Spartan Press – Mark Goddard

A Tale of Five Winds – A Story for Christmas (Orchestra with Narrator) (SP179) Orchestra and Narrator available from Spartan Press

Composer: Goddard, Author: Pegg

Duration: 25-30 minutes. 1st Performance: Headington Singers Concert in 1990?. Text adapted from a Chinese poem by Stephen Pegg. Completed: 1st December, 1985

A Tale of Five Winds – A Story for Christmas (SP120) Wind Quintet and Narrator available from Spartan Press

Composer: Goddard, Author: Pegg

Duration: 25-30 minutes. 1st Performance: Holywell Music Rooms Oxford, December 1985. Text adapted from a Chinese poem by Stephen Pegg. Wind Quintet with Narrator. Written for the Oxford based wind quintet ‘The Five Winds’ for a Children’s Christmas concert. First performed at the Holywell Music Rooms Oxford 1985. 16 MP3 samples of that first performance are available to listen to, and although the sound recording is poor, it conveys the essence of the piece. A sleepy bear (bassoon), a romantic lady (cor anglais), a mad cobbler (clarinet) and a fisherman’s son (piccolo), are all visited by the ‘Mountain Wind’ (horn) of Stephen Pegg’s imaginative story. Completed: 1st December, 1986

At The Year’s Spring (SP147) Choral (SATB) available from Spartan Press

Composer: Goddard, Author: Pegg

Duration: 7 minutes. Texts selected and translated by Stephen Pegg: Vertue (George Herbert), Alysoun (C13th Anon, translated from Middle English), To Bishop Hartgar In Thirst (C9th translated from Latin). A virtuous soul, romantic thoughts about Alison, and a yearning for a drink or two! Unaccompanied choral music which in the last piece provides additional short easy solos from each section of the choir. Completed: 15th March, 1990

Bach Bites Back – Brass Pack (SP411) Flexible Brass Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Bach, arr: Goddard

Toccata and Fugue in D minor Unlocked. Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately, quickly and inexpensively. Completed: 24th January, 1996

Bach Bites Back – Strings Pack (SP412) Flexible String Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Bach, arr: Goddard

Toccata and Fugue in D minor Unlocked. Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately, quickly and inexpensively. Completed: 24th January, 1996

Bach Bites Back – Woodwind Pack (SP410) Flexible Wind Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Bach, arr: Goddard

Toccata and Fugue in D minor Unlocked. Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately, quickly and inexpensively. Completed: 24th January, 1996

Bach Buster Fugues Book 1 (SP1125) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press

Bach, editor: Goddard

Bach Busters Book 1 (Preludes) (SP374) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press

Bach, arr: Goddard

Bach Busters Book 2 (Preludes) (SP491) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press

Bach, editor: Goddard

Bach Chorale Bassoon Collection
(SP183) Bassoon Quartet (4 Bns) available from Spartan Press

Bach, arr: Goddard

Written for the equal opportunities bassoon quartet. Three chorales. O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden, Jesu Meine Freude and Sollt’ich Meinem Gott Nicht Singen – A selection of Bach’s most interesting harmonisations, with equal opportunities for each of the four players. Fairly easy to play, ideal for group teaching. Completed: 15th March, 1991

Bach Chorale Saxophone Collection (SP189) Saxophone Quartet available from Spartan Press

Bach, arr: Goddard

O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden, Jesu Meine Freude and Sollt’ich Meinem Gott Nicht Singen – A selection of Bach’s most interesting harmonizations, arranged for SATB with the option of AATB or even AATT. Very easy to play, ideal for group teaching. Completed: 15th March, 1991

Bach for Blonde and Bassoons (SP112) Bassoon Quartet and Voice(s) available from Spartan Press

Bach, arr: Mark Goddard

Duration: 4 minutes. 1st Performance: Headington Singers Concert 1985. The opening Chorus from Bach’s Cantata No. 10: ‘Meine Seel erhebt den Herren’. This arrangement requires four bassoons and either a soprano/mezzo, or a choir singing in unison (upper voices only). In 1989, in Oxford, a group of four bassoonist friends decided to form ‘The Equal Opportunities Bassoon Quartet’, and met regularly to rehearse. The wife of one of the players, Katherine Manville, often generously prepared a sumptuous meal for the quartet and this piece was written so that Katherine, a fine singer, could join in too! The piece was later performed by the fledgling ‘Headington Singers’ singing the vocal part in unison, accompanied ‘on the night’ by the bassoons. The piece has since also been arranged for flexible ensemble (SP1382), therefore widening its appeal. This set comprises a full score, a set of bassoon parts and a single sided part for the singer. The latter is also freely downloadable from the website to allow easy (and legal) duplication for the purposes of a choir as required. Completed: 15th July, 1985

Baroque Reserve (SP376) Piano Solo 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

Be Strong And Of Good Courage – An Anthem (SP102 ) Church available from Spartan Press

Duration: 5 minutes. Typeset and re-published in the spring of 2005:- Anthem for Choir and Organ with short solos for Soprano, Tenor and Bass solos. Composed for St Barnabas day. 12 printed pages. Completed: 1st November, 1978

Beowulf – a Suite for Piano (SP1302) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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

Bone Shaker (SP127) Brass Band and Solo Trombone available from Spartan Press

Duration: 4-5 minutes. Solo trombone and brass band. This piece was originally written as the final ‘prank’ movement of a concerto for trombone and orchestra. Manuscript form. Completed: 1st May, 1989

Boogie Band (SP691) Flexible Brass Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Three contrasting boogie numbers. Grades: beginner to grade 3. Completed: 26th April, 2003

Boogie Band (SP692) Flexible String Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Three contrasting boogie numbers. Grades: beginner to grade 3. Completed: 26th April, 2003

Boogie Band (SP690) Flexible Wind Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Three contrasting boogie numbers. Grades: beginner to grade 3. Completed: 26th April, 2003

Brahms Three, Sock it to me! (SP612) Flexible Wind Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Brahms, arr: Goddard

Part of the Classics Unlocked series… Master works, abridged and arranged for flexible ensemble. Available in woodwind, Brass and Spring packs with extra individual parts available separately, quickly and inexpensively. Completed: 6th July, 2001

Brahms Three, Sock it to me! (SP613) Flexible Brass Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Brahms, arr: Goddard

Brahms Three, Sock it to me! (SP614) Flexible String Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Brahms, arr: Goddard

Bruckner Seven – It’s Heaven (SP1193) Flexible Brass Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Bruckner, arr: Goddard

Anton Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony, unlocked by Mark Goddard. This arrangement retains the essence of the great work, yet is easy to play, flexible and concise. Completed: 3rd December, 2012

Bruckner Seven – It’s Heaven (SP1194) Flexible String Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Bruckner, arr: Goddard

Anton Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony, unlocked by Mark Goddard. This arrangement retains the essence of the great work, yet is easy to play, flexible and concise. Completed: 15th December, 2012

Bruckner Seven – It’s Heaven (SP1192) Flexible Wind Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Bruckner, arr: Goddard

Anton Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony, unlocked by Mark Goddard. This arrangement retains the essence of the great work, yet is easy to play, flexible and concise. Completed: 12th November, 2012

Buffoonery (SP192) Alto Saxophone and Piano available from Spartan Press

Duration: 4-5 minutes. A jazzy, satirical piece here arranged for alto saxophone and piano by popular request. Completed: 15th May, 1991

Buffoonery (SP143) Bassoon and Piano available from Spartan Press

This piece was originally written as the final ‘prank’ movement of a concerto for trombone and orchestra. By popular request, the piece has been given a separate piano part, and has since been proved equally entertaining for trombone, bassoon or cello! A recording of the work is available on CD: POLYPHONIC QPRM 117D. Chosen by AMEB (Australian Syllabus). Completed: 18th April, 1990

Buffoonery (SP144) Cello and Piano available from Spartan Press

This piece was originally written for the trombonist Michael Skitt, as the final ‘prank’ movement of a concerto for trombone and orchestra. By popular request, the piece has been given a separate piano part, and has since been proved equally entertaining for trombone, bassoon or cello! Completed: 10th June, 1990

Buffoonery (SP190) Tenor Saxophone and Piano available from Spartan Press

A jazzy, satirical piece arranged for tenor saxophone and piano by popular request. Completed: 15th April, 1991

Buffoonery (SP142) Trombone and Piano available from Spartan Press

Duration: 4-5 minutes. This piece was originally written for the trombonist Michael Skitt, as the final ‘prank’ movement of a concerto for trombone and orchestra. By popular request, the piece has been given a separate piano part, and has since been proved equally entertaining for trombone, bassoon or cello! Within a month of its publication, Buffoonery was set for trombone grade VIII on the Oxfordshire Instrumental Examinations Syllabus. Completed: 11th December, 1989

Buffoonery for Solo Bassoon & Wind Band (SP209) Wind Band available from Spartan Press

Goddard, arr: Goddard

Duration: 4-5 minutes. This arrangement was made for use by the R.A.F. massed bands tour of the U.K. in October 1991 and subsequently broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1992. The solo bassoon part is almost the same as the version for bassoon and piano (SP143), with the piano part freely arranged for military band. The piece would work equally well for trombone and band. Recorded on CD: Polyphonic QPRM 117D played by the arranger with the Massed Bands of the Royal Air Force – U.K. tour 1991. Completed: 14th November, 1991

Cantango (SP191) Flexible Wind Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Waltz, Ballad, Minuet & Trio and Ragtime & Tango. Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately, quickly and inexpensively. Grades 3 – 5. Completed: 15th June, 1991

Cantus Firmus Fantasticus! (SP1382) Flexible Wind Ensemble with Voice(s) available from Spartan Press

Bach, arr: Goddard

The opening Chorus from Bach’s Cantata ? 10: ‘Meine Seel erhebt den Herren’. This arrangement requires four instrumentals and either a soprano/mezzo, or a choir singing in unison (upper voices only) or simply a fifth instrumentalist to play the simple ‘Chorale’ theme. In 1989, in Oxford, a group of four bassoonist friends decided to form ‘The Equal Opportunities Bassoon Quartet’, and met regularly to rehearse. The wife of one of the players, Katherine Manville, often generously prepared a sumptuous meal for the quartet and this piece was written so that Katherine, a fine singer, could join in too! The piece was later performed by the fledgling ‘Headington Singers’ singing the vocal part in unison, accompanied ‘on the night’ by the bassoons. The piece has since been published as ‘Bach for Blonde and Bassoons’ (SP112), and also, here, arranged for flexible ensemble (SP1382), therefore widening its appeal. This set comprises a full score, a set of various instrumental parts and a single sided part for the singer or further instrumentalist. The latter is also freely downloadable from the website to allow easy (and legal) duplication for the purposes of a choir as required. Scoring: Part-1:fl,cl/ss Part-2:fl/ob,cl,as Part-3:cl,as,ts Part-4:bn,ts/bc,bs. Completed: 14th September, 2017

Carmen Collection (SP339) Flexible String Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Bizet, arr: Goddard and Vincent

Toreador Song, Habanera & Canzonetta from Carmen. Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately, quickly and inexpensively. DO NOT PHOTOCOPY. Completed: 15th February, 1995

Cello Carols (SP584) Cello Solo available from Spartan Press

Various, arr: Goddard

Twenty seven of the most popular carols laid out in a simple solo manner with optional chord symbols. Completed: 24th September, 2000

Chesterton Flowers (SP146) Saxophone Quartet available from Spartan Press

Duration: 10 minutes. Chesterton Flowers was written for a concert given as part of a flower festival at the Oxfordshire village of Chesterton. For soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, with the option of 2 altos, tenor, baritone. ‘Hollyhocks’, ‘Deadly Nightshade’, ‘French Marigolds’ and ‘Canterbury Bells’. Completed: 9th March, 1990

Chesterton Flowers (SP124) String Orchestra available from Spartan Press

Duration: 10 minutes. 1st Performance: November 1987. Chesterton Flowers was written for a concert given as part of a Flower Festival at the Oxfordshire village of Chesterton, in June 1985. Hollyhocks, Deadly Nightshade, French Marigolds and Canterbury Bells. 4 Bassoons (No contra required). Completed: 1st November, 1987

Chesterton Flowers (SP145) Bassoon Quartet (4 Bns) available from Spartan Press

Duration: 10 minutes. 1st Performance: June 1985 in Chesterton Flower Festival, Oxfordshire. Chesterton Flowers was written for a concert given by the ‘Equal Opportunities Bassoon Quartet’ as part of a Flower Festival at the Oxfordshire village of Chesterton, in June 1985. Hollyhocks, Deadly Nightshade, French Marigolds and Canterbury Bells. 4 Bassoons (No contra required). Completed: 15th June, 1985

Christmas Bassoon Collection (SP182) Bassoon Quartet (4 Bns) available from Spartan Press

Various arr: Goddard and Widger

Boogie-woogie version of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Pseudo big-band version of O come all ye Faithful, and a Christmas medley; ‘When King Wenceslas Saw Three Ships’. Completed: 15th March, 1991

Christmas Collection (SP203) Saxophone Quartet available from Spartan Press

Various arr: Goddard and Widger

Three Saxophone Quartet arrangements in big-band & boogie-woogie styles of Christmas Carols. Versatile instrumentation with optional parts allowing 2 altos and 2 tenors, or the standard SATB. Full score (in C) included with 6 different parts. Completed: 15th September, 1991

Colloquy (SP104 ) Clarinet and Guitar More information

Duration: 4 minutes. 1st Performance: Pat Frost and Roland Gallery RAM. Winning work in the Battison Haynes Prize, RAM 1980. New fully typeset edition, published by Spartan Press in 2020. Completed: 1st November, 1979

Concerto for Brass (SP111) Brass Ensemble available from Spartan Press

An upgraded edition of this exciting work for 10 piece brass ensemble that has enjoyed consistent success since its composition in 1981. Scored for 4 trp (1 dbl picc.trp/3 & 4 dbl flugal) hn in F, 3 tenor tbns, bass tbn, tba. Challenging contemporary music. Duration: 15 mins. The original facsimile edition was replaced in 2020 with a fully revised and expertly typeset edition. Score and 10 parts.

Concerto for Trombone (SP114) Trombone and Piano available from Spartan Press

Duration: 20 minutes. Solo Trombone with piano (Orchestral material on hire). Commissioned by the Burford Orchestra for the trombonist Michael Skitt. Five movements. Manuscript form. Completed: 10th June, 1990

Dvorák Eight – It’s Great, Mate! (SP693) Flexible Wind Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Dvorák, arr: Mark Goddard

All four movements of this attractive Symphony have been abridged and carefully “unlocked”. Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately. Completed: 7th May, 2003

Dvorák Eight – It’s Great, Mate! (SP694) Flexible Brass Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Dvorák, arr: Mark Goddard

All four movements of this attractive Symphony have been abridged and carefully “unlocked”. Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately. Completed: 7th May, 2003

Dvorák Eight – It’s Great, Mate! (SP695) Flexible String Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Dvorák, arr: Mark Goddard

All four movements of this attractive Symphony have been abridged and carefully “unlocked”. Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately. Completed: 7th May, 2003

Easiest Flexible Hymn Ensemble (SP594) Flexible Brass Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Various, arr: Goddard

Score and set of 10 parts. Part-1:tr Part-2:tr Part-3:tr,tb(tc),tb(bc),hn,he Part-4:tb(tc)/bb,tb(bc)/tba,eh/eb. Completed: 12th December, 2000

Easiest Flexible Hymn Ensemble (SP595) Flexible String Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Various, arr: Goddard

Score and set of 8 parts. 3xvln1, 2xvln2, vln3/va, vc/db. Wind and brass sets available. Completed: 12th December, 2000

Easiest Flexible Hymn Ensemble (SP593) Flexible Wind Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Various, arr: Goddard

All Things Bright and Beautiful, Praise, my soul and five other favourites. Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately, quickly and inexpensively. Completed: 12th December, 2000

Easy Bach Piano Duets (SP812) Piano Duet available from Spartan Press

Bach, arr: Goddard

Includes ‘Sleepers Awake!’ and ‘Sheep May Safely Graze’. Completed: 31st August, 2006

Easy Berlioz Piano Duets (SP820) Piano Duet 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) Piano Duet 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) Piano Duet 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) Piano Duet 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) Piano Duet 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) Piano Duet 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 Jazzical Trumpet (SP574) Trumpet and Piano available from Spartan Press

Various, arr: Goddard and Widger

15 TOP classical themes made EASY for Bb trumpet with jazzzed-up piano accompaniments. Includes Beethoven 5 Theme, William Tell Rock, Mozart 40, Polovtsian Dance etc. Completed: 30th July, 2000

Easy Joplin Piano Duet (SP819) Piano Duet 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) Piano Duet 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) Piano Duet 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) Piano Duet 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) Piano Duet 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) Piano Duet available from Spartan Press

Rossini, arr: Goddard

Largo al factotum from The Barber of Seville. Completed: 17th October, 2006

Easy Schubert Piano Duets (SP1347) Piano Duet 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) Piano Duet 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) Piano Duet 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) Piano Duet 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

Entry of the Gladiators – Brass Pack (SP445) Flexible Brass Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Fucik, arr: Goddard

The famous circus music, simplified and abridged. Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately, quickly and inexpensively. Completed: 18th December, 1996

Entry of the Gladiators – Strings Pack (SP446) Flexible String Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Fucik, arr: Goddard

The famous circus music, simplified and abridged. Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately, quickly and inexpensively. Completed: 16th November, 1996

Entry of the Gladiators – Woodwind Pack (SP444) Flexible Wind Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Fucik, arr: Goddard

The famous circus music, simplified and abridged. Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately, quickly and inexpensively. Completed: 19th October, 1996

Essential Classics Unlocked for Piano – Book 10: Schubert (SP1346) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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

Fables (SP320) Flexible Wind Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Earthy music inspired by three Old English poems about the advent of Spring: ‘Vertue’, ‘Alysoun’ and ‘To Bishop Hartgar in Thirst’ – Old English equivalents of Religion, Sex and Drugs respectively! Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately, quickly and inexpensively. Completed: 15th March, 1994

Fanfare, Romance and Jig – Three Short Pieces (SP116) Wind Sextet available from Spartan Press

Duration: 10 minutes. 1st Performance: Cambridge (wedding). Wind Sextet. Three jolly pieces for 2 clarinets, 2 horns and 2 bassoons, originally written for the wedding of Peter and Kay Fenton. Completed: 1st January, 1986

Fantastic Berlioz (SP653) Flexible Wind Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Berlioz, arr: Goddard

This arrangement retains the essence of the greatwork, yet is easy to play and comparatively brief. Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately, quickly and inexpensively. Completed: 26th June, 2002

Fantastic Berlioz (SP654) Flexible Brass Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Berlioz, arr: Goddard

Fantastic Berlioz (SP655) Flexible String Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Berlioz, arr: Goddard

Fiddledy-Jig (SP224) Flexible String Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Goddard, editor: Ellis

Carousel, Ballad, Minuet & Trio and Ragtime & Tango. Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately, quickly and inexpensively. This set includes a full score and parts as follows; 3xvln1, 2xvln2, vln3/va, 2xvc, db. Completed: 15th March, 1992

Flexible Bach Ensemble (SP501) Flexible Brass Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Bach, arr: Goddard

Four part Fugue in Eb from the Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2. Part-1:tr Part-2:tr Part-3:tr,tb(tc),tb(bc),hn,he Part-4:tb(tc)/bb,tb(bc)/tba,eh/eb. Wind and string sets available. Completed: 21st October, 1998

Flexible Bach Ensemble (SP502) Flexible String Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Bach, arr: Goddard

Four part Fugue in Eb from the Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2. Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately, quickly and inexpensively. Completed: 21st October, 1998

Flexible Bach Ensemble (SP500) Flexible Wind Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Bach, arr: Goddard

Four part Fugue in Eb from the Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2. Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately, quickly and inexpensively. Completed: 21st October, 1998

Flexible Beethoven Ensemble (SP541) Flexible Brass Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Beethoven, arr: Goddard

First movement of Beethoven’s 5th, carefully and imaginatively arranged. Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately, quickly and inexpensively. Completed: 16th January, 2000

Flexible Beethoven Ensemble (SP542) Flexible String Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Beethoven, arr: Goddard

Flexible Beethoven Ensemble (SP540) Flexible Wind Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Beethoven, arr: Goddard

Flexible Christmas Ensemble (SP536) Flexible Brass Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Various, arr: Goddard

We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Jingle Bells, Away in a Manger and O Come all ye Faithful. This set contains a full score, plus 2 copies each of trumpets 1 & 2 and 1 copy of each of the 8 other parts. Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately, quickly and inexpensively. Completed: 22nd August, 1999

Flexible Christmas Ensemble (SP537) Flexible String Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Various, arr: Goddard

We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Jingle Bells, Away in a Manger and O Come all ye Faithful. Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately, quickly and inexpensively. Completed: 22nd October, 1999

Flexible Christmas Ensemble (SP535) Flexible Wind Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Various, arr: Goddard

Flexible Mozart Ensemble (SP518) Flexible Brass Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Mozart, arr: Goddard

First movement of Mozart 40, carefully and imaginatively arranged. Part-1:tr Part-2:tr Part-3:tr,tb(tc),tb(bc),hn,he Part-4:tb(tc)/bb,tb(bc)/tba,eh/eb.
Wind and string sets available. Completed: 20th January, 1999

Flexible Mozart Ensemble (SP519) Flexible String Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Mozart, arr: Goddard

First movement of Mozart 40, carefully and imaginatively arranged. Wind and string sets available. Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately, quickly and inexpensively. Completed: 20th January, 1999

Flexible Mozart Ensemble (SP517) Flexible Wind Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Mozart, arr: Goddard

First movement of Mozart 40, carefully and imaginatively arranged. Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately, quickly and inexpensively. Completed: 20th January, 1999

Flower Festival (SP611) String Quartet available from Spartan Press

Duration: 10 minutes. These entertaining pieces were written originally for a concert as part of a Flower Festival at the Oxfordshire village of Chesterton, in June 1985. Completed: 8th June, 2001

Flute Carols (SP504) Flute Solo available from Spartan Press

Various, arr: Goddard

Twenty seven popular carols for solo flute, with chord symbols for optional guitar/keyboard accompaniment. Completed: 25th August, 1998

Flute Fundae (SP506) Flute and Piano available from Spartan Press

Twenty-four pages of fun including ‘Locked on Latin’, ‘Enharmonium’ and ‘Flutata’. Completed: 18th September, 1998

Force of Destiny Overture (SP162) Wind Nonet available from Spartan Press

Verdi, arr: Goddard

1 flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in A, 2 bassoons, 2 horns in F. Score and parts. Lovely new edition, fully typeset and re-printed to a high standard in February 2007. Completed: 15th August, 1991

Freestyle (SP378) Flexible Wind Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Versatile music in jazz style in six parts (unusually). Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately, quickly and inexpensively. DO NOT PHOTOCOPY. Completed: 15th August, 1995

Fugue Fever! (SP402) Piano Duet 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) Piano Duet 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

Gerty Goat Scuffer (SP1202) Double Bass and Piano available from Spartan Press

Written for David Heyes as part of his ‘Fizz at 50’ project. ‘Gerty Goat Scuffer’ (in case you wondered) is one of many nick-names we had for a much loved family dog – officially named ‘Heavy Hetty’ from a character in an imaginative children’s book of that name. In my youth as a composition student at the RAM, I discovered that walking a dog for an hour a day is the anti-dote to the long hours required as a composer, ‘sat you yer bum’ writing at a desk, and (in those pre-computer years) writing endless parts out by hand. First of these ‘best friends’ was a glorious Gordon Setter called ‘Sophie’, (my first love), who accompanied Pat and I on our honeymoon across Scotland. Thirty years later, we were privileged to enjoy the company of three therapeutic beasts; ‘Merlin’ (a prize winning Pyrenean Mountain Dog), ‘Gael’ (an over energetic Scottish Border Collie) and ‘Hetty’ (a unique cross between a Pyrenean Mountain Dog and a St. Bernard – something of a ‘kennel-maid’s Accident’). Hetty (see picture) is unfortunately no longer with us now. She had an extraordinary puppy-hood that left her with titanium plates holding her back legs together. Hetty was surprisingly active though, right through to the age of nearly 10 – speciality: chasing Pheasants in the grounds at Strathmashie – but she became progressively hampered by arthritis, and ‘scuffed along’ on her vast hairy pads with a swagger. She also used to remind our children of a mountain goat. Songs have been written about her, but this is the first instrumental work that she has inspired! The pervading thematic motive of the piece (heard from the outset), cheekily alludes to an (over) famous Saint-Saëns work for double bass (but no insult is intended to Hetty!). The increasingly roving tonality and unusually sudden shifts of key, combined with the use of jazz chords, combines to present a short but heartfelt tribute to a unique animal that provided untold pleasure to all she came into contact with, simply by just being ‘herself’. Completed: 4th December, 2012

God Rest You Merry Gentlemen (SP155) Bassoon Quartet (4 Bns) available from Spartan Press

arr: Mark Goddard

Four bassoon arrangement with boogie woogie treatment! Completed: 10th June, 1990

Good Times Past (SP1300) Piano Solo 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

Grand Opera (SP476) Flexible Brass Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Gounod, Ponchielli and Verdi, arr: Goddard

Triumphal March from Aida, La Donna e Mobile from Rigoletto, Dance of the Hours from La Gioconda and Soldier’s Chorus from Faust. Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately, quickly and inexpensively. Completed: 24th September, 1997

Grand Opera (SP477) Flexible String Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Gounod, Ponchielli and Verdi, arr: Goddard

Grand Opera (SP475) Flexible Wind Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Gounod, Ponchielli and Verdi, arr: Goddard

Hands On Jazz (SP357) Piano Duet 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

Holiday Music (SP227) Flute and Piano available from Spartan Press

Mackie, editor: Goddard

Four easy pieces for flute and piano. Calypso Vacation, Serenade, Evening Dancing and End of Summer. Completed: 15th May, 1992

Hornpipe Variations (SP103) Wind Quintet available from Spartan Press

Duration: 7 minutes. Student work, under the teaching of Gordon Crosse. Theme is a Hornpipe in E minor by Henry Purcell. 5 short variations: Fanfare, Dance, Chorale, Tarantella, Fugue. Completed: 15th January, 1979

Irish Folk Heritage (SP524) Piano Duet 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

Jazzical Clarinet (SP572) Clarinet and Piano available from Spartan Press

Various, arr: Goddard and Widger

15 top classical themes made easy for clarinet in Bb with jazzed-up piano accompaniments. Includes Beethoven 5 Theme, William Tell Rock, Mozart 40, Polovtsian Dance etc. Completed: 29th May, 2000

Jazzical Flute (SP571) Flute and Piano available from Spartan Press

Various, arr: Goddard and Widger

15 TOP classical themes made EASY for flute with jazzed-up piano accompaniments. Includes Beethoven 5 theme, William Tell Rock, Mozart 40, Polovtsian Dance etc. Completed: 25th April, 2000

Jazzical Saxophone (SP573) Alto Saxophone and Piano available from Spartan Press

Various, arr: Goddard and Widger

15 top classical themes made easy for saxophone (soprano, alto or tenor) with jazzed-up piano accompaniments. Includes Beethoven 5 Theme, William Tell Rock, Mozart 40, Polovtsian Dance etc. Completed: 24th June, 2000

Jesu Meine Freude (SP151) Bassoon Quartet (4 Bns) available from Spartan Press

Bach, arr: Goddard

Bach’s Chorale harmonisations arranged for four bassoons. Also available in the Bach Chorale Collection – SP183. Completed: 10th June, 1990

Joplin CD Showcase (SP656) Flute and Piano available from Spartan Press

Joplin, arr: Goddard

The Entertainer, Weeping Willow and Bethena, with piano (or CD accompaniment). Completed: 12th March, 2002

Joplin CD showcase (SP657) Oboe and Piano available from Spartan Press

Joplin, arr: Goddard

The Entertainer, Weeping Willow and Bethena, with piano (or CD accompaniment). Completed: 12th March, 2002

Joplin CD Showcase (SP658) Clarinet and Piano available from Spartan Press

Joplin, arr: Goddard

The Entertainer, Weeping Willow and Bethena, with piano (or CD accompaniment). Optional parts for Bb or Lyons C clarinet. Completed: 12th March, 2002

Joplin CD Showcase (SP659) Alto Saxophone and Piano available from Spartan Press

Joplin, arr: Goddard

The Entertainer, Weeping Willow and Bethena, with piano (or CD accompaniment). Optional parts for Bb tenor or Eb alto saxophones. Completed: 12th May, 2002

Le Roi a Fait Battre Tambour (SP128) Choral (SATB) available from Spartan Press

Music by Mark Goddard. Words edited by Lois Steenman-Clark

Duration: 3 minutes.. 1st Performance: Headington Singers. A French Revolution Concert piece. The King Beats His Drum’ text selected and edited by Lois Steenman-Clark, was written for a French Revolutionary Concert in July 1989. The setting is for SATB with either piano, or (much more fun) two piccolos and two bassoons (parts available separately: SP1383 and SP1384). Completed: 14th July, 1989

Mahler One, Inspiration by the Ton! (SP1312) Flexible Brass Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Mahler, arr: Goddard

Mahler One, Inspiration by the Ton! (SP1313) Flexible String Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Mahler, arr: Goddard

Mahler One, Inspiration by the Ton! (SP1311) Flexible Wind Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Mahler, arr: Goddard

This arrangement retains the essence of the great work, yet is easy to play and concise. This WOODWIND PACK optionally combines with parts for Brass (SP1312) and Strings (SP1313) – see back cover for details. Completed: 22nd February, 2016

Medieval Carol (SP135) Choral (SATB) available from Spartan Press

Composer: Goddard, Author: Pegg

Duration: 3 minutes. A Medieval Carol is for unaccompanied SATB and is a setting of a text transferred from medieval English by Stephen Pegg. Originally written for the Headington Singers, the carol has been performed widely by choral societies and school choirs since 1989. Completed: 2nd October, 1989

Medieval Carol (SP150) String Orchestra available from Spartan Press

Originally arranged for West Oxfordshire Adult Education String Workshop, this short piece is for players of an early grade. Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately, quickly and inexpensively. Completed: 10th June, 1990

More Essential Piano Repertoire Grade 1 (SP751) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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

O Haupt voll Blut (SP152) Bassoon Quartet (4 Bns) available from Spartan Press

Bach, arr: Goddard

Two of Bach’s chorale harmonisations arranged for four bassoons in A minor and G minor. Also available in the Bach Chorale Collection – SP183. Completed: 10th June, 1990

O.K. Chorales (SP257) Flexible Brass Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Bach, arr: Goddard

O.K. Chorales (SP255) Flexible String Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Bach, arr: Goddard

A set that provides easy yet wonderfully satisfying arrangements of three famous chorale harmonisations. Contents: Jesu Meine Freude, O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden and Sollt’ich Meinem Gott Nicht Singen. Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately, quickly and inexpensively. Completed: 15th December, 1992

O.K. Chorales (SP256) Flexible Wind Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Bach, arr: Goddard

Occasional Organist’s Survival Kit Book 1 (SP601) Organ Solo 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) Organ Solo 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) Organ Solo 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) Organ Solo 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) Organ Solo 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) Organ Solo 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) Organ Solo 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) Organ Solo 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) Organ Solo available from Spartan Press

Various, arr: Goddard

Includes ‘Sheep May Safely Graze’ by J.S. Bach. Completed: 23rd November, 2003

Party Pieces (SP138) Bassoon and Piano available from Spartan Press

Young bassoonists can also enjoy the sort of fun pieces until now reserved for flutes, oboes and clarinets. The solo part is written in the bass clef throughout, and strays no higher than ‘Middle C’. Completed: 9th December, 1989

Party Pieces (SP287) Bb Bass and Piano available from Spartan Press

Bb bass (in treble clef) and piano. Completed: 11th May, 1997

Party Pieces (SP178) Tenor Saxophone and Piano available from Spartan Press

Fresh and energetic pieces in which the piano part has been kept fairly simple, while allowing gifted pianists potential for improvisation. Completed: 10th June, 1990

Party Pieces (SP139) Cello and Piano available from Spartan Press

Young cellists can also enjoy the sort of fun pieces till now reserved for violins. The solo part is written in the bass clef throughout, and strays no higher than ‘middle C’. The piano part has also been kept fairly simple, while allowing gifted pianists potential for improvisation. Completed: 10th June, 1990

Party Pieces (SP140) Clarinet and Piano available from Spartan Press

Energetic and full of fun, these jolly tunes range from the slow ‘Chalumeau Blues’ to the syncopated variations on ‘Go Tell Aunt Nancy’. The piano part has been kept deliberately simple, while allowing gifted pianists potential for improvisation. Swingin’, Charlbury Charleston, Feelin’ Blue, Old Timer Waltz, Chalumeau Blues, Ragamuffin, Aunt Nancy’s Party. Completed: 28th November, 1989

Party Pieces (SP188) Eb Bass and Piano available from Spartan Press

Eb bass (in treble clef) and piano. Completed: 6th March, 1991

Party Pieces (SP180) Alto Saxophone and Piano available from Spartan Press

Fresh and energetic pieces in which the piano part has been kept fairly simple, while allowing gifted pianists potential for improvisation. Completed: 10th June, 1990

Party Pieces (SP184) Flute and Piano available from Spartan Press

A glossy and colourful new and revitalised edition. Completed: 10th June, 1990

Party Pieces (SP165) Horn In Eb and Piano available from Spartan Press

Fresh and energetic pieces in which the piano part has been kept fairly simple, while allowing gifted pianists potential for improvisation. Completed: 10th June, 1990

Party Pieces (SP166) Horn In F and Piano available from Spartan Press

Fresh and energetic pieces in which the piano part has been kept fairly simple, while allowing gifted pianists potential for improvisation. Completed: 22nd May, 1990

Party Pieces (SP185) Oboe and Piano available from Spartan Press

Fresh and energetic pieces in which the piano part has been kept fairly simple, while allowing gifted pianists potential for improvisation. Completed: 10th June, 1990

Party Pieces (SP167) Trombone and Piano available from Spartan Press

The last in the series of brass Party Pieces, originally set for grades 2 to 5 on the Oxford Examinations Syllabus. The solo part makes use of both tenor and bass clefs, and the piano part has been kept fairly simple, while allowing gifted pianists potential for improvisation. Swingin’, Hornpipe, Charlbury Charleston, Blues, Ragamuffin, Boogie, Daydreams, Take it!. Completed: 10th June, 1990

Party Pieces (SP168) Trumpet and Piano available from Spartan Press

Fresh and energetic pieces in which the piano part has been kept fairly simple, while allowing gifted pianists potential for improvisation. Completed: 10th June, 1990

Party Pieces (SP169) Tuba and Piano available from Spartan Press

Tuba (in bass clef) and piano. Completed: 10th June, 1990

Party Pieces (SP176) Viola and Piano available from Spartan Press

Fresh and energetic pieces in which the piano part has been kept fairly simple, while allowing gifted pianists potential for improvisation. Completed: 22nd May, 1990

Party Pieces (SP181) Violin and Piano available from Spartan Press

Fresh and energetic pieces in which the piano part has been kept fairly simple, while allowing gifted pianists potential for improvisation. Completed: 10th June, 1990

Paso-doble Demento – A Lollipop (SP136) Bassoon Quartet (4 Bns) available from Spartan Press

Duration: 3 minutes. 1st Performance: BBC Radio Oxford – Oxford Music Festival prize winners concert, Headington School. Pasodoble Demento was written for the ‘Equal Opportunities Bassoon Quartet’ in 1986 and has since become a favourite ‘lollipop’ being selected for the Oxford Music Festival Prize Winners’ Concert in the same year, and subsequently broadcast. The style of the piece is rooted in ‘big band’ sounds. 4 Bassoons (No contra required). Completed: 15th November, 1984

Paso-doble Demento – A Lollipop for Brass Band (SP126) Brass Band available from Spartan Press

Duration: 3 minutes. This entertaining ‘lollipop’ item started life as a bassoon quartet(!) but was ‘refurbished’ for Wantage Silver Band in 1989. The style of the piece is rooted in ‘big band’ sounds and is in a simplified scoring with a single part for each of Eb horns, baritones and euphoniums. The ‘kit’ percussion part is optional. The scoring is thinned out. Manuscript form. Completed: 1st May, 1989

Pasodoble Demento – A Lollipop (SP137) Saxophone Quartet available from Spartan Press

A naughty pastiche of ‘big band’ sounds. Includes full score, plus parts for Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Baritone, plus a fifth part for another alto sax to replace the soprano if necessary. Completed: 24th May, 1990

Plain Sailing: Alto Clef Book (SP170) Group Teaching available from Spartan Press

Versatile music, and very easy, wherein each of the five short pieces sounds good in two, three or more parts. The bass clef bk has an additional 5th part which should be played as a priority in the presence of other treble instruments. Parts are notated NOT in order of difficulty, but of musical importance. Part two, while sometimes being the easiest to play, holds the key harmony notes, while the fourth part occasionally has to copy with a descant, over an otherwise independent structure. Completed: 23rd March, 1990

Plain Sailing: Bass Clef Book (SP148) Group Teaching available from Spartan Press

Plain Sailing: Bb Instruments’ Book (SP149) Group Teaching available from Spartan Press

Plain Sailing: Brass Pack (SP222) Group Teaching available from Spartan Press

Containing 2 treble clef books in Bb, plus 1 each of Eb, F and bass clef books. Completed: 22nd February, 1992

Plain Sailing: Eb Instruments’ Book (SP171) Group Teaching available from Spartan Press

Plain Sailing: Strings Pack (SP223) Group Teaching available from Spartan Press

Containing 3 treble clef books in C, plus 1 each of alto and bass clef books. Completed: 22nd February, 1992

Plain Sailing: Treble Clef Book (SP141) Group Teaching available from Spartan Press

Plain Sailing: Treble Clef Instruments in F (SP172) Group Teaching available from Spartan Press

Plain Sailing: Woodwind Pack (SP221) Group Teaching available from Spartan Press

Containing 2 treble clef books in C, plus 1 each of Bb, Eb and bass clef books. Completed: 22nd February, 1992

Questions (SP186) Violin and Piano available from Spartan Press

Duration: 8 minutes. Commissioned by Nona Liddell for the Sasha Lasserson Memorial Prize Work in 1983. Printed facsimile of the original manuscript (score and part). Completed: 1st June, 1983

Ragtimes and Gladtimes (SP1305) Piano Solo 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

Schubert Five, It’s Alive! (SP1349) Flexible Brass Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Schubert, arr: Goddard

This arrangement retains the essence of the great work, yet is easy to play and concise. This BRASS PACK optionally combines with parts for Woodwind (SP1348) and Strings (SP1350) – see back cover for details. Completed: 2nd November, 2016

Schubert Five, It’s Alive! (SP1350) Flexible String Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Schubert, arr: Goddard

This arrangement retains the essence of the great work, yet is easy to play and concise. This STRINGS PACK optionally combines with parts for Woodwind (SP1348) and Brass (SP1349) – see back cover for details. Completed: 2nd November, 2016

Schubert Five, It’s Alive! (SP1348) Flexible Wind Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Schubert, arr: Goddard

This arrangement retains the essence of the great work, yet is easy to play and concise. This WOODWIND PACK optionally combines with parts for Brass (SP1349) and Strings (SP1350) – see back cover for details. Completed: 31st October, 2016

Scottish Jigs & Reels (SP460) Piano Duet 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

Scottish Jigs and Reels: Beginner Woodwind Duets Book 1 (SP598) Flexible Wind Duet available from Spartan Press

Traditional, arr: Goddard

A flexible duet resource. Playable and easy duets for ANY combination of Flute(s), Oboes(s), Clarinet(s), and/or Saxophone(s), with or without Bassoon! Completed: 8th June, 2001

Sea Legend – A Symphonic Poem (SP125
) Brass Band available from Spartan Press

Duration: 15 minutes. 15 minute ‘tone poem’ written for Wantage Silver Band, featuring three solo cornets. The ingredients of a ‘Rip-roaring Seafarer’s Yarn’ permeate the musical textures unfettered. Manuscript form. (Also available for small orchestra on hire only). Completed: 1st May, 1989

Seasonal Sax (SP505) Saxophone Solo available from Spartan Press

Various, Traditional, arr: Goddard

Twenty-seven popular carols for saxophone (Eb or Bb) with chord symbols for optional accompaniment. Completed: 20th September, 1998

Simplest Bach Inventions (SP615) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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) Piano Solo 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

Sollt’ich meinem Gott (SP153) Bassoon Quartet (4 Bns) available from Spartan Press

Bach, arr: Goddard

An arrangement of this Chorale in equal opportunities style. 4 bassoons. Also available in the Bach Chorale Collection – SP183. Completed: 10th June, 1990

Sonatina (SP101) Flute and Piano available from Spartan Press

Duration: 7 – 8 minutes. 1st Performance: First performed in 1979 by Robert Winn. Duke’s Hall, Royal Academy of Music.. The first of the three movements is tense, building from the depths of the piano. The middle movement evocative, using slow glissandi in the bottom octave of the flute, and the last movement is a naughty bi-tonal rondo. Typeset and re-printed in 2010 on the occasion of the composer’s 50th birthday. This was the very first work to be published by Spartan Press Music Publishers Limited, in a ‘low budget’ facsimile format over twenty years ago, in 1990. Now typeset to the highest standards. Completed: 1st January, 1978

Songs without Words (SP1306) Trumpet and Piano available from Spartan Press

Songs Without Words is a set of three short pieces, each inspired by a classic twentieth century poem. There is an underlying theme of ‘School’. 1. School Bell The music urgently moves forward within an anxiously breathless waltz lest we be late for school. Originally inspired by Eleanor Farjeon’s famous poem ‘Nine O’clock Bell’ where pupils hustle and bustle to school in the morning: Some of them scurrying, others not worrying, Carelessly trudging or anxiously hurrying. 2. A Blitz of a Boy With an affectionate nod to Charles Causley’s sad tale about ‘Timothy Winters’ who ‘hasn’t heard of the welfare state’. He sleeps on a sack on the kitchen floor, and they say there aren’t boys like him anymore. Although the music is laden with pathos, there is insuppressible energy too, portraying that lovable ‘Blitz of a Boy’! 3. A Lesson You’ll Never Forget! Roger McGough’s black poem ‘The Lesson’ was the catalyst for this piece. The teacher (and later even the headmaster) set upon a notoriously rowdy class with various lethal weapons, systematically murdering all the pupils! He picked on a boy who was shouting and throttled him then and there, then garrotted the girl behind him (the one with grotty hair). The baroque style recitative passages represent the school ‘establishment’, and are contrasted ludicrously with savage harmonic ‘stabs’ and terrifyingly anxious ‘chase scenes’ around the class room; this poem is not for the squeamish! Completed: 11th May, 2015

Tango Time (SP355) Piano Duet 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

Tchaik Six (Best Bits) (SP576) Flexible Brass Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Tchaikovsky, arr: Goddard

Each of the four movements of Tchaikovsky’s Pathetique Symphony, simplified and abridged. Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately, quickly and inexpensively. Completed: 24th June, 2000

Tchaik Six (Best Bits) (SP577) Flexible String Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Tchaikovsky, arr: Goddard

Tchaik Six (Best Bits) (SP575) Flexible Wind Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Tchaikovsky, arr: Goddard

Tea Dance (SP329) Flexible String Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Keating, arr: Goddard

Very entertaining music:- Tango, Fox-Trot, Waltz and Charleston with naughty musical ‘quotes’ throughout: The Mendelssohn wedding march, ‘Swanee River’, and Bizet’s Carmen! Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately, quickly and inexpensively. Completed: 15th August, 1994

Tea Dance (SP309) Flexible Wind Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Keating, arr: Goddard

Very entertaining music:- Tango, Fox-Trot, Waltz and Charleston with naughty musical ‘quotes’ throughout including Mendelssohn’s Wedding March, ‘Swanee River’ and Bizet’s Carmen! Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately, quickly and inexpensively. Completed: 15th December, 1993

Teddy Bears’ Picnic, (Variations on A) (SP721) Flexible Wind Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Bratton/Goddard

Variations on Teddy Bear’s Picnic – a flexible quintet. Set of naughty variations on the famous tune marked ‘Care Free’, ‘Macabre Gigue’, ‘Spooky’, ‘Sinister’ and ‘Reprise’. 137 bar single movement Fantasia. Completed: 1st August, 1985

Teddy Bears’ Picnic, (Variations on) (SP722) Flexible Brass Quintet available from Spartan Press

Bratton/Goddard

Teddy Bears’ Picnic, (Variations on) (SP723) Flexible String Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Bratton/Goddard

Set of naughty variations on the famous tune: ‘Care Free’, ‘Macabre Gigue’, ‘Spooky’, ‘Sinister’ and ‘Reprise’. 137 bar single movement Fantasia. Complete with score and 3 x vln1, 2 x vln2, vln3/va, 2 x vc, db/vc2. Completed: 26th March, 2004

The Barber of Seville (SP490) String Quartet available from Spartan Press

Rossini, arr: Goddard

Probably Rossini’s most famous aria, arranged for string quartet with the option to replace the viola part with Violin 3. Completed: 18th May, 1998

The Circus – A Light Overture for brass band (SP129
) Brass Band available from Spartan Press

Duration: 5 minutes. 1st Performance: Wantage Silver Band. This overture, which parallels some of the traditional circus acts (for example trapeze, jugglers, clowns etc), is meant as an affectionate parody of a musical style all too readily neglected these days. Manuscript form. (Also available for orchestra). Completed: 1st May, 1983

The Cowley Parish Mass: Congregational Copy (SP119) Church available from Spartan Press

Congregational copy. Single melody line only. Completed: 10th June, 1990

The Cowley Parish Mass: Organ copy (SP118) Church available from Spartan Press

A congregational setting of rite A. Written for the Parish of Cowley, Oxford, and used by them weekly since 1987. Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus and Benedictus, and Agnus Dei, with alternative acclamations and congregational setting to Eucharistic prayer. Completed: 10th June, 1990

The Entertainer (SP161) Bassoon Quartet (4 Bns) available from Spartan Press

Joplin, arr: Goddard

A straight forward arrangement of the popular piano rag. 4 bassoons. Completed: 10th June, 1990

The Four Seasons (SP498) Flexible Brass Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Vivaldi, arr: Goddard

The Four Seasons (SP499) Flexible String Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Vivaldi, arr: Goddard

The Four Seasons (SP497) Flexible Wind Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Vivaldi, arr: Goddard

The Priests of the Lord (SP117) Church available from Spartan Press

Duration: 3 minutes. Anthem for SATB with organ. Text from Leviticus. Commissioned by Father Keith Haydon on the occasion of his tenth anniversary of ordination to the Priesthood. Completed: 10th June, 1990

The Washington Post (SP164) Wind Sextet available from Spartan Press

Sousa, arr: Goddard

Written for the late Marshall Stoneham’s “Dorchester Players”. Scored for 2 clarinets, 2 horns and 2 bassoons. Completed: 15th November, 1990

The Washington Post (SP291) Flexible Wind Ensemble available from Spartan Press

Sousa, arr: Goddard

Six basic parts. Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately, quickly and inexpensively. Completed: 15th December, 1993

Tricks and Games (SP173) Saxophone Duet available from Spartan Press

Suitable for either 2 altos, or 2 tenors, or 1 of each (cunning three stave system). Including:- Chinese Chequers, Draughts, Cowboys, Indians, Rag-Time etc. – each presents a different challenge, yet with the emphasis on fun. Completed: 10th June, 1990

Tricks and Games (SP133) Bassoon Duet available from Spartan Press

Including:- Chinese Chequers, Draughts, Cowboys, Indians, Rag-Time etc. – each presents a different challenge, yet with the emphasis on fun. Completed: 6th November, 1989

Tricks and Games (SP134) Cello Duet available from Spartan Press

Including:- Chinese Chequers, Draughts, Cowboys, Indians, Rag-Time etc. – each presents a different challenge, yet with the emphasis on fun. Completed: 9th April, 1990

Tricks and Games (SP132) Clarinet Duet available from Spartan Press

Including:- Chinese Chequers, Draughts, Cowboys, Indians, Rag-Time etc. – each presents a different challenge, yet with the emphasis on fun. Completed: 2nd October, 1989

Tricks and Games (SP130) Flute Duet available from Spartan Press

Originally commissioned by Boosey and Hawkes, but published by Spartan Press in 1989. Including:- Chinese Chequers, Draughts, Cowboys, Indians, Rag-Time etc. – each presents a different challenge, yet with the emphasis on fun. Completed: 1st September, 1989

Tricks and Games (SP131) Oboe Duet available from Spartan Press

Including:- Chinese Chequers, Draughts, Cowboys, Indians, Rag-Time etc. – each presents a different challenge, yet with the emphasis on fun. Completed: 24th November, 1989

Tricks and Games (SP174) Viola Duet available from Spartan Press

Parts (written in the alto clef throughout). Including:- Chinese Chequers, Draughts, Cowboys, Indians, Rag-Time etc. – each presents a different challenge, yet with the emphasis on fun. Completed: 30th April, 1990

Tricks and Games (SP175) Violin Duet available from Spartan Press

Including:- Chinese Chequers, Draughts, Cowboys, Indians, Rag-Time etc. – each presents a different challenge, yet with the emphasis on fun. Completed: 30th April, 1990

Trombone Concerto – Full Orchestral Score (SP1394) Orchestra available from Spartan Press

Duration: 20 minutes. 1st Performance: Mike Skitt – Burford Orchestra, March 1986 and Wantage Silver Band.. Commissioned by John Esaias for the Burford Orchestra and the trombonist Michael Skitt. Five movements. Completed: 1st June, 1987

Trombone Concerto (SP1393) Trombone and Piano available from Spartan Press

Duration: 20 minutes. 1st Performance: Mike Skitt – Burford Orchestra, March 1986 and Wantage Silver Band.. Solo Trombone with piano (Orchestral also available). Commissioned by John Esaias for the Burford Orchestra and the trombonist Michael Skitt. Five movements. Completed: 1st June, 1987

Trombone Concerto (SP1395) Orchestra available from Spartan Press

Trumpet Carols (SP539) Trumpet Solo available from Spartan Press

Various, arr: Goddard

Twenty seven of the most popular carols laid out in a simple solo manner with optional chord symbols. Completed: 7th October, 1999

Viola Carols (SP583) Viola Solo available from Spartan Press

Various, arr: Goddard

Twenty seven of the most popular carols laid out in a simple solo manner with optional chord symbols. Completed: 24th September, 2000

Violin Carols (SP538) Violin Solo available from Spartan Press

Various, arr: Goddard

Twenty seven of the most popular carols laid out in a simple solo manner with optional chord symbols. Completed: 7th September, 1999

Voluntary Choice Book 1 (SP911) Organ Solo 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) Organ Solo 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) Organ Solo 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

Wedding Music (SP1301) Wind Quintet available from Spartan Press

Duration: 10 minutes. Three celebratory pieces, commissioned originally for a wedding, arranged here for wind quintet by the composer. Ideal for the signing of the register! Originally written for wind sextet, and published in 1989 as ‘Fanfare, Romance and Jig’. Completed: 27th March, 2015

What Do You Dream About? (SP1307) Piano Solo 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

Whirligig (SP305) Piano Duet 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

A Suite for Strings — Op. 66

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