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Corpus Christi Carol

O Waly, Waly

A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: No. 4a, That Yonge Child

A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: No. 4b, Balulalow

Simple Symphony, Op. 4 - 4. Frolicsome Finale

Gaily, but not too quick

1. Tuning Up - "These Are Sounds..."

2. "It All Starts With An Idea"

3. "All Of Them Are Now Ready..." - Theme

4. "It Is Time That Each Instrument Speak For Itself" - Variation A

5. "When Two Oboes Discuss The Theme, ..." - Variation B

6. "Clarinets Are Glib Talkers And Are Very Popular" - Variation C

7. "Easily Recognized Is The Gossip Of The Bassoon" - Variation D

8. "Thirty Of The Sixty String Players Are Violinists" - Variation E

9. "The Alto Voice Of The Viola Is Larger Than The Violin´s" - Variation F

10. "The Violoncello Is Larger Still" - Variation G

11. "The Double Bass Stands As High As A Man" - Variation H

12. "Words Plucked From Any Of The Harp´s 47 Strings..." - Variation I

13. "The Horn Is A Brass Instrument" - Variation J

14. "These Two Trumpets Challenge Each Other In A Brilliant Exchange" - Variation K

15. "The Giants Of The Brass, The Trombones And Tuba, ..." - Variation L

16. "The Comment Of The Percussion Is Right To The Point" - Variation M

17. "Everyone Has Had His Say" - Fugue

The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell) Op. 34

The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Op. 34 - Theme and Fugue

Four Sea Interludes from the Opera Peter Grimes, Op. 33a: III. Moonlight (Andante comodo e rubato)

Frolicsome Finale

Frolicsome Finale

Simple Symphony Op. 4: II. Playful Pizzicato

La Belle est au jardin d'amour

Quand j’étais chez mon père

Five Flower Songs, Op. 47: No. 4, The Evening Primrose

The Heart of the Matter: Prologue

The Heart of the Matter: Reading. The Earth of My Heart Was Broken and Gaped Low

The Heart of the Matter: Fanfare. Where Are the Seeds of the Universal Fire

The Heart of the Matter: Reading. In the Hour When the Sapphire of the Bone

The Heart of the Matter: Song: We Are the Darkness in the Heat of the Day

The Heart of the Matter: Reading. In Such a Heat of the Earth

The Heart of the Matter: Canticle III, Op. 55 "Still Falls the Rain"

The Heart of the Matter: Reading. I See Christ’s Wounds Weep in the Rose on the Wall

The Heart of the Matter: Epilogue

1. Duets

2. Ostinato

3. Solo

4. Burlesque

5. Recitative & Passacaglia

Procession

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