Monday, May 27, 2013

Robin Hodson compositions

A acquaintance of mine, Mr. Robin Hodson, has composed quite a number of choral and chamber works worthy of note. Not 'modern' music, these are quite listenable.

One can hear them free of charge on ScoreExchange. Just click the tab labeled 'Scorch plug-in', and install it if necessary. (BTW, Sibelius recently has made their plugin work better):

Truly quite excellent (especially harmonically) are:
  • 1993   Wind Quintet (1: Martial Fugue & Western Wind)
  • 2002   Verbum Caro Factum Est
  • 2003   English Missa Brevis
  • 2004   Ave Maria (SB duet)

Here's a chronological list (attempting to be complete) of his compositions (which are available on ScoreExchange):
  • 1986   This Is The Day
  • 1988   Missa Sancti Pauli
  • 1989   There Is No Rose
  • 1990   Death, Be Not Proud
  • 1993   Diaphonic Mass (organum)
  • 1993   Wind Quintet
  • 1997   Ave Verum
  • 2000   Funeral Sentences
  • 2001   Magnificat (Maryland Service)
  • 2002   Elegy for Strings
  • 2002   Nunc Dimittis (Maryland Service)
  • 2002   Verbum Caro Factum Est
  • 2003   English Missa Brevis
  • 2004   Ave Maria (SB duet)
  • 2004   Ave Regina Caelorum
  • 2004   Regina Caeli Laetare (Soprano, Piano, Cello)
  • 2008   Psalm 111: I Will Give Thanks Unto The Lord

Also I should mention the several CD releases (of steadily increasing quality) of his own popular music compositions. The 2008 album is uniformly excellent. Particularly excellent from his 2003 album are:
  • Hold Your Candle Over Me
  • Never Coming Home Again

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