Dorset composer - Rick Birley
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            • Maverick
              • Variations on a Plainsong
                • Movement for String Orchestra "magnas inter opes inops"
                  • Little English Folksong Suite
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                        • Hebrew Songs of Love, Faith & Survival
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                            • Sar-planina
                              • Nursery Rhymes Kaleidoscope
                                • Spanish Folksongs
                                  • Olympian Glories
                                    • Piano Concerto
                                      • A Dorset Rhapsody
                                        • Romney Facets
                                          • Lord of the Dance
                                            • the Cuckoo - 'cello & chamber orchestra
                                              • Greensleeves
                                                • Blaydon Races
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                                                    • La Ronde
                                                      • Zartom: Symphony
                                                        • Hornby: Exultate Jubilate
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                                                              • Fern Hill
                                                                • Universal Truth
                                                                  • The Jackdaw of Rheims
                                                                    • Nine Welsh Folksong Arrangements
                                                                    • Choral [a capella SACRED]>
                                                                      • Three Motets
                                                                      • Choral [a capella SECULAR]>
                                                                        • The Cuckoo
                                                                          • Dance to your Daddy
                                                                            • Drill, Ye Terriers, Drill
                                                                              • The Willow Song
                                                                                • In Vernali Tempore
                                                                                  • My Love in her Attire
                                                                                • Compositions [vocal]
                                                                                  • Edges
                                                                                    • Seven Folksong Ballads
                                                                                      • Three Hardy Songs
                                                                                      • Compositions [chamber/instrumental]
                                                                                        • Austerity
                                                                                          • Quintet "magnas inter opes inops"
                                                                                            • Five Folksong Arrangements (for the Crucible)
                                                                                              • Latin Primer [Septet]
                                                                                                • Latin Primer [violin/piano]
                                                                                                  • Past Tense
                                                                                                    • in memoriam G B
                                                                                                      • Variations on a Plainsong - piano transcription
                                                                                                        • Variations on a Plainsong - original version for solo clarinet
                                                                                                          • March Wind
                                                                                                            • Preludes [piano]
                                                                                                              • Carol Preludes [piano]
                                                                                                                • Marat/Sade Suite [2-piano transcription]
                                                                                                                  • Piano Sonata
                                                                                                                    • Folksong Dance Suite for Cello & Piano
                                                                                                                      • Dance to Your Daddy
                                                                                                                        • Salutation Carol Prelude [piano]
                                                                                                                          • Grazioso (guitar solo)
                                                                                                                            • Dorset Suite
                                                                                                                              • Drink Old England Dry: a Folksong Frolic for Busy Fingers
                                                                                                                                • Sonatina for Violin & Piano [1979]
                                                                                                                                  • The Phoenix
                                                                                                                                  • Compositions [jazz/light]
                                                                                                                                    • Funked-up Bach
                                                                                                                                      • Basement Jazz
                                                                                                                                        • Music Hall for Westfield
                                                                                                                                        • ARTWORK
                                                                                                                                          • Pembrokeshire scenes i
                                                                                                                                            • Pembrokeshire scenes ii
                                                                                                                                              • Rogues gallery....
                                                                                                                                                • Durham 'prints'
                                                                                                                                                  • Picture Dorchester....
                                                                                                                                                    • Italy October 2010
                                                                                                                                                      • Paris
                                                                                                                                                        • Prague
                                                                                                                                                          • Miscellaneous
                                                                                                                                                          • Poems
                                                                                                                                                          • Maverick
                                                                                                                                                          • Hobie Adventure Island
                                                                                                                                                            • Maiden Voyage 12.iii.11

                                                                                                                                                            Greensleeves

                                                                                                                                                            One of my young pupils was picking out this theme at the piano, having been studying the Tudor period at school. So we went onto my computer and I showed her how the tune was written down. Later on I made a full, harmonised arrangement which I orchestrated for her to be able to play along with.



                                                                                                                                                            (c) 2009 Rick Birley