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Bruce Hebenton-Graham's Major Compositions

 

 

The Classical  Pieces

 

Symphony No 1  (1981/ revised 1997 and 2009)

 

(Standard symphonic line-up)

Cantabile and Fugue           
Reverie                                 
Presto                                    
Anthem                                

        (Total playing time approx  29.30 minutes)

 

 

 Symphony No 2  (1998 Revised 2009)

 

(Standard symphonic line-up)

 

Opening Fanfares

March (Towards  A Brave New World)
Reminiscence

Epilogue

                        

          (Total playing time approx   20.30  minutes)

 

 

Symphony No 3      (1997  Revised 2008) 

 

(Standard symphonic line-up)

Opening                     

Adagio                      
Pizzicato                
Jig and Fugue   
        

       (Total playing time approx  19.25  minutes)

 

 

 Symphony No 4  (The American)  2009

 

(Standard symphonic line-up)

 

Grand Canyon Navajo Sunrise 

Shenandoah

On The River

Americana                 

                                 

         (Total Playing Time  approx.   24.30 minutes)  

 

Symphony No 5   (Of Circus and Carnival)  2010/11

 

(Triple Woodinds Sym. line-up)

 

The Big Parade  

The Carousel

The Animals

The Speciality Acts                  

                                 

(Total Playing Time  approx.   xx.xx minutes)  

 

 

Divertimenti For Strings   (1991)

 

(Playable From String Quartet upwards)

1a  Intro
1b  Vivace Con Fuoco 
2    Elegy                          
3    Moderato Cantabile           
4a  Intro
4b  Mock Folk Dance

        (Total playing time approx  16.00 minutes)

 

'Spanish Gold' - Suite

 

(Large light-classical orchestra line-up)

Spanish Gold                        
Visions                                 
El Vito                        
Andalucian Nights                
All Un-Ravel-led                   
Signs And Seals                  
Spanish Lady                        

(Total playing time approx  27 minutes)

 

 

The Legend Of Tutenkhamun   (1998, Revised 2008/9)

 

(Strings, 4x w/winds, F/horn,  Harp, Tymps, Percussion)

                (Total playing time  approx  8.47 minutes)

 

 

 Reverie for Brass Band  (1982) 

   

(As Movement 2    from Symphony No 1)

(Total playing time  6.45  minutes)

 

 

Brass Quintet No 1   (1991)

 

(2x Tpts, Horn, Tbne, Tuba)

Fanfare         
Paso Doble 
Pastorale      
Finale             

(Total playing time approx  10.15  minutes)

 

 

 On The River  (1998)  (Revised 2007.   Now part of my 4th Symphony)

 

(Strings, Woodwinds,  4x Horns, Tuba,Harp, - and Opt Rhythm parts)         

(Total playing time approx  4.16)

 

 'The Carousel'  (1986) (Rescored 2000) (Now see Symphony 5)

(For unusual line-up orchestra.)

 

(2x Accordions, Pipe Organ (or Synthesiser), Clarinet, Vibraphone, Xylophone, Glockenspiel, Tymps, Tuba, Guitar, Bass-Guitar, Drums, Percussion)

 

(Total playing time    5.10 minutes)

 

 

 'Country Moods' Suite (Pre 1986) (Revised 2000)

 

(For small light-classical orchestra)

Melancholy Dawn (Rename)
Pastorale
The Butterfly
Dusk

(Total playing time   xx.xx   minutes)   (Unfinished – Lost???)

 

 

Suite No 1 (for Solo Violin, Strings, and Harp) (2010/11)

(Playing Time - 27.00 Minutes)

 

Adagio Cantabile

Waltz

Tango

Adagio, Presto, and Maestoso          

 


 

 Double Guitar Concerto No 1   (2007)

 

(for Two Classical Guitars)

 

          Opening                      4.33
          Andante                      5.33
          Andante Cantabile            4.23
          Finale                          6.04

(Total Playing Time  21.00 minutes)     

    

 

Double Guitar Concerto No 2   (2007)

 

(for Two Classical Guitars)

 

          Rubato                      5.00
          Andante                      4.15
          Andante Cantabile            3.45
          Con Spirito             5.36

(Total Playing Time  18.30 minutes)  

       

 

Solo Guitar Concerto No 1   (2009)

Also entitled (Five Innovations for Solo Guitar and Orchestra)

 

(for Guitar Solo with Small Orchestra)

(Flute, Cor Anglais, Clarinet, Bassoon, French Horn, Strings, Harp, Percussion)

 

Fugue           

Misterioso           

Arabesque     

Air                 

Paso Doble  

 

For the dedicated Edinburgh Festival DVD - Solo Guitar Concerto No 1 website click here.   

 

(Total Playing Time    approx.     29.30 minutes )

 

 

 

Concertante - (Cycles)   (1983 – revised 2002, 2009/10)      (Vn 4)

 

(for Violin and Cello soloists, Strings and Harp)

Awakening                
Youth                         
Prime                         
Wisdom                    
Rebirth                     

(Total playing time   23’.31+ )

 

 

Other Large Scale Works

 

 

'Robbie!' - The Musical  (1980?/ Revised 1982 and  2007)

            (Total playing time approx.   2 hours, plus Interval)

 

'Robbie!' - The School Concert Version (Adapted 2010)

 

 

'Robbie!' - The Evening Concert (Adapted 2010)

 

For the 'Robbie' dedicated website click here.

 

 

 

'Tam O'Shanter' 

(Short Ballet) - from the musical 'Robbie'

(Total playing time 12.00 minutes)  (See additional Pre-ballet Dances)

 

 

Prelude To 'Tam O’Shanter'  (2009)          

 

(Additional dances before the ballet ‘Tam O’Shanter’)

 

Intro and Sword Dance           

Jig                                           

Strathspey                               

Reel                                         

            (Added Playing Time 10.45 minutes)

 

The Dance Of The Undead - from 'Tam O'Shanter'

 

(Solo Violin with standard symphony orchestra)

 

(This can be used as a stand-along concert piece lasting 4'.42'' )

 

 

Tiananmen Square       4th June 1989   (1990)

 

(2x Tpts, 2x Tenor Saxes, Bass-Clar,  Strings, Bass Drums, Percussion
and Orientale Percussion)

        (Total playing time 6.33 Minutes)

 

 

'Expressions'    (Electronic Music Suite) (pre 1990)

 

Full LP Recording

               Full LP 

 

 

'Impressions'  (Electronic Music Suite) (Just after 'Expressions')

 

Full LP Recording

 

 

‘Alpha-Omega’      (Written 2005, revised 2008

 

            (For Full Orchestra)    

            (Total Playing Time   3.52 minutes)

 


 

Oriental Interlude   (1981)

 

(for Small Orch.     Background ‘mood’ piece.)

 

 

The Jazz Suites for Large Concert Jazz Orchestra

 

 

The Australian Suite  (1966/revised 1999)

 

Adelaide           
Alice Springs

Canberra                

Melbourne           
Perth              
Sydney    
       


(Total playing time   approx   32 minutes)

 

The Penthouse Suite  (1997)

 

Panoramic Sunset
Penthouse Party  
Pink Lady           
High  Fliers 

 

(Total playing time approx   19.30 minutes)

 

 

The 'Soundflights' Suite

 

Soundflights           
Rocky
'Twas On An April Morn           
The Year Of The Snake

           
(Total playing time approx  15.30  minutes)

 

 

The 'Castle' Suite

 

The Turnkey           
Flighty Bee              (Revised 2000)
Red Velvet           
Diana.......           
The Connoissuer           

(Total playing time approx      xx   minutes)

 

 

The 'Tributes 1' Suite

 

The Boys In The Band           
Ballad For Bob    
Kelly's Eye           
Home In Three 


(Total playing time approx   17.+  minutes)

 

The 'Tributes 2' Suite

 

Bebop De Bob Burns           
Three Up To Lalo    
Quincy Blue           
Jumping With The King    

       
(Total playing time approx   xx   minutes)

 

The 'Tributes 3' Suite 

  

Beethoven's Fifth   
The Floral Dance

Pavan

Pavan                         

(Total playing time approx   17 minutes)

 

The 'Cuba' Suite

 

Latinos           
Don't Stop!           
Cuba  
Spicy! 


(Total playing time approx   17 minutes)

 

The  'Brazilian 1' Suite

arnivalCarnival           

Carnival

Rosa  
Brazilian Bronzes           
Rio Nights 

          
(Total playing time approx   19.25 minutes)

 

 

The 'Brazilian 2' Suite

           
Caramba!           
Insomnia           
Excitamente!           
Hot Peppers

           
(Total playing time approx   15.45  minutes)

 

 

The 'South Americas' Suite

 

Monte Video           
Overdrive           
The Happy Scorpion           
Monkeynuts  

         
(Total playing time approx  xx    minutes)

 

 

The 'Paradise Island' Suite

 

Paradise Island 
In A Blue Mood 
Bassline Bagatelle

Over The Reef  

 

(Total Playing Time 19.00+ minutes)          

Over The Reef   

 

 

The 'Hallelujah' Suite

 

The Meeting           
Love Is.......           
Red's Blues           
On Jubilee Road  

 

 

The ‘Mentors’ Suite

 

Benny

Duke

Stan

Basie

 

 

 The ‘Folksongs’ Suite


Barbara Allan
 

The Kerry Dance

The Floral Dance

The Rakes Of Mallow