Browsing John Simon by Subject "Orchestral music -- Scores"

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    • Children of the sun, opus 44 

      Simon, John, 1944
      Score. Symphonic suite in four movements. I El Templo del Sol (The Temple of the Sun) -- II Los Conquistadores (The Conquerors) -- III Nocturno de Cajamarca (Night Music of Cajamarca) -- IV Caída del Templo del Sol ...

    • A cry from a world aflame, opus 48 

      Simon, John, 1944
      Score. A musical representation of war and conflict.

    • Dance to freedom, opus 46 

      Simon, John, 1944
      Score. From the orchestration for Phelelani Mnomiya’s cantata ‘Zizi Lethu’.

    • Fanfares for Tristan, opus 49 

      Simon, John, 1944
      Score. 1. Portrait of a Warrior-Hero -- 2. Carnival pranks with comeuppance -- 3. Idealised reverie -- 4. Fatal liaison -- 5. Recollection, death, transfiguration. The work was written between 2010 and 2011. 'To the memory ...

    • Late gothic overture, opus 45d 

      Simon, John, 1944
      Score. Won first prize in the South African National Youth Orchestra competition, 2011.

    • Little suite for orchestra, opus 33 

      Simon, John, 1944
      Score. 1. Happy memories -- 2. Sad song -- 3. Brassy minuet -- 4. High spirits and moody blues. "Composed in 1978 for music pupils at Bishop Ramsay School in Ruislip."

    • New Azania overture, opus 38 

      Simon, John, 1944
      Score. "The tune was entitled ‘New Azania’ and gave the piece its original title of ‘New Azania Overture’, the work’s name being eventually changed to ‘An Antipodean Overture’, and back once more to ‘New Azania Overture’."

    • Piano concerto no 1, opus 15 

      Simon, John, 1944
      Score. Piano concerto in three movements, composed in Kingsclere, Berkshire, England in 1969-70. Rewritten in 1981, 1991 and 2003.

    • Piano concerto no 2, opus 31 

      Simon, John, 1944
      Score. Piano concerto in three movements, composed in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England between 1977 and 1979.

    • Requiem for orchestra, opus 42 

      Simon, John, 1944
      Score. 1. Requiem Aeternam and Kyrie -- 2. Dies Irae -- 3. Agnus Dei -- 4. Libera me. Originally called 'Requiem of 1984' and later changed to 'Requiem for 1984'.

    • Seeing stars : nocturne for orchestra - with nightride and hard landing, opus 55 

      Simon, John, 1944
      Score. 'A memory of a nocturnal work by composer Steve Martland (1954-2013).' Composed in Prague, 2015-2016.

    • Symphony, opus 45 

      Simon, John, 1944
      Score. 1. Moderato Allegro molto vivace -- 2. Vivace -- 3. Largo -- 4. Un poco Andante Allegro. The Symphony was written between 1993 and 1997.

    • Threnody 2, for strings, clarinet and timpani, opus 39 

      Simon, John, 1944
      Score. Originally entitled ‘Steve Biko in Heaven’. In memory of Steve Biko.