Chronological List of Compositions
1910s – 1920s – 1930s – 1940s – 1950s – 1960s – 1970s – 1980s
Only years of completion are listed. Indentation indicates that the work is extracted from the work directly above it. Arrangements by persons other than the composer are not included in this list.
| 1915 | A Litany, anthem for treble voices (rev. for mixed chorus, 1916, 1930) |
| 1916 | Tell
me where is fancy bred, partsong for soprano and tenor soloists,
three violins and piano Chorale Prelude on Wheatley, for organ solo The Forsaken Merman, for soloists, women's chorus and orchestra For All the Saints, hymn tune |
| 1917 | Valse in C minor, for piano solo |
| 1918 | Child's
Song, for voice and piano Love laid his sleepless head, song for voice and piano A Lyke-wake Song, for voice and piano The Winds, song for voice and piano |
| 1919 | |
| 1920 | Tritons,
song for voice and piano The Passionate Shepherd, song for tenor and ten instruments – lost |
| 1921 | Quartet
for Piano and Strings (rev. 1975) Dr. Syntax: A Pedagogic Overture, for large orchestra – lost Façade: An Entertainment, for reciter and six instruments (rev. 1922–7, 1942) |
| 1922 | String Quartet No. 1 |
| 1923 | Toccata for Violin and Piano |
| 1924 | Fantasia
concertante, for two pianos, jazz band and orchestra – lost Bucolic Comedies, five songs for voice and six instruments – lost |
| 1925 | A
Son of Heaven, incidental music for the play – lost Portsmouth Point: Overture, for orchestra (also version for piano duet) |
| 1926 | Romeo
and Juliet: Ballet in Two Tableaux, by Constant Lambert (orch.
Walton) Siesta, for small orchestra (version for piano duet, 1928) Façade: First Suite for Orchestra The Triumph of Neptune: English Pantomime in Ten Scenes, by Lord Berners (orch. Walton) |
| 1927 | Sinfonia concertante, for orchestra with piano obbligato (rev. 1943) |
| 1928 | 'Valse', from Façade, arranged for piano solo |
| 1929 | Concerto for Viola and Orchestra (rev. 1961) |
| 1930 | |
| 1931 | Belshazzar's
Feast, for mixed choir, baritone solo and orchestra Chorale Prelude on Herzlich thut mich verlangen, by J. S. Bach, freely arranged for piano solo Make we joy now in this fest: Old English Carol, for mixed chorus |
| 1932 | Three Songs, for voice and piano |
| 1933 | |
| 1934 | Escape
Me Never, music for the film Ballet Music from Escape Me Never, for orchestra (version for piano solo, 1935) |
| 1935 | Symphony
No. 1, for orchestra The First Shoot, ballet for the revue Follow the Sun – lost (version for brass band, 1980) The Boy David, incidental music for the play – lost |
| 1936 | As
You Like It, music for the film Under the Greenwood Tree, song for voice (or unison voices) and piano Theme for Improvisation, for organ solo |
| 1937 | Crown
Imperial: Coronation March, for orchestra (rev. 1963) (also
version for piano solo) In Honour of the City of London, for mixed chorus and orchestra Dreaming Lips, music for the film |
| 1938 | Façade:
Second Suite for Orchestra Set me as a seal upon thine heart, anthem for mixed chorus A Stolen Life, music for the film |
| 1939 | Concerto for Violin and Orchestra |
| 1940 | The
Wise Virgins, ballet on one act, after music by J. S. Bach – lost The Wise Virgins: Suite from the Ballet Tunes for My Niece, for piano solo Duets for Children, for piano duet Scapino: A Comedy Overture, for orchestra (rev. 1949) |
| 1941 | Music
for Children, for orchestra Major Barbara, music for the film The Next of Kin, music for the film |
| 1942 | Macbeth,
incidental music for the play The Foreman Went to France, music for the film The First of the Few, music for the film Prelude and Fugue: The Spitfire, for orchestra Christopher Columbus, incidental music for the radio play Beatriz's Song, for contralto and string orchestra Went the Day Well?, music for the film |
| 1943 | Fanfares
for Salute to the Red Army, for brass and timpani The Quest, ballet in five scenes |
| 1944 | Henry
V, music for the film Two Pieces for Strings Lai and Rondet de carol, for piano solo – lost |
| 1945 | Memorial Fanfare for Henry Wood, for large orchestra |
| 1946 | Where
does the uttered Music go?, for unaccompanied mixed voices String Quartet No. 2 in A minor |
| 1947 | Hamlet, music for the film |
| 1948 | |
| 1949 | Galop final, for Music for Children |
| 1950 | Sonata
for Violin and Piano Two Pieces for Violin and Piano |
| 1951 | |
| 1952 | Coronation Te Deum, for double mixed chorus, boys' chorus, orchestra, and military brass |
| 1953 | Orb
and Sceptre: Coronation March, for orchestra God Save the Queen, arranged for orchestra (first version) Finale for Variations on an Elizabethan Theme (Sellinger's Round), for string orchestra |
| 1954 | Troilus
and Cressida: An Opera in Three Acts (rev. 1963, 1972–6) Put off the serpent girdle, partsong for women's voices (1950) Three Arias from Troilus and Cressida, for soprano and orchestra (1961) |
| 1955 | Richard
III, music for the film Three Pieces for Organ God Save the Queen, arranged for orchestra (second version) The Star-Spangled Banner, arranged for orchestra |
| 1956 | Concerto
for Violoncello and Orchestra Johannesburg Festival Overture, for orchestra |
| 1957 | Partita for Orchestra |
| 1958 | |
| 1959 | A
Queen's Fanfare, for brass ensemble March for A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, for orchestra |
| 1960 | Anon.
in love, six songs for tenor and guitar (orchestral version, 1971) Symphony No. 2, for large orchestra |
| 1961 | Gloria,
for soloists, double mixed chorus and orchestra What cheer?: A Christmas carol, for unaccompanied mixed voices |
| 1962 | A
Song for the Lord Mayor's Table, six songs for soprano and piano
(orchestral version, 1970) Call Signs for Granada TV, for orchestra Prelude for Orchestra: Granada |
| 1963 | Variations on a Theme by Hindemith, for large orchestra |
| 1964 | |
| 1965 | The Twelve: An Anthem for the Feast of Any Apostle, for SATB soli, mixed chorus, and organ (or orchestra) |
| 1966 | Missa brevis, for mixed chorus and organ |
| 1967 | The Bear: An Extravaganza in One Act |
| 1968 | Capriccio burlesco, for orchestra |
| 1969 | Battle
of Britain, music for the film Improvisations on an Impromptu of Benjamin Britten, for orchestra Three Sisters, music for the film |
| 1970 | All
this time, carol for mixed chorus Theme for Variations, for cello solo |
| 1971 | Sonata
for String Orchestra Five Bagatelles, for guitar solo |
| 1972 | Jubilate Deo, anthem for double mixed chorus and organ |
| 1973 | Anniversary Fanfare, for brass and percussion |
| 1974 | Cantico
del sole, for unaccompanied mixed voices Magnificat and Nunc dimittis, for mixed chorus and organ Fanfare for Your National Theatre, for brass and percussion |
| 1975 | |
| 1976 | Varii
capricci, for orchestra Roaring Fanfare, for brass and percussion |
| 1977 | Antiphon,
anthem for mixed chorus and organ King Herod and the cock, carol for mixed chorus Title Music for the BBC Shakespeare Series, for orchestral winds and percussion |
| 1978 | Façade 2: A Further Entertainment, for reciter and six instruments |
| 1979 | Introduction to the National Anthem, for brass ensemble |
| 1980 | Medley
for Brass Band Passacaglia, for cello solo |
| 1981 | A Birthday Fanfare, for trumpets and percussion |
| 1982 | Prologo
e fantasia, for orchestra Duettino, for oboe and violin |
| 1983 |