Format : Study Score / Miniature
The Symphony In G for Full Orchestra was written in 1937 and first published in 1940. Lasting around 43 minutes it is often compared to Moeran’s Symphony of the same year as the two works are stylistically very similar.George Dyson (1883-1964) was a British composer organist and music teacher. He studied at the Royal College of Music under Charles Stanford and became a teacher at various public schools. He later became the Director of the RCM ensuring it stayed open during the Second World War. He is probably best remembered nowadays for his Anglican church music especially his settings of the canticles but he alsowrote a substantial amount of instrumental and secular choral music.
SKU: HL.14022266
UPC: 884088804886. 8.5x11.75x0.287 inches.
This Concerto was commissioned by the Feeney Trust for the City of Birmingham Orchestra and was written between March and November 1967. It consists of five sections and they are played without a break.
SKU: HL.14012063
9.0x11.75x0.939 inches.
Dyson's sumptuous choral epic of 1938, subtitled 'A Cycle of Poems', charts man's journey through life and the afterlife, using a collage of English poems. Quo Vadis is a work that, in its aim, design and achievement, reaches for visionary heights. Right from the start, Dyson's harmonic language and skilful orchestration are completely at the service of his beautiful and carefully crafted libretto. The composer fervently believed in the English choral movement's need for practical, tuneful and lively music. Quo Vadis, with its colourful orchestration and fine melodies, demonstrates the effectiveness of this aestheticapproach. Arranged for SATB Chorus and Orchestra, this major, yet often overlooked piece lasts about 90 minutes in 9 movements.
Sir George Dyson was a well-known English musician and composer of the 20th century. His compositions include a symphony in G major, a violin concerto, and a number of other works, many of them for choir. Apart from his musical career,Dyson was involved with the military during WWI - his handbook on grenade-fighting techniques became the standard Army text for many years.
SKU: ST.Y347
ISBN 9790220225475.
This four-movement suite was first published in 1918 by Joseph Williams (now part of Stainer & Bell) as In Pixieland for Solo Violin or Flute and Piano. In 1921 string parts were added and then in 1930 optional parts for flute, oboe, clarinet in A or B flat and bassoon became available, making the work ideally suited for school or amateur orchestra. In 1999 the Sir George Dyson Trust decided that the original title was slightly out of tune with the times and it was changed to Woodland Suite. In 2007, the piece was recorded by the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Hickox and issued on the Chandos label (CHAN 10439) alongside a number of Dyson's choral works. The recording has created new interest in this early suite, which is again available for sale in all versions.
