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]
Piano and keyboard 19211 Three Pieces for Two Pianos London, 2 March 1921
Piano and keyboard19212 Sonata in B Minor Solo piano London, 10 May 1921
Piano and keyboard 19279 Prelude and Fugue Two pianos London, 21 June 1927
Piano and keyboard 192811 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 194338 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 195240 Three English Song Preludes Organ London, 21 April 1954
Piano and keyboard 195646 Nocturne: piano solo London, 21 March 1958
Piano and keyboard 195849 Mister Playford's Tunes - A Little Suite for Piano
Piano and keyboard 195850 Two Ballads of the Sea for solo piano London, 19 November 1961
Piano and keyboard 196054 On Lawn and Green - Suite for harpsichord or piano Berlin, 1960
Piano and keyboard 196056 Two Occasional Pieces Recorded 2000
Piano and keyboard 196765 Suite for two pianos London, 2 September 1967
Piano and keyboard 197071 Sonata (No. 2) in A flat for piano: He Epikureia Hedone Bath, 28 May 1972
Piano and keyboard 197276 Toccata: Corentyne Kwe-KweSolo piano Bromsgrove, 2 April 1973
Piano and keyboard 1972 Lively Minuet Solo piano
Piano and keyboard 197480 Letter Galliard Solo piano London, 11 January 1976
Piano and keyboard 197784 Twenty Four Preludes Solo piano London, 30 October 1977
Piano and keyboard 1981–8295 Scots Jigganspiel for solo piano
Piano and keyboard 198397 A Song from the North for solo piano Altringham, 6 May 1983
Piano and keyboard 1980–8399 Six Short Pieces for piano London, 10 January 1986
Piano and keyboard 1984114 Three Easy Five Beat First Year Pieces for solo piano
Piano and keyboard 1986109a Distant Fields for solo piano
Piano and keyboard 1986113 Sonata No. 3 in G (Mixolydian) for solo piano London 28 October 1986
Piano and keyboard 1986115 Three Pieces For Nancy for solo piano
Piano and keyboard 1986116 Prelude and Concert Piece for Organ Radlett, December 1986
Piano and keyboard 1986117 Suite for Organ Recorded 2000
Piano and keyboard 1987118 Sonata for Organ Recorded 2000
Piano and keyboard 1987118a Two Études for solo piano
Piano and keyboard 1987119 Sonata No. 4 for solo piano London 1991
Piano and keyboard 1987119a The Six Modes for piano duet London 1991
Piano and keyboard 1987121 A Heart's Expression for solo piano
Piano and keyboard 1987123 Two Preludes and Fugues for solo piano
Piano and keyboard 1988124 Spring Woodland and Summer Garden - Two Pieces for solo piano
Piano and keyboard undated Sonata for pianoforte Incomplete
Chamber/instrumental1923 3Phantasy in C minorViolin and pianoLondon, 24 December 1924
Chamber/instrumental19234String Quartet in A Minor London, 4 December 1924
Chamber/instrumental1923 Priscilla's PavaneCello and piano
Chamber/instrumental1924–255 Quartet for Piano, Violin, Viola and Cello London, 21 June 1927
Chamber/instrumental1925–266 Five Pieces for Violin, Viola, Cello, Clarinet and Horn Berlin, 6 November 1929 Dedicated to John Ireland
Chamber/instrumental192915Dialectic for String Quartet London, 29 March 1935
Chamber/instrumental193113.2Three Contrapuntal StudiesViolin and Viola London, 10 March 1933
Chamber/instrumental193617 Concert Piece for Cello and Piano Prague, 17 November 1936
Chamber/instrumental194122aMeditation on a German Song of 1848 Violin and Piano London, 15 May 1944 Alternative arrangement of Op. 22
Chamber/instrumental194426Lyric Interlude Violin and Piano London, 6 January 1945
Chamber/instrumental194731Three Concert Studies Piano, Violin and Cello London, 13 February 1948
Chamber/instrumental195136Trent's Broad Reaches Horn and Piano London, 28 January 1955 A tribute to Noel Mewton-Wood
Chamber/instrumental1951 Two Easy Pieces Cello and Piano Recorded in 2002
Chamber/instrumental195342a Northumbrian Impressions Oboe and Piano London, 14 December 1953
Chamber/instrumental195445 Autumn Poem Horn and Piano London, 28 January 1955
Chamber/instrumental195747 Two Melodies for Viola with Piano Accompaniment London, 8 January 1959
Chamber/instrumental196055 Three African Sketches Flute and piano London, 16 December 1960
Chamber/instrumental196159 Three Rậga MelodiesSolo violinBracknell, 25 April 1980
Chamber/instrumental1963–6461 Prelude, Air and Dance Solo Violin, String Quartet and Percussion London, 28 April 1964
Chamber/instrumental196564 Two Dances for Cimbalom (Két Tànc) London, 10 March 1965 Commissioned by the British Hungarian Friendship Society
Chamber/instrumental197478.1/
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"Song Duet and Introduction" and "Dance Duet" Clarinet and Cello with Piano Accompaniment Cambridge, April 1974 (Song) and April 1975 (Dance)
Chamber/instrumental1974 79a Suite in English Style for String Ensemble
Chamber/instrumental1975 81Suite of Six for String Quartet London, 15 December 1975
Chamber/instrumental1975 82 Sonatina (recorders and piano) Descant, treble and tenor recorders (one player), and piano London, 11 January 1976
Chamber/instrumental1978 88 Sonatina (viola and piano) London, 10 June 1978
Chamber/instrumental1979 89 Rhapsody for Cello and Piano: Pro Pace et Felicitate Generis Humani London, 18 May 1979 Dedicated to the British Bulgarian Friendship Society
Chamber/instrumental1980 91 Voices from Four Continents: Rondo for Clarinet, Cello and Piano London, 18 May 1979
Chamber/instrumental1980 93.2Meditation and Scherzo Double Bass and Piano London, 11 December 1980
Chamber/instrumental1980–81 94Concertino for Two Violins and Piano Aldeburgh, 18 June 1981
Chamber/instrumental1983100Summer Fields and Hedgerows: Two Impressions for Clarinet and Piano Dedicated to Nancy Bush
Chamber/instrumental1983105 Octet for Flute, Clarinet, Horn, String Quartet and Piano
Chamber/instrumental1984–85104Quintet String Quartet and Piano Birmingham, 12 December 1985
Chamber/instrumental1985106 Canzona for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano
Chamber/instrumental1986108 Two Preludes and Fugues for Violin and Piano
Chamber/instrumental1986111Serenade and Duet for Violin and Piano
Chamber/instrumental1986117aSong and Dance for Violin and Piano
Chamber/instrumental1987118(2)Septet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and String Trio
Chamber/instrumental1987120Sonata for Cello and Piano
Chamber/instrumental1988125Summer Valley Cello and Piano
Chamber/instrumentalundated 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 JourneySoprano 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 1961Text 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 WorldSpeaker, tenor solo, SATB chorus and orchestra Dartington, 9 August 1968
Choral and vocal 1969 69 Song cycle: The Freight of HarvestTenor and piano Dartington, 8 August 1969
Choral and vocal 1971 72 Men of FellingMale 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 75Part song: "Song for Angela Davis " Unaccompanied SATB chorus or unison song with piano accompaniment Sheffield, 25 August 1972
Choral and vocal 1973 79Song cycle: Life's Span Mezzo-soprano and pianoBromsgrove, 2 April 1973
Choral and vocal 1973 85Africa is My Name Mezzo-soprano solo, SATB chorus, piano or orchestraSheffield, 20 August 1976
Choral and vocal 1976–77 86Song cycle: De Plenos Poderes Baritone and pianoLondon, 30 October 1977
Choral and vocal 1977 87Song cycle: Woman's Life Soprano and pianoWoking, 12 February 1978
Choral and vocal 1980 92Two Shakespeare Sonnets (nos 18 and 60) Baritone and chamber orchestra London, 5 August 1981
Choral and vocal 1984–86 102The Earth in Shadow SATB chorus and orchestra London, 27 September 1986
Choral and vocal 1985 101Turkish Workers' Marching Song Unison Chorus, Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, Tenor Trombone, Piano, Timpani (optional) and Percussion
Choral and vocal 1985 110Mandela 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 22Meditation on a German Song of 1848 Solo Violin and String Orchestra Cambridge, 9 November 1941
Orchestral/Concerto 1942 23Festal 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 1944Based on Prologue for a Workers' Meeting for brass band, Op. 16 (1935)
Orchestral/Concerto 1945–46 27Homage 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 28English Suite String Orchestra London, 9 February 1946
Orchestral/Concerto 1946–47 30Piers Plowman's Day - Symphonic Suite Prague, October 1947
Orchestral/Concerto 1946–48 32Violin Concerto London, 25 August 1949
Orchestral/Concerto 1949 33Symphony No. 2 "The Nottingham Symphony" Nottingham, 27 June 1949
Orchestral/Concerto 1952 37Concert Suite for Cello and Orchestra Nottingham, 27 June 1949 Budapest, 1952
Orchestral/Concerto 1952 39Defender 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 52Dorian Passacaglia and Fugue for Orchestra London, 10 June 1961
Orchestral/Concerto 1959–60 53Symphony No. 3 "The Byron Symphony" Orch. with baritone and SATB chorus Leipzig, 20 March 1962 Handel prize work, 1962
Orchestral/Concerto 196158"For a Festal Occasion", for Organ and Orchestra Hereford, 3 September 1961
Orchestral/Concerto 1962 60Variations, 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 63Partita Concertante Dartford, May 1975
Orchestral/Concerto 1968 67"Time Remembered" for Chamber Orchestra Cheltenham, 8 July 1969
Orchestral/Concerto 1969 68Scherzo for Wind Orchestra with Percussion Brass, wind and percussion London, 29 July 1969
Orchestral/Concerto 1972 73Africa – Symphonic Movement Piano and Orchestra Halle, 16 October 1972
Orchestral/Concerto 1971–72 74Concert Overture for an Occasion London, 5 July 1972 Written for RAM sesquicentennial (150 yrs) celebrations.
Orchestral/Concerto 197377The Liverpool Overture Liverpool, 1 May 1973
Orchestral/Concerto 197378Festival March of British YouthWind Orchestra, Guitars, Percussion and Double Bass Berlin, August 1973
Orchestral/Concerto 1981–8296Song and Dance for Junior String Orchestra
Orchestral/Concerto 1982–8398Symphony No. 4 - Lascaux Symphony Manchester, 25 March 1986 Inspired by a visit to the prehistoric cave paintings at Lascaux, France.
Orchestral/Concerto 1985107Meditation for Orchestra in Memory of Anna Ambrose
Orchestral/Concerto 1986109Song Poem and Dance Poem Piano and String Orchestra
Brass, wind and pipes1930 12a Dance Overture for Military Band London, 25 April 1931
Brass, wind and pipes1935 16 Prologue to a Workers' Meeting for Brass Orchestra Recomposed as the "Resolution" overture, Op. 25 (1943)
Brass, wind and pipes1942 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 pipes1942 Fantasia on Soviet Themes for Military Band London, 15 March 1943
Brass, wind and pipes1945–46 "The Cutty Wren" Brass band Arrangement
Brass, wind and pipes1953 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 pipes1953 43 Pavane for the Castleton Queen for Brass Band Castelton, Derbyshire, 1953
Brass, wind and pipes1976 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/screen1935 Ballet: His War or Yours 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba and percussion London, 28 March 1936 Scenario by Michael Tippett
Stage/screen1935 Ballet: Mining London, undated Scenario by Michael Tippett
Stage/screen1940 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/screen1942 Incidental theatre music: The Duke in Darkness London, 8 October 1942 Incidental music to the play by Patrick Hamilton. Aldwych Theatre.
Stage/screen1946 Operetta The Press Gang (or the Escap'd Apprentice) Letchworth, 7 March 1947 Operetta for children. Text by Nancy Bush
Stage/screen1947 Incidental theatre music: Macbeth (Shakespeare) London, 18 December 1947 Aldwych Theatre production
Stage/screen1948–50 Opera: Wat Tyler Leipzig, 6 September 1953 Libretto: Nancy Bush
Stage/screen1951 TV film music: HiroshimaFlute and harp BBC transmission 15 August 1951
Stage/screen1953 Operetta The Spell Unbound Bournemouth, 6 March 1955 Operetta for girls. Text by Nancy Bush
Stage/screen1954–55 Opera: Men of Blackmoor Weimar, 18 November 1956 Libretto: Nancy Bush
Stage/screen1961 Operetta The Ferryman's Daughter Letchworth, 6 March 1964 Operetta for schools. Text by Nancy Bush
Stage/screen1962–65 Opera: The Sugar Reapers Leipzig, 11 December 1966 Also known as Guyana Johnnie. Libretto: Nancy Bush
Stage/screen1965–67 Opera: Joe Hill - The Man Who Never Died Berlin, 29 September 1970 Libretto: Barry Stavis
Stage/screen1971 Film soundtrack: Fifty Fighting Years Piano, percussion, strings and chorus Film premiere London, 10 June 1973
Pageant1934 "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.
Pageant1938 "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
Pageant1939 "Festival of Music for the People" Brass, woodweind, percussion and organ London, 1 April 1939
Pageant1946 "The Living English" SATB choir, children's chorus, small orchestraLondon, 26 October 1946
Pageant1948 Communist Manifesto Centenary Meeting and Pageant Mixed choir and military bandLondon, 30 March 1948

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