1948-50

Emergency Teacher Training College, Bamber Bridge

• The Ascent of F6: incidental music (small dance orchestra) TMM 1948 / incidental music (dance band) 1947; first performed Bamber Bridge 1949 CC / LW 347 / VB 1948-49
• The Adding Maching: incidental music (dance band) 1949; first performed Bamber Bridge 1950 CC / VB 1948-49
• Murder in the Cathedral: incidental music (small orchestra) TMM 1948 / VB 1948-49
• Ludus Polytonalis for chest of recorders TMM 1948 / Ludus Multitonalis (recorder consort) CC 1951 / "polytonal suite for recorders" VB 1948-49
• Moto Perpetuo, for large orchestra TMM 1948
• Six Purcell Realizations TMM 1948 / VB 1948-49
• Sonatina in G for piano TMM 1949 / "piano sonatina" VB 1948-49
• Sonata in C for piano TMM 1949/ Sonata (piano) CC 1951 / "piano sonata" VB 1948-49
• Sinfonietta for two pianos, whistlers, and percussion band TMM 1949 / Concertino (piano, percussion) CC 1951 / "little concerto for piano duet and percussion" VB 1948-49

Notes

Works that are not asterisked no longer exist or their location is unknown. Most of these are mentioned by Burgess himself in his writings.

TMM = This Man and Music; CC = Contemporary Composers; LW = Little Wilson and Big God; VB = A Vision of Battlements

Musical scores exist of the works that are asterisked. All of these are located at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin, unless otherwise indicated. Locations are indicated within { } brackets.

{private} = manuscript is in a private collection or owned by an individual

Dates of composition, where given, are the dates signed by Burgess on the manuscript.

Dates in brackets are not signed on the manuscript by Burgess but are otherwise known or estimated.

n.d. = no date

Paul Phillips, May 5th 2004