The Music of Michel R. Edward

Chamber Music

Petite sonate en duo, opus 6

for piano 4-hands

(for young piano student and teacher)

1 – Promenade
2 – Chanson triste
3 – Variations

Suite Miniature #3, opus 12

for english horn and clarinet in A

Suite Miniature #5, opus 29

for woodwind quintet

  1. Prelude
  2. Canzona
  3. Scherzo
  4. Lament
  5. Dance

Sonata for cello and piano, opus 31

(in one movement) theme and variations

Sonata for violin and piano, opus 35

  1. Prélude et Scherzo
  2. Nocturne et Tiento
  3. Arioso et Ronde

Sonatina for viola and piano, opus 37

  1. Moderato
  2. Scherzetto
  3. Arioso
  4. Ronde

Sonata for contrabass and piano, opus 39

“…with apologies to Percy”, opus 40

for solo piano

variations on an English folksong

Chasse-galerie opus 41

for clarinet, string quartet, and narrator

  1. Les Bûcherons et le Diable
  2. La Douce bien-aimée
  3. La Fête d’la veille
  4. le Retours au camp

«Les Oiseaux imaginaires», opus 47

for string quartet

performed by the Quatuor Claudel-Canimex

«Paysages», opus 49

for string quartet

Vocal Music

Trois Chansons de Baudelaire, opus 21

for mixed chorus a capella

  1. Harmonie du soir
  2. La Musique
  3. L’Horloge

“Missa pro pace mundi” opus 22

for mixed chorus, oboe, and piano

  1. Kyrie
  2. Gloria
  3. Pater Noster
  4. Sanctus
  5. Agnus Dei

“The Unknown River”, opus 33

(Seven songs on poetry of Paul Hansford)

Orchestral Music

Concertino, opus 25

for harpsichord and chamber orchestra

  1. Allegro non troppo
  2. Canzona (Adagio)
  3. Fantasia (Allegro giocoso)

Capriccio, opus 32

for large string orchestra

Symphony in C (Symphony no.1), opus 34

  1. Moderato
  2. Scherzo
  3. Adagio mesto
  4. Ricercare

Sinfonia Canadensis (Symphony no.2), opus 36

  1. Forêts boréales
  2. Prairies
  3. Maritimes
  4. Pacific Interlude
  5. Northern Variations

Divertimento, opus 38

for three trombones and orchestra

  1. Fanfare
  2. Choral
  3. Caprices
  4. Introduction et fugue

“Amaterasu”, opus 39b

Symphonic Poem

  1. Amaterasu
  2. Susano-ô
  3. Sibling Rivalry
  4. Omoikane
  5. Ama-no-Uzume (Three Divine Dances)
  6. Hinode (Sunrise)

A War Symphony (Symphony no.3), opus 42

for soprano and orchestra

  1. Conflict
  2. Dirge
  3. Scherzo
  4. Reconciliation

Symphony pour cordes (Symphonie no.4), opus 43

  1. Chant
  2. Élégie
  3. Ronde

Violin Concerto, opus 44

  1. Allegretto grazioso
  2. Élégie
  3. Ronde

Concerto Grosso, opus 48

for string quartet and orchestra

  1. Ouverture
  2. Arioso
  3. Gigue

Concerto-Rhapsodie, opus 50

for viola and orchestra

  1. Adagio – Allegro assai
  2. Cadenza
  3. Largo
  4. Allegro – Allegro molto

Hymne, opus 51

for string orchestra