Strings
Violin
Capriccio
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1976
For: Flute, Violin, Cello & Piano
Concerto da Camera No. 3
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1969
For: 2 Flutes, Solo Violin & Chamber Strings
Duration: 14 mins
Duo Concerto
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1990
For: Guitar, Violin & String Orchestra
Duration: 21 mins
Fiddler’s Country Wedding
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1994
For: Violin & Piano
Duration: 9 mins
Five Occasional Pieces for Violin & Piano
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1982
For: Violin & Piano
Duration: 15 mins
Jove’s Nod (Congreve);
Cantata for Baritone, 2 Violins, Cello & Harpsichord
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
2005
For: Baritone, 2 Violins, Cello & Harpsichord
Sonata for Four
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1982
For: Oboe, Violin, Cello & Harpsichord
Duration: 20 mins
Sonata No. 1 for Violin & Piano
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
2000
For: Violin & Piano
Duration: 17 mins
Sonata No. 2 for Violin & Piano
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
2004
For: Violin & Piano
Duration: 15 mins
Sonatina in B minor for Solo Violin
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1963
For: Solo Violin
Duration: 7 mins
Ten Variations for Violin & Piano
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1954
For: Violin & Piano
Duration: 10 mins
The Country Wedding (Partsong)
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1987
For: TTBB & Solo Violin
Duration: 9 mins
The New Terpsichore Book 1 –
Three Pieces for Violin & Harpsichord
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1995
For: Violin & Harpsichord
Duration: 7 mins
The New Terpsichore Book 2 –
Four Pieces for Violin & Harpsichord
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1996
For: Violin & Harpsichord
Duration: 9 mins
The Selevan Story
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1992
For: Flute, Violin, 2 Solo Guitars & 4-part Guitar Ensemble
Duration: 17 mins
Three Dances:
- Scherzo
- Passamezzo
- Saltarello
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1950
For: Violin & Piano
Duration: 9 mins
Variazioni Concertanti
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1970
For: Flute, Oboe, Violin, Cello & Harpsichord
Duration: 16 mins
Violin and piano
Sonata No. 1 for Violin & Piano
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
2000
For: Violin & Piano
Duration: 17 mins
Sonata No. 2 for Violin & Piano
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
2004
For: Violin & Piano
Duration: 15 mins
Three Dances:
- Scherzo
- Passamezzo
- Saltarello
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1950
For: Violin & Piano
Duration: 9 mins
Viola
Seven Miniatures
Published by ABRSM
1958
For: Viola & Piano
Duration: 11 mins
Caprice after Puck
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1978
For: Solo Viola
Duration: 10 mins
Concerto da Camera No. 1
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1963
Revised 1979
Revised 1979
For: Harpsichord, Violas, Cellos, Bass; or Solo String Quintet only (Violas, Cellos & Bass)
Duration: 18 mins
Duo for Viola & Flute
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1967
For: Viola & Flute
Duration: 9 mins
Echoes of Autumn
Published by Productions d’Oz
1998
For: Viola & Guitar
Duration: 5 mins
Solway Suite:
- Invocation
- Scherzo
- Pastorale
- Ground
- Badinage
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1974
For: Flute, Viola & Harp (or Viola Part arranged for Cello)
Sonata for Three
Published by Editions Orphée
1982
For: Guitar, Flute & Viola
Duration: 11 mins
Sonata in A for Viola & Piano
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1963
For: Viola & Piano
Duration: 15 mins
Sonata in D Minor for Viola & Piano
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1952
For: Viola & Piano
Duration: 14 mins
Viola da gamba
Viola da Gamba Concerto
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1961
For: Viola da Gamba & Chamber Orchestra - 1 Flute; 2 Oboes; 1 Clarinets; 1 Bassoon; 2 Horns; Strings (3,3,2,2,1)
Duration: 21 mins
Cello
Canzona for Massed Cellos
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1981
For: 6 groups of cellos
Group A: soloist/leader plus two other small solo parts;
Group B: duo;
Group C: duo;
Group D: trio;
Group E: trio;
Group F: quartet (for accompaniment)
Group A: soloist/leader plus two other small solo parts;
Group B: duo;
Group C: duo;
Group D: trio;
Group E: trio;
Group F: quartet (for accompaniment)
Duration: 8 mins
Capriccio
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1976
For: Flute, Violin, Cello & Piano
Concerto da Camera No. 1
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1963
Revised 1979
Revised 1979
For: Harpsichord, Violas, Cellos, Bass; or Solo String Quintet only (Violas, Cellos & Bass)
Duration: 18 mins
Duo for Guitar & Cello
- Arabesque
- Invention
- Nocturne
- March
- Vigil
- Bagatelle
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1974
For: Guitar & Cello
Duration: 16 mins
Five Occasional Pieces for Cello & Piano
- Prelude
- Dialogue
- Alla Burlesca
- Aria
- Alla Polka
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1970
For: Cello & Piano
Duration: 16 mins
Jove’s Nod (Congreve);
Cantata for Baritone, 2 Violins, Cello & Harpsichord
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
2005
For: Baritone, 2 Violins, Cello & Harpsichord
Partita for Solo Cello
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1985
For: Cello
Duration: 18 mins
Pastoral Sonata
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1959/1998
For: Guitar, Flute & Cello
Duration: 15 mins
Sonata for Cello & Piano
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1968
For: Cello & Piano
Duration: 21 mins
Sonata for Four
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1982
For: Oboe, Violin, Cello & Harpsichord
Duration: 20 mins
Two Romantic Pieces: Set A
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1996
For: Cello & Piano
Duration: 8 mins
Two Romantic Pieces: Set B
2008
For: Cello & Piano
Duration: 8 mins
Two’s Company
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
2008
For: Bassoon & Cello
Duration: 5 mins
Double bass
Arlington Concertante
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1986
For: Solo Harpsichord, Brass & Wind Quintets, Double Bass & Three Percussion
Duration: 13 mins
Lighting the Match
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
2000
For: Double Bass & Piano
Duration: 2 mins
Root and Branch
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1998
For: Cello & Double Bass
Duration: 5 mins
String trio
Capriccio & Finale
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1952
For: Harp, Flute, Clarinet & String Trio
Duration: 17 mins
Dream Sequence
- College Prayers: Christchurch 1862
- Summer Rhapsody: Games, Boating and Dreams
- The Bellman and the Vanishing
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1984
For: Oboe, Clarinet & String Trio
Duration: 8 mins
Love’s Madness;
Cantata Setting of Five Mediaeval Quatrains
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1970
For: High Voice, String Trio & Harpsichord
Duration: 14 mins
Oboe Quartet
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1993
For: Oboe & String Trio
Duration: 15 mins
String Trio No. 1
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1951
For: String Trio
Duration: 19 mins
String Trio No. 2
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1964
Duration: 18 mins
Trio for Baryton, Viola & Cello
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1975
For: Baryton, Viola & Cello
Duration: 13 mins
Piano trio
Piano Trio No. 1:
Methought this other Night – Diversions on an Air by Robert Jones
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1967
For: Piano Trio
Duration: 16 mins
Piano Trio No. 2 in One Movement
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1973
For: Piano Trio
Piano Trio No. 3:
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
2000
For: Piano Trio
Duration: 18 mins
The Old Cigarette Lighter; Entertainment for Children (Libretto by David Reynolds)
- The Soldier
- The Old Woman and the Cave
- The Money
- High-Life
- The Princess
- The Dog
- The Sleeping Princess
- Nanny to the Rescue
- Taken into Custody
- The Trial
- Pandemonium in Court
- Off to the Palace
- The Farewell
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1961
For: Narrator, Flute, Oboe & Piano
(Also available in version for narrator and wind quintet)
(Also available in version for narrator and wind quintet)
Duration: 18 mins
String quartet
A Bag of Winds (for five string quartets and narrator):
- Prelude: The Ancient Empire of the Winds (Tutti)
- Boreas (Quartet A)
- Zephyrus (Quartet B)
- Eurus and Notus (Quartets C & D)
- Odysseus (Quartet E and tutti)
- Odysseus Again (Quartet E)
- Odysseus and his Companions on their Best Behaviour (tutti)
- The Good Life at Aeolia (tutti)
- The Winds Imprisoned (Quartets A, B C and D)
- Homeward Bound (Quartet B and tutti)
- The Fateful Sleep (Quartet E and tutti)
- Back at Aeolia (tutti)
- The Dismissal (tutti)
- Find Assembly of the Winds (tutti)
NB: Quartet C consists of 4 violins and Quartet D of 2 violas and 2 cellos. Quartets A, B and E are normally constituted.
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1973
For: An entertainment for 5 string quartets and narrator with optional double bass
Duration: 18 mins
Fantasy String Quartet
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1948
Duration: 14 mins
Septet Variations
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1975
For: Harp, Flute, Clarinet & String Quartet
Duration: 13 mins
String Quartet in B minor
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1953
Duration: 24 mins
String Quartet in F minor
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1959
Duration: 20 mins
String Quartet No. 1
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1984
For: String Quartet
Duration: 26 mins
String Quartet No. 2
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1987
For: String Quartet
Duration: 25 mins
String Quartet No. 3
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1989
For: String Quartet
Duration: 28 mins
String Quartet No. 4
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1993
For: String Quartet
Duration: 27 mins
String Quartet No. 5
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1998
For: String Quartet
Duration: 13 mins
String Quartet No. 6
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
2001
For: String Quartet
Duration: 19 mins
String Quartet No. 7 ‘Cross-Currents’
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
2002
Duration: 19 mins
String Quartet No. 8
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
2005
For: String Quartet
Duration: 19 mins
String Quartet No. 9
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
2006
For: String Quartet
Duration: 23 mins
String quintet
String Quintet
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1986
For: String Quintent (Quartet & Cello)
Duration: 30 mins
Quintet with other instruments
Dream Sequence
- College Prayers: Christchurch 1862
- Summer Rhapsody: Games, Boating and Dreams
- The Bellman and the Vanishing
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1984
For: Oboe, Clarinet & String Trio
Duration: 8 mins
Piano Quintet No. 1
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1966
For: Piano Quintet (Piano & String Quartet)
Duration: 26 mins
Piano Quintet No. 2
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1999
For: Piano Quintet (Piano & String Quartet)
Duration: 17 mins
Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
2007
For: Clarinet & String Quartet
Duration: 26 mins
Quintet for Flute and String Quartet
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
2003
For: Flute & String Quartet
Duration: 13 mins
Quintet for Guitar & String Quartet
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1973
For: Guitar & String Quartet
Duration: 19 mins
String sextet
String Sextet
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1996
For: String Sextet (Quartet, Viola & Cello)
Duration: 18 mins
Large ensemble
A Bag of Winds (for five string quartets and narrator):
- Prelude: The Ancient Empire of the Winds (Tutti)
- Boreas (Quartet A)
- Zephyrus (Quartet B)
- Eurus and Notus (Quartets C & D)
- Odysseus (Quartet E and tutti)
- Odysseus Again (Quartet E)
- Odysseus and his Companions on their Best Behaviour (tutti)
- The Good Life at Aeolia (tutti)
- The Winds Imprisoned (Quartets A, B C and D)
- Homeward Bound (Quartet B and tutti)
- The Fateful Sleep (Quartet E and tutti)
- Back at Aeolia (tutti)
- The Dismissal (tutti)
- Find Assembly of the Winds (tutti)
NB: Quartet C consists of 4 violins and Quartet D of 2 violas and 2 cellos. Quartets A, B and E are normally constituted.
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1973
For: An entertainment for 5 string quartets and narrator with optional double bass
Duration: 18 mins
String orchestra
Concerto Chacony
Published by Peacock Press
2000
For: Recorder & String Orchestra
Duration: 9 mins
Essay No. 7
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1992
For: Symphony-Strength Strings
Duration: 14 mins
Idyll for Strings
1957
For: String Orchestra
Duration: 3 mins
Last of the Leaves;
Cantata Setting of Four Poems:
- The Rose and the Gardener (Austin Dobson)
- The Leaf Burners (Ernest Rhys)
- The Donkey (GK Chesterton)
- At a Country Dance in Provence (Harold Monro)
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1975
For: Bass, Solo Clarinet & String Orchestra
Duration: 22 mins
Nocturne for String Orchestra
1959
For: String Orchestra
Duration: 6 mins
Baryton
Daphne to Apollo – Soprano with Baryton
(Text by Matthew Prior)
Published by Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust
1977
For: Soprano & Baryton (alternative Soprano & Guitar version also available on this website)
Duration: 5 mins
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