Musical Compositions by Mr Kirby.

Midi tracks of my musical compositons

These compositions have happened over some years, writing for fun, for friends and for school.

If you would like printed sheet music, or PDF documents, of any of them it can be arranged. They sound much better played on real instruments! Email me! for details. My Home Page

You can also catch some recordings of stuff on Broadjam!

Vocal Music Larger Ensembles

Music for Solo Instruments

Elegy	A Piano piece using lots of pedal! In memory of Dad
Olga's Song	Olga was training as a music therapist in Montpelier, France when I met her. This is for Piano accompanied by violin.
For Imogen	For Cello and piano, written for a young friend.
For Jenny	Piece for trumpet and piano, written for another young friend at school.
For Kim Emma's Rag	Piece for Clarinet and piano, written for Kimberley. Ragtime piano written for Emma
For Mum For Meghan	Written for my Mum's 70th birthday. Clarinet and Piano Clarinet and piano again.
For the Violin	Written for a MacMillan Concert at the URC in Lynton
Another bit of music	I haven't got a name for this one, just made it up on a piano and played about with it on a computer!
Olwyn's Valentine	For piano, written for Olwyn on Valentine's day.
For Eleanor	For Descant Recorder and piano, written for Eleanor's 10th birthday.
For Abi	For Viola and piano, written for Abi's birthday.

Music for small groups

Suite for Clarinet Choir 2nd Movement 3rd Movement	First performed by the MYMS, (Maidstone Youth Music Service) Clarinet Choir led by Mum. The midi is a bit too fast, but it gives an idea.
Trio	Dedicated to the Collingham twins from Ilfracombe, but now arranged for clarinet, viola and piano
Variations on the Lynmouth Disaster	Written for string orchestra, the theme was for a song, sung in Hearts of Oak, about the 1952 flood disaster. Song Lyrics.
Amy and Alistair	A Duet for two young trumpetters!
Olwyn for Flutes	A three part flute arrangement of the piano piece in the solo section.
Trio and Piano	For Flute, Viola, Trumpet and Piano. Written for the leavers' service.

Vocal Music

Christmas Bells	A Christmas Carol sung in Hearts of Oak.The words!
An Upward Glance	A setting for flute, soprano and piano, of a poem by Sitwell.
Minehead School Song	A rousing song for Minehead Middle School
The Lyn Song	A song written for Lynton Primary School
An Evensong	A setting of the Anglican Evening Service from the book of common prayer.
The Lynton Folkmass	A setting of the Common Worship Eucharist Music.
Three Christening Songs	For Emily, George and John.

Music for Larger Ensembles

Concertino 1 Concertino 2 Concertino 3 Concertino 4	A Concertino for Viola, Trumpet and Junior Orchestra, written for the West Somerset Junior Orchestra, which meets in Minehead. Originally written for Abi and Jasmine.
Little Symphony No. 1 in F 2nd Movement 3rd Movement 4th Movement	A Little Symphony written for the same orchestra.

Music for Larger Ensembles (continued)

Little Symphony No.2 in Bflat 2nd Movement 3rd Movement 4th Movement	Another Little Symphony written for the same orchestra!
Variations on the Blue Peter	Written for junior orchestra, the theme is a song, sung in Hearts of Oak, words by Ciceley Fox-Smith
A Drop of Nelson's Blood!	An arrangement of well known sea shanties for Trafalgar Day. For School Orchestra with Added Percussion! (Percussion and piano version)
Aria	This one also started life as a song tune, arranged for chamber orchestra.
St Mary's Suite	An orchestral suite based on the Lynton Folkmass.
The Wild Woods Faces on the Stair A Ship Sailed up to Bideford Inspiration	Written for junior orchestra, settings of songs written for Hearts of Oak. Song Lyrics.
The Lyn Overture	An overture for junior orchestra using material I composed for the 40th Anniversary of the 1952 flood.
Chamber Piece	A short piece written some time ago for the Exmoor Chamber Orchestra