Anthony Milner(1925-2002): A Catalogue of the Orchestral and Choral Music

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ANTHONY MILNER: A CATALOGUE OF THE ORCHESTRAL AND CHORAL MUSIC

(Please note that unlike other catalogues published on here this list does not purport to be even largely complete. I have only been able to use publishers' catalogues for Milner's compositions. However, I am not aware that any such list has previously been published online.)

1948:   Cantata "Salutatio Angelica" for contralto, choir and chamber orchestra, op.1: 22 minutes   + (Lyrita cd)
1949:   "Improperia" for chorus and orchestra: 20 minutes
1954:   "The Song of Akhenaten" for soprano and small orchestra: 12 minutes
1955:   Cantata "The City of Desolation" for soprano, choir and orchestra, op.7: 21 minutes
1956:   Cantata "St. Francis" for tenor, chorus and orchestra, op.8: 30 minutes
1957-58:Variations for Orchestra, op.14: 25 minutes  + (Claudio cd)
1961:    Oratorio "The Water and the Fire" for soprano, tenor, baritone, boys' choir, chorus and orchestra, op.16: 55 minutes  *
             Divertimento for String Orchestra, op.19: 14 minutes
1962:   "Break to be Built, O Stone" for chorus and orchestra: 7 minutes
1963:   Sinfonia Pasquale for string orchestra and woodwinds ad.lib., op. 21: 8 minutes
1967:   Festival Te Deum for chorus and orchestra: 7 minutes
1968:   Chamber Symphony: 15 minutes
1969:   Cantata "Roman Spring" for soprano, tenor, choir and chamber orchestra, op.27: 22 minutes  + (Lyrita cd)
1972:   Symphony No.1, op.28: 25 minutes  + (Claudio cd)
1974:   Cantata "Midway" for mezzo-soprano and small orchestra, op.31: 21 minutes  *
1975:   Christmas Cantata "Emmanuel" for counter-tenor, chorus and small orchestra: 20 minutes
1977-78:Symphony No.2 for soprano, tenor, boys' choir, chorus and orchestra, op.35: 35 minutes  *
1980:   Festival Chant for chorus and small orchestra: 12 minutes
1982:   Concerto for String Orchestra: 15 minutes
             "Send Forth Thy Spirit, O Lord" for chorus and orchestra: 7 minutes
1987:   Symphony No.3: 34 minutes
1990:"The Gates of Summer" for soprano, tenor, chorus and strings: 20 minutes
1994:   Oboe Concerto: 35 minutes

The Oboe Concerto was Milner's last work before the tragic devastation of multiple sclerosis, from which he had suffered bravely for many years, made further composition impossible