Robin Milford - Notable Compositions

Notable Compositions

A more complete list may be found in Copley (1984).

Milford's compositions include

• The Shoemaker Op. 3, children's opera (1923)
• Double Fugue Op. 10, for orchestra (1926)
• The Darkling Thrush Op. 17, for violin and orchestra (1929)
• Go Little Book Op. 18, suite for flute, optional soprano and orchestra (1928)
• Two Orchestral Interludes Op. 19e, for orchestra (arrangements of two easy piano duets, written before 1930)
• Concertino for Harpsichord and String Orchestra Op. 20 (1929)
• A Prophet in the Land Op. 21, dramatic oratorio (1929)
• Symphony Op. 34 (1933, perhaps never performed in full, withdrawn in 1956 although admired by Vaughan Williams)
• Miniature Concerto in G Op. 35, for string quartet or orchestra, with optional double basses (1933)
• Four Songs Op. 36 (1933) includes
  • So Sweet Love Seemed (no. 1)
• Concerto Grosso Op. 46 (1936)
• Violin Concerto Op. 47 (1937)
• Four Hardy Songs Op. 48 (1938) includes
  • The Colour, no. 2
  • If it's ever Spring Again, no. 3
• Elegy for James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleugh Op. 50, for string orchestra (1939)
• A Mass for Children's Voices Op. 62 (1941–42)
• Sonata in C for flute and piano, Op. 69a (1944), of which Milford arranged the slow movement for flute and string orchestra
• Elegiac Meditation Op. 83, for viola and string orchestra (1946–47)
• A Mass for Christmas Morning Op. 84, for five voices (1945–47)
• Fishing by Moonlight Op. 96 for piano and string orchestra (1952 arrangement of 1949 piece for two harpsichords or two pianos)
• Festival Suite Op. 97, for string orchestra (1950)
• Overture for a Celebration Op. 103 (1952–54)
• Concertino in E Op. 106, for piano and string orchestra (1955)
• Three Airs, for treble recorder or flute and piano (1958)
• The Scarlet Letter Op. 112, opera based on novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1958–59)