Roger Steptoe
Roger Steptoe (born 1953) is an English composer and pianist.[1] He studied music at the University of Reading as an undergraduate and then at the Royal Academy of Music, London, from 1974 to 1977 as a post-graduate student .[2] There he studied composition with Alan Bush and piano accompaniment with Geoffrey Pratley.[2]
Selected works
- Opera
- King of Macedon (1978–1979); 3 acts; libretto by Ursula Vaughan Williams
- Orchestral
- Cheers! (1993)
- This Side of Winter (2002)
- A Three-Tango Rhapsody (2007)
- Two Miniatures for strings (1977)
- Concertante
- Concerto for cello and chamber orchestra (1991)
- Concerto for clarinet and strings (1989)
- Concerto for oboe and strings (1982)
- Concerto for tuba and strings (1983)
- Light, Sinfonietta for organ and strings (2006–2007)
- Chamber music
- Clarinet Quintet (1980)
- Dance Suite for oboe, clarinet and string quartet (1984)
- Duo for oboe and harp (1991)
- Oboe Quartet (1988–1989)
- Petite Sonatine 1 for viola solo (2009); commissioned for the 2010 Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition[3]
- Petite Sonatine 2 for cello solo (2009)
- Quatre romances sans paroles for piano quartet (2001)
- Sonata No.3 for brass quintet (1982)
- Sonata for clarinet and piano (2003)
- Sonata for trumpet and organ (2008)
- Sonata for tuba and piano (2007)
- Sonata for viola and piano (2010)
- Sonata No.1 for violin and piano (1983)
- Sonata No.2 for violin and piano (1986)
- String Quartet No.1 (1976)
- String Quartet No.2 (1985)
- String Quartet No.3 (2002)
- String Quartet No.4 (2003)
- Study for solo violin (1978)
- Three Pieces for viola and piano (1982)
- Two Impromptus for solo clarinet (1978)
- Two Studies for bassoon and piano (1983)
- Piano
- Equinox (1981)
- Piano Sonata No.1 (1979)
- Piano Sonata No.2 (1988)
- Piano Sonata No.3 (2003)
- Three Nocturnes (1991)
- Three Preludes (1976)
- Vocal
- Aspects for high voice and piano (1978)
- The Bond of the Sea for bass baritone and piano (1983); text by Joseph Conrad
- An Elegy on the Death and Burial of Cock Robin for countertenor and 11 solo strings (1988)
- Five Songs for tenor and piano (1976); poems by Percy Shelley and John Keats
- The Looking Glass for soprano, oboe and piano (1980); words by Ursula Vaughan Williams
- 3 Paul Verlaine Songs (3 French Songs) for mezzo-soprano, viola and piano (2009); words by Paul Verlaine
- Three Sonnets to Delia for baritone and piano (1993); poems by Samuel Daniel
References
- ↑ "Roger Steptoe". Stainer & Bell. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
- 1 2 "Alan Bush Remembered". Alan Bush Music Trust. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
- ↑ Roger Steptoe website
External links
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