Movements, composed in 1987, is one of Peter Tranchell's final works. It is scored for flute, viola, bassoon, harpsichord and piano.

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The cover sheet of this song indicates that it was written while Peter Tranchell was teaching at Eastbourne College in 1949-50. We [...Read More]

"His first Mayweek", or, "The scholar's progress: a speculation with music in five scenes". For male and female soloists, male-voice chorus, and two pianos. Words and music by Peter Tranchell.

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Twice A Kiss, an operetta in one act for seven soloists, piano and electronic organ, with libretto by Maurice Holt, was [...Read More]

Caius music student, singer and conductor Kavi Pau has arranged Peter Tranchell's anthem Fortunare Nos for string orchestra, and [...Read More]

An unaccompanied setting, in the style of Anglican chant, of Ogden Nash's "The Strange Case of Mr. Ormantude’s Bride", emended to [...Read More]

A newspaper story paraphrased by Peter Tranchell in the style of a psalm, pointed to be sung to Anglican chants [...Read More]

Peter Tranchell set this famous text (from Edward Fitzgerald’s version of Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám of Naishápúr) to music in [...Read More]

"The Robot Emperor" is an "entertainment" in 5 scenes for solos, chorus and orchestra, with words and music by Peter Tranchell, written in 1965.

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"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).

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Four Piano Duets (One Piano – Four Hands), by Peter Tranchell (1922 – 1993). Composed in May 1953.

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Tranchell's Festive Overture was written in 1966 for Peter Marchbank and the Basingstoke Musical Society Orchestra (now the Basingstoke Symphony Orchestra).

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Peter T wrote the music for two Cambridge Greek plays, including Antigone of Sophocles in 1959.

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Peter Tranchell composed the Five Thackeray Ditties for the Cambridge University Madrigal Society’s May Week Concert in June 1962, which was conducted [...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.

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