List of compositions by Alan Bush
The compositional career of the British composer Alan Bush extended from the early 1920s to the mid 1980s. He died aged 94 in 1995. His oeuvre includes large-scale orchestral and/or choral works, operas and other theatrical music, chamber music, piano works. songs and brass band arrangements. First performance details are given where known; many of Bush's works have been published.
Genre[1] | Year of composition[1] | Opus No.[1] | Title[1] | Musical forces[1] | First performance[1] | Notes[1] |
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Piano and keyboard | 1921 | 1 | Three Pieces for Two Pianos | London, 2 March 1921 | ||
Piano and keyboard | 1921 | 2 | Sonata in B Minor | Solo piano | London, 10 May 1921 | |
Piano and keyboard | 1927 | 9 | Prelude and Fugue | Two pianos | London, 21 June 1927 | |
Piano and keyboard | 1928 | 11 | Relinquishment | Solo piano | Berlin, 6 November 1928 | |
Piano and keyboard | 1935 | Theme for Organ | Composed in a joint project with Benjamin Britten, Constant Lambert and William Walton. | |||
Piano and keyboard | 1943 | 38 | Esquisse: Le Quartorze Juillet | Solo piano | London, 29 May 1947 | Written in commemoration of the French resistance movement |
Piano and keyboard | 1950 | Times of Day - A Little Suite for Piano | ||||
Piano and keyboard | 1952 | 40 | Three English Song Preludes | Organ | London, 21 April 1954 | |
Piano and keyboard | 1956 | 46 | Nocturne: piano solo | London, 21 March 1958 | ||
Piano and keyboard | 1958 | 49 | Mister Playford's Tunes - A Little Suite for Piano | |||
Piano and keyboard | 1958 | 50 | Two Ballads of the Sea for solo piano | London, 19 November 1961 | ||
Piano and keyboard | 1960 | 54 | On Lawn and Green - Suite for harpsichord or piano | Berlin, 1960 | ||
Piano and keyboard | 1960 | 56 | Two Occasional Pieces | Recorded 2000 | ||
Piano and keyboard | 1967 | 65 | Suite for two pianos | London, 2 September 1967 | ||
Piano and keyboard | 1970 | 71 | Sonata (No. 2) in A flat for piano: He Epikureia Hedone | Bath, 28 May 1972 | ||
Piano and keyboard | 1972 | 76 | Toccata: Corentyne Kwe-Kwe | Solo piano | Bromsgrove, 2 April 1973 | |
Piano and keyboard | 1972 | Lively Minuet | Solo piano | |||
Piano and keyboard | 1974 | 80 | Letter Galliard | Solo piano | London, 11 January 1976 | |
Piano and keyboard | 1977 | 84 | Twenty Four Preludes | Solo piano | London, 30 October 1977 | |
Piano and keyboard | 1981–82 | 95 | Scots Jigganspiel for solo piano | |||
Piano and keyboard | 1983 | 97 | A Song from the North for solo piano | Altringham, 6 May 1983 | ||
Piano and keyboard | 1980–83 | 99 | Six Short Pieces for piano | London, 10 January 1986 | ||
Piano and keyboard | 1984 | 114 | Three Easy Five Beat First Year Pieces for solo piano | |||
Piano and keyboard | 1986 | 109a | Distant Fields for solo piano | |||
Piano and keyboard | 1986 | 113 | Sonata No. 3 in G (Mixolydian) for solo piano | London 28 October 1986 | ||
Piano and keyboard | 1986 | 115 | Three Pieces For Nancy for solo piano | |||
Piano and keyboard | 1986 | 116 | Prelude and Concert Piece for Organ | Radlett, December 1986 | ||
Piano and keyboard | 1986 | 117 | Suite for Organ | Recorded 2000 | ||
Piano and keyboard | 1987 | 118 | Sonata for Organ | Recorded 2000 | ||
Piano and keyboard | 1987 | 118a | Two Études for solo piano | |||
Piano and keyboard | 1987 | 119 | Sonata No. 4 for solo piano | London 1991 | ||
Piano and keyboard | 1987 | 119a | The Six Modes for piano duet | London 1991 | ||
Piano and keyboard | 1987 | 121 | A Heart's Expression for solo piano | |||
Piano and keyboard | 1987 | 123 | Two Preludes and Fugues for solo piano | |||
Piano and keyboard | 1988 | 124 | Spring Woodland and Summer Garden - Two Pieces for solo piano | |||
Piano and keyboard | undated | Sonata for pianoforte | Incomplete | |||
Chamber/instrumental | 1923 | 3 | Phantasy in C minor | Violin and piano | London, 24 December 1924 | |
Chamber/instrumental | 1923 | 4 | String Quartet in A Minor | London, 4 December 1924 | ||
Chamber/instrumental | 1923 | Priscilla's Pavane | Cello and piano | |||
Chamber/instrumental | 1924–25 | 5 | Quartet for Piano, Violin, Viola and Cello | London, 21 June 1927 | ||
Chamber/instrumental | 1925–26 | 6 | Five Pieces for Violin, Viola, Cello, Clarinet and Horn | Berlin, 6 November 1929 | Dedicated to John Ireland | |
Chamber/instrumental | 1929 | 15 | Dialectic for String Quartet | London, 29 March 1935 | ||
Chamber/instrumental | 1931 | 13.2 | Three Contrapuntal Studies | Violin and Viola | London, 10 March 1933 | |
Chamber/instrumental | 1936 | 17 | Concert Piece for Cello and Piano | Prague, 17 November 1936 | ||
Chamber/instrumental | 1941 | 22a | Meditation on a German Song of 1848 | Violin and Piano | London, 15 May 1944 | Alternative arrangement of Op. 22 |
Chamber/instrumental | 1944 | 26 | Lyric Interlude | Violin and Piano | London, 6 January 1945 | |
Chamber/instrumental | 1947 | 31 | Three Concert Studies | Piano, Violin and Cello | London, 13 February 1948 | |
Chamber/instrumental | 1951 | 36 | Trent's Broad Reaches | Horn and Piano | London, 28 January 1955 | A tribute to Noel Mewton-Wood |
Chamber/instrumental | 1951 | Two Easy Pieces | Cello and Piano | Recorded in 2002 | ||
Chamber/instrumental | 1953 | 42a | Northumbrian Impressions | Oboe and Piano | London, 14 December 1953 | |
Chamber/instrumental | 1954 | 45 | Autumn Poem | Horn and Piano | London, 28 January 1955 | |
Chamber/instrumental | 1957 | 47 | Two Melodies for Viola with Piano Accompaniment | London, 8 January 1959 | ||
Chamber/instrumental | 1960 | 55 | Three African Sketches | Flute and piano | London, 16 December 1960 | |
Chamber/instrumental | 1961 | 59 | Three Rậga Melodies | Solo violin | Bracknell, 25 April 1980 | |
Chamber/instrumental | 1963–64 | 61 | Prelude, Air and Dance | Solo Violin, String Quartet and Percussion | London, 28 April 1964 | |
Chamber/instrumental | 1965 | 64 | Two Dances for Cimbalom (Két Tànc) | London, 10 March 1965 | Commissioned by the British Hungarian Friendship Society | |
Chamber/instrumental | 1974 | 78.1/ 78.2 | "Song Duet and Introduction" and "Dance Duet" | Clarinet and Cello with Piano Accompaniment | Cambridge, April 1974 (Song) and April 1975 (Dance) | |
Chamber/instrumental | 1974 | 79a | Suite in English Style for String Ensemble | |||
Chamber/instrumental | 1975 | 81 | Suite of Six for String Quartet | London, 15 December 1975 | ||
Chamber/instrumental | 1975 | 82 | Sonatina (recorders and piano) | Descant, treble and tenor recorders (one player), and piano | London, 11 January 1976 | |
Chamber/instrumental | 1978 | 88 | Sonatina (viola and piano) | London, 10 June 1978 | ||
Chamber/instrumental | 1979 | 89 | Rhapsody for Cello and Piano: Pro Pace et Felicitate Generis Humani | London, 18 May 1979 | Dedicated to the British Bulgarian Friendship Society | |
Chamber/instrumental | 1980 | 91 | Voices from Four Continents: Rondo for Clarinet, Cello and Piano | London, 18 May 1979 | ||
Chamber/instrumental | 1980 | 93.2 | Meditation and Scherzo | Double Bass and Piano | London, 11 December 1980 | |
Chamber/instrumental | 1980–81 | 94 | Concertino for Two Violins and Piano | Aldeburgh, 18 June 1981 | ||
Chamber/instrumental | 1983 | 100 | Summer Fields and Hedgerows: Two Impressions for Clarinet and Piano | Dedicated to Nancy Bush | ||
Chamber/instrumental | 1983 | 105 | Octet for Flute, Clarinet, Horn, String Quartet and Piano | |||
Chamber/instrumental | 1984–85 | 104 | Quintet | String Quartet and Piano | Birmingham, 12 December 1985 | |
Chamber/instrumental | 1985 | 106 | Canzona for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano | |||
Chamber/instrumental | 1986 | 108 | Two Preludes and Fugues for Violin and Piano | |||
Chamber/instrumental | 1986 | 111 | Serenade and Duet for Violin and Piano | |||
Chamber/instrumental | 1986 | 117a | Song and Dance for Violin and Piano | |||
Chamber/instrumental | 1987 | 118(2) | Septet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and String Trio | |||
Chamber/instrumental | 1987 | 120 | Sonata for Cello and Piano | |||
Chamber/instrumental | 1988 | 125 | Summer Valley | Cello and Piano | ||
Chamber/instrumental | undated | Round the World | Cello and Piano | |||
Choral and vocal | 1926 | 7 | Two Songs for soprano and chamber orchestra | |||
Choral and vocal | 1927 | Two Songs for voice and piano | London, 15 June 1927 | |||
Choral and vocal | 1927–28 | 10 | "Song to the Men of England" | Unaccompanied SATB chorus | ||
Choral and vocal | 1928 | Cradle Song for an Unwanted Child | Voice and piano | |||
Choral and vocal | 1929 | 13 | Song: "The Road" | Unaccompanied SATB chorus | ||
Choral and vocal | 1932–33 | 14 | Songs of the Doomed - four songs and an epilogue | Tenor (or baritone), female chorus (SSAA) and piano | London, 8 March 1933 | |
Choral and vocal | 1939 | 19 | The Prison Cycle - (Pages from "The Swallow Book") | Mezzo-Soprano and piano | London, 15 December 1939 | Co-written with Alan Rawsthorne |
Choral and vocal | 1942 | "Toulon" | Mezzo-Soprano with SATB chorus and piano | London, 26 May 1943 | ||
Choral and vocal | 1943 | "Freedom on the March" | Solo voice, mixed chorus and Symphony Orchestra | London, 27 June 1943 | ||
Choral and vocal | 1946 | 29 | Cantata: The Winter Journey | Soprano and baritone soli, SATB chorus, string quintet, harp or piano | Alnwick, December 1946 | |
Choral and vocal | 1947 | Lidice | Unaccompanied SATB chorus | Lidice, August 1947 | ||
Choral and vocal | 1948 | "Our Song" | Mezzo-Soprano or baritone solo, SATB chorus and piano accompaniment | Nottingham, 7 November 1948 | ||
Choral and vocal | 1949 | 34 | "Song of Friendship" | Bass solo, SATB chorus and orchestra | London, 6 November 1949 | |
Choral and vocal | 1950 | 35 | The Dream of Llewelyn Ap Gruffydd | Male voice chorus and piano | Treorchy, 11 April 1952 | |
Choral and vocal | 1950 | 35 | The People's Paper | Solo voice, SATB chorus and 0rchestra | London, 12 February 1950 | In celebratation of the 21st anniversary of The Daily Worker |
Choral and vocal | 1953 | 41 | Cantata: Voices of the Prophets | Tenor voice and piano | London, 22 May 1953 | |
Choral and vocal | 1953 | 44 | Cantata: The Ballad of Freedom's Soldier | Tenor and bass-baritone soli, SATB chorus and orchestra | Russe, Bulgaria, 5 April 1962 | |
Choral and vocal | 1957 | 44 | Part song: "Like Rivers Flowing" | Unaccompanied SATB chorus | ||
Choral and vocal | 1958 | 51 | The World is his Song | Baritone or mezzo-soprano solo, SATB chorus and instrumental ensemble | London, 15 February 1959 | Dedicated to Paul Robeson |
Choral and vocal | 1958 | Ballade vom Marsch auf Aldermaston | Speaker, SATB chorus and instrumental ensemble | Weimar, 1958 | ||
Choral and vocal | 1958 | Nicht den Tod aus der Ferne | Baritone solo, unison chorus and instrumental ensemble | Weimar, 1958 | ||
Choral and vocal | 1961 | 57 | Four Seafarers' Songs | Baritone with piano accompaniment | London, 1958 | |
Choral and vocal | 1961 | "Song of the Cosmonaut" | Baritone solo, and mixed chorus and piano accompaniment | |||
Choral and vocal | 1961 | "The Tide That Will Never Turn " | Two speakers, bass or baritone solo, SATB Chorus | London, 1 April 1961 | Text by Hugh McDiarmid | |
Choral and vocal | 1963 | 62 | Part song: "During Music" | Unaccompanied SATB chorus | London, 4 April 1964 | |
Choral and vocal | 1968 | 66 | Cantata: The Alps and Andes of the Living World | Speaker, tenor solo, SATB chorus and orchestra | Dartington, 9 August 1968 | |
Choral and vocal | 1969 | 69 | Song cycle: The Freight of Harvest | Tenor and piano | Dartington, 8 August 1969 | |
Choral and vocal | 1971 | 72 | Men of Felling | Male chorus with piano accompaniment | Newcastle, 15 October 1971 | |
Choral and vocal | 1972 | 74 | Carol: "The Earth Awakening"' | Female chorus with organ accompaniment | Cambridge, 18 December 1972 | Opus number used twice |
Choral and vocal | 1972 | Part song: "Earth has Grain to Grow " | Unaccompanied SATB chorus | |||
Choral and vocal | 1972 | 75 | Part song: "Song for Angela Davis " | Unaccompanied SATB chorus or unison song with piano accompaniment | Sheffield, 25 August 1972 | |
Choral and vocal | 1973 | 79 | Song cycle: Life's Span | Mezzo-soprano and piano | Bromsgrove, 2 April 1973 | |
Choral and vocal | 1973 | 85 | Africa is My Name | Mezzo-soprano solo, SATB chorus, piano or orchestra | Sheffield, 20 August 1976 | |
Choral and vocal | 1976–77 | 86 | Song cycle: De Plenos Poderes | Baritone and piano | London, 30 October 1977 | |
Choral and vocal | 1977 | 87 | Song cycle: Woman's Life | Soprano and piano | Woking, 12 February 1978 | |
Choral and vocal | 1980 | 92 | Two Shakespeare Sonnets (nos 18 and 60) | Baritone and chamber orchestra | London, 5 August 1981 | |
Choral and vocal | 1984–86 | 102 | The Earth in Shadow | SATB chorus and orchestra | London, 27 September 1986 | |
Choral and vocal | 1985 | 101 | Turkish Workers' Marching Song | Unison Chorus, Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, Tenor Trombone, Piano, Timpani (optional) and Percussion | ||
Choral and vocal | 1985 | 110 | Mandela Speaking | Baritone solo, SATB chorus, orchestra or piano | London, 1985 | |
Choral and vocal | undated | Cantata: The Youth Railway | Soprano and baritone solo, mixed chorus, acc. string quintet with harp or piano | No date information | ||
Orchestral/Concerto | 1922 | Festival March for Chamber Orchestra | 2 cornets in Bb, 2 horns, timpani, percussion (2), strings and organ | London, 17 July 1922 | Part of RAM centenary celebrations. Unpublished | |
Orchestral/Concerto | 1926–27 | 8 | Symphonic Impressions for Orchestra | London, 15 November 1929 | ||
Orchestral/Concerto | 1935 | 12b | Dance Overture | London, 30 August 1935 | ||
Orchestral/Concerto | 1935–37 | 18 | Piano Concerto | London, 4 March 1938 | ||
Orchestral/Concerto | 1939-40 | 21 | Symphony No. 1 in C | London, 24 July 1942 | Last movt forms basis of Defender of the Peace, Op. 39 (1952) | |
Orchestral/Concerto | 1941 | 22 | Meditation on a German Song of 1848 | Solo Violin and String Orchestra | Cambridge, 9 November 1941 | |
Orchestral/Concerto | 1942 | 23 | Festal Day - Overture | London, 12 October 1942 | To celebrate Ralph Vaughan Williams's 70th birthday. | |
Orchestral/Concerto | 1942 | 24 | Fantasia on Soviet Themes | London, 27 July 1945 | ||
Orchestral/Concerto | 1944 | 25 | "Resolution" – Overture | Bedford, 1 February 1944 | Based on Prologue for a Workers' Meeting for brass band, Op. 16 (1935) | |
Orchestral/Concerto | 1945–46 | 27 | Homage to William Sterndale Bennett | String Orchestra | London, 9 February 1946 | Based on Piano Sonata The Maid of Orleans by William Sterndale Bennett |
Orchestral/Concerto | 1945–46 | 28 | English Suite | String Orchestra | London, 9 February 1946 | |
Orchestral/Concerto | 1946–47 | 30 | Piers Plowman's Day - Symphonic Suite | Prague, October 1947 | ||
Orchestral/Concerto | 1946–48 | 32 | Violin Concerto | London, 25 August 1949 | ||
Orchestral/Concerto | 1949 | 33 | Symphony No. 2 "The Nottingham Symphony" | Nottingham, 27 June 1949 | ||
Orchestral/Concerto | 1952 | 37 | Concert Suite for Cello and Orchestra | Nottingham, 27 June 1949 | Budapest, 1952 | |
Orchestral/Concerto | 1952 | 39 | Defender of the Peace – Character Study for Orchestra | Vienna, 24 May 1952 | Re-composition of last movement of Symphony No. 1, Op. 21 (1939–40) | |
Orchestral/Concerto | 1959 | 52 | Dorian Passacaglia and Fugue for Orchestra | London, 10 June 1961 | ||
Orchestral/Concerto | 1959–60 | 53 | Symphony No. 3 "The Byron Symphony" | Orch. with baritone and SATB chorus | Leipzig, 20 March 1962 | Handel prize work, 1962 |
Orchestral/Concerto | 1961 | 58 | "For a Festal Occasion", for Organ and Orchestra | Hereford, 3 September 1961 | ||
Orchestral/Concerto | 1962 | 60 | Variations, Nocturne and Finale on an English Sea-Song | Piano and Orchestra | Cheltenham, 7 July 1965 | Originally written as piano solo: Nocturne, Op. 46 (1956) |
Orchestral/Concerto | 1965 | 63 | Partita Concertante | Dartford, May 1975 | ||
Orchestral/Concerto | 1968 | 67 | "Time Remembered" for Chamber Orchestra | Cheltenham, 8 July 1969 | ||
Orchestral/Concerto | 1969 | 68 | Scherzo for Wind Orchestra with Percussion | Brass, wind and percussion | London, 29 July 1969 | |
Orchestral/Concerto | 1972 | 73 | Africa – Symphonic Movement | Piano and Orchestra | Halle, 16 October 1972 | |
Orchestral/Concerto | 1971–72 | 74 | Concert Overture for an Occasion | London, 5 July 1972 | Written for RAM sesquicentennial (150 yrs) celebrations. | |
Orchestral/Concerto | 1973 | 77 | The Liverpool Overture | Liverpool, 1 May 1973 | ||
Orchestral/Concerto | 1973 | 78 | Festival March of British Youth | Wind Orchestra, Guitars, Percussion and Double Bass | Berlin, August 1973 | |
Orchestral/Concerto | 1981–82 | 96 | Song and Dance for Junior String Orchestra | |||
Orchestral/Concerto | 1982–83 | 98 | Symphony No. 4 - Lascaux Symphony | Manchester, 25 March 1986 | Inspired by a visit to the prehistoric cave paintings at Lascaux, France. | |
Orchestral/Concerto | 1985 | 107 | Meditation for Orchestra in Memory of Anna Ambrose | |||
Orchestral/Concerto | 1986 | 109 | Song Poem and Dance Poem | Piano and String Orchestra | ||
Brass, wind and pipes | 1930 | 12a | Dance Overture for Military Band | London, 25 April 1931 | ||
Brass, wind and pipes | 1935 | 16 | Prologue to a Workers' Meeting for Brass Orchestra | Recomposed as the "Resolution" overture, Op. 25 (1943) | ||
Brass, wind and pipes | 1942 | 20 | "Russian Glory" for military band | London, 15 March 1943 | Based on "Song of the Fatherland" (Isaac Dunayevsky) and the Trio from "Song of Stalin" (Aram Khachaturian) | |
Brass, wind and pipes | 1942 | Fantasia on Soviet Themes for Military Band | London, 15 March 1943 | |||
Brass, wind and pipes | 1945–46 | "The Cutty Wren" | Brass band | Arrangement | ||
Brass, wind and pipes | 1953 | 42 | Three Northumbrian Impressions for Northumbrian Small Pipes | London, 28 October 1979 | See also "Northumbrian Impressions for Oboe and Piano", Op. 42a | |
Brass, wind and pipes | 1953 | 43 | Pavane for the Castleton Queen for Brass Band | Castelton, Derbyshire, 1953 | ||
Brass, wind and pipes | 1976 | 83 | Suite for pipes: "Compass Points" | Treble, alto, tenor and bass bamboo pipes | London, 28 October 1979 | See also "Northumbrian Impressions for Oboe and Piano", Op. 42a |
Songs and arrangements | 1926 | "Song to Labour" | SATB chorus with piano accompaniment | |||
Songs and arrangements | 1930 | "Song to Freedom" | SATB chorus and piano accompaniment | |||
Songs and arrangements | 1931 | "Question and Answer " | SATB chorus and piano accompaniment | |||
Songs and arrangements | 1934 | "Song of the Hunger Marchers" (Unison) | SATB chorus and piano accompaniment | |||
Songs and arrangements | 1935 | "Red Front" | SATB chorus, speaking choir, 3 trumpets, 3 trombone, tuba, percussion | London, 28 March 1936 | ||
Songs and arrangements | 1936 | "Labour's Song of Challenge" | SATB chorus and piano accompaniment | |||
Songs and arrangements | 1939 | "Make your Meaning Clear " | Unison mixed chorus and piano accompaniment | London, 15 December 1939 | ||
Songs and arrangements | 1939 | "Against the People's Enemies " | Baritone solo, SATB mixed chorus and piano accompaniment | |||
Songs and arrangements | 1939 | "Song of the Peace-Lovers " | Baritone solo, SATB mixed chorus and piano accompaniment | |||
Songs and arrangements | 1940 | "The Ice Breaks" | Mixed chorus and piano accompaniment | |||
Songs and arrangements | 1940 | "Freedom on the Air" | Mixed chorus and piano accompaniment and (optional) percussion | |||
Songs and arrangements | 1940 | "March of the Workers " | SATB chorus and piano accompaniment and (optional) percussion | |||
Songs and arrangements | 1941 | "Unite And Be Free" | SATB chorus and piano accompaniment | |||
Songs and arrangements | 1942 | "Britain's Part " | Speaker, mixed chorus, piano and percussion | |||
Songs and arrangements | 1944 | "Comrade Dear, Come Home " | London, 12 December 1944 | Arrangement | ||
Songs and arrangements | 1944 | "Song of the Commons of England" | Unison or SATB chorus with piano accompaniment | London, 6 January 1945 | ||
Songs and arrangements | 1946 | "Twenty 'Sing for Pleasure' Songs for Three-Part (SAB) accompanied or unaccompanied Singing" | ||||
Songs and arrangements | 1946 | "A World for Living " | SATB chorus with piano accompaniment | |||
Songs and arrangements | 1948 | "The Internationale" | Two pianos, brass, percussion and chorus | Arrangement | ||
Songs and arrangements | 1950 | "Shining Vision : Song for Peace " | SATB Chorus and piano accompaniment | |||
Songs and arrangements | 1953 | Ten English Folk Songs | Mixed or female chorus | Arrangements | ||
Songs and arrangements | 1969 | Four songs of Asian struggle | Mixed chorus and piano accompaniment | London, 17 January 1970 | Arrangements | |
Songs and arrangements | 1982 | "N'kosi Sikeleli Afrika" (African National Congress Anthem} | Mixed chorus and piano accompaniment | Arrangement | ||
Songs and arrangements | 1985 | "It's up to Us" | Unison chorus and piano with audience participation | |||
Songs and arrangements | undated | "From the Five Continents " | ||||
Songs and arrangements | undated | "Miscellaneous Folk Song Arrangements" | Published 1965 | |||
Songs and arrangements | undated | "Once is Enough" | Unaccompanied mixed chorus | |||
Songs and arrangements | undated | "Song of Age " | SSA female voices | |||
Songs and arrangements | undated | "Song of the Engineers" | Solo voice, unison chorus and piano | |||
Songs and arrangements | undated | "Song of the Peatbog Soldiers" | Male voice choir | Arrangement of song written in a German concentration camp | ||
Songs and arrangements | undated | "The Sailor" | ||||
Songs and arrangements | undated | "There's a Reason" | Published 1971 | |||
Songs and arrangements | undated | "Till Right is Done": (2-part song) | ||||
Stage/screen | 1935 | Ballet: His War or Yours | 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba and percussion | London, 28 March 1936 | Scenario by Michael Tippett | |
Stage/screen | 1935 | Ballet: Mining | London, undated | Scenario by Michael Tippett | ||
Stage/screen | 1940 | Incidental theatre music: The Star Turns Red | 3 trumpets, percussion(2), violin and piano | London, 12 March 1940 | Incidental music to the play by Seán O'Casey. Unity Theatre | |
Stage/screen | 1942 | Incidental theatre music: The Duke in Darkness | London, 8 October 1942 | Incidental music to the play by Patrick Hamilton. Aldwych Theatre. | ||
Stage/screen | 1946 | Operetta The Press Gang (or the Escap'd Apprentice) | Letchworth, 7 March 1947 | Operetta for children. Text by Nancy Bush | ||
Stage/screen | 1947 | Incidental theatre music: Macbeth (Shakespeare) | London, 18 December 1947 | Aldwych Theatre production | ||
Stage/screen | 1948–50 | Opera: Wat Tyler | Leipzig, 6 September 1953 | Libretto: Nancy Bush | ||
Stage/screen | 1951 | TV film music: Hiroshima | Flute and harp | BBC transmission 15 August 1951 | ||
Stage/screen | 1953 | Operetta The Spell Unbound | Bournemouth, 6 March 1955 | Operetta for girls. Text by Nancy Bush | ||
Stage/screen | 1954–55 | Opera: Men of Blackmoor | Weimar, 18 November 1956 | Libretto: Nancy Bush | ||
Stage/screen | 1961 | Operetta The Ferryman's Daughter | Letchworth, 6 March 1964 | Operetta for schools. Text by Nancy Bush | ||
Stage/screen | 1962–65 | Opera: The Sugar Reapers | Leipzig, 11 December 1966 | Also known as Guyana Johnnie. Libretto: Nancy Bush | ||
Stage/screen | 1965–67 | Opera: Joe Hill - The Man Who Never Died | Berlin, 29 September 1970 | Libretto: Barry Stavis | ||
Stage/screen | 1971 | Film soundtrack: Fifty Fighting Years | Piano, percussion, strings and chorus | Film premiere London, 10 June 1973 | ||
Pageant | 1934 | "The Pageant of Labour" | Mixed chorus and orchestra | London, 15 October 1934 | Organised by the Central Women's Organisation Committee to the London Trades Council. | |
Pageant | 1938 | "Towards Tomorrow" - A Pageant of Co-operation | Mixed chorus and military band | London, 2 July 1938 | Performed by members of the London/South Suburban/Watford Co-operative Societies | |
Pageant | 1939 | "Festival of Music for the People" | Brass, woodweind, percussion and organ | London, 1 April 1939 | ||
Pageant | 1946 | "The Living English" | SATB choir, children's chorus, small orchestra | London, 26 October 1946 | ||
Pageant | 1948 | Communist Manifesto Centenary Meeting and Pageant | Mixed choir and military band | London, 30 March 1948 |
References
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- "Music". Alan Bush Music Trust. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
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