List of compositions by Walter Carroll

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Walter Carroll (4 July 1869 - 9 October 1955) was an English composer, music lecturer, education lecturer and author.

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This is a list of his compositions and writings [1] (with publishers in brackets).

Piano music

Source: [2]

1892 - Piano Sonata in C minor (Forsyth)

1892 - Two Sonatinas in C and D major (Forsyth) [3]

Choral music

Source: [2]

1893 - When Jesus Christ Our Lord Was Born (Curwen)

1899 - Single Chant in C (Bristol Tune Book)

1901 - Fallowfield (Hymn tune) (Sheffield Sunday School Union)

1902 - Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in F (Weekes)

1902 - Benedicite Omnia Opera or The Song of the Three Holy Children (Weekes)

1903 - Chorale - Sleep Thy Last Sleep (Weekes)

1923 - Anthem - Sleep Thy Last Sleep (Forsyth)

The Stars (four-part song) [4]

Nature (Sonnet for five voices) [4]

Orchestral music

c1900 - Festive Overture [5]

Seascape: A Children's Suite, orchestrated by Eric Fogg. [6]

Educational piano music for children

Source: [2]

1908 - First Lessons in Bach, Book 1 (Forsyth)

1909 - First Lessons in Bach, Book 2 (Forsyth)

1912 - First Piano Lessons, Book 1: Scenes at a Farm (Forsyth)

1913 - First Piano Lessons, Book 2: The Countryside (Forsyth)

1914 - Sea Idylls (Forsyth)

1914 - Six Easy Studies in Olden Style (Forsyth)

1916 - Forest Fantasies (Forsyth)

1919 - First Piano Lessons, Book 1a: Tunes from Nature (Forsyth)

1922 - In Southern Seas (Forsyth)

1923 - Twelve Studies (Forsyth)

1923 - Water Sprites (Forsyth)

1933 - River and Rainbow (Forsyth)

1937 - Four Gypsies (Ricordi)

1946 - The Enchanted Isle for Violin and Piano (Forsyth)

1953 - Four Country Dances (Forsyth)

1973 - The Lonely Shepherd (op. posth.) (Forsyth)

Educational books, pamphlets and papers

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1894 - Advice to Students Preparing for Examination in the Theory of Music (Heywood)

1904 - The Study of Music (Sherratt and Hughes)

1906 - Notes on Musical Form (Sherratt and Hughes)

1906 - The Teaching of Music (Sherratt and Hughes)

1907 - The Training of Music Teachers (no publisher given)

1912 - Notes on First Piano Lessons (Forsyth)

1914 - The Unfolding of Personality (Sherratt and Hughes)

1919 - One Hundred and Fifty Melodies for the Use of Elementary Harmony and Singing Students (Forsyth)

1922 - The Training of Children's Voices (Forsyth)

1925 - Handbook of Music (Manchester Education Committee) (Reprinted 1927; 1934)

1930 - Music in Manchester Schools (Manchester Education Committee)

1942 - The Unfolding of Personality (A Grayson, Manchester)

1948 - Music in Life and Education (Williams)

1951 - The True Story of "Scenes at a Farm" (Forsyth)

undated - Children's Voices: The Fourteen Points of Voice Training (Forsyth)

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References

  1. Anthony, Walker (1989). Walter Carroll, The children's composer. 126 Deansgate, Manchester M3 2GR: Forsyth Brothers Ltd. pp. 133, 134. 135. ISBN   0-9514795-0-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Walker, Anthony (1989). Walter Carroll, The children's composer. 126-128 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 2GR: Forsyth Brothers Ltd. pp. 133, 134, 135. ISBN   0-9514795-0-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. Musical Times, Vol. 34, No. 601 (March 1893), p. 173
  4. 1 2 Recorded on Sixty Glorious Years: A Concert of 19th Century British Music, British Music Society BMS422CD (2010)
  5. Recorded on Whiteline CD WHL 2133 (2002)
  6. "Manchester Accents". Archived from the original on 27 August 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2009.