Avison's Work's
Below is a list of Charles Avison's works, taken from Groves Dictionary of Music and Musicians (this excludes works found in the recently discovered manuscript workbooks).
Printed works published in London unless otherwise stated; for complete thematic index, known library holdings and listing of editions and arrangements, see Stephens.
Orchestral
op. 2 Six Concertos (g, Bb, e, D, B, D), 4 vn, va, vc, hpd (Newcastle and London, 1740); rev. with 2 new concs. (D, G) as 8 Concertos, orglhpd (1747) [see op.6)
Two Concertos, no.1 (C) a 8, orglhpd, ?str (kbd pt only extant); no.2, vns in 7 parts (Newcastle, 1742), lost
op.3 Six Concertos ... with General Rules for Playing Instrumental Compositions (D, e, g, BD, D, G), 4 vn, va, vc, hpd (1751); incl. in 26 Concertos (London, Edinburgh and Newcastle, 1758)
op.4 Eight Concertos (d, A, D, g, B~, G, D, c), 4 vn, va, vc, hpd (1755); incl. in 26 Concertos (London, Edinburgh and Newcastle, 1758)
op.6 Twelve Concertos (g, Bb, e, D, BD, D, G, G, D, C, D, A), 4 vn, va, vc, hpd (London and Newcastle, 1758); incl. in 26 Concertos (London, Edinburgh and Newcastle, 1758) [incl. rev. of 8 Concertos (1747) plus 4 new concs.)
op.9 Twelve Concertos, set 1 (G, D, A, g/G, C, e), set 2 (Eb, Bb, c, F, A, D), 2 vn, va, vc (1766); also for org/hpd, or 2 vn, va, vc, org/hpd (1766)
op.10 Six Concertos (d, F, c, C, Ell, d), 4 vn, va, vc, hpd (1769)
Chamber
op.1 VI Sonatas (chromatic dorian, g, g, dorian, e, D), 2 vn, b (c.1737/R)
op.5 Six Sonatas (G, C, Bb, Eb, G, A), hpd, 2 vn, vc (1756)
op.7 Six Sonatas (G, g, Bj" d, a, A), hpd, 2 vn, vc (London, Edinburgh and Newcastle, 1760/R)
op.8 Six Sonatas (A, C, D, Bj" g, G), hpd, 2 vn, vc (London and Edinburgh,1764)
Other Works
Hast thou not forsaken us (verse anthem), c.1741, GB-DRc
Glory to God (Christmas Hymn/Sanctus), SATB (?d 1760)
Ruth (orat), London, Lock Hospital, 15 April1763, collab. Giardini,?Iost
Ps cvii, chant, SA TB, org/pf, ed. T. Ions, Cantico ecc/esiastica (1849)
Editions and Arrangements
1 Concerto... Done from the Lessons for the Harpsichord Composed by Sig. Domenico Scariatti,4 vn, va, vc, hpd (d743); repr. as pt of no.6 of 12 Concertos (1744)
12 Concertos ... Done from 2 Books of Lessons for the Harpsichord Composed by Sig. Domenico Scarlatti, 4 vn, va, vc, hpd (1744/R) (no.6 incl. concs. of c.1743)
The First 50 Psalms Set to Music by Benedetto Marcello ... and Adapted to the English Version (1757), collab. J. Garth [edn of Marcello's Estro Poetico-Armonico)
A Collection of Psalm Tunes (Newcastle, c1760)
12 [24) Canticles Taken from the Compositions of Sig. Carlo Clari
and Adapted to English words Selected from the Psalms, 1769, GB-NTp
Another set of 24 Canticles, dated 1769, arr. from works by Clari, Ouf
Attributions
Flores musicae, 12 Sonatinas, 2 vn, vc ... Taken from the Works of
the Best English and Italian Authors by C.A. Esq (London, c1755) March, D,2 vn, b (Edinburgh, 1761)
Sae merry as we twa ha' been, a Favourite Scotch Tune with Variations, arc. pf/hpd (c. 1785)
Grand March, C, in The Complete and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning (Boston, 1895)
She's gone, the sweetest flower of May, dirge, S, str, Burghley House, Cambs.
Various works in untitled MS, c1745, GB-NTp
Writings
An Essay on Musical Expression (London, 1752, 2I1753/R, 3/1775) A Reply to the Author of Remarks on the Essay on Musical Expression (London, 1753)
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