List of compositions by Percy Pitt

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Although most of Percy Pitt's compositions seem to have been performed during his lifetime, not everything was published; and not every published work received an opus number. Many of his works were published by Augener, who also published Bridge, Delius and Ireland.[1] A partial list of Pitt's published compositions (both with and without opus numbers) appears in Pazdírek & 1904-1910 (34 volumes, published between 1904 and 1910). Some works appear to have been given an opus number after the volume was published some time before 1910. However, gaps still apparently remain in the sequence of opus numbers, e.g. Op. 2, 7, 12, 13 etc.[nb 1] Nevertheless, the opus numbers seem to have been chronologically assigned in approximate composition order.

A number of works exist both in versions for orchestra and for piano reduction (solo or duet), and the dates assigned to many of the entries in this incomplete list should be treated with caution.

According to his own introduction in Pitt's biography, Henry Wood gave the first performances of most of Pitt's major works after 1896 except the G minor Sinfonietta which was written at the request of Hans Richter, who conducted it at the 1906 Birmingham Triennial Music Festival.[2]


List of works without opus number[edit]

Orchestra
Suite in D major - Prelude & Bourrée (1891)[3]
Orchestral Suite (Suite d'Orchestre?) in four movements (1895)[4]
Overture, "Taming of the Shrew". (1898)[5]
Hercules March (1898)
Incidental music for "Paolo and Francesca". (1902)[6][nb 2]
Incidental music to 'Flodden Field' (1902)[nb 3]
Incidental music to 'Richard II' (1903)[nb 4]
Symphony (Sinfonietta) in G minor (1906)[nb 5]
English Rhapsody (1910)[7][8]
Serenade for small orchestra (1911)[9]
Sakura suite No. 1 (1914)[10]
Sakura suite No. 2 (Suite de Ballet) (1915)[11]
Ballet Egyptien (1915)[12]
Suite pour petite orchestre (1915)[12]
Symphonic poem 'Anactoria', for viola and orchestra.[nb 6]
Chamber
Piano Trio (1890)[3]
Piano
Tarantella in C, for piano. (1902)
Improvisation, for piano. (pub. Ascherberg, 1919)[13][nb 7]
Carnet de Voyage, pour piano. (1928)
1. Prelude 2. Souvenir 3. Sérénade à la lune 4. Berceuse 5. Valse mignonne.
Five Dances - Suite in the old style, for piano, etc. (orch?) (1930)
Songs with Orchestra
Five Poems for baritone & orchestra (after Lenau, Cornelius, Dahn, Tasso, etc.? (1902)[14][15][nb 8]
Four Poems for mezzo-soprano & orchestra. (1904)[16]
'Sérénade du passant' for soprano and orchestra, for Luisa Tetrazzini (1912)[17]
Solo songs
A Free Lance (pub. Leonard)
Edenland (pub. Willcocks)
Fedora - Gavotte
For Memory's Sake (pub. Ascherberg)
Her coming (pub. Ricordi)
Let us forget (1928)[18]
Lines to his Ladye (after a 17th-century poem by H. Byatt). (1894)
Love is a Dream (Alfred Austin). (pub. Elkin, 1903).[nb 9]
Springtime (1928)[19]
Week before Easter (arr. Sussex folk song)
When we two parted (pub. Ascherberg)
Year after year (pub. Boosey)
Yesterday and Today (Frances H. Burnett). Unpublished holograph MS dated 6 November 1892.[nb 10]
When I am dead, my dearest. (words, C. Rossetti) (pub. Gale, Weekes) (1896)
Chorus
The Blessed Damozel, for chorus and orchestra.[20]
Schwerting the Saxon, for chorus and orchestra.[20]
Zephyr, stay thy vagrant flight. Glee for TTBB male voices (1894)

List of works with opus number[edit]

Op. 1: Bagatelles, for Violin & Piano
1. Air de Ballet, 2. Lamento, 3. Romance, 4. Gavotte 5. Amoroso 6. Moto Perpetuo Souvenir.
Op. 2
Op. 3: Part Songs for ATBB Male Voices. (1895)
1. Sunset. 2. Serenade - While my Lady sleepeth. (Trans. J. G. Lockhart ) 3. A Cavalier's Song (G. J. Whyte-Melville)
Op. 4: Silhouettes (first set). Trois morceaux, for piano. (1895) Orch. by the composer (1907?)
1. 'Scene de Ballet' 2. Feuillet d'Album 3. Etude Mignonne
Op. 5: Hohenlinden, cantata for TTBB men's chorus and orchestra. (Words by Thomas Campbell.)(London: Novello, c1889)
Op. 6: Part songs for mixed choir:
1. A Song at Evening (S. K. Wiley), SATB. 2. Love is a Sickness full of Woes (Samuel Daniel), Madrigal in 6 parts, SSATBB. 3. The Stricken Hunter. Der traurige Jäger. A Lament. (Joseph von Eichendorff/engl. trans. C. Karlyle), SSATBB.[21]
Op. 7
Op.8: Aquarelles, for violin & piano/orch?
1. Canzonetta. 2. Chant d'Automne. 3. Valse Oubliee.
Op. 9: Le Sang des Crépuscules: Prélude Symphonique d'après Charles Guérin. (Orch. 1900?)[22]
Op. 10: The Sorrows of Werther. Humorous quartet for ATBB men's voices (W. M. Thackeray)[nb 11] (1901)
Op. 11: Miniatures. 3 Morceaux for piano. (London, Augener & Co., Sept 1894)
1. Gavotte et Musette. 2. Lointain passé. 3. Scherzino.
Op. 12
Op. 13
Op. 14: Pensées Fugitives, for piano.
1. En Valsant. 2. In Memoriam 3. Mélodie Intime
Op. 15
Op. 16: Impressions. Trois Morceaux pour piano. (1895)
1. Improvisation. 2. Veille de Départ. 3. Humoresque
Op. 17: Ballade for violin and orchestra (or violin & piano) (1900)[9]
Op. 18: Three Romantic Pieces for cello & piano. (1896)
1. Petite Romance 2. Arioso 3. Feux follets
Op. 19
Op. 20: Modern Suite (Suite de Ballet) for orchestra. (1896) Also ?arr. piano as 4 Morceaux?
1. Prelude. 2. Minuetto. 3. Ballade. 4. Scherzo-Valse
Op. 21: Coronation March, for orchestra. Also arr. piano. (1896/7)[23][nb 12]
Op.22: Concertino in C minor for clarinet and orchestra. Also arr. clarinet & piano. (1897)[24][nb 13]
Op. 23
Op. 24: Fêtes Galantes. Miniature Suite for Orchestra after Verlaine. (1896)[25] Also arr. for piano duet, and for piano solo (at least Colombine) by the composer (1897)
1. Cortege 2. Marionettes 3. Sentimental interlude 4. Colombine (Valse) 5. Finale.
Op. 25
Op.26: Cinderella, a musical fairy tale for pianoforte duet. London, G. Ricordi & Co., 1899. Illustrated by Nelia Casella[26] Also orchestrated by the composer. Illustrated piano duet score at imslp. Two extracts on YouTube.[nb 14]
Op. 27: Four Little Songs, for voice and piano.
1. Hildachen (E. Breck) 2. An Orchard Fancy. (K. Munkittrick) 3. The White Rose 4. Springtime (W.D. Howells)
Op. 28
Op. 29: Harmonies d'Autonne, for piano. (1899)
1. Promenade sentimentale. 2. Valse mélancolique. 3. Crépuscule
Op. 30: Part songs for miexed voices (1899/1900)
1. To Night. (John Malcolm) 2. Shepherds all and Maidens fair. (Edith Nesbit) 3. A Love Symphony. (Arthur O'Shaughnessy)
Op. 31
Op. 32 no. 2:[27] Behold the Name of the Lord, Christmas anthem for SATB chorus. (Novello's Anthems, etc. No. 652) (1899)
Op. 32a: Oriental Rhapsody, for piano. (1903)[28] Arranged for orchestra by the composer (1905).[29]
Op. 33:[30] Genre-Pictures, for piano. (1900)
1. Fughetta. 2. In an Album. 3. Serenatella. 4 Ländler. 5. Etüde-Nocturne.
Op. 33:[30] Dance Rhythms, for orchestra. (1901)[31] Also arr. for piano.
1. Espana. 2. Sarabanda. 3. Valse caprice
Op. 34: Trois Poésies, for voice and piano.
1. Je ne veux pas autre chose. 2. Parting. 3. Sérénade
Op. 35: Paolo & Francesca, Symphonic Impressions for orchestra, on the incidental music for Stephen Phillip's tragedy. (1902).
Op. 36: Part songs for mixed voices (1901?)
1. O Nightingale. (William Wordsworth), Five-part song. 2. ? 3. Laugh at Loving if You Will. (Francis Money-Coutts)
Op. 37: Silhouettes (second set), for piano. (London: Augener & Co., 1902)
1. Préambule. 2. Dirge. 3. Barcarolle 4. Intermezzo. 5. Caprice.
Op. 38
Op. 39: Five Sketches for piano. (1903)
1. Allegretto scherzando. 2. Alla Marcia. 3. Entr'acte. 4 Pizzicato. 5. Gavotte & Musette
Op. 39: Serenade, for small orchestra. [nb 15]
Op. 40: Three Old English Dances from the incidental music to King Richard II, for orchestra. (1904)[32] Arr. for piano solo by the composer.
1. Country Dance. 2. Measure. 3. Morris Dance.
Op. 41: Three pieces for violin & piano. (Schott)
1. Air. 2. Fileuse. 3. Pensée d'Automne.
Op. 42
Op. 43
Op. 44: Three Songs, for voice and piano. (1914)
1. Let us forget. (M. Robinson.) 2. Winter. (Words by D. F. D.) 3. Thoughts at sunrise (George Meredith)
Op. 45: Four Pieces, for piano. (1907)[33]
Book I: Prélude; Étude. Book II: Widmung; Fantasia Appassionata for 4 hands(?)
Op. 46
Op. 47
Op. 48: England’s Welcome. (1907)
Op. 49
Op. 50
Op. 51
Op. 52: Suite de ballet,for orchestra. (1901)[29]
1. Saraband. 2. Valsette. 3. Gavotte 4.Musette.
Op. 53
Op. 54: Some Impressions and an Epilogue, for piano.
3. Aubade (Totland Bay). ?. Guitares et Mandolines.

Piano scores and English versions of works by others[edit]

  • Ludwig der Springer. Opera in three Acts, Op. 12. Libretto & music by Adolf Sandberger. Piano score by Percy Pitt and Wilhelm Ammermann.
  • Gianni Schicchi (Puccini). Libretto by Giovacchino Forzano. English version by Percy Pitt. Vocal score (English and Italian) Milano : G. Ricordi e C. Edit. Tip., 1930
  • The Vagabond and the Princess. Opera in one act by E. Poldini. Adapted from a fairy tale of Hans Christian Andersen by A.F. Seligmann; English version by Alfred Kalisch and Percy Pitt. (First performance, May 11, 1906)

References[edit]

Notes
  1. ^ Opus 32 was used for the Oriental Rhapsody, Op. 32a, and for Behold the Name of the Lord, Op. 32 no. 2, although information on Op. 32 no. 1 is not forthcoming. Op. 33 seems to have been used twice.
  2. ^ Written for Stephen Phillips's tragedy after Dante. Includes No. 11 Marriage Song: Take the lilies for her hair (3 female voices); No. 19 Drinking song: Oh, I love not.
  3. ^ Written for Herbert Tree's performances of Alfred Austin's play at His Majesty's Theatre
  4. ^ Written for Herbert Tree's performances of Shakespeare's play at His Majesty's Theatre
  5. ^ Written for Hans Richter and performed by him at the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival.
  6. ^ A web search returns little information about this work, apart from its initial announcement in the Royal Philharmonic Society's 104th season beginning 1 Nov 1915 The Standard, 11 October 1915, p. 10
  7. ^ "Percy Pitt's Improvisation, after beginning by calling to mind Raff's 'La Fileuse,' settles down into an extended and fluent arpeggid study." 'The Musical Times', Vol. 61, No. 923 (1 January 1920), pp. 45–47. Article Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/908488
  8. ^ A review in The Atheneum magazine, 1902 read: "There is feeling and imagination in the music, and skill of a high order. To the orchestra is assigned, after the manner of Wagner, the most important part. The performance was not satisfactory. Mr. Davies's voice was not in the best condition ; moreover, the orchestral playing was rough and too loud. Even had the rendering of them been faultless, so much thought is pressed into small space — all the five songs are brief — that they need more than one hearing. Of the poems by Lenau, Cornelius, Dahn, and Tasso there were English versions in the book from the clever pen of the vocalist."
  9. ^ Recorded by Louise Kirkby Lunn, 10” Red acoustic HMV DA568 [Bb3887-I/3893-I]: The Heart Worships (Holst)/Love is a Dream (Pitt).
  10. ^ Dedicated on the cover "à Madame Ysaÿe, souvenir d'un séjour à Bruxelles, September 1893". MS held at Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Worldcat.org Archivegrid
  11. ^ In which Thackeray satirizes the plot of The Sorrows of Young Werther by Goethe).
  12. ^ Written for Queen Victoria's impending Diamond Jubilee.
  13. ^ Dedicated to Manuel Gomez (clarinettist), founder member of the London Symphony Orchestra. Source: Pitfield, Spenser S. (2000). British Music for Clarinet and Piano 1890-1945: Repertory and Performance Practice. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Sheffield. pp. 118, 125.
  14. ^ Two numbers for piano duet on YouTube: No. 2, Fairy Godmother No. 5, Prince Charming.
  15. ^ '...the reviewer notes the "charming, daintily-scored Serenade for small orchestra by Mr. Percy Pitt" which received its first performance on October 18 and was repeated on October 20. The Musical Times, 1910, quoted at landofllostcontent.blogspot
Citations
  1. ^ See Augener at imslp.
  2. ^ Chamier 1938, p. 14.
  3. ^ a b Chamier 1938, p. 43.
  4. ^ Chamier 1938, p. 51.
  5. ^ FP at Queen's Hall Prom, 11 October 1898.
  6. ^ Chamier 1938, p. 83-85, 91-92, 225.
  7. ^ Chamier 1938, p. 2162, 225.
  8. ^ Performed at Queen's Hall Proms, Thursday 26 September 1929, Pitt conducting the Henry Wood SO.
  9. ^ a b Chamier 1938, p. 226.
  10. ^ Chamier 1938, p. 178-9.
  11. ^ Chamier 1938, p. 187.
  12. ^ a b Chamier 1938, p. 188.
  13. ^ Published in 'Repertoire Series of Pianoforte Music by Modern British Composers' (1919). General editors: C.H. Clutsam & Thomas Dunhill. London: Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew.
  14. ^ FP, Philharmonic Society Matinee concert, 2 July 1902 sung by David Ffrangçon-Davies, baritone
  15. ^ Myles B. Foster. History of the Philharmonic society of London 1813-1912. A record of a hundred years' work in the cause of music, p. 472.
  16. ^ FP Louise Kirkby Lunn, Queen's Hall Symphony Concert, 13 February 1904 from ConcertProgrammes.org
  17. ^ FP, Philharmonic Society concert, 5 December 1912 cond. Pitt, along with fp of Parry's 'Symphony Fantasy in B minor'. The Musical Times, 1 January 1913, p. 38.
  18. ^ Proms premiere, 4 October 1928 (Evelyn Arden, mezzo-soprano, Berkeley Mason, piano)
  19. ^ FP 22 September 1928 at a Queen's Hall Prom concert (Evelyn Arden, mezzo-soprano, Berkeley Mason, piano)
  20. ^ a b The Review of Reviews for Australasia, September 1911, p. 66.
  21. ^ Dedicated to a Dr. Vogt. Conservatory Bi-Monthly, 1912, p. 238.
  22. ^ First published as a piano duet, 'Prélude', in Le Sang des Crépuscules, poems by fr:Charles Guérin (Paris, 1895).
  23. ^ Chamier 1938, p. 63-4.
  24. ^ Chamier 1938, p. 64.
  25. ^ Chamier 1938, p. 67.
  26. ^ 'Miss Nelia Casella', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951. University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011, accessed 17 Mar 2015
  27. ^ Information on e.g. Op. 32 no. 1 appears to be lacking.
  28. ^ Pic of front cover, date given as ©1903
  29. ^ a b Chamier 1938, p. 117.
  30. ^ a b Opus 33 seems to have been used twice.
  31. ^ FP Queen's Hall, 7 November 1901 BBC Proms page
  32. ^ First concert performance, Prom 22 October 1903 - Queen's Hall Orch, cond. Wood.
  33. ^ Downloadable at sheetmusicfox.com Cover at Amazon.com
Bibliography

This list was chiefly compiled from the following sources:

  • Chamier, J. Daniel (1938). Percy Pitt of Covent Garden and the BBC. London: Edwin Arnold & Co. (Edited from Pitt's unpublished MS autobiography)
  • Pazdírek, Franz (1904–1910). The Universal Handbook of Musical Literature of all ages and peoples. Part I, Vol. XXII (Nor-Par). Vienna: Pazdírek & Co. pp. 387–388.
  • Scowcroft, Philip L. (July 1997). "Some British Conductor-Composers". MusicWeb International. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
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