Iain Hamilton(1922-2000): a catalogue of the orchestral and choral music

[Dundonnell]

Having compiled a catalogue of Peter Racine Fricker's orchestral and choral music (only ) I thought that I might do the same for my fellow Scot, the equally neglected Iain Hamilton. This catalogue has been compiled from a variety of sources including Hamilton's publishers' cataloguies(Schott and Theodore Presser).

Unfortunately there is not quite as much Hamilton in the British Music Archive as there if Fricker but items contained there are indicated with a *. CD recordings are indicated with a +.

1948:      Variations on an Original Theme for string orchestra, op.1: 22 minutes
1949:      Symphony No.1 "Cyrano de Bergerac", op.3: 30 minutes
                Piano Concerto, op.4 (revised 1967): 19 minutes *
1949-50: Clarinet Concerto, op. 7: 27 minutes
1950:      Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Chamber Orchestra, op.8
1950-51: Symphony No.2, op.10: 30 minutes *
1952:      Violin Concerto No.1, op. 15: 27 minutes +
               Ballet "Clerk Saunders"
                Overture "Bartholomew Fair", op. 17: 8 minutes *
1953:      Symphonic Variations, op.19: 17 minutes *
1956:      Scottish Dances, op. 32: 16 minutes *
               "The Bermudas" for Baritone, Mixed Chorus and Orchestra, op.33: 27 minutes
1957:      Sonata for Chamber Orchestra, op. 34: 11 minutes
1958:      Five Love Songs for High Voice and Orchestra, op. 36: 18 minutes
               Concerto for Jazz Trumpet and Orchestra, op.37: 13 minutes
               "1912"- A Light Overture, op. 38: 6 minutes *
1959:      Sinfonia for Two Orchestras: 15 minutes +
               "Ecossaise" for orchestra: 7 minutes
1960:      "A Testament of War" for Baritone and small instrumental ensemble: 15 minutes
                Piano Concerto No.2 (revised 1987): 25 minutes *
1962:      Arias for Small Orchestra: 12 minutes
1963:      Sonata and Variants for ten wind instruments: 15 minutes
              "The Chaining of Prometheus" for Band or Large wind Ensemble: 10 minutes
1964:      Concerto for Organ and small orchestra(revised 1988): 18 minutes
               Cantos for orchestra: 17 minutes
               Jubilee for orchestra: 9 minutes
1965:      Dialogues for Coloratura Soprano and chamber ensemble: 15 minutes
1969:      "Circus" for Two Trumpets and orchestra: 20 minutes
1970:     "Alastor" for orchestra: 20 minutes
              "Voyage" for Horn and Chamber Orchestra: 18 minutes +
1971:      Violin Concerto No.2 "Amphion": 25 minutes
1972:      "Commedia"-Concerto for Orchestra: 25 minutes
1973-74: Te Deum "Homage to Venice" for Mixed Chorus, Wind Ensemble and Percussion: 20 minutes
1975:   "Aurora" for orchestra: 12 minutes
              "To Columbus" for Mixed Chorus, Brass and Percussion: 20 minutes
1976:      "The Alexandrian Sequence" for Chamber Orchestra: 24 minutes
1977:   "Cleopatra"-Dramatic Scene for Soprano and Orchestra: 21 minutes
1981:   Symphony No.3 "Spring": 26 minutes *
             Symphony No.4: 50 minutes
           "The Morning Watch" for mixed chorus and ten wind instruments
           "La Ricordanza" for High Voice and Orchestra: 25 minutes
1982:   The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Mark for soloists, chorus, winds and strings: 120 minutes
1985:   "The Bright Heavens Sounding" for soloists, chorus and instrumental ensemble
1986:   "Prometheus" for Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, Chorus and Orchestra: 60 minutes
            "Paris de crepuscule a l'aube" for High Voice and Orchestra
1987:   "Le Mort de Phedre" for Voice and Orchestra
1992:   Concerto for Harp and small orchestra: 20 minutes
1993:   "In Changing Light"-Four Impressions for orchestra: 22 minutes
1995:   "The Transit of Jupiter" for orchestra: 17 minutes
1999:   "Bulgaria"-Invocation/Evocation for orchestra: 23 minutes
2000:   "London"-Kaleidoscope for Piano and Orchestra