COMPLETE LIST OF COMPOSITIONS BY OPUS NUMBER

Choral Mass in Latin

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Choral work with orchestra.

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Three short works:

"A Song of Nationalism" and

"One Came Back" for solo voice and piano,

"Those Dancing Days are Gone"

for solo voice and harp.

Four chamber pieces collected together for different combinations of instruments

First completed opera and an early version of part of the Tolkien Cycle

Orchestral suites derived from the original version of The Black Gate is Closed.

Suite for chamber ensemble of seven clarinets. 

Opera with words by 

Michéal Mac Liammóir adapted from an unpublished English translation of his play Diarmuid agus Gráinne 

Two parts of the Tolkien Cycle, adapted from the book by J R R Tolkien

Orchestral suites derived from the original version of The Hobbit.

Songs extracted from the

Tolkien Cycle adapted for solo performance in concert

An early version of part of the Tolkien Cycle

An early version of part of the Tolkien Cycle

Song for solo Tenor and orchestra or piano.

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An early version of part of the Tolkien Cycle.

A setting of Walt Whitman for mixed choir and orchestra or organ.

Two pieces for male voice choir and orchestra.

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"The ride of the Rohirrim" and "Burial Song"

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An early version of part of the Tolkien Cycle.

Oratorio for Baritone solo, choir and orchestra.

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Currently the scores have been lost, for more information please follow the link.

Orchestral symphony

Chamber opera adapted from the old Irish legends specifically designed for church performance; text by Leon Wiltshire

Orchestral extract from The Dialogues of Óisin and Saint Patric.

Male voice choir arrangements of the traditional songs:

Waly Waly,  Ca' the yowes,

She moved through the fair,

All my trials,  The House of the Rising Sun 

and Dafydd y Garreg Wen.

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A second version of Dafydd y Garreg Wen exists in this collection for mixed choir.

Two partsongs for unaccompanied male voice choir:

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Stillness - a setting of James Elroy Fletcher

Gods - a setting of Walt Whitman

Theme and variations for solo piano or harp.

Symphony for Wind Sextet and Harp with Male Voice Choir (and brief Tenor solo).

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Text from C. S. Lewis' Perelandra adapted by the composer

One act opera based upon the short story by

Oscar Wilde; text adapted by the composer

Orchestral suite extracted from 

The Nightingale and the Rose

Three partsongs that were part of a projected oratorio on W. B. Yeats The Wanderings of Óisin.

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The oratorio remains incomplete but these three sections (Dedication, Monotone and The mystery of the Immortal Rose) are finished and performable.

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Song for baritone and chamber ensemble comprising of two trumpets and three trombones.

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Text adapted from Oliver Goldsmith by Alun Alban Davies

Song cycle for solo voice and piano.

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Words by John Bunyan

Two partsongs for unaccompanied mixed choir: 

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Dychwelyd - a setting of T. H. Parry-Williams (in Welsh): English singing translation by the composer

and Sleep - a setting of Samuel Daniel

Song cycle for solo singer, flute and harp.

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The texts are adaptations (in Latin or English) of poems by the late Roman poet Ausonius; English singing translation by the composer

Chamber piece for Saxophone and piano

A children's opera based upon the Irish legends; text by the composer

Song cycle for baritone, piano and three clarinets.

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A setting of words by Liam Blake

Originally designed for mixed choir, solo baritone and piano accompaniment.

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The Sphinx - a setting of Oscar Wilde

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Dithyramb - a setting of Richard Wagner (in English translation by the composer)

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An orchestrated version of The Sphinx is also available.

A setting of Rabindranth Tagore

(in the poet's own English translation)

for solo mezzo soprano, solo flute and orchestra.

Sonata for Flute and piano

A setting of J.R.R. Tolkien for solo voice, viola and piano.

A setting of Peter Abelard's lament David for Jonathan in Latin (English translation by the composer also available).

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Scored for solo voice, flute, violin, cello and guitar or harp.

A setting of Walt Whitman for solo voice with chamber orchestra accompaniment. 

Orchestral symphony, depicting the opening chapter of Tolkien's The Silmarillion.

Cantata for soprano and baritone soloists, mixed choir and orchestra.

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Texts adapted from Aleister Crowley by the composer

Three short pieces for solo voice and piano.

An arrangement of the Welsh hymn for male choir and orchestra.

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A reduction for organ, flute and timpani is also available.

Chamber work for violin and harp

(or oboe and piano)

Chamber opera ; text adapted by Richard Charles Rose from David Lindsay's novel A Voyage to Arcturus.

Symphonic suite from Arcturus.

Piano rondo based upon the concluding chapters of

J. R. R. Tolkien's The SIlmarillion.

Orchestral version of Op 42.

Eight short Piano studies in a variety of styles

Collection of art songs along a similar theme.

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The Mystery - Ralph Hodgson

Cywydd -  Gerard Manley Hopkins

Graveyard - Alison Reynolds

The Seven Woods of Coole - William Butler Yeats

The Queen of Air and Darkness - Poul Anderson

Romance for flute and piano

The beginning of the Tolkien Cycle and the first work in the SIlmarillion.

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Large scale operatic work depicting the creation of Middle-earth, the tale of the elf Fëanor and the creation of the Silmarils.

Orchestral suite utilising material from Fëanor

Part of the Tolkien Cycle and the second work in the Silmarillion.

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Large scale operatic work depicting the love story between Beren, of the race of men, and Lúthien, an Elven princess. 

Orchestral suite utilising material from Beren and Lúthien. 

Scene Three of Beren and Lúthien designed for concert choral performance with flute solo, string quintet, two pianos and percussion.

Part of the Tolkien Cycle and the third work in the Silmarillion.

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Large scale operatic work depicting the tragedy of the children of the captured and cursed mortal man Húrin.

Orchestral suite utilising material from The Children of Húrin.

Part of the Tolkien Cycle and the fourth work in the Silmarillion.

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Large scale operatic work depicting the mission of the mortal man Tuor to save the Elves of the doomed hidden city of Gondolin.

Orchestral suite utilising material from The Fall of Gondolin.

The wedding march from The Fall of Gondolin.

The wedding march from The Fall of Gondolin arranged for solo piano or harp.

Three Welsh folksong arrangements for male voice choir and harp.

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Dacw ’nghariad i, Ym Mhontypridd mae ’nghariad and Ffarwel i blwy’ Llangower

Short fanfare for three trumpets, two trombones, timpani and cymbals.

Two songs for solo voice and small ensembles.

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The colour of his hair, a setting of a poem A. E. Housman written in anger at the imprisonment of Oscar Wilde.

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Sunsong, a setting of James Elliott that is the only remaining part of an aborted musical.

Chamber piece for panpipes, percussion, harp, celesta, harpsichord and 2 violins.

Two chamber songs for solo voice, guitar and small ensembles.

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The lover at sunrise, a setting of Algernon Charles Swinburne.

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The nightjar, a setting of Leon Wiltshire.

Three romances for solo harp.

Fragment from an abandoned opera: text by Leon Wiltshire

Short cycle of epigrams to words by Hilaire Belloc for solo voice and piano.

Orchestral and choral piece originally commissioned for the opening ceremony of the Cardiff Bay Barrage.

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A simultaneously abridged and enlarged version of Variations on a Welsh Bardic Melody withl final verse for chorus by David Leverett.

The old fragments from Paul's previously aborted attempt to set J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.

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Almost all of these have since been incorporated into Paul's final version of the score.

Solo song for tenor and orchestra - a setting of Bilbo's lengthy The Lay of Eärendil from The Lord of the Rings

Choral version of OP. 60 - a setting of Bilbo's lengthy The Lay of Eärendil from The Lord of the Rings

Chamber piece for flute, strings, harp or piano and timpani.

Six pagan chants for mixed choir and chamber ensemble.

Chamber piece for flute, clarinet and harp or two violins and harp.

Melodrama with orchestral accompaniment based upon the short story by Eric Frank Russell.

Orchestral symphony inspired by the four elements of pagan mythology and philosophy.

A setting of Geoffrey Chaucer for mixed choir and organ.

A collection of duet setting of Walt Whitman for two voices with piano. 

For solo organ.

Discussion or Conversation in English.

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String quartet inspired by conversations undertaken whilst walking in the Welsh countryside.

Duet for two vocal line (solo or choral) accompanied by timpani.

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A setting of the pagan hymn The Charge of the Goddess adapted by the composer.

Part of the Tolkien Cycle and the fifth and final work from the Silmarillion.

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Large scale operatic work depicting the fall of the realm of Doriath and the journey of Eärendil to seek aid in the war against Morgoth.

Comic opera: text adapated by Julian Boyce from the play by Noël Coward.

The concluding section of the Tolkien Cycle, adapted from the book by J. R. R. Tolkien.

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Massive scale operatic work designed to be performed over six evenings.

Choral work to the words of W. B. Yeats.

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Written for eight part unaccompanied mixed choir.

Settings of three traditional hymns: Bryn Calfaria, King's Lynn and The Truth Sent From Above.

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Written for three equal voices and piano.

Settings of three folk melodies: Trade Wind, a setting of a Bardic melody to words by David Leverett, Waly Waly, Searching for Lambs, Cradle Song and Lisa Lân

For voice and piano.

Opera adapted from the George Bernard Shaw play. text adapated by the composer and Julian Boyce.

A chamber setting of Oscar Wilde

For four voices, string quartet and harp.

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