Piano Solo
About Time — Six Piano Preludes
Available from EVC Publications
Mark Goddard
Whilst each of the preludes in this suite is distinct in character, they all share the composer’s trademark use of contrasting time signatures, pulsating rhythms and dramatic energy. These pieces (Grades 6-8 ABRSM levels), with their Latin names harking back to a different age, provide the more advanced pianist with a musically challenging and rewarding depiction of different attitudes towards time.
Tempus Fugit (Time Flies) and Momentum are both influenced by jazz and have lively Eastern European folk dance rhythms. Momento Temporis (A Moment in Time) is tranquil and modal, with sonorous pedalling, whilst the harmonies in Perpetuum Mobile often employ familiar diatonic language and use chords based on the intervals of the second and fourth. Tempus Rerum Imperator (Time, Commander of All Things) is a spiky, urgent and chromatic evocation of time running away with us while the final prelude, Ab Aeterno, (From Time Immemorial) is a dark evocation of eternity, with just one chord deployed in a series of mathematical progressions, using rhythmical diminution and augmentation to outline a journey.
16 pages
Copyright © 2018
EVC Music Publications Ltd
ISBN 978-1-911359-22-7
Bach Buster Fugues Book 1 (SP1125) available from Spartan Press
Bach, editor: Goddard
The Bach Busters series ‘unlocks’ some of the less well known but equally beautiful Preludes and Fugues from J. S. Bach’s Well Tempered Clavier, through transposition and subtle re-notation. Completed: 17th February, 2011
Bach Buster Fugues Book 2 (SP1126) available from Spartan Press
Bach, editor: Goddard
The Bach Busters series ‘unlocks’ some of the less well known but equally beautiful Preludes and Fugues from J. S. Bach’s Well Tempered Clavier, through transposition and subtle re-notation. Completed: 21st February, 2011
Bach Busters Book 1 (Preludes) (SP374) available from Spartan Press
Bach, arr: Goddard
The Bach Busters series ‘unlocks’ some of the less well known but equally beautiful Preludes and Fugues from J. S. Bach’s Well Tempered Clavier, through transposition and subtle re-notation. Completed: 24th May, 1995
Bach Busters Book 2 (Preludes) (SP491) available from Spartan Press
Bach, editor: Goddard
The Bach Busters series ‘unlocks’ some of the less well known but equally beautiful Preludes and Fugues from J. S. Bach’s Well Tempered Clavier, through transposition and subtle re-notation. Completed: 16th June, 1998
Baroque Reserve (SP376) available from Spartan Press
Bach, Clarke, Handel and Purcell, editor: Goddard
Ten baroque classics beautifully presented in this 28 page album for solo piano. The cream of the era in one book. Completed: 16th November, 1996
Beowulf – a Suite for Piano (SP1302) available from Spartan Press
Beowulf is an epic 5th century poem, written in old Engish. A Geatish warrior called Beowulf helps neighbouring Danish King Hrothgar to rid his meadhall of a monster called Grendel. These pieces were published on the occasion of Spartan’s 25th anniversary, and are inspired by incidental music written in 1984, for a production performed by Islip Primary School, Oxfordshire. Completed: 18th February, 2015
Birthday Presents – 9 Musical Portraits for Piano (SP1304) available from Spartan Press
To coin a phrase: this book contains ‘something for everyone’. Each of these nine ‘musical gifts’ portrays a different personality, from the itinerate gossiper, to the ‘dreamy type’, the belligerent ‘war monger’, all the way through to the ‘joker’ at the end. If you are giving this book as a birthday present, perhaps the beneficiary should be asked to suggest which of the personalities they feel best suits their countenance, and then compare notes with the giver! These pieces were published on the occasion of Spartan’s 25th birthday. Completed: 1st March, 2015
Essential Classics Unlocked for Piano – Book 10: Schubert (SP1346) available from Spartan Press
Schubert, arr: Goddard
Excerpts from each movement of the charming Symphony No 5. Completed: 9th August, 2016
Essential Classics Unlocked for Piano – Book 1: Beethoven (SP681) available from Spartan Press
Beethoven, arr: Goddard
Beethoven Symphony No. 5 arranged for easy piano. The aim of the ‘Essential Classics’ series is to retain the essence of each great symphony yet be comparatively brief and relatively easy to play on the piano. All movements are represented although each has had to be abridged. Completed: 20th October, 2002
Essential Classics Unlocked for Piano – Book 2: Mozart (SP682) available from Spartan Press
Mozart, arr: Goddard
Mozart Symphony No. 40, skilfully arranged and abridged for easy piano. Completed: 20th October, 2002
Essential Classics Unlocked for Piano – Book 3: Tchaikovsky (SP683) available from Spartan Press
Tchaikovsky, arr: Goddard
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6, abridged and arranged for easy piano. Completed: 9th November, 2002
Essential Classics Unlocked for Piano – Book 4: Brahms (SP684) available from Spartan Press
Brahms, arr: Goddard
Brahms Symphony No. 3, abridged and arranged for easy piano. Completed: 9th November, 2002
Essential Classics Unlocked for Piano – Book 5: Berlioz (SP685) available from Spartan Press
Berlioz, arr: Goddard
Symphonie Fantastique, abridged and arranged for easy piano. Completed: 9th November, 2002
Essential Classics Unlocked for Piano – Book 6: Dvorák (SP686) available from Spartan Press
Dvorák, arr: Goddard
Dvorak Symphony No. 8 and arranged for easy piano. Completed: 9th November, 2002
Essential Classics Unlocked for Piano – Book 7: Vivaldi (SP1240) available from Spartan Press
Vivaldi, arr: Goddard
Excerpts from The Four Seasons. Completed: 10th March, 2014
Essential Classics Unlocked for Piano – Book 8: Bruckner (SP1275) available from Spartan Press
Bruckner, arr: Goddard
Excerpts from each movement of the momentous Symphony No 7. Completed: 7th April, 2015
Essential Classics Unlocked for Piano – Book 9: Mahler (SP1308) available from Spartan Press
Mahler, arr: Goddard
Excerpts from each movement of the inspirational Symphony No 1. Completed: 18th January, 2016
Essential Piano Repertoire Grade 1 (SP551) available from Spartan Press
Various, arr: Goddard
Titles in this album include A Little Dance, Landler, Melody in C, Minuets in F and A Minor, Arioso, Eccossaise and many more. Completed: 29th May, 2000
Essential Piano Repertoire Grade 2 (SP552) available from Spartan Press
Various, arr: Goddard
Twelve solid teaching pieces by the masters including titles such as Polonaise, Trumpet Minuet, Sonatina in C, Badinage, Little Prelude, Album Leaf and more. Completed: 24th June, 2000
Essential Piano Repertoire Grade 3 (SP553) available from Spartan Press
Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and Schumann, editor: Goddard
Solid teaching material from the masters including Beethoven’s Für Elise, two simple Bach Preludes (C and G minor), Soldier’s March from Album for the Young and other grade 3 pieces. Completed: 16th November, 1999
Essential Piano Repertoire Grade 4 (SP554) available from Spartan Press
Various, editor: Goddard
Grade 4 includes three Beethoven minatures: a Minuet, Rondo in F and Sonatina in F (1st mvt.) as well as a simplified arrangement of Brahm’s Hungarian Dance, Chopin’s Prelude in A and others. Completed: 16th December, 1999
Essential Piano Repertoire Grade 5 (SP555) available from Spartan Press
Bach, Brahms, Chopin and Mozart, editor: Goddard
Includes three Chopin Preludes (C, C minor and B minor) a Bach two part Invention and more. Completed: 16th January, 2000
Essential Piano Repertoire Grade 6 (SP556) available from Spartan Press
Various, editor: Goddard
Includes two of Mendelssohn’s ‘Songs Without Words’ (A minor and C minor), a fabulous G minor Passacaglia by Handel and one of the easier Brahm’s Intermezzi. Completed: 16th February, 2000
Essential Piano Repertoire Grade 7 (SP557) available from Spartan Press
Various, editor: Goddard
Includes two of Bach’s three part inventions and ‘Album Leaves’ by Schumann. Completed: 18th March, 2001
Essential Piano Repertoire Grade 8 (SP558) available from Spartan Press
Various, editor: Goddard
Includes three solid piano Sonatas and a Bach Prelude and Fugue. Completed: 9th April, 2001
Essential Piano Repertoire Pre-grade (SP849) available from Spartan Press
Various, editor: Goddard
Starting in 5-finger positions, and progressing towards grade 1 standard. Seventeen very easy pieces by the masters. Completed: 22nd March, 2007
Good Times Past (SP1300) available from Spartan Press
‘Good Times Past’ comprises a series of nine short and contrasting piano pieces, in a light, yet essentially modern idiom. Glancing affectionately back in time, to an era of traditional pastimes and board games, these pieces where published on the occasion of Spartan’s 25th birthday, and are musically related to a set of flute duets written in 1982, which became ‘Tricks and Games’ – Spartan’s first published book. Nine easy pieces, including:- Chinese Chequers, Draughts, Cowboys, American Indians, Ragtime etc. – each presents a different challenge, yet with the emphasis on fun. Ragtime was selected to be published in Pianist Magazine, March 2015. Completed: 5th December, 2014
More Essential Piano Repertoire Grade 1 (SP751) available from Spartan Press
Various, editor: Goddard
16 carefully chosen pieces including Sonatinas, Minuets, Airs and Beethoven’s ‘Alexander March’. Completed: 16th October, 2004
More Essential Piano Repertoire Grade 2 (SP752) available from Spartan Press
Various, editor: Goddard
16 grade 2 pieces including ‘Bear Dance’ from ‘Album for the Young’, Allegro in G by Mozart’s dad and various Sonatina movements. Completed: 16th October, 2004
More Essential Piano Repertoire Grade 3 (SP753) available from Spartan Press
Various, editor: Goddard
Includes Beethoven’s Sonatina in G, possibly Chopin’s easiest Prelude (in E minor) and 11 further classics. Completed: 16th October, 2004
More Essential Piano Repertoire Grade 4 (SP754) available from Spartan Press
Various, editor: Goddard
11 pieces including ‘March of the Toy Soldiers’ by Tchaikovsky. Completed: 16th October, 2004
More Essential Piano Repertoire Grade 5 (SP755) available from Spartan Press
Various, editor: Goddard
Nine pieces including the lovely ‘Arietta’ by Grieg. Completed: 16th October, 2004
More Essential Piano Repertoire Grade 6 (SP756) available from Spartan Press
Various, editor: Goddard
Ten pieces including ‘Consolation No.1’ by Liszt and the ‘Promenade’ from ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’ by Mussorgsky. Completed: 11th May, 2005
More Essential Piano Repertoire Grade 7 (SP757) available from Spartan Press
Bach, Debussy, Mozart and Mussorgsky, editor: Goddard
Nine works including ‘Footsteps in the snow’ and ‘The Girl with the Flaxen Hair’ from the Debussy Preludes book 1. Completed: 17th May, 2005
More Essential Piano Repertoire Grade 8 (SP758) available from Spartan Press
Various, editor: Goddard
Bach’s Prelude & Fugue in A minor from Bk 2 of the ’48’, ‘Andante Favori’ by Beethoven and Sonata in C# minor (1st Movement) by Haydn. Completed: 24th May, 2005
More Essential Piano Repertoire Pre-grade (SP888) available from Spartan Press
Various, editor: Goddard
Carefully chosen pieces to suit the student prior to, and overlapping with, grade 1 standard. Completed: 3rd December, 2007
Ragtimes and Gladtimes (SP1305) available from Spartan Press
These pieces where published on the occasion of Spartan’s 25th birthday, and are musically related to a set of piano duets written in 2001, ‘Whirligig’. Completed: 4th June, 2015
Simplest Bach Inventions (SP615) available from Spartan Press
Bach, editor: Goddard
Bach’s five most playable two and three part inventions. Originally intended to be played by Bach’s children on the Clavier, these pieces have since been adopted the world over as an indespensible component of the piano teaching repertoire. Completed: 22nd July, 2001
Simplest Bach Preludes (SP619) available from Spartan Press
Bach, editor: Goddard
Seven of J. S. Bach’s most playable Little Preludes for keyboard in a variety of easy keys. Completed: 2nd November, 2001
Simplest Beethoven Miniatures (SP622) available from Spartan Press
Beethoven, editor: Goddard
Five Beethoven pieces of a highly playable nature. Ideal teaching material in easy keys. Completed: 25th May, 2002
Simplest Brahms Intermezzi (SP618) available from Spartan Press
Brahms, editor: Goddard
This music is not the simplest music ever written for piano, but these Four Intermezzi for Piano from opus 76 are comparatively simple by Brahms’ standards! Completed: 12th October, 2001
Simplest Chopin Nocturnes (SP620) available from Spartan Press
Chopin, editor: Goddard
Chopin’s four most playable Nocturnes for piano including the E major Op.62 No.2. Completed: 2nd November, 2001
Simplest Chopin Preludes (SP616) available from Spartan Press
Chopin, editor: Goddard
Six of Chopin’s most playable preludes. This small book provides the student pianist with a ‘tasty diet’ of Chopin genius without the indigestion! Completed: 22nd July, 2001
Simplest Christmas Carols (SP466) available from Spartan Press
Various, arr: Goddard
Nineteen of the most popular Christmas Carols, arranged in the simplest format for the beginner pianist. Completed: 22nd September, 1997
Simplest Clementi Sonatinas (SP621) available from Spartan Press
Clementi, editor: Goddard
Clementi’s Sonatinas for piano were some of the first classical piano works to be written in a style distinct from that of the harpsichord. The brightness and clarity of the writing has provided a rich source of piano teaching material ever since. Includes Sonatas from Op. 36: No 1 in C major, No 4 in F major and No 5 in G major. Completed: 16th March, 2002
Simplest Debussy Preludes (SP617) available from Spartan Press
Debussy, editor: Goddard
Four of Debussy’s most playable Preludes from book one. Danseuses de Delphes, Des pas sur la neige, La fille aux cheveux de lin and Minstrels. Completed: 12th September, 2001
Simplest English Morris Tunes (SP488) available from Spartan Press
Traditional, arr: Goddard
Eleven Morris Dance Tunes from all over the British Isles, arranged in the simplest tradition. Completed: 18th April, 1998
Simplest Grieg Lyric Pieces (SP626) available from Spartan Press
Grieg, editor: Goddard
Six of the best of Grieg’s ‘Lyric Pieces’. The first piece, Arietta, was one of the composer’s favourite melodies. Completed: 19th April, 2002
Simplest Haydn Sonatas (SP623) available from Spartan Press
Haydn, editor: Goddard
Three most effective Sonatas in their entirety. E minor (Hoboken XVI No 34), C# minor (Den Schwestern von Auenbrugger gewidmet) and D major (Hoboken XVI No. 37). Completed: 25th April, 2002
Simplest Hornpipes & Sea Shanties (SP484) available from Spartan Press
Purcell, Traditional, arr: Goddard
Nine of the most popular Hornpipes and Sea Shanties arranged for piano ‘without frills’ offering value for money and playability. Completed: 17th March, 1998
Simplest Hymn Tunes (SP529) available from Spartan Press
Various, arr: Goddard
Thirty-one of the most popular hymn tunes, arranged in the simplest format for the beginner pianist. Includes words and optional chord symbols. Completed: 25th May, 1999
Simplest Irish Folk Music (SP464) available from Spartan Press
Traditional, arr: Goddard
Ten of the most popular Irish folk melodies arranged for piano ‘without frills’ offering value for money and playability. Completed: 19th November, 1997
Simplest Joplin Rags (SP625) available from Spartan Press
Joplin, arr: Goddard
Five of Scott Joplin’s most popular rags, made accessible here in easy yet satisfying arrangements. Includes chord symbols. Completed: 11th January, 2007
Simplest Mendelssohn Songs Without Words (SP627) available from Spartan Press
Mendelssohn, editor: Goddard
Seven of Mendelssohn’s simplest miniatures including the Op. 19 No. 2, renotated from a dense looking 3/8 into a very readable 3/4 time. Completed: 18th July, 2002
Simplest Nursery Rhymes (SP1140) available from Spartan Press
Traditional, arr: Goddard
32 of the most popular nursery rhymes arranged for easy piano, including lyrics and chord symbols. This book replaces the original version: SP528. Completed: 23rd March, 1999
Simplest Schubert Miniatures (SP628) available from Spartan Press
Schubert, editor: Goddard
The Viennese composer Franz Schubert (1797-1828) became one of the originators of the Romantic style and the greatest of the post classicists, bridging the gap between the ‘Classical’ and ‘Romantic’ periods. Completed: 25th April, 2002
Simplest Scottish Jigs and Reels (SP459) available from Spartan Press
Traditional, arr: Goddard
Including chord symbols, these famous ‘barn dance’ tunes are playable on piano, keyboards or concertina by the beginner pupil. Completed: 19th August, 1997
Simplest Spirituals (SP629) available from Spartan Press
Traditional, arr: Goddard
Nine arrangements of traditional African American Spirituals for easy piano with chord symbols. Includes Deep River, Go Down Moses and Joshua Fit de Battle. Completed: 13th March, 2007
What Do You Dream About? (SP1307) available from Spartan Press
Duration: 10 minutes. These light hearted Surreal Reveries were composed as part of Spartan’s 25th anniversary year celebrations and there’s quite a story attached to them: The Spartan Press team organised a ‘brainstorming’ session (as they often do) to help with deciding on definitive titles for each of the pieces, but we generated so many good ideas that we simply couldn’t decide what to do: so we invite you, the pianist, to provide your own titles! The full results of our production meeting were entertaining and illuminating, and so we’ve reproduced them for your entertainment on page 15. In the score, we have at least gone as far as associating each movement with an appropriate ’emoticon’, just for the fun of it. Grades c. 4 – 7. Completed: 25th June, 2015
Piano Duet
D minor Variations (Op. 12) 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
Easy Bach Piano Duets (SP812) available from Spartan Press
Bach, arr: Goddard
Includes ‘Sleepers Awake!’ and ‘Sheep May Safely Graze’. Completed: 31st August, 2006
Easy Berlioz Piano Duets (SP820) available from Spartan Press
Berlioz, arr: Goddard
With practice backing tracks and performances on the accompanying CD. Highly playable. Completed: 19th August, 2012
Easy Bizet Piano Duets (SP814) available from Spartan Press
Bizet, arr: Goddard
The three best tunes from Carmen including ‘Toreador’s Song’. Bizet’s famous opera ‘Carmen’ was controversial when it was first performed in Paris in 1875. It is a tale of lawlessness, murder and immorality. The naive soldier Don José is seduced by the fiery gypsy Carmen, and deserts from the army, only to see Carmen desert him for the glamorous toreador Escamillo. Bizet died suddenly soon after the first ‘luke warm’ run of performances. Little did he know it would become acclaimed world wide for the next 130 years! The optional companion CD allows for each movement to be practised separately, (and slowly) before putting the whole thing together – ideally in the company of another human! Completed: 15th October, 2012
Easy Brahms Piano Duets (SP821) available from Spartan Press
Brahms, arr: Goddard
With practice backing tracks and performances on the accompanying CD. Highly playable. Completed: 18th January, 2012
Easy Bruckner Piano Duets (SP1236) available from Spartan Press
Bruckner, arr: Goddard
All four movements of Anton Bruckner’s 7th symphony, condensed and abbreviated into four gorgeous nuggets of gold. With practice backing tracks and performances on the accompanying CD. Highly playable. Completed: 28th January, 2014
Easy Dvorák Piano Duets (SP823) available from Spartan Press
Dvorák, arr: Goddard
Symphony No. 8, unlocked, with practice backing tracks and performances on the accompanying CD. Highly playable. Completed: 29th February, 2012
Easy Jazz Piano Duet (SP326) available from Spartan Press
Widger, arr: Goddard
Primo part grades 2 – 4, Secondo part grades 3 – 5. Suitable for two pupils or teacher/pupil. Completed: 15th May, 1994
Easy Joplin Piano Duet (SP819) available from Spartan Press
Joplin, arr: Goddard
With practice backing tracks and performances on the accompanying CD. Highly playable. Completed: 12th May, 2008
Easy Mahler Piano Duets (SP1303) available from Spartan Press
Mahler, arr: Goddard
All four movements of Gustav Mahler’s 1st symphony, condensed and abbreviated into four delightful miniatures. Highly playable and enormous fun. Completed: 17th November, 2015
Easy Mendelssohn Piano Duets (SP825) available from Spartan Press
Mendelssohn, arr: Goddard
Cunningly arranged for easy piano duet with practice backing tracks and performances on the accompanying CD. Highly playable. Completed: 15th October, 2013
Easy Mozart Piano Duets (SP818) available from Spartan Press
Mozart, arr: Goddard
With practice backing tracks and performances on the accompanying CD. Highly playable. Completed: 12th October, 2007
Easy Pachelbel Piano Duets (SP811) available from Spartan Press
Pachelbel, arr: Goddard
Promotional Price! In the interests of playability, the strict formality of Pachelbel’s ‘Canon’ has been relaxed while allowing the spirit of the original to shine through. The key has been simplified from D major to C major and the seventeenth century rhythmic notation updated to improve readability. The optional Companion CD allows for small 12 bar sections (between each of the rehearsal letters) to be practised both ‘slowly’ with metronome click) and ‘a tempo’, before putting the whole piece together – ideally in the company of another human! Completed: 28th March, 2006
Easy Rossini Piano Duets (SP816) available from Spartan Press
Rossini, arr: Goddard
Largo al factotum from The Barber of Seville. Completed: 17th October, 2006
Easy Schubert Piano Duets (SP1347) available from Spartan Press
Schubert, arr: Goddard
All four movements of Schubert’s 5th symphony, condensed and abbreviated into four charming miniatures. Highly playable and enormous fun. Completed: 4th August, 2016
Easy Tchaikovsky Piano Duets (SP815) available from Spartan Press
Tchaikovsky, arr: Goddard
The emotional 6th Symphony, presented here in the interests of enjoyability and playability, while still allowing the spirit of this wonderfully moving work to shine through. The optional Companion CD allows for each movement to be practised separately, (and slowly too) before putting the whole thing together – ideally in the company of another human! Completed: 15th May, 2012
Easy Vivaldi Piano Duets (SP353) available from Spartan Press
Vivaldi, arr: Goddard
Our most popular duet book: highly playable extracts from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. This is the original version WITHOUT CD. (See SP810 for book with CD). Completed: 20th January, 1999
Easy Vivaldi Piano Duets (with CD) (SP810) available from Spartan Press
Vivaldi, arr: Goddard
Our most popular duet book in a new version with CD. Extracts from each of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. Completed: 8th February, 2006
Fugue Fever! (SP402) available from Spartan Press
Bach, arr: Goddard
Three classic fugues from book 2 of the 48 Preludes and Fugues by J.S. Bach, made accessible in duet form by Mark Goddard. Completed: 17th February, 1996
Fugue For Ever! (SP365) available from Spartan Press
Bach, arr: Goddard
Bach’s glorious six part fugue from The Musical Offering made accessible in easy piano duet form by Mark Goddard. In 1747, Bach visited Frederick the Great of Prussia, and was invited by the King to improvise on a theme. On returning to Leipzig, Bach wrote out and revised his improvisations, dedicating the finished product to the King. Musikalisches Opfer contains ten canons, two keyboard fugues and a trio sonata in four movements for flute, violin and continuo. The subject of this piano duet arrangement is the six part fugue which in it’s original form requires an organist with a technique as adroit as Bach’s! Mark Goddard has successfully maintained the spirit of the original but ‘unlocked’ the technical demands of the keyboard writing. Completed: 17th February, 1997
Hands On Jazz (SP357) available from Spartan Press
Pupil’s part (PRIMO) grades 3 – 5, with a teacher’s part (SECONDO) about grades 5 – 6. Music originally written for Trinity College exam syllabus. Contents: Locked on Latin, Monsoon, Sarah and Enharmonium. Completed: 15th February, 1995
Irish Folk Heritage (SP524) available from Spartan Press
Traditional, arr: Goddard
10 famous Irish melodies are imaginatively arranged here for Piano Duet grades 2 – 5. Paddy Whack, Fiddlin’ on St. Patrick’s Day and of course The Irish Washerwoman are all included. Completed: 20th April, 1999
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.
Scottish Jigs & Reels (SP460) available from Spartan Press
Traditional, arr: Goddard
8 Reels, 2 Strathspeys and 2 Jigs are imaginatively arranged here for Piano Duet grades 2 – 5. Completed: 23rd July, 1998
Tango Time (SP355) available from Spartan Press
Keating, arr: Goddard
Four entertaining duets: Tango, Foxtrot, Waltz and Charleston. The music has occasional ‘naughty’ and unexpected quotes: for example – two bars from the Mendelssohn Wedding March mid-Foxtrot! Completed: 15th March, 1995
Whirligig (SP305) available from Spartan Press
Four pieces for piano duet teams of grade 4 onwards. The recent popularity of piano duets is partly explained by teachers looking to provide young pupils with valuable ensemble experience. Whirligig offers contrasting textures, contemporary rhythms and a lot of fun! Completed: 15th June, 1993
Organ Solo
Occasional Organist’s Survival Kit Book 1 (SP601) available from Spartan Press
Bach, Clarke and Handel, arr: Goddard
Includes a simplified yet highly effective arrangement of Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor. Completed: 22nd October, 2000
Occasional Organist’s Survival Kit Book 10 (SP610) available from Spartan Press
Alcock, Bach, Pachelbel and Walond, arr: Goddard
Includes Pachelbel’s famous Canon. Completed: 7th December, 2003
Occasional Organist’s Survival Kit Book 2 (SP602) available from Spartan Press
Bach, Grieg, Handel and Haydn, arr: Goddard
This volume of six pieces includes Handel’s The Arrival ofThe Queen of Sheba and Largo from Xerxes plus The Death of Ase from Peer Gynt. Completed: 19th November, 2000
Occasional Organist’s Survival Kit Book 3 (SP603) available from Spartan Press
Bach, Goddard, Handel and Widor, arr: Goddard
Includes Overture from ‘The Water Music’ and Toccata from ‘Symphony No.5’ by Widor. Completed: 29th November, 2000
Occasional Organist’s Survival Kit Book 4 (SP604) available from Spartan Press
Various, arr: Goddard
Includes Mendelssohn’s Wedding March and Purcell’s Trumpet Tune and Air. Completed: 29th November, 2000
Occasional Organist’s Survival Kit Book 5 (SP605) available from Spartan Press
Bach, Carbonelli, Corelli and Handel, arr: Goddard
Includes Bach’s famous Prelude in C Major plus a terrific ‘play out’ number by the baroque composer Carbonelli (actually an Italian wine merchant!). Completed: 29th November, 2000
Occasional Organist’s Survival Kit Book 7 (SP607) available from Spartan Press
Various, arr: Goddard
Includes the famous ‘Adagio’ by Albinoni. Completed: 17th August, 2003
Occasional Organist’s Survival Kit Book 8 (SP608) available from Spartan Press
Various, arr: Goddard
Includes ‘Ave Verum’ K618 by Mozart. Completed: 17th August, 2003
Occasional Organist’s Survival Kit Book 9 (SP609) available from Spartan Press
Various, arr: Goddard
Includes ‘Sheep May Safely Graze’ by J.S. Bach. Completed: 23rd November, 2003
Partita Variations (Op. 36) more details
Written for Richard Pilliner. Printed facsimile of the original manuscript score. Completed: 1st June, 1980
Voluntary Choice Book 1 (SP911) available from Spartan Press
Includes Mark Goddard: ‘Intrada’
This book replaces the legacy edition of Voluntary Choice Book 1 (SP323) and is enhanced by the addition of a manuals only arrangement of ‘The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba’. Also featured: Largo from ‘Winter’ by Vivaldi and much more… Completed: 12th February, 2008
Voluntary Choice Book 2 (SP912) available from Spartan Press
Includes Mark Goddard: ‘Medieval Carol’.
This book replaces the legacy edition of Voluntary Choice Book 2 (SP324) and is enhanced by the addition of a manuals only arrangement of ‘Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring’ (manuals only), as well as music from Enigma Variations, The Water Music and more… Completed: 26th February, 2008
Voluntary Choice Book 3 (SP913) available from Spartan Press
Includes Mark Goddard: ‘Gloria’ and ‘Vertue’.
This book replaces the legacy edition of Voluntary Choice Book 3 (SP325) and is enhanced by the addition of a manuals only arrangement of ‘Sheep May Safely Graze’, as well as, amongst other useful voluntaries, an inspired arrangement of Amazing Grace and The Flower Duet from Lakme. Completed: 11th March, 2008
Harpsichord
Reflection (Op. 29) more details
Duration: 9 minutes. Written for Richard Pilliner. Completed: January, 1980 and fully revised and typeset February 2019.
