This page lists a selection of music by Peter Tranchell. Additional information, including details of the scoring/resources required for these works can be found by searching for them on the University Library Online Catalogue and will be added here in due course. We intend this page to become a more complete listing of Tranchell's works, and to add a detail page for every work.
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The list is organised into thematic groups of works: click on the "buttons" to expand or collapse each section.
- Operas and Operettas
- Dramatic Cantatas
- Music for Plays
- Ballets
- Piano Music
- Organ Music
- Orchestral Music
- Instrumental and Chamber Music
- Secular Choral Music (Accompanied)
- Secular Choral Music (Unaccompanied)
- Songs (some serious, some not)
- Sacred Choral Music (Accompanied)
- Sacred Choral Music (Unaccompanied)
- Psalms (Antiphonal/Responsorial)
- Psalms (Anglican Chants)
- Hymns
Operas & Operettas
| Title | Year | Sub-title / notes | CUL archive ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mayor Of Casterbridge | 1951 | Opera based on Thomas Hardy's novel. 2 flutes, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, horn, 2 trumpets, tenor trombone, cymbal, bass drum, side drum, timpani, piano, Hammond organ, voices and strings. | Multiple holdings including MS.Tranchell.1.1 |
| The Stowaway | 1950? | A comic space opera for young people in one act: voices and piano. Possibly unfinished - the only musical score in the CUL is described as "Pencil ?draft of the opening only, for piano and voices, with other instrumental lines left blank." | MS.Tranchell.2.26 |
| Zuleika | 1954 | Musical comedy: solo voices & chorus, orchestra (1010 0110 - violins, celli, contra, piano, percussion, on stage band) | Multiple holdings including MS.Tranchell.1.4 |
| Twice a Kiss | 1955 | Operetta in one act for soloists (2 Soprano, Contralto, 3 Baritone, Bass), piano and electronic organ. Libretto by Maurice Holt, music by Peter Tranchell. | Multiple holdings including MS.Tranchell.2.6 |
| Captain Cook | 1959-85 | Unfinished. | Multiple holdings including MS.Tranchell.3.7 |
| Colomba | ? | Unfinished. | Multiple holdings including MS.Tranchell.2.27 |
| Edward II | 198-? | Unfinished. | MS.Tranchell.1.15 |
Dramatic Cantatas
| Title | Year | Sub-title / notes | CUL archive ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Tittlemouse | 194-? | Soloists, chorus, flute, 2 violas, piano and percussion | |
| Daisy Simpkins (The spinning house) | 1954, revised 1989 | Cantata or concert-operetta. Duration: 50'. Main vocal soloists: 1 soprano, 1 contralto, 1 tenor, 1 baritone. Minor vocal soloists: 2 sopranos, 7 baritones. SATB chorus. Accompaniment: 2 pianos. | Multiple holdings including |
| Murder at the Towers | 1955, revised 1986 | Detective cantata. Duration: 40'. STT solos, SATB chorus and 2 pianos. | |
| The surprises of divorce | 1959‑61? | Libretti and sketches only | |
| Aye, aye Lucian! | 1960 | A fantasy for baritone solo, male voice chorus and piano, based on the Vera Historia by Lucian of Samosata. Duration: 70'. | Multiple holdings including |
| The Mating Season | 1962 | A concert entertainment. Duration: 70'. Major vocal soloists: 5 tenors, 5 baritones, 1 bass, one male speaking part. Minor vocal soloists: 1 tenor, 2 baritones, 1 bass, three male speaking parts. Male‑voice chorus and piano. | Multiple holdings including |
| His First Mayweek | 1963 | Cantata or concert‑operetta. Duration: 66'. Major vocal soloists: 1 soprano, 1 contralto, 2 tenors, 3 baritones, 1 bass. Minor vocal soloists: 3 baritones, 1 bass. 6 male minor speaking roles; several very small speaking or singing roles. Male‑voice chorus and 2 pianos. | Multiple holdings including MS.Tranchell.2.196 |
| The Robot Emperor | 1965 | Cantata or concert operetta. Duration: 80'. Major vocal soloists: 2 T, 2 Br, 4 B. Minor vocal soloists: 3 T, 3 Br, 1 B. Narrator; 3 male minor speaking parts; male voice chorus orchestra (3.2.2.2 ‑ 2.2.0.0 ‑ strings, piano, electric organ, perc: vibraphone, sidedrum, cymbals, triangle, woodblock; strohl-viol, swanee whistle). | Multiple holdings including |
Music for Plays
| Title | Year | Sub-title / notes | CUL archive ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson over Jordan | 1947 | J. B. Priestley | Multiple holdings including tbc |
| Macbeth | 1949 | William Shakespeare | Multiple holdings including tbc |
| The Merchant of Venice | 1950 | Incidental music, written for the Eastbourne College school play, for 3 trebles, a chorus of trebles, 1 alto voice, 1 flute, 1 recorder, 1 violin, 3 trumpets, 1 dulcitone, 1 piano-accordion, bass drum, tambourine, woodblock, cymbals, 'swanee whistle', 'jungle piano' and handbells | Multiple holdings including MS.Tranchell.2.78 |
| Bacchae of Euripides: music for the Cambridge Greek Play | 1955 | music for the Cambridge Greek Play | Multiple holdings including tbc |
| Troades of Seneca | 1957 | music for the Bryanston School Latin play | Multiple holdings including tbc |
| Antigone of Sophocles | 1959 | music for the Cambridge Greek Play | Multiple holdings including tbc |
| The Fire Raisers | 1963 | Incidental music for a television adaptation of Max Frisch's play | MS.Tranchell.2.65 MS.Tranchell.2.66 |
Ballets
| Title | Year | Sub-title / notes | CUL archive ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falstaff | 1950 | Ballet in three scenes. Choreographed by Key Upton - never performed. 84 page solo piano score held in CUL ("Lacking 2nd Intermezzo (but pagination is complete)"). Prelude, Scene I, Intermezzo, Scene II, Intermezzo, Scene III. | MS.Tranchell.2.126 MS.Tranchell.2.127 |
| Fate's Revenge | 1951 | Performed by Ballet Rambert at the Lyric, Hammersmith (reference for this?), choreography by David Paltenghi, set by Ronald Ferns. See entry in Rambert performance database, which states that the ballet was "based on the poem 'The Rebellion in Bath' by Mr. Goosequill. The ballet was created for the Bath Assembly, but previewed under the title 'Surprise Ballet' on 4 May 1951 at the Winter Gardens, Morecambe." The "world premiere" at the Theater Royal in Bath took place on 21st May 1951 (read more...). The CUL archive holdings reveal the work was originally titled "Rebellion at Bath", then "Bunbury Ball". | MS.Tranchell.2.124 |
| Images of Love | 1964 | Produced at Covent Garden with choreography by Kenneth MacMillan, principal dancer Rudolf Nureyev, revived 2003. |
MS.Tranchell.2.134, MS.Tranchell.2.136 |
| Pantomimes | 1952-1960 | Pantomime music for various productions at the Theatre Royal, Windsor |
Piano Music
| Title | Year | Sub-title / notes | CUL archive ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suite | 1935 | Composed aged 13. Piano solo | |
| Seven Pieces in Alphabetical Order | 1947, revised 1960 | Piano solo. Note on title page: 'This work, first written in July 1947, was re-written in September 1960'. | |
| Souvenir d’un jour d’espoir: valse | 1947 | Incidental music from Johnson over Jordan. Piano solo | |
| Sonata for piano / IIIrd sonata for pianoforte | 1948 | Piano solo. In 5 movements: I. An allegro - II. A slow liquid movement - III. A scherzo - IV. A pensive slow movement - V. A cadenza and fugato | MS.Tranchell.1.31; MS.Tranchell.2.291; MS.Tranchell.2.292; MS.Tranchell.2.293 |
| Sonatina for piano | 1949 | Piano solo. In five movements: I. Moderato - II. Allegro, lento, Marcia - III. Andante - IV. Lento, allegro, lento - V. Marcia (with some differences between versions). Note inside cover: "for Jane" [Elizabeth Jane Howard]. Recorded at Potton Hall, 2004, John Fraser, piano. | MS.Tranchell.2.294-6; recording CD.080.1 |
| Rhapsody ‑ homage a Brahms | 194-? | Piano solo | MS.Tranchell.2.287 |
| Salonika nights: valse | 194-? | Piano solo | MS.Tranchell.4.55 |
| Sing a song of sixpence; Baa baa blacksheep; Rockabye baby | 194-? | Improvisations on nursery songs for piano solo | MS.Tranchell.2.289 |
| Bach’s Grabe | 194-? | Piano solo (unfinished) | MS.Tranchell.2.276 |
| Variations on a theme by Mozart | 194-? | Piano solo. Theme from Sonata in D, K. 284. Incomplete (five and a half variations only). | MS.Tranchell.2.290 |
| Dodecafonia | 1950 | Piano solo. Listed as Dodecafonia no. 6. | MS.Tranchell.2.278 MS.Tranchell.2.279 |
| Friendly Grotesques | 1953 | Four pieces for one pianoforte & four hands. Note on title page: May 1953. With later additional title page, with note: First performed June 1953 in the University Music School, Cambridge, by Thurston Dart and Peter Tranchell. Movements: I. Tempo di Turkey-Trot - II. Rumboid - III. Valse d'Ivresse - IV. Pas à quatre mains gauches. | MS.Tranchell.2.280 |
| Piece for Carl Dawson | 195-? | Piano piece for Carl Dawson. Piano solo. 12 leaves, including table for 12-note row. | MS.Tranchell.2.282 |
| Spring rondo | 1968 | Duet for four hands one piano. Score found in the Gonville & Caius College Choir Library. | Missing |
| How I miss you | 1985 | Piano solo, possibly a song | MS.Tranchell.1.29 |
| Tango fugue in G | 198-? | Sketch - unfinished. Piano solo | MS.Tranchell.1.30 |
Plus other unidentified piano pieces
Organ Music
| Title | Year | Sub-title / notes | CUL archive ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nativitates: Two movements for organ | 1943 | MS.Tranchell.2.261 | |
| Carol voluntary | 1948, rev.1964 | A light-hearted piece with a serious side, melding eight different carols (at the last count) with unexpected results. Written for Tranchell's friend David Isitt (later The Reverend) in 1948, then revised in 1964. | |
| Little sonata for organ | 1948 | 1. Prelude-Fantasia - 2. Finale Fugato - 3. Rondo burlesque: to be played in the order: 1, 3, 2. | |
| Organ sonata | 1950 | 1. Prelude - 2. Scherzo - 3. Threnody - 4. Fugue. | MS.Tranchell.2.262 & MS.Tranchell.2.263 |
| Prelude & Passacaglia for Organ | 1952 | 2 Organ preludes on 'Liebster Jesu, wir sind Hier' and 'Who would true valour see'. Note on cover of drafts (MS.Tranchell.2.273): June 1952, 44 Lensfield Rd | |
| Four voluntaries for organ | 1952, rev.1964 | Originally "Organ voluntaries to be played during Holy Communion", later "Four voluntaries suitable for sundry occasions" | MS.Tranchell.2.270 |
| Organ Sonata | 1958 | Written for Peter Geoffrey Le Huray, April 1958. MS.Tranchell.1.27: Written on transparent sheets for dye-line reproduction (H. H. Ltd 'Symphax' 763). | MS.Tranchell.1.27 & MS.Tranchell.2.259 |
| Organ voluntaries to be played during Holy Communion | 1960 | Variations of the Kyrie, Agnus Dei & Sanctus of the Fitzwilliam mass. First performed in Ridley Hall Chapel on March 6 1960. | |
| Sonatina for organ | 1964, revised 1967 | Written for Martin Neary |
Orchestral Music
| Title | Year | Sub-title / notes | CUL archive ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decalogue | 1956 | ||
| Scherzetto | 1960 | ||
| Nocturne | 1961 | ||
| Eclogue | 1962 | ||
| Noctet | 1964 |
For 9 instruments, with brass and keyboards off stage. For flute 1, flute 2, flute 3, flute 4, bassoon, violin, cello 1, cello 2, cello 3, trumpets (movement III only), trombones (movement III only), keyboards (movement II only), organ (movement III only) |
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| Festive Overture | 1966 | For 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 tenor trombones, bass trombone, tuba, percussion, timpani, strings. | MS.Tranchell.2.213 to 2.217 |
| Concerto Grosso | 1972 |
Instrumental and Chamber Music
| Title | Year | Sub-title / notes | CUL archive ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| A puritanism: flute and piano | 1941 | ||
| Triolet | 1948 | ||
| Variations for String Quartet | 1949 | Variations for string quartet on Prelude no. 7 of Chopin (Op. 28). 7 variations and the theme. | MS.Tranchell.2.250 |
| Ricercar: for 2 trumpets & organ | 1965 | MS.Tranchell.2.233 | |
| Sonatina for flute and piano | 1966 | The Sonatina for flute and piano was written for and dedicated to Henri and Juana Fromageot in May 1966. I - Lentissimo - Allegro, II - Andante semplice, III - Allegretto Giocoso, (Total duration: approximately 8 1/2 minutes) | MS.Tranchell.1.22 |
| Waltz and Calypso | 1977 | Wind octet written for the opening of the new building of the University Music School | MS.Tranchell.4.53 |
| Movements: fantasia in five movements | 1987 |
Secular Choral Music (Accompanied)
| Title | Year | Sub-title / notes | CUL archive ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| This Sorry Scheme of Things | 1952 | written for Homerton College. Cantata for woman's chorus (S.A.), semichorus (S.A.T.B), baritone solo, & orchestra or piano & harpsichord. Also accompaniment arranged for piano, electric harpsichord (& percussion if desired). With words by Emily Brontë 1818-1848.; William Ernest Henley 1849-1903.; James Russell Lowell 1819-1891.; Thomas Hood 1799-1845.; William Shakespeare 1564-1616.; Omar Khayyám. | multiple incl. MS.Tranchell.1.17 |
| The Joyous Year | 1961, rev 1984 | an ode for summer : for S.A.T.B. chorus and orchestra (setting the 'Ode composed on May Morning' by William Wordsworth) for the centenary of Clifton College, 1962. | MS.Tranchell.2.178 |
| Saul’s successor | 1969 | For TBarB solo, male-voice choir, organ, percussion and timpani. | MS.Tranchell.2.297 |
| No More of THEE and ME | 1978 |
Text from Edward Fitzgerald's version of Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám of Naishápúr. For AATBrBB & piano. |
MS.Tranchell.2.413 |
Secular Choral Music (Unaccompanied)
| Title | Year | Sub-title / notes | CUL archive ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twist me a crown of wind-flowers | 194-? | SATB unaccompanied. Part-song setting of Christina Rossetti's poem. | |
| Carmen cotidianum I: Bullocks terrorise household | 196-? |
A newspaper story paraphrased by Peter Tranchell in the style of a psalm, and pointed to be sung to Anglican chants. Psalm chants by H. S. Oakely & John Foster. Recorded and released on the Commemoration CD. |
MS.Tranchell.2.404 |
| Thackeray Ditties | 1962 |
For SSAATTTBBB unacc. Written for the Cambridge University Madrigal Society and first performed during 'Singing on the river on Trinity College Backs', Tuesday 12 June 1962 at 8.30 pm conducted by Raymond Leppard. Recorded and released on the Commemoration CD. |
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| The dog that sat | 1967, revised 1976 | Included on the LP "Music from Caius". Also recorded on the Commemoration CD. 1967 version for TTBrBB unacc. 1976 version for AATBrBBB Words from a report in a newspaper. First line: The dog picked up at a roadside yesterday could hardly be called a stray. |
MS.Tranchell.2.407 MS.Tranchell.1.114 |
| Christmas shopping | 196-? | For unaccompanied SATB voices. First line "Just a few more shopping days!". Bound with 'Tell me, Astrologist' (for SSATTBB). | MS.Tranchell.1.116 |
| Tell me, Astrologist | 196-? | For unaccompanied SSATTBB voices. First line "Astrologists have tried the horoscope to cast of a child born on a Christmas day two thousand years past.". Bound with 'Christmas shopping' (for SATB). | MS.Tranchell.1.116 |
| Psalmus Cotidianus II | 196-? | Psalmus Cotidianus II: The Strange Case of Mr. Ormantude’s Bride ([words] after: Ogden Nash) : [music by Peter Tranchell] (After L. van Beethoven). For TTBB unacc. | MS.Tranchell.2.405 |
| Silentium | 1975 | For AATBrBBB unacc. Note at end: '9 June 1975 (Original 3 octaves higher)'. For SATBrBBB unacc. in E flat. Note at end: '9 June 1975 (Original 3 octaves higher in D sharp)'. |
MS.Tranchell.4.109 MS.Tranchell.4.110 |
| His way of taming a shrew | 1977 | For ATBrBrBBB unacc. Original version for solo voice & piano. Included on LP "Music from Caius" | MS.Tranchell.2.408 |
| A day in the garden | 1979 |
Partsong for ATTBB unaccompanied. Dated: April 1979. First line: Miss Aphis was liking a rosebud one day. |
MS.Tranchell.1.111 |
Songs (some serious, some not)
| Title | Year | Sub-title / notes | CUL archive ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Those extremely foolish things | 194-? | obscene pastiche of These Foolish Things | MS.Tranchell.tbc |
| Cousin Cissie’s baby book of swans: song cycle | 1946 | MS.Tranchell.tbc | |
| Seven poems of Po Chü‑i | 1948 | MS.Tranchell.tbc | |
| Two poems of Tao Ch’ien | 1948 | MS.Tranchell.tbc | |
| I know you're feeling that way | 1947?-1950? | For medium voice & piano. Probable date of composition 1947-1950 when composer was collaborating with Ted Cranshaw on a number of songs. First line: The very moment you came in sight. First line of chorus: Weeks ago you whispered softly in my ear. | MS.Tranchell.2.529(1) and MS.Tranchell.2.529(2) |
| Telepathy | 1948 | For voice & piano. Written for the Footlights. First line: The language of words never really can express. First line of chorus: Just wait a thousand years! | MS.Tranchell.2.473(1) - (5) |
| The Greek way of making a friend | 1949 | For voice & piano. First line: In England if you think you see a possible friend. First line of refrain: Ss! Ss! 'First performed at a Smoking Concert of the Footlights Dramatic Society, sung by the composer, with Thurston Dart at the piano, subsequently included in the Mayweek Revue 'Always in June' (1949), sung by Julian Moore, the band conducted by the composer'. 'Composed: Spring 1949'. Dated 1948 in Holograph thematic catalogue. Also included in the musical 'Come to Codwin Bay', in which it is titled; 'S.S.'. MS.Tranchell.2.480(1) is a fair copy, probably made ca. 1969. Paper: 20 staves (280x209mm) 'A.L. no. 14'. | MS.Tranchell.2.480(1) MS.Tranchell.2.480(2) MS.Tranchell.2.480(3) |
| Ça ne veut‑dire rien (All men are animals) | 1949 | MS.Tranchell.tbc | |
| Please be abnormal nicely | 1949 | MS.Tranchell.tbc | |
| Give Me Back My Heart | 1949?-1950 | For voice and piano. First line: We've had such fun being friends. | MS.Tranchell.2.479(1-3) |
| In a Sunday paper | 1953 | 8 songs for baritone and piano. Note on t.p.: 'Written for Norman Platt'. Note on p.1: 'Numbers 1-4, 6-7 from News of the World, 9th Aug 1953, number 5 from the Daily Telegraph, 10th or 8th Aug 1953'. 1. Four foot skeleton at High Wycombe - 2. Week-end weather - 3. Savings drop again - 4. Your own horoscope - 5. Police use horses against seven hundred - 6. Women walk out of court - 7. A seal named Celia - 8. County cricket. | |
| Gerontophily | 1954 | MS.Tranchell.tbc | |
| Heaven | 1954 | For voice and piano. | MS.Tranchell.tbc |
| The Radchester Match | 1950s? | First line: The Radchester Match was in progress, a triumph of guts over mud. Refrain: if it's healthy they won't like it, if it's naughty then it's nice. | Not in CUL collection |
| Unwritten history | 1954 | First line: After twenty years or more. Refrain: Now someone’s kept quiet about that. Words: Maurice Holt ; music: Peter Tranchell. Probably used in the Footlights review 'Out of the blue' (1954). | MS.Tranchell.2.494 |
| Kavafy songs | 1956 | ||
| The Kissing Machine | 1960 |
and a substantial number of songs for Footlights Revues and Smokers Concerts written in the 1940s
Sacred Choral Music (Accompanied)
A large number of settings of Psalms, hymns and music for the liturgy, mostly for the Chapel of Gonville & Caius
| Title | Year | Sub-title / notes | CUL archive ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of God | 1950 | an extravaganza (or ‘hymn-sandwich’) based on the hymn tune "Richmond", by T. Haweis, written for Eastbourne College for drum & bugle band, orchestra, treble solo, two pianos, choir and congregation | MS.Tranchell.2.163 |
| Fitzwilliam Communion Service * | 1960 | Music for the service of Holy Communion : written for Fitzwilliam House, 1960 | MS.Tranchell. |
| If ye would hear the angels sing † | 1965, revised 1974 | Carol: version for SATB & organ in D flat. Words by Dora Greenwell; music by Peter Tranchell. Published by CMS. 'The 1974 version [in C major] is revised from the original for TBrBB in F and the version for SATB in D flat' |
MS.Tranchell.2.343 MS.Tranchell.1.55 |
| St. Michael's Mass | 1965, revised 1988 |
Setting of Holy Communion for Great St. Mary's : for congregation, choir, organ, 2 or 3 oboes, and string quartet or string orchestra (3rd oboe & strings may be omitted). |
Various, including: 1965: MS.Tranchell.2.329 1988: MS.Tranchell.2.331 |
| Bread of the World, in mercy broken (Hymn 409, Durley Mill)† | 1970 | Bread of the world : (Hymn A & M R 409)(Tune: Durley Mill) / music: Peter Tranchell ; words: Bishop R. Heber. For unison voices & organ. Published by CMS, with additional SATB arrangement (Webber). | MS.Tranchell.3.75 |
| Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in G major | 1967, 1979 | TTBB and organ; 12 pages; date on p. 12: September 1967. Nunc Dimittis transposed into A major for tenor & bass solos and AATBrBB choir & organ, 1979 | |
| Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in C major | 1970, 1982 | For AATTBrBrBB choir and organ. Magnificat dated: 11 April 1970; Nunc dimittis dated: 16 April 1970. Arranged 1988 for SAATBrBB. Dedicated to the mysterious Dr Wotherspoon... | MS.Tranchell.2.312 |
| O that our faith | 1971 | For TBrB choir & organ. Text from p.535 of Hymns Ancient and Modern revised. | MS.Tranchell.3.53 (1971 original) |
| Te Deum in B major | 1973 | For AATTBBBB choir, trumpet & organ. | MS.Tranchell.2.332 |
| How fair and how pleasing | 1974 | SATB and organ | MS.Tranchell.tbc |
| Te Deum in E | 1974 | MS.Tranchell.tbc | |
| Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in Bb | 1975, 1978 | MS.Tranchell.tbc | |
| Dazzling darkness | 1976 | Br solo, ATBrBB and organ; words by James Cotter, Chaplain of Caius College from 1974 to 1977 | MS.Tranchell.1.49 |
| Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in B major | 1982 | For AATBrBB choir and organ. Magnificat: 26 April 82; Nunc dimittis: 29 April 82 | MS.Tranchell.1.37 |
| People, look East | 1982, arranged Peter Marchbank 2013 | Original for AATBrBB choir & organ. Marchbank arrangement for SATBrB choir & organ. | MS.Tranchell.1.56 |
| Ye shall be holy | 1982 | Anthem for soprano I, soprano II, contralto or alto or countertenor, tenor and bass, either unaccompanied, or with accompaniment for organ with or without pedals, pianoforte, or harmonium. Composed to be sung at the Wedding Service on 10 July 1982 of Jeremy Mark Davies and Catherine Hudson Wilks. | MS.Tranchell.1.61 |
| Blessed are those that are undefiled in the way* | 1986(?) | Setting of verses 1-8 of Psalm 119 : For SAATBrBB, organ and piano | MS.Tranchell.1.79 |
| Fortunare Nos | 1986 | MS.Tranchell.tbc | |
| Cantantibus Organis | 1987 | MS.Tranchell.tbc |
Sacred Choral Settings (Unaccompanied)
| Title | Year | Sub-title / notes | CUL archive ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michaelmas Responses | 1966 | For unaccompanied TTBB & congregation. | MS.Tranchell.3.89 |
| Libran Responses | 1972 | Suitable for SATB use without transposition | MS.Tranchell.3.88 |
| Jesus said: in this world ye shall have tribulation | 1972 | Introit for ATBrBB. | MS.Tranchell.2.400 |
| Virgoan Responses | 1972, arr SATB 1987 | MS.Tranchell.3.93 | |
| Arian Responses | 1973 | For AATBrBB unaccompanied. Dated: April 1973. Preces only (Responses not present). | MS.Tranchell.3.87 |
| Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis: Tone 3 | 1974 & 1975 | ||
| Magnificat: Tone 7* | 19--? | ||
| Magnificat: Tone 8 | 1974 | Dated at end: 11 July 1974. For A solo, AATBB unaccompanied. | MS.Tranchell.0.12 |
| Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis: Tone 4 | 1975 | ||
| Peace be with you | 1980 | Dismissal or closing response for AATBrBB unaccompanied. Complete text: Peace be with you all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen. | MS.Tranchell.2.403 |
| Quintilian Responses | 1981 | For ATBrBB unaccompanied. Written for the choir of Gonville & Caius College (July 1981). | MS.Tranchell.3.90 |
| Sagittarian Responses | 1981 | For AATBrBB unaccompanied. Written for choir of Gonville & Caius College. | MS.Tranchell.2.397 |
Plus various other settings of Dismissals, Preces and Responses, to be added in due course.
Psalms (Antiphonal/Responsorial)
There are 27 antiphonal Psalm settings of which two are unfinished.
| Title | Year | Sub-title / notes | CUL archive ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psalm 3 | 1971,1985 | chorus, TTBB and organ (1971); SATBrBB and organ (1985) | MS.Tranchell.2.344, MS.Tranchell.2.345 |
| Psalm 15 | 1962 | unison voices and organ (1962, revised 1968 and 1976). † | MS.Tranchell.2.346 (original 1962) MS.Tranchell.1.64 (rev 1968) MS.Tranchell.0.11 (rev 1976) MS.Tranchell.3.55 (same as 2.346?) |
| Psalm 23 | 1962 | unison voices and organ (1962); two-part male-voice choir and organ (1970); ATBrB choir and organ (1976)* | MS.Tranchell.2.347 MS.Tranchell.2.348 (rev April 1970) MS.Tranchell.1.65 (rev August 1976) |
| Psalm 27 | 1967 | two-part male-voice choir and organ | MS.Tranchell.2.349 (organ part) MS.Tranchell.3.57 (choir part) |
| Psalm 28 | 1977 | unison (male) voices, organ & piano. Dated at end: March-April 1977. | MS.Tranchell.1.66 |
| Psalm 34 | ? | (unfinished) | MS.Tranchell.1.70 |
| Psalm 47 | ? | (unfinished) | MS.Tranchell.1.71 |
| Psalm 71 | 1960?, 1978 | For male voice choirs (unison and 2-part) & organ (1960?). For AATBrBB and organ (1978). Setting of verses 1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 15 and part of 17. | MS.Tranchell.1.72 (1960) MS.Tranchell.1.73 (1978) |
| Psalm 105 | 1975 |
For ATBrBB & organ. Psalm 105 (Coverdale version): set to four chants for ATBrBB and organ |
MS.Tranchell.1.95 |
| Psalm 107 | 1978 | AATBrBB and organ (1978). Not found in CUL catalogue. | |
| Psalm 108 | 1975 | AATBB, 2 violas, piano and organ (1975) | MS.Tranchell.tbc |
| Psalm 108 | 1965 | For unison voices, organ, violins 1-2, violas, cellos, double basses, trumpet, cornet or 2nd trumpet, trombone. | MS.Tranchell.2.169 |
| Psalm 111 | 1983 | SATBrB and organ (1983) | MS.Tranchell.1.75 |
| Psalm 117 | 1980 | AATBrBB, piano and organ (1980) | MS.Tranchell.1.77 |
| Psalm 119 (vv1-8) | 1976 | SAATBrBB and organ and piano (1976?) | MS.Tranchell.1.79 |
| Psalm 121 | 1962 | unison voices and organ (1962) (also setting in A) | MS.Tranchell.2.352 (B flat original), MS.Tranchell.2.353 (in A) |
| Psalm 122 | 1966 | unison voices and organ, with optional trumpet and horn. | MS.Tranchell.2.354 (organ part) MS.Tranchell.2.355(1) (voice and organ) MS.Tranchell.2.355(2) (includes trumpet and horn parts) |
| Psalm 126 | 1962 | unison voices and organ (1962); T solo, ATBrBB and organ (1980) (see above re publication)† | MS.Tranchell.tbc |
| Psalm 128 | 1966 | unison voices and organ. | MS.Tranchell.1.86 |
| Psalm 130 | 1967 | two-part male-voice choir and organ. | MS.Tranchell.tbc |
| Psalm 133 | 1962 | unison voices and organ (1962)† | MS.Tranchell.tbc |
| Psalm 134 | 1968 | TBrB and organ (1968); AAATTBrBrBBBB and 2 violins (1980) | MS.Tranchell.tbc |
| Psalm 141 | 1968 | TBrB and organ (1968); ATBrBB and organ (1976); SSATBrB and organ (1984) | MS.Tranchell.tbc |
| Psalm 147 | 1966 | two‑part male‑voice choir and organ (1966). With antiphon: Great is the Lord. | MS.Tranchell.2.366 MS.Tranchell.2.367 |
| Psalm 149 | 1969 | TTBB and organ (1969) AATBrBB and organ (1973) | MS.Tranchell.tbc |
| Psalm 150 | 1968 | unison voices and organ (1968, revised 1974)* | MS.Tranchell.tbc |
Psalms (Anglican Chants)
| Title | Year | Sub-title / notes | CUL archive ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psalm 6 | 19--? | Two double chants in F sharp minor and major for ATBrBB, with pointed text of psalm. | MS.Tranchell.3.61 |
| Psalm 12 | 1970? | MS.Tranchell.2.800 Quadruple psalm chant for ATB in C minor. MS.Tranchell.4.75[sic - should be 4.74 For ATBB] & organ. With abbreviated chant for Gloria. MS.Tranchell.4.75 For SATB & organ. Transposed to E minor. Originally for ATBB in C minor. |
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| Psalm 13 | 198-? | Quadruple chant For SATB and organ. Originally for Psalm 12 in C minor for ATBB (see MS.Tranchell.4.75) here transposed to E flat minor. See Psalm 12. | MS.Tranchell.3.62 |
| Psalm 16 | 19--? | Double chant for psalm 16 For ATBrBrB & organ in D flat major. For SATBrB & organ in F major. With text of Psalm 16 pointed. |
MS.Tranchell.4.77 MS.Tranchell.4.78 / 3.63 |
| Psalm 26 | 198-? | Double chant for Psalm 26. For ATBB & organ in C minor. For SATB & organ in E minor. With complete text of psalm, pointed, in P.A. Tranchell's hand, chant in copyist hand. |
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| Psalm 75 | 198-? | Double chant for Psalm 75. For ATBB & organ in A major. For SATBrB & organ in E flat major. With text of Psalm 75, pointed by P.A.T. For SATBrB & organ in D major. |
MS.Tranchell.4.80 MS.Tranchell.3.65 |
| Psalm 89 | 198-? | Double chant for Psalm 89. SATBrB & organ in D minor. Transposition of this chant used for Psalm 142 [MS.Tranchell.3.69]. | MS.Tranchell.4.88 |
| Psalm 102 | Published in The Anglican Psalter (The New St. Paul's Cathedral Psalter), 1997, John Scott. ISBN-13: 9781853119880. This is an arrangement of the Psalm 75 chant above, in B flat major. | ||
| Psalm 103 | Published in The Anglican Psalter (The New St. Paul's Cathedral Psalter), 1997, John Scott. ISBN-13: 9781853119880. This is an arrangement of the Psalm 12 chant above, in D minor. | ||
| Psalm 105 | 1975? | Double chant for Psalm 105. Original for ATBB & organ in A minor. Arranged for ATBrBB & organ in F sharp major, with an alternative first quarter and an abbreviated chant for Gloria. For SATB & organ in A major with additional chant for Gloria. For SATB & organ in C minor. |
105 MS.Tranchell.4.91 105(i) MS.Tranchell.4.89 105(SATB) MS.Tranchell.4.94 105(iii) MS.Tranchell.4.94 |
| Psalm 105 | 1975? | Quadruple chant for Psalm 105. 105 MS.Tranchell.4.92 For ATBB & organ in F sharp minor. With an additional abbreviated chant for Gloria. 105 ii MS.Tranchell.4.95 For SATB & organ in E minor. With abbreviated chant for Gloria. 105 iv a MS.Tranchell.4.97 For SATB & organ in A minor. Abbreviated chant for Gloria. 105 iv b MS.Tranchell.4.93 For ATBB & organ in F sharp minor. |
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| Psalm 114 | 198-? | Double chant for Psalm 114. Original for ATB & organ in E minor. Arranged for SATB & organ in G minor with text of Psalm pointed by P.A. Tranchell. For SATB & organ in E minor. | 114 MS.Tranchell.4.83 114(SATB) MS.Tranchell.3.66 114B MS.Tranchell.4.85 |
| Psalm 119 | 197-? | Quadruple chant for Psalm 119 (vv 153 to end [176]) for ATBrBB & organ in C minor. Fully written out version of chant with abbreviated chant for Gloria MS.Tranchell.3.71. |
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| Psalm 127 | 197-? | Triple chant for Psalm 127. MS.Tranchell.4.86 For ATBB & organ in C major. With abbreviated chant for Gloria. MS.Tranchell.3.67 For ATBB & organ in E minor. Photocopy of MS.Tranchell.4.86 with holograph revisions. MS.Tranchell.3.68 For SATB & organ in E flat major. Transposition of MS.Tranchell.3.67 from C major. With text of Psalm 127 pointed by P.A. Tranchell. MS.Tranchell.4.87 For SATB & organ in E flat major. Transposition of MS.Tranchell.4.86 (PAT Ms in C major). |
MS.Tranchell.4.86 |
| Psalm 142 | 198-? | Double chant for Psalm 142. SATBrB & organ in E flat minor. Originally numbered '89D': this is a transposed copy of Chant 89C in D minor (see MS.Tranchell.4.88). With text of Psalm 142 pointed by P.A. Tranchell. | MS.Tranchell.3.69 |
| Chant 21A | 198-? | Double psalm chant in D minor for SATBrB + organ by M.W. Scot-Higson. The composer's name is an anagram of "Moscow Nights" | MS.Tranchell.4.231 |
| Psalm 151 | 1987? | Double psalm chant in A flat major for SATBrB + organ. The composer's name is an anagram of "Neighbours", and the arranger "I'm a 'Straan [i.e. Australian]" | MS.Tranchell.4.235 |
Hymns
| Title | Year | Sub-title / notes | CUL archive ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wish Road | 1950, 1980 | Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing; written for Eastbourne College. Text from Hymns Ancient & Modern Revised no. 458. Words by: H. J. Buckoll (1803-71). For ATBrBB & organ. Text of verse 2 and melody used in 'Fortunare nos' (1986) (MS.Tranchell.2.340). | MS.Tranchell.2.393, MS.Tranchell.2.394, MS.Tranchell.2.395 |
| Kitnock’s Hill | 1963, rev.1987 | Once to every man and nation. Words: James Russell Lowell (1819-1891). Source of text: 'The Present Crisis' (When a deed is done for freedom) December 1844. Elmwood, Boston, USA. A 3-verse excerpt of this poem may be found in The Public School Hymn Book no. 232. SATB and organ. | MS.Tranchell.1.99, MS.Tranchell.2.383, MS.Tranchell.2.384, MS.Tranchell.4.100 |
| Calcot Hill | 1970 | All the past we leave behind us. Words by Walt Whitman (1819-1892). Unison voices and organ. | MS.Tranchell.3.72 & MS.Tranchell.4.99 |
| Durley Mill | 1970 | Bread of the world in mercy broken. Text by Bishop R. Heber. For unison voices and organ. Words from Hymns Ancient & Modern Revised no. 409. MS.Tranchell.3.75/6 have additions for violin & oboe. | MS.Tranchell.3.74 & MS.Tranchell.3.75 & MS.Tranchell.3.76 |
| Hamble Bridge | 1970 | May the grace of Christ our saviour. Words by John Newton. Number 636 from Hymns Ancient & Modern Revised. For unison voices & organ. 2.378 in F sharp major, 2.379 and 2.380 in E flat major. | MS.Tranchell.2.378-2.380 |
| Lockham's Road | 1970 | O King enthroned on high. Text (8th century Greek trans. John Brownlie) from Hymns Ancient & Modern no. 237. For 2-part male-voice choir & organ. | MS.Tranchell.2.382 & MS.Tranchell.3.83 |
| Old Winchester Hill | 1970 | And now, O Father. For unison voices & organ. 'September 1970' - at end. Words from Hymns Ancient & Modern Revised no. 397 (verse 3 omitted). Words by William Bright. | MS.Tranchell.2.376 & MS.Tranchell.3.73 |
| Outlands Lane | 1970 | Come, Holy Ghost, who ever One art with the Father and the Son (A&MR 11). Words: attrib to St. Ambrose 'Nunc Sancto nobis Spiritus' Tr.Cardinal J.H. Newman. For Br solo, TBrBB and organ. | MS.Tranchell.3.77 & MS.Tranchell.3.78 |
| Tichfield Abbey | 1970 | Lord, be my word and my rule. TBrBB and organ. 1970. Words: Bishop C. Wordsworth. | MS.Tranchell.2.377 & MS.Tranchell.3.79 |
| West Meon | 1970 | O Holy Spirit, Lord of Grace. For unison voices, TBrBB choir & organ. Words from Hymns Ancient & Modern Revised no. 231. Text by Charles Coffin (O fons amonis spiritus) translated by John Chandler. | MS.Tranchell.2.381 & MS.Tranchell.3.82 |
| Waltham Chase | 1971, rev.1975 | O that our faith: (A&MR 395, v. 3); Words: Charles Wesley. Original for TBrB & organ, Oct. 1971. Revised version March 1975 for ATBrBB + organ. | MS.Tranchell.1.98, MS.Tranchell.3.84, MS.Tranchell.3.85 |
| Droxford | 1972 | Words by Fred Kaan: God gave to man to have and hold [The rape of the land]. Unison voices and piano. Published as no. 39 in 'Pilgrim Praise' (London: Galliard, 1972).Revised 1987. | MS.Tranchell.2.385 & MS.Tranchell.1.100 |
| Durley | 1972 | Words by Fred Kaan: Thank you O Lord (Pilgrim Praise 35). For unison voices & piano. | MS.Tranchell.1.101 |
| Morestead / On familiar ground | 1972 | Words by Fred Kaan: The Fullness of the Earth is God's Alone (Pilgrim Praise 40). This and the following three tunes were published in a book titled Pilgrim Praise Music Edition, 1972 by Fred Kaan, published by Stainer & Bell. Out of print though copies can be found on the internet, and copies of individual items can be purchased from Stainer and Bell. | MS.Tranchell.2.388 |
| Swanmore | 1972 | Words by Fred Kaan: The earth, the sky, the oceans (Pilgrim Praise 38). For unison voices & piano. | MS.Tranchell.1.102 |
| Curdridge Lane | c.1979 | O holy city, seen of John (100 Hymns for Today 76). Words by W. Russell Bowie (1882-1969). For ATBrBB choir, congregation, & organ in E major. MS.Tranchell.3.81 is a version for SATB in A flat major (1987). | MS.Tranchell.1.97 & MS.Tranchell.3.81 |