5 Epithets of War – Conductor’s Full Score (SP106) Choir and Orchestra
Composer: Goddard, Author: Scannell
Duration: 10 minutes. Scored for: 5 part choir (SSATB) Organ Brass Quintet String Quartet Timpani/Percussion Player 1: Timpani and bass drum Player 2: Glockenspiel, cymbals, suspended cymbal, tam-tam and snare drum. Adapted from the poetry of Vernon Scannell (1922 – 2007) Commissioned in 1980 by Oxford Education Department for performance by the combined secondary school choirs of Oxfordshire, conducted by Chris Banks. Completed: 1st November, 1980
5 Epithets of War – Set of Parts (SP1310) Choir and Orchestra
Composer: Goddard, Author: Scannell
PARTS include: Organ, Brass Quintet, String Quartet, Percussion Player 1: Timpani and bass drum Player 2: Glockenspiel, cymbals, suspended cymbal, tam-tam and snare drum. Completed: 1st January, 1980
5 Epithets of War – Vocal Score (SP1309) Choir and Orchestra
Composer: Goddard, Author: Scannell
Duration: 10 minutes. Scored for: 5 part choir (SSATB) Organ Brass Quintet String Quartet Timpani/Percussion Player 1: Timpani and bass drum Player 2: Glockenspiel, cymbals, suspended cymbal, tam-tam and snare drum. Adapted from the poetry of Vernon Scannell (1922 – 2007) Commissioned in 1980 by Oxford Education Department for performance by the combined secondary school choirs of Oxfordshire, conducted by Chris Banks. Completed: 1st January, 1980
A Pardoner’s Tale – A Dramatic Cantata (Op. 40) Choir and Orchestra more details
Duration: 25 minutes. Text by Chaucer, music by Mark Goddard. Scored for Choir, Tenor and Baritone Soloists, Narrator and Orchestra. Printed facsimile of the original manuscript (score, vocal score and parts). Completed: 15th April, 1981
Beowulf – A Musical Drama for Primary Schools (Op. 52) Recorders, Percussion, Guitars and Piano more details
Duration: 30-40 minutes. From the Anglo Saxon poem ‘Beowulf’, translated by Kevin Crossley-HOlland, adapted by Henrietta Leyser. Printed facsimile of the original manuscript (score and parts). Completed: 15th May, 1984
Beowulf – A Symphonic Poem (Op. 62) Orchestra more details
1st Performance: Oxford Symphony Orchestra, Oxford Town Hall. MG conducing.. Printed facsimile of the original manuscript (score and parts). Completed: 1st September, 1986
Beowulf – A Theatrical Event (Op. 55) Chamber Ensemble, Choir, Narrators, Actors more details
Printed facsimile of the original manuscript (full score, vocal score and parts). Completed: 10th October, 1984
Caverns (Op. 44) Chamber Orchestra more details
Duration: 14 minutes. Single wind/brass timps and strings. Printed facsimile of the original manuscript (score and parts). Completed: 1st April, 1982
Caverns (Op. 45) Orchestra more details
Duration: 14 minutes. Double wind/brass timps and strings. Printed facsimile of the original manuscript (score and parts). Completed: 1st April, 1982
Circles – for Chamber Ensemble (Op. 47) Trumpet, Violin, Viola, Cello and Piano more details
Duration: 12 minutes. Winning prize in the Humphrey Searle Chamber Music Prize 1982. The old printed facsimile of the original manuscript (score and parts) was replaced in 2021 with a fully typeset and carefully revised full score and set of parts.
Halloween – 13 Scary Minutes (Op. 43) String Quartet more details
Completed: 15th January, 1982 and revised October 2021. Fully typeset score and parts. Duration: approximately 13 minutes.
Circles (Op. 42) Trumpet and Organ more details
Printed facsimile of the original manuscript (score and part). Completed: 15th January, 1982
D minor Variations (Op. 12) Piano Duet more details
1st Performance: Windsor Baptist Church: Janette Creber and Mark Goddard.. Printed facsimile of the original manuscript (score and part). Completed: 1st June, 1976
Fugato, Theme and Variations (Op. 10) more details
Fugato, Theme and Variations for flute, violin, viola and bassoon. Written in April, 1976 and fully revised in 2018.
Gergask Songs – 6 Songs for Primary School (Op. 75) Voice and Piano more details
Music by Mark Goddard, words by pupils
1st Performance: Aviemore MacDonald Resort Theatre. Commissioned for the Highland Year of Culture 2007. Poetry by the Children at Gergask Primary School, Laggan Bridge. Children’s voices and piano accompaniment, with optional parts for flute, clarinet and/or bassoon. Completed: 1st June, 2007
Heat Of The Sun, The – A Dream Cycle for Strings (Op. 46) String Orchestra more details
Duration: 21 minutes. 1st Performance: James Judd with the Wren Orchestra. BBC Capital Radio Broadcast from St. Johns Smith Square London.. Winning work in the Capital Radio Prize 1982. Printed facsimile of the original manuscript (score and parts). Completed: 1st June, 1982
Joplin: Three Rags (Op. 67) Violin, Double Bass, Clarinet, Bassoon, Trumpet, Trombone and Percussion more details
Joplin, arr: Goddard
Ragtime Dance, Bethena and Maple Leaf Rag, scored to match the 7 Instruments found in Stravinsky Soldier?s Tale. For Jackie Keirs and the Oxford Dance Theatre Tour, 1988 and 2008. Printed facsimile of the original manuscript (score and parts). Completed: 1st April, 1987
Fantasia after Brahms (Op. 7) more details
Completed: 15th December, 1975. 1st Performance: 11/12/1975 given by Chris Banks and Mark Goddard, Cheney School.
Completely revised and typeset in September 2018. Due to be published by EVC Music Publications Ltd in 2019.
Oxford Variations (Op. 13) more details
Theme and four variations. Completed: 15th August, 1976 and revised in 2018.
1st Performance: Yenworthy, Devon. September 30th 1976. Katie Thomas (flute) and Mark Goddard (piano).
Duration: 7 minutes. Light, attractive and fairly short!
Partita Variations (Op. 36) Organ Solo more details
Written for Richard Pilliner. Printed facsimile of the original manuscript score. Completed: 1st June, 1980
Reflection (Op. 29) Harpsichord more details
Duration: 9 minutes. Written for Richard Pilliner. Completed: January, 1980 and fully revised and typeset February 2019.
Retrospection (Op. 32) Clarinet and Bassoon more details
Duration: 5 minutes. Winning piece in the William Elkin Prize for composition RAM 1980. Printed facsimile of the original manuscript score. Completed: 1st January, 1980
Sands Of Time (Op. 48) Brass Band more details
Two pieces for brass band. Printed facsimile of the original manuscript (score and parts). Completed: 1st May, 1983
Sea Legend – A Symphonic Poem For Orchestra (Op. 69) Orchestra more details
Printed facsimile of the original manuscript (score and parts: Fl, Obx2, Bn, Trpx3, Tps and Strings). Completed: 1st February, 1989
Sinfonietta (Op. 31) Chamber Orchestra more details
Duration: 16 minutes. 1st Performance: John Carewe with RAM orchestra. Four movements for chamber orchestra. Printed facsimile of the original manuscript (score and parts). Completed: 1st December, 1979
Sonata Felice (Op. 16) Clarinet and Piano more details
Completed: 15th June, 1977 and fully revised in October 2018.
First performance at Cheney School Oxford: Beverley Couling (clarinet) and Mark Goddard (piano).
The Circus – A Light Overture for orchestra (Op. 39) Light Orchestra more details
Duration: 5 minutes. Completed: 1st April, 1981 and revised in September 2018. Winner of the Eric Coates Prize for composition at the Royal Academy of Music. First performance: Abingdon and District Music Society.
Weber: Trauer-Musik J116 (Op. 60) Choir and Orchestra more details
Weber, Reconstructed by Mark Goddard, editor: Marshall Stoneham
Duration: 6 minutes. 1st Performance: March 1986. Choir, Baritone soloist and Orchestra. Reconstruction. Printed facsimile of the original manuscript (score and parts). Completed: 15th March, 1986