Mccabe John A Cat Medium Voice & Guitar Book

Postcards was written in 1991 for the Vega Wind Quintet who first performed it at the Huddersfield Festival in the same year. It is a reworking of a set of eight Bagatelles written in 1965: each movement has been rewritten and enlarged to a greater or lesser extent. The title was chosen to emphasise the nature of the pieces which are in a sense brief postcards from different genres (fugato danc…

This is an exciting chamber work for Horn Violin and Piano composed by John McCabe in 1967. This expressive and adventurous work will provide an enjoyable challenge for your chamber group.The Horn in F and Violin parts are included on separate inserts.

The Goddess Trilogy was inspired by the Welsh medieval legend of the goddess Cerridwen who was both destroyer and creator a shape-changing being who appeared various as a white sow a screaming black hag and a giver of the ‘inspired arts’. Shapeshifter is a fast-moving work combining rondo structure with free variations. It relates to the opening work of the trilogy through the short Horn s…

John McCabe one of Britain’s best known contemporary composers was specially commissioned in 1976 to compose this work by the Northampton Philharmonic Choir to celebrate its 80th Season.

For Trumpet And Piano-This Sonata by John McCabe was commissioned by Simon Debruslais and derives its underlying material from William Byrd’s motet 'Haec Dies' from his 1591 collection of Cantiones Sacrae. An outline of the motet is “hidden” within the texture of the music but never stated directly. The Sonata employs that beautiful instrument the Flugelhorn (beloved of Vaugh…

Meditation On A Norfolk Ballad by John McCabe for Tenor Recorder and String Quartet. Score and Parts.

Commissioned by the BBC for Ashley Wass one of Radio 3's New Generation Artists and first performed at a Proms Chamber Music Concert on 31st August 2009.'The series of concert pieces (ranging from 5 to 16 minutes) that I have called Studies started with the intention of exploring either pianistic or compositional topics but has since No 7 a homage to Dukas also reflected my love of the music …