm-Preludes set 2, 1938–39
*Fugue, Chorale and Epilogue, 1939
*Master Tallis's Testament, 1940
*Preludio Sine nomine, 1940
*Saraband for the Morning of Easter, 1940
*Paean, 1940
*Intrata (no.2), 1941
*Saraband In Modo Elegiaco, 1945
*Siciliano for a High Ceremony, 1952
*Prelude De profundis, 1958
*Rhapsody no.4, 1958
*2 Pieces, 1959: Dalby's Fancy, Dalby's Toccata
*A Flourish for a Bidding, 1969
*Partita, 1971–2
*Epilogue, c1971
*St Louis comes to Clifton, 1977
*6 Short Pieces (1987)
*2 Slow Airs (1987)
*Miniatures (1983)

Piano

*4 Romantic Pieces, 1908, unpubd [only no.2 extant]
*Marching song, 1909, unpubd
*Summer Idylls, 1911, unpubd
*Minuet, a, c1915, unpubd;
*Snapshots, op.30, 1916–18
*# The Street Dancer
*# The Polar Bear
*# Wee Willie Winkie
*Phantasie, 1917, unpubd
*Sarum Sketches, op.6, 1917
*#The Ooce march
*#The Drudge talks to himself
*#The Drudge forgotten
*#Ooce reads 'Arabian nights'
*#Ooce at leisure
*#Charades
*Procession, op.14 no.1, 1918
*Phantasy Minuet, op.27, pianola, 1919
*Rhapsody, op.14 no.2, 1919
*Jackanapes, op.14 no.3, 1919
*The Chosen Tune, 1920
*Once upon a time …, suite, 1920
*# A Lonely Princess
*# Shepherd Boy
*# An Angry King
*# The Dark Forest
*# Good-Fairy
*# And They Lived Happy Ever After
*Gadabout, c1922
*A Mersey Tune, 1924
*2 Pieces, 1926
*# Slow Dance
*# Cobler's Hornpipe
*Country Pageant (London, 1928)
*# Merry Andrew's Procession
*# Kings and Queens
*# There was a most beautiful lady
*# The Mummer's Dance
*A Little Book of Dances (London, 1928)
*# Minuet
*# Gavotte
*# Pavane
*# Galliard
*# Rigadoon
*# Jig
*A Sailor Tune (London, 1930)
*O Mensch bewein dein Sünde gross (arr. Bach: Chorale prelude,bwv 622)
*Triumph Tune, 1934, arr. 2 pf, 1941, unpubd
*Promenade for Boys (London, 1938)
*Promenade for Girls (London, 1938)
*Minuet, 1939, unpubd
*Polka, 2 pf, c1939
*Puck's Minuet, 2 pf, c1941, unpubd [arr. of 2 Pieces for Small Orch, op.20 no.1]
*Musica Sine Nomine, 1959
*Pavane and Galliard, 1964, unpubd
*Et nunc et semper, 1967, unpubd
*Petrus Suite, 1967–73, unpubd
*H-plus-H gavotte, 1970, unpubd
*Sonatina, 1971

Clavichord

*Lambert's Clavichord, op.41, 1926–7
*Howells' Clavichord, 1941–61
*My Lady Harewood's Pavane, 1949, My Lord Harewood's Galliard, 1949; Finzi: his rest, 1956

Brass

*Pageantry, suite, brass band, 1934;
*3 Figures: Tryptych, brass band, 1960;
*Fanfare to Lead into the National Anthem, brass, perc, org, 1977

acred choral

*Missa Sine Nomine (Mass in the Dorian Mode), SATB, 1912
*O Salutaris Hostia, SATB (1913)
*Even Such is Time (W. Raleigh), SATB, SATB, 1913
*Nunc dimittis, SSAATTBB, 1914
*4 Anthems to the Blessed Virgin Mary, op.9, SATB, c1915 [only Regina coeli and Salve Regina extant]
*Haec Dies, SSATB, c1918
*Here is the little door (F. Chesterton), SATB, 1918
*Magnificat and Nunc dimittis, G, SATB, org, c1918
*A Spotless Rose (14th-century carol), SATB, 1919
*Blessed are the dead, SATB, SATB, 1920
*Sing Lullaby (F. Harvey), SATB (London, 1920)
*Lord, who created man (G. Herbert), 3vv, pf, 1923
*My master hath a garden (anon.), SS, pf, 1923
*Morning Service, E , unison vv, org, 1924
*Evening Service, E , unison vv, org, 1924
*Te Deum, E , unison vv, 1924
*Communion Service, E , unison vv, org, 1924
*When first thine eies unveil (H. Vaughan), T, SATB, org, 1925
*My eyes for beauty pine (R. Bridges), SATB, org, 1925
*Requiem, S, A, T, B, SATB, 1932
*Magnificat and Nunc dimittis, TTBB, org, 1935
*Magnificat and Nunc dimittis, TB, org, 1941
*4 Anthems, SATB, org, 1941
** O pray for the peace of Jerusalem
** We have heard with our ears
** Like as the hart
** Let God arise
*Great is the Lord, SATB, org, 1941, unpubd
*arr.: Sussex Mummers' Carol, vv, str, org, c1942
*God is gone up (Ps xxxxvii), SATB, org, 1944
*Te Deum and Jubilate Deo (Collegium Regale), SATB, org, 1944
*Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Collegium Regale), SATB, org, 1945
*Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Gloucester), SATB, org, 1946
*Te Deum and Benedictus (Canterbury), SATB, org, 1946
*Where Wast thou? (Motet for Canterbury), Bar, SATB, org, 1948
*King of Glory (Herbert), SATB, org, 1949
*Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (New College, Oxford), SATB, org, c1947
*Long, Long ago (J. Buxton), SATB, 1950
*Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Worcester), SATB, org, 1951
*Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (St Paul's), SATB, org, 1951
*Te Deum and Benedictus (St George's Chapel, Windsor), SATB, org (London, 1952)
*Magnificat and Nunc dimittis, b, SATB, org, c1955
*Office of Holy Communion (Collegium Regale), SATB, org, 1956
*Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (St Peter in Westminster), SATB, org, 1957
*Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Collegium Sancti Johannis Cantabrigiense), SATB, org, 1957
*Missa Aedis Christi, SATB, 1958
*Aubade for a wedding (Levavi oculos meos) (Ps cxxi), S, org, 1959, unpubd
*A Hymn for St Cecilia (U. Vaughan Williams), SATB, org, 1960
*Coventry Antiphon (Bible: Isaiah, Haggai), SATB, org, 1961
*A Sequence for St Michael (Alcuin, trans. H. Waddell), SATB, org, 1961
*Take him, earth, for cherishing (Prudentius, trans. Waddell), SATB, 1964
*God be in my head (Pynson), SATB, 1965, unpubd
*Te Deum (St Mary Redcliffe), SATB, org, c1965
*Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Sarum), SATB, org, 1966
*Te Deum (Columbia University), SATB, org, 1966
*Benedictus es, Domine (Apocrypha), SATB, org, 1967
*Jubilate Deo, SATB, org, 1967
*Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Winchester), SATB, org, 1967
*Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Chichester), SATB, org, 1967
*Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (St Augustine, Birmingham), SATB, org, 1967
*Preces and Responses, SATB, 1967
*One thing have I desired (Ps xxvii), SATB, 1968
*The Coventry Mass, SATB, org, 1968
*Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Hereford), SATB, org, 1969
*Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Collegium Magdalenae Oxoniense), SATB, org, 1970
*Thee will I love (R. Bridges), SATB, org, 1970
*A Grace for William Walton (R. Armstrong), SATB, 1972
*Now abideth faith, hope and charity (Bible: 1 Corinthians), SATB, org, 1972
*Come my soul (J. Newton), SATB, 1972
*Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (York), SATB, org, 1973
*Te Deum (West Riding Cathedrals), SATB, org, 1974, unpubd
*Exultate Deo (Pss of David), SATB, org, 1974
*Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Dallas Canticles), SATB, org, 1975
*The fear of the Lord (Apocrypha: Ecclesiasticus), SATB, org, 1976
*Sweetest of sweets (Herbert), SATB, c1976
*Antiphon (Herbert), SATB, c1976
*I love all beauteous things (R. Bridges), SATB, org, 1977
*Hills of the north, rejoice (Oakley), SSS, org, 1977
*Tryste noel (L. Guiney), SATB, pf, c1977
*I would be true (H. Walter), SATB, org, c1978
*Te Deum (Washington Cathedral), SATB, org, no date (London, 1991) [completed J. Buttrey]
*Remember O thou man (Ravenscroft), SATB
*Te Deum, Benedictus, Jubilate Deo and Communion Service, G, SATB, org [inc.]

Hymn tunes

*God of our England: Hymn for the Coronation (O God of Britain hear today), 1911, unpubd
*St Briavel's (My God, I thank thee who hast made the earth so bright), c1925
*Father of Men: a hymn for Charterhouse, 1930
*Michael (All my hope on God is founded), c1930
*Severn (My God, I thank thee who hast made the earth so bright), c1931
*David (Hills of the north, rejoice), 1937, unpubd
*Twigworth (God is love, let Heav'n adore Him), c1937
*Love divine, all loves excelling, c1962, unpubd
*Newnham (Lord Christ when first Thou cam'st to men), c1962
*Salisbury (Holy spirit, ever dwelling), c1962
*Sancta civitas (O holy city seen of John), 1962
*Erwin (Lord by whose breath), 1966
*In manus tuas (This world, my God, is held within your hand), c1968
*Norfolk (With wonder, Lord, we see your works), c1968
*Kensington (To the name of our salvation), c1970
*Jesu dulcis memoria (Jesu, the very thought is sweet), unpubd
*Jesu, guide our way, unpubd
*Urbs beata (Blessed city, heavenly Salem), unpubd
*9 Anglican double chants (and several unpublished)

ecular choral

*To the owl (Tennyson), SS, pf, 1909
*5 Partsongs, op.5, male vv, TTBB, pf, c1914 [nos. 1 and 2 lost]
*# Love's secret (W. Blake)
*# Is the moon tired? (C. Rossetti)
*# Weep you no more (J. Dowland)
*# The winds whistle cold (D. Terry)
*# A Dirge (Shakespeare)
*The Tinker's song (trad.), SS, pf, c1916
*In youth is pleasure (R. Wever), SSATB, 1915
*5 Partsongs, op.11, female vv, SA, pf, 1915–17
*# The shepherd (Blake)
*# The pilgrim (Blake)
*# A croon (trad.)
*# A sad story (trad.)
*# Come all ye pretty fair maids (trad.)
* The Skylark (J. Hogg), SS, pf, 1916
*An old man's lullaby (T. Dekker), SS, pf, 1917
*3 Songs, op.24, female vv, SS, pf, 1917
*# Under the greenwood tree (Shakespeare)
*# A north-country song (trad.)
*# A true story (T. Campian)
*Before me, careless, lying (A. Dobson), SSATB, 1918
*A golden lullaby (T. Dekker), SS, pf, c1920
*The duel (E. Field), SS, pf (London, 1922)
*The wonderful Derby ram (trad.), unison vv, pf, 1922
*All in this pleasant evening (trad.), unison vv, pf, 1923
*Creep afore ye gang (J. Ballantine), SATB, 1923
*The Shadows (S. O'Sullivan), SATB, 1923
*Spanish lullaby (trad.), unison vv, pf, 1923
*Bells (trad.), SS, pf (London, 1924)
*First in the garden (trad.), SS, pf, 1924
*Holly song (trad.), unison vv, pf, 1924
*Irish wren song (trad.), SS, pf, 1924
*Mother Mother (trad.), unison vv, pf (London, 1924)
*Robin Hood's song (A. Munday), SS, pf, 1924
*Sing ivy (trad.), SS, pf, 1924
*Singe lully by, lully (trad.), SS, pf (London, 1924)
*Swedish May song (trad.), SS, pf, 1924
*The days are clear (C. Rossetti), unison vv, pf, c1925
*Eight o'clock the postman's knock (C. Rossetti), unison vv, pf, c1925
*Mother shake the cherry tree (C. Rossetti), unison vv, pf, c1925
*The Saylor's song (trad.), SS, pf, 1927
*Tune thy music (Campion), unison vv, pf, 1927
*Good counsel (G. Chaucer), unison vv, pf, 1928
*Delicates so dainty (trad.), unison vv, pf, 1931
*Sweet content (R. Greene), unison vv, pf, 1931
*Bunches of grapes (W. de la Mare), unison vv, pf, 1933
*To music bent (Campion), SS, pf (London, 1933)
*Sea Urchins (song set for children, G. Balcomb), SS, pf (London, 1935)
*A Song of Welcome (F. Harvey), unison vv, pf, 1935
*Piping down the valleys wild (Blake), SS, pf, 1938
*The History of an Afternoon (Howells), round for 3vv, 1939
*A New Year Carol (trad.), SS, pf, 1939
*Shadow March (R.L. Stevenson), SS, pf, 1939
*The Key of the Kingdom (de la Mare), SS, pf (London, 1948)
*Walking in the Snow (Buxton), SATB, 1950
*Inheritance (de la Mare), SSAATTBB, 1953
*Four Horses (trad.), unison vv, pf (London, 1954)
*The Scribe (de la Mare), SATB, 1957
*I mun be married a Sunday (N. Udall), unison vv, pf, 1957, unpubd
*New Brooms (A. Wilson), unison vv, pf, 1957, unpubd
*Pink Almond (K. Tynan), SS, pf, 1957
*A Christmas Carol (G. Wither), unison vv, pf (London, 1958)
*The summer is coming (B. Guinness), SATB, 1964
*The Poet's Song (Tennyson), SS, pf, unpubd

ongs

For solo voice and piano unless otherwise stated

*My Shadow (Stevenson), 1909, unpubd
*Longing (Mcleod), c1911, unpubd
*5 Songs, low v, 1911, unpubd
*# The twilight people (O'Sullivan)
*# The devotee (Gore-Booth)
*# The waves of Breffny (O'Sullivan)
*# The Sorrow of Love (Keohler)
*# The Call (Roberts - later included in "op. 7" songs)
*5 Songs, "op. 7" (Mcleod), 1913
*# By The Grey Stone
*# 'St. Bride's Song'
*# The Valley Of Silence
*# When The Dew Is Falling
*# When There Is Peace
*The evening darkens over (Bridges), 1913, unpubd
*Three Rondeaux, op.12, 1915
*# Roses (C. Tarelli)
*# A rondel of rest (A. Symons)
*# Her scuttle hat (F. Sherman)
*Four Songs, op. 22
*#There was a maiden (W.L. Courtney), 1915
*#A Madrigal (Dobson), 1916
*#The Widow Bird (P.B. Shelley), 1915
*#Girl's Song (W. Gibson), 1916
*By the waters of Babylon (Ps cxxxvii), Bar, vn, vc, org, 1917
*An Old Man's Lullaby (Dekker), 1917, unpub
*Here she lies a pretty bud (Herrick), 1917, unpub
*Upon a summer's day (M. Baring), 1917, unpubd
*4 French chansons (arr., part of Répétoire Collignon), op.29, 1918
*# Sainte Catherine
*# Le Marquis de Maine
*# Le petit coutourier
*# Angèle au couvent
*Mally O! (trad.) (London, 1918)
*Old Skinflint (Gibson), 1918
*The Restful Branches (W. Byrne), 1918
*By the Hearth-Stone (H. Newbolt), 1919, unpub
*Gavotte (Newbolt), 1919
*King David (de la Mare), 1919
*The Mugger's Song (Gibson), 1919
*Peacock Pie (de la Mare), 1919
*# Tired Tim
*# Alas alack
*# Mrs MacQueen
*# The dunce
*# Full moon
*# Miss T
*A Garland for de la Mare (de la Mare), 1919–73
*# Wanderers
*# The Lady Caroline
*# Before dawn
*# The old stone house
*# The three cherry trees
*# The old soldier
*# The song of the secret
*# Some one
*# A queer story
*# Andy Battle
*# The old house
*Goddess of night (Harvey), 1920
*O garlands, hanging by the door (Strettell), 1920, unpubd (material used in Oboe Sonata)
*The little boy lost (Blake) (London, 1920)
*O my deir hert (trad.), 1920
*Blaweary (Gibson), 1921
*Old Meg (Gibson), 1923
*Come sing and dance (trad.), 1927
*2 Afrikaans songs (Celliers), 1929
*# Vrijheidsgees
*# Eensamheid
*arr.: 3 Folksongs, 1931 (no. 3 unpub)
*# I will give my love an apple
*# The brisk young widow
*# Cendrillon
*Flood (J. Joyce), 1933
*Lost Love Song (Chin., trans. C. Bax) (London, 1934)
*Lethe (Doolittle), 1936, unpubd
*Sweet Content (R. Greene), unpubd