List of compositions by Robert Simpson

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This list of compositions by Robert Simpson is a list of the musical compositions of Robert Simpson sorted by genre.

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Symphonies

Robert Simpson is said to have written and destroyed four Symphonies (one of which even used serial procedures) before his first published Symphony. He submitted his official

String quartets

Simpson composed 15 numbered string quartets; a quartet preceding this sequence was written as part of his course at Durham University and may still exist there. He regarded Quartets No. s 1 - 3 as forming a natural sequence, and No. s 4 - 6 are a clearly distinct group related to three Beethoven quartets, though they can all be performed as entirely independent compositions.

Concerti

Other orchestral music

Other chamber music

Incidental music

Vocal

Compositions for brass band

Compositions for keyboard instruments

Arrangements

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References

Chronological list of the compositions of Robert Simpson - Robert Simpson Society