John Simon: Recent submissions

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    • A cry from a world aflame, opus 48 

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

    • Late gothic overture, opus 45d 

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

    • Dance to freedom, opus 46 

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

    • 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’."

    • 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."

    • 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.

    • Threnody 1, for strings, opus 37 

      Simon, John, 1944
      Original title: ‘Rage, rage against the dying of the light’. Dedicated to the memory of Bernard Fortuin, who died in May 1980 at a time of political unrest in Cape Town.

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

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

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • A peal of bells, opus 47 

      Simon, John, 1944
      Score. 'Composition completed in Withington, Manchester.'

    • Portrait of Emily, opus 43 

      Simon, John, 1944
      Score. Amherst prologue -- 1. I'll tell you how the sun rose -- 2. My life closed twice before its close -- 3. The soul selects her own society -- 4. After great pain, a formal feeling comes -- 5. Exultation is the going ...

    • 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.

    • Violin concerto, opus 40 

      Simon, John, 1944
      Revised score. 1. Threnody I -- 2. Accompanied cadenza I -- 3. Scherzino -- 4. Accompanied cadenza II -- 5. Threnody II.

    • 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'.

    • Piano sonata no 3, opus 13 

      Simon, John, 1944
      Manuscript score. "Composed 1968. This copy made Walton on Thames, Surrey." Signed 28 July 1973. "Revised 2011 - Replaced by computerized version."

    • Piano concerto no 1, opus 15 

      Simon, John, 1944
      Manuscript score. "Composed 1969-91."

    • Piano sonata no 4, opus 22 

      Simon, John, 1944
      Manuscript score. "Composed 1972. This copy made 18th July 1990. Checked 23.7.90."