David and John
A poignant song by Peter Tranchell, written before 1960. No musical score survives, but the song features on a recording of songs made by Tranchell himself c.1960
[...Read More]A poignant song by Peter Tranchell, written before 1960. No musical score survives, but the song features on a recording of songs made by Tranchell himself c.1960
[...Read More]Tranchell's 1950 Organ Sonata, in four movements: I Prelude, II Scherzo, III Threnody (en petite passacaille), IV Finale
[...Read More]Wish Road, a hymn written by Peter Tranchell for Eastbourne College in 1950, later used in the anthem Fortunare Nos
[...Read More]8 songs for baritone and piano, with words from News of the World, 9th Aug 1953, and the Daily Telegraph, 8th or 10th Aug 1953
[...Read More]Peter Tranchell' opera The Mayor of Casterbridge was first performed on 30 July 1951, by a largely amateur and student cast, at the Arts Theatre as part of the Cambridge Festival.
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A Concert Entertainment in One Act
The Libretto by H. C. PORTER & PETER [...Read More]Four Voluntaries for Organ by Peter Tranchell (Pastorale, Fantasy, Prayer, Epilogue), first performed by Basil Ramsey (later to be Editor of The Musical Times and Choir and Organ) in 1952
[...Read More]"Heaven!", for voice and piano, was written in 1954 for performance in "Just as it Comes" at Trinity College, Cambridge. The lyrics are by Simon Phipps (Chaplain at Trinity College 1953-57 and Bishop of Lincoln between 1974 and 1987).
[...Read More]In 1954 Peter wrote the music for the musical comedy Zuleika, which culminated in a three month run in the West End in 1957. We have published a typeset version of Peter Tranchell's own piano edition.
[...Read More]Four Piano Duets (One Piano – Four Hands), by Peter Tranchell (1922 – 1993). Composed in May 1953.
[...Read More]Peter Tranchell composed this 1958 Sonata for Organ (his second) for, and partly based on the name of, Peter Le Huray, a fellow lecturer in the Music Faculty of Cambridge University, and Director of Music at St Catharine’s College.
[...Read More]Prelude and Passacaglia for Organ, on 'Liebster Jesu, wir sind Hier' and 'Who would true valour see', Peter Tranchell, 1952
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