Humphrey Searle
Humphrey Searle was a pioneer of twelve-tone music in Britain, whose distinctive work combines hyper-romantic rhetoric with a fastidious ear for instrumental colour.
Works
| Title | Year | Description | Duration | Composer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prelude, Nocturne and Chase | 1979 | four horns | 8 | Humphrey Searle |
| Contemplations | 1975 | mezzo soprano and chamber orchestra | 20 | Humphrey Searle |
| Five | 1974 | guitar | 19 | Humphrey Searle |
| Kubla Khan | 1974 | tenor solo, SATB chorus and orchestra | 12 | Humphrey Searle |
| Fantasia | 1972 | cello and piano | 10 | Humphrey Searle |
| Cat Variations | 1971 | clarinet in A and piano | 6 | Humphrey Searle |
| Labyrinth | 1971 | orchestra | 20 | Humphrey Searle |
| Zodiac Variations | 1970 | small orchestra | 10 | Humphrey Searle |
| Divertimento | 1970 | 7 clarinets | 6 | Humphrey Searle |
| Sinfonietta | 1969 | chamber ensemble of 9 players | 18 | Humphrey Searle |
| Hamlet Suite | 1968 | baritone and orchestra or orchestra alone | 15 | Humphrey Searle |
| Hamlet | 1968 | opera in 3 acts | 155 | Humphrey Searle |
| Oxus | 1967 | scena for high voice and orchestra | 6 | Humphrey Searle |
| Little Hymn to Mary, A | 1966 | carol for unaccompanied SATB chorus | 3 | Humphrey Searle |
| Prelude for Piano | 1965 | piano | 4 | Humphrey Searle |
| The Canticle of the Rose | 1965 | unaccompanied double SATB chorus | 11 | Humphrey Searle |
| Counting the Beats | 1963 | high voice and piano | 4 | Humphrey Searle |
| Three Songs of Jocelyn Brooke | 1954 | high voice and ensemble of 13 players | 18 | Humphrey Searle |