Elizabeth Maconchyaus modern

Dame Elizabeth Violet Maconchy Le Fanu DBE (* 19. März 1907 in Broxbourne; † 11. November 1994 in Norwich) war eine englische Komponistin irischer Abstammung.

Life

Elizabeth Violet Maconchy was born in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, of Irish parents, and grew up in England and Ireland. Her family moved to Ireland in 1917, where they lived in Howth, on the east coast. The adolescent Maconchy began her musical studies in Dublin, studying piano with Edith Boxhill, and harmony and counterpoint with Dr John Larchet. Those formative years in Ireland where important for Maconchy, who considered herself Irish. Throughout her career she was identified as an Irish composer, or as an English composer with ‘Celtic’ influences, by reviewers and commentators.

In 1923, at the age of sixteen, she moved to London to enrol at the Royal College of Music. At the RCM Maconchy studied under Charles Wood and Ralph Vaughan Williams. Her contemporaries at the college included Grace Williams, Dorothy Gow, and Ina Boyle. Early compositions such as the violin sonata and Piano Concertino of 1927 already show the influence of European composers, especially Bartok. As a student, Maconchy was awarded the Blumenthal Scholarship in 1927, and the Octavia Scholarship of 1930, which allowed her to continue her studies in Prague. Her first public recognition came in 19 March 1930 with a performance of her Piano Concerto, conducted by her teacher there, Karel Jirak. This was followed on 30 August by a BBC Proms performance of her cantata The Land, conducted by Henry Wood, which was inspired by the long poem of the same name by Vita Sackville-West.

In response to the scarce opportunities for young avant garde composers and for female composers, a group of women got together to organise regular concerts at the small Ballet Club theatre in Notting Hill, London, showcasing new work. It has been claimed that this venture “changed the face of music in London”, and that it “prove a lifeline for Elizabeth Maconchy through the 1930s”.

In 1930 Maconchy married William LeFanu, with whom she had two daughters: Elizabeth Anna LeFanu (born 1939) and Nicola LeFanu (born 1947). In 1932, Maconchy developed tuberculosis and she moved with her family from London to Kent. She returned to Ireland in 1939, living in Dublin for a brief period, during which she composed her Fifth String Quartet, which some critics consider her greatest achievement, and gave birth to a daughter.

Maconchy did much to improve the conditions of composers, being elected Chair of the Composers Guild of Great Britain in 1959, a position she held for a number of years. She was also President of the Society for the Promotion of New Music. Maconchy was a socialist, and her activism extended to supporting the Democratic/Republican side in the Spanish Civil War, and other causes.

Maconchy’s friends included the English composer Elisabeth Lutyens, Welsh composer Grace Williams, the Irish composer Ina Boyle, and the Czech music critic Jan Löwenbach.

Maconchy once declared that: “for me, the best music is an impassioned argument”.

Source Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Maconchy

Discography



















Sheet music

Score for choire

Two Carolsfor A-Cappellaa cappella, Frauenchorwomens choir;
Edition: Chorpartiturchoral score

for A-Cappellaa cappella, Frauenchorwomens choir;
Edition: Chorpartiturchoral score

O Time Turn Backfor 4-stimmig4 part, Chor & Orchesterchoir and orchestra, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Cellocello, Fagottbassoon, Flöteflute, Hornfrench horn, Klarinetteclarinet, Lautelute, Oboeoboe

for 4-stimmig4 part, Chor & Orchesterchoir and orchestra, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Cellocello, Fagottbassoon, Flöteflute, Hornfrench horn, Klarinetteclarinet, Lautelute, Oboeoboe

Samson And The Gates Of Gazafor 4-stimmig4 part, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Klavierpiano

for 4-stimmig4 part, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Klavierpiano

Trittico (1981)for 4-stimmig4 part, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Cembaloharpsichord, Fagottbassoon, Oboeoboe

for 4-stimmig4 part, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Cembaloharpsichord, Fagottbassoon, Oboeoboe

O Time Turn Backfor 4-stimmig4 part, Chor & Orchesterchoir and orchestra, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Cellocello, Fagottbassoon, Flöteflute, Hornfrench horn, Klarinetteclarinet, Lautelute, Oboeoboe

for 4-stimmig4 part, Chor & Orchesterchoir and orchestra, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Cellocello, Fagottbassoon, Flöteflute, Hornfrench horn, Klarinetteclarinet, Lautelute, Oboeoboe

On St Stephenses Dayfor 3-stimmig3 part, Frauenchorwomens choir; Klavierpiano

for 3-stimmig3 part, Frauenchorwomens choir; Klavierpiano

Trittico (1981)for 4-stimmig4 part, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Fagottbassoon, Harfeharp, Oboeoboe

for 4-stimmig4 part, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Fagottbassoon, Harfeharp, Oboeoboe

Prayer Before Birthfor 4-stimmig4 part, A-Cappellaa cappella, Frauenchorwomens choir; Klavierpiano
Edition: Chorpartiturchoral score

for 4-stimmig4 part, A-Cappellaa cappella, Frauenchorwomens choir; Klavierpiano
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Pied Beauty, Heaven Havenfor 4-stimmig4 part, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Hornfrench horn, Posaunetrombone, Trompetetrumpet

for 4-stimmig4 part, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Hornfrench horn, Posaunetrombone, Trompetetrumpet

Propheta Mendaxfor 3-stimmig3 part, Frauenchorwomens choir; Klavierpiano

for 3-stimmig3 part, Frauenchorwomens choir; Klavierpiano

Nocturnal for SATB Chorusfor 4-stimmig4 part, A-Cappellaa cappella, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Klavierpiano



for 4-stimmig4 part, A-Cappellaa cappella, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Klavierpiano

Still Falls The Rain for Double Choirfor A-Cappellaa cappella, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Klavierpiano
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for A-Cappellaa cappella, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Klavierpiano
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Heloise And Abelardfor 4-stimmig4 part, A-Cappellaa cappella, Chor & Orchesterchoir and orchestra, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Klavierpiano



for 4-stimmig4 part, A-Cappellaa cappella, Chor & Orchesterchoir and orchestra, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Klavierpiano

Two Epitaphsfor 3-stimmig3 part, Frauenchorwomens choir; Klavierpiano
Edition: Chorpartiturchoral score



for 3-stimmig3 part, Frauenchorwomens choir; Klavierpiano
Edition: Chorpartiturchoral score

And Death Shall Have No Dominionfor 4-stimmig4 part, Chor & Orchesterchoir and orchestra, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Bläserwind section, Klavierpiano
Edition: Orchesterpartiturorchestral score



  • And Death Shall Have No Dominion
for 4-stimmig4 part, Chor & Orchesterchoir and orchestra, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Bläserwind section, Klavierpiano
Edition: Orchesterpartiturorchestral score

Creaturesfor 4-stimmig4 part, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Klavierpiano



  • Cat!
  • Cat’s Funeral
  • Rendez-Vous With A Beetle
  • The Dove And The Wren
  • The Hen And The Carp
  • The Snail
  • Tiger! Tiger!
for 4-stimmig4 part, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Klavierpiano

There Is No Rosefor A-Cappellaa cappella, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Klavierpiano
Edition: Chorpartiturchoral score



  • There Is No Rose
for A-Cappellaa cappella, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Klavierpiano
Edition: Chorpartiturchoral score

The Bellman for SATB Chorusfor 4-stimmig4 part, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Klavierpiano
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for 4-stimmig4 part, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Klavierpiano
Edition: Chorpartiturchoral score

Siren's Song for SATB Choirfor 4-stimmig4 part, A-Cappellaa cappella, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Klavierpiano
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for 4-stimmig4 part, A-Cappellaa cappella, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Klavierpiano
Edition: Chorpartiturchoral score

Four Miniaturesfor 4-stimmig4 part, A-Cappellaa cappella, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Klavierpiano

  • For A Mocking Voice,
  • For Snow
  • Light The Lamps Up, Lamplighter
  • The Night Will Never Stay
for 4-stimmig4 part, A-Cappellaa cappella, Gemischter Chormixed choir; Klavierpiano

Score for chamber music

Reflections (1960)for Harfeharp, Klarinetteclarinet, Oboeoboe, Violaviola

for Harfeharp, Klarinetteclarinet, Oboeoboe, Violaviola

String Quartet Nr 6for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

String Quartet Nr 7for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

Piccola Musicafor Streicherstrings

for Streicherstrings

String Quartet No 1for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

The Clockfor Cellocello, Klavierpiano

for Cellocello, Klavierpiano

The Garland (1938)for Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

Nodding Grade 3for Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

String Quartet Nr 6for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

The Landfor Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

Impromptufor Klavierpiano



for Klavierpiano

Sonatina for Harpsichordfor Cembaloharpsichord

for Cembaloharpsichord

Harp Song Of The Dane Womanfor Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

Variations theme from Vaughan Williamsfor Cellocello

for Cellocello

Morning, Noon And Night For Harpfor Harfeharp

  • Morning, Noon And Night
for Harfeharp

String Quartet No.9for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

  • String Quartet No. 9
for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

String Quartet No.13for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

  • String Quartet No. 13
for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

String Quartet No.9for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

  • String Quartet No. 9
for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

Quintet (1932)for Oboeoboe, Streicherstrings

for Oboeoboe, Streicherstrings

3 Bagatellesfor Harfeharp, Oboeoboe

for Harfeharp, Oboeoboe

Reflections (1960)for Harfeharp, Klarinetteclarinet, Oboeoboe, Violaviola

for Harfeharp, Klarinetteclarinet, Oboeoboe, Violaviola

String Quartet No.13for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

  • String Quartet No. 13
for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

The Dancing Bear Grade 4for Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

Mill Racefor Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

Quartett 8 (1967)for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin



for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

String Quartet Nr 2for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

Wind Quintet (1980)for Fagottbassoon, Flöteflute, Hornfrench horn, Klarinetteclarinet, Lautelute, Oboeoboe

for Fagottbassoon, Flöteflute, Hornfrench horn, Klarinetteclarinet, Lautelute, Oboeoboe

String Quartet No.11for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

  • String Quartet No. 11
for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

E String Quartet No.13 Partsfor Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

Country Townfor Klavierpiano



for Klavierpiano

My Dark Heart
Edition: Orchesterpartiturorchestral score


Edition: Orchesterpartiturorchestral score

String Quartet Nr 7for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

Clarinet Quintetfor Cellocello, Klarinetteclarinet, Violaviola, Violineviolin

for Cellocello, Klarinetteclarinet, Violaviola, Violineviolin

String Quartet Nr 3for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

L'horloge (1983)for Klarinetteclarinet, Klavierpiano

for Klarinetteclarinet, Klavierpiano

String Quartet Nr 4for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

The Sewing Machine Grade 5for Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

String Quartet Nr 3for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin



for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

String Quartet Nr 4for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

String Quartet Nr 2for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

Duo for Violin and Cellofor Cellocello, Violineviolin

for Cellocello, Violineviolin

String Quartet Nr 1for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

Maconchy Excursion (1984)for Fagottbassoon

for Fagottbassoon

Three Donne Songs (1966)for Klavierpiano

  • A Hymn To Christ
  • A Hymn to God the Father
  • The sun rising
for Klavierpiano

Contemplation (1978)for Cellocello, Klavierpiano

for Cellocello, Klavierpiano

The Hangmans Songfor Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

Oboe Quintet (Parts)for Oboeoboe, Streicherstrings



for Oboeoboe, Streicherstrings

Elizabeth Maconchy Notebook For Harpsichordfor Cembaloharpsichord



for Cembaloharpsichord

String Quartet Nr 5for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

Wind Quintet (1980)for Bläserwind section, Fagottbassoon, Flöteflute, Hornfrench horn, Klarinetteclarinet, Oboeoboe

for Bläserwind section, Fagottbassoon, Flöteflute, Hornfrench horn, Klarinetteclarinet, Oboeoboe

The Sun, Moon and Starsfor Klavierpiano

  • Clothed In Stars
  • Solitude
  • The Hill
  • The Sun, Moon And Stars
for Klavierpiano

Narration (1984)for Cellocello

for Cellocello

The Leaden Echo And Golden Echo

Five Sketches For Viola Solofor Violaviola



for Violaviola

Butterflies For Voice And Harpfor Harfeharp

  • Butterflies
for Harfeharp

Oboe Quartet (Set Of Parts)for Cellocello, Oboeoboe, Violaviola, Violineviolin



  • Oboe Quartet
for Cellocello, Oboeoboe, Violaviola, Violineviolin

Romanzafor Klavierpiano, Violaviola

for Klavierpiano, Violaviola

Fantasia For Clarinet And Pianofor Klarinetteclarinet, Klavierpiano





for Klarinetteclarinet, Klavierpiano

Colloquy For Flute And Pianofor Flöteflute, Klavierpiano





for Flöteflute, Klavierpiano

Ophelia's Songfor Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

Piccola Musicafor Streicherstrings

for Streicherstrings

Oboe Quartetfor Cellocello, Oboeoboe, Violaviola, Violineviolin



  • Oboe Quartet
for Cellocello, Oboeoboe, Violaviola, Violineviolin

Oboe Quintetfor Cellocello, Oboeoboe, Streicherstrings, Violineviolin





for Cellocello, Oboeoboe, Streicherstrings, Violineviolin

Four Shakespeare Songsfor Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

Three Songs (1974)for Harfeharp

  • A Widow bird sate mourning
  • So We’ll Go No More A-roving
  • The knot there’s no un-tying
for Harfeharp

String Quartet No.12 (Parts)for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin





for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

String Quartet Nr 5for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

Concertino for Bassoonfor Fagottbassoon, Klavierpiano



for Fagottbassoon, Klavierpiano

Spring Waters Grade 5for Klavierpiano



for Klavierpiano

String Quartet No.10for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

  • String Quartet No. 10
for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

Clarinet Quintetfor Bläserwind section, Cellocello, Klarinetteclarinet, Violaviola, Violineviolin



for Bläserwind section, Cellocello, Klarinetteclarinet, Violaviola, Violineviolin

String Quartet No.11for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin



for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

Maconchy Music For Woodwind And Brass (1965) F/sfor Bläserwind section
Edition: Orchesterpartiturorchestral score



for Bläserwind section
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String Quartet No.10for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

  • String Quartet No. 10
for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

String Quartet No.12for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin



  • String Quartet No.12
for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

Ariadne
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Edition: Orchesterpartiturorchestral score

4 Improvisationsfor Kontrabassdoublebass

for Kontrabassdoublebass

Three Songs for Baritone and Pianofor Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

Four Shakespeare Songsfor Klavierpiano

  • Come Away, Death
  • King Stephen
  • Take, O Take Those Lips Away
  • The Wind And The Rain
for Klavierpiano

Ophelia's Songfor Klavierpiano



for Klavierpiano

Divertimentofor Cellocello, Klavierpiano



for Cellocello, Klavierpiano

Sonatafor Klavierpiano, Violaviola





for Klavierpiano, Violaviola

Four Shakespeare Songsfor Klavierpiano

  • Come Away, Death
  • King Stephen
  • Take, O Take Those Lips Away
  • The Wind And The Rain
for Klavierpiano

Three Songsfor Klavierpiano

  • In Memory of W.B.Yeats 1
  • In Memory of W.B.Yeats 2
  • It’s no go
for Klavierpiano

Score for orchestra

Concertino For Clarinet And String Orchestrafor Klarinetteclarinet, Streicherstrings
Edition: Orchesterpartiturorchestral score

  • Concertino For Clarinet And String Orchestra
for Klarinetteclarinet, Streicherstrings
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Music For Stringsfor Streicherstrings
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for Streicherstrings
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