This list of compositions by Robert Simpson is a list of the musical compositions of
Robert Simpson sorted by genre.
Symphonies
Robert Simpson is said to have written and destroyed four Symphonies (one of which even used
serial procedures) before his first published Symphony. He submitted his official
Simpson composed 15 numbered string quartets; a quartet preceding this sequence was written as part of his course at Durham University and may still exist there. He regarded Quartets No. s 1 - 3 as forming a natural sequence, and No. s 4 - 6 are a clearly distinct group related to three Beethoven quartets, though they can all be performed as entirely independent compositions.
String Quartet No. 9 (1982) is subtitled 32 Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Haydn and was dedicated to the
Delmé Quartet, who commissioned it, on their 20th anniversary, which was also the 250th anniversary of the birth of Haydn
String Quartet No. 13 (1989) was commissioned for the 1990
Cardiff Festival and was premiered there by the Delmé Quartet. It is dedicated to the BBC producer
Graham Melville-Mason and his wife Alex.
This list of compositions by Robert Simpson is a list of the musical compositions of
Robert Simpson sorted by genre.
Symphonies
Robert Simpson is said to have written and destroyed four Symphonies (one of which even used
serial procedures) before his first published Symphony. He submitted his official
Simpson composed 15 numbered string quartets; a quartet preceding this sequence was written as part of his course at Durham University and may still exist there. He regarded Quartets No. s 1 - 3 as forming a natural sequence, and No. s 4 - 6 are a clearly distinct group related to three Beethoven quartets, though they can all be performed as entirely independent compositions.
String Quartet No. 9 (1982) is subtitled 32 Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Haydn and was dedicated to the
Delmé Quartet, who commissioned it, on their 20th anniversary, which was also the 250th anniversary of the birth of Haydn
String Quartet No. 13 (1989) was commissioned for the 1990
Cardiff Festival and was premiered there by the Delmé Quartet. It is dedicated to the BBC producer
Graham Melville-Mason and his wife Alex.