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John Ireland (1879-1962)

John Ireland was born in Bowdon, near Manchester, England on 13th August 1879. He studied composition at the Royal College of Music under C. V. Stanford. At the age of 17 he was appointed organist at Holy Trinity, Sloane Street and moved to St Lukes Church, Chelsea in 1904. For a short period before the Second World War, he was organist at St. Stephen's Church in St. Peter Port, Guernsey. He retired to Sussex in 1953 where he died on 12th June 1962. Ireland taught composition at the RCM and amongst his pupils were Britten, Geoffrey Bush and E J Moeran .

The Stainer & Bell catalogue boasts Ireland's Complete Works for Voice and Piano and the Complete Piano Works each published in five volumes. Also published are his orchestral works Forgotten Rite (1913), Mai Dun (1920-21) and Satyricon (1946) all available on rental and his ever-popular choral works Greater Love Hath No Man (1912, 1924) and Vexilla Regis (1898).

Ireland titles published by Stainer & Bell

These titles can be ordered in our online shop where you will also find prices and further information. Rental works are available through our Hire Library. The items with [PDF] after them are links to free sample pages in the Adobe Actobat format.

Solo Piano

Amberley Wild Brooks. Piano (Ref. 0638)
April. Piano (Ref. 0639)
Chelsea Reach. Piano (London Pieces No. 1) (Ref. 0641)
Darkened Valley, The. Piano (Ref. 0642)
Island Spell, The. Piano (Ref. 0647)
Piano Works, Book 1 (Ref. B393)
Almond trees; Country dance (from 'Three Dances'); Daydream (from 'In Those Days'); Fire of Spring (from 'Prelude'); Gypsy dance (from 'Three Dances'); Holy boy (from 'Prelude'); Island spell (from 'Decorations'); Meridian (from 'In Those Days'); Moonglade (from 'Decorations'); Obsession (from 'Prelude'); Reaper's dance (from 'Three Dances'); Rhapsody; Scarlet ceremonies (from 'Decorations'); Sea idyll; Undertone (from 'Prelude')
Piano Works, Book 2 (Ref. B394)
Amberley Wild Brooks (from 'Two Pieces'); By the mere (from 'Leaves from a Child's Sketchbook'); Chelsea Reach (from 'London Pieces'); Darkened Valley; Equinox; For remembrance (from 'Two Pieces'); Hunt's up (from 'Leaves from a Child's Sketchbook'); In the meadow (from 'Leaves from a Child's Sketchbook'); Merry Andrew; On a birthday morning; Ragamuffin (from 'London Pieces'); Soho forenoons (from 'London Pieces'); Soliloquy; Summer Evening
Piano Works, Book 3 (Ref. B395)
April (from 'Two Pieces'); Aubade (from 'Two Pieces'); Ballade; Ballade of London nights; Bergomask (from 'Two Pieces'); February's child (from 'Two Pieces'); Prelude in E flat; Sonatina; Spring will not wait
Piano Works, Book 4 (Ref. B396)
Boy Bishop (from 'Three Pastels'); Cherry tree (from 'Greenways'); Cypress (from 'Greenways'); Columbine; Grecian lad (from 'Three Pastels'); In a May morning (from 'Sarnia'); Le Catioroc (from 'Sarnia'); Month's mind; Palm and May (from 'Greenaway'); Puck's birthday (from 'Three Pastels'); Song of the Springtides (from 'Sarnia')
Piano Works, Book 5 (Ref. 26053)
Sonata
Ragamuffin. Piano (London Pieces No. 2) (Ref. H318)
Soho Forenoons. Piano (London Pieces No. 3) (Ref. 0655)
Towing Path, The. Piano (Ref. 0657)

Strings

Cavatina. Violin and Piano (Ref. H383)
Sonata for Cello in G minor. Cello and Piano (Ref. 2233)
Sonata No. 1 in D minor for Violin and Piano (Ref. 1981)

Chamber Ensemble

Piano Trio No. 1 (Phantasie in A minor) Score and Parts (Ref. 2371)
Piano Trio No. 2 in One Movement. Score and Parts. Made to Order (Ref. AC35)
Sextet for Clarinet, Horn and String Quartet. Score and Parts Made to Order (Ref. AC84)

Vocal

Land of Lost Content, The (A Shropshire Lad) and other Songs. (Ref. B320)
Encounter (G - G); Epilogue (F - A flat); Goal and wicket (E - G); If we must part (D - E); Ladslove (F - A flat); Lent Lily (G - F sharp); Vain desire (E - A flat); What art thou thinking of (E - G flat); When lights go rolling (D - F sharp)
Sea Fever. A minor (e-g) (Ref. 1500)
Sea Fever. E minor (b-d) (Ref. H218)
Sea Fever. F minor (c-e flat) (Ref. 1498)
Sea Fever. G minor (d-f) (Ref. 1499)
Songs, Eleven (Ref. B040)
The Bells of San Marie (C - D); Friendship in misfortune (D flat - F); Great things (C - E); Hope the hornblower (F - G); Love and friendship (C - G); My true love hath my heart (D sharp - F); One hope (B flat - F sharp); Santa Chiara (C - E flat); Sea Fever (B - D); Trellis (C - G); Vagabond (F - F)
Two Songs & a Melodrama. Medium Voice and Piano (Ref. H413)
Voice and Piano, Complete Works. Volume 1 (Ref. B596)
Advent (D - F); East Riding (E - G); Encounter (G - G); Epilogue (F - A flat); Goal and wicket (E - G); Hawthorn time (D - G); Heart's desire (F - A flat); Hymn for a child (C sharp - F); Ladslove (F - A flat); Lent lily (G - F sharp); Love is a sickness full of woes (E flat - G); My fair (E - G); My true love hath my heart (D sharp - F); Remember (D sharp - G); Sacred flame (D flat - A flat); Sally Gardens (E - E); Scapegoat (E - F); Soldier's return (D - E flat); Trellis (C - G); Vain desire (E - A flat)
Voice and Piano, Complete Works. Volume 2 (Ref. B597)
Adoration (C sharp - F); Baby (E - E); Bells of San Marie (C - D); Blind Boy (E - E); Death-parting (E - E); During music (B flat - G flat); Garland (D - F); Hope (D - D); Newborn (E - F); Only child (E - F); Rat (B - E); Rest (E flat - E flat); Santa Chiara (C - E flat); Sea Fever (B - D); Skylark and Nightingale (E flat - E flat); Tryst (D - F sharp); Vagabond (F - F); What art thou thinking of (E - G flat); When I am dead, my dearest (D - D)
Voice and Piano, Complete Works. Volume 3 (Ref. B598)
All in a garden green (D - E); Aside (B - E); Beckon to me (C - E); Dear think not that they will forget you (C - F); Great things (C - E); Her song (C - D); In Boyhood (C sharp - F); In my sage moments (C - E); It was what you bore with you, woman (D sharp - E); Report song (C - E); Summer schemes (C - F); Sweet season (D - E); Thanksgiving (C sharp - E); Tragedy of that moment (B flat - D); Weathers (C - D); We'll to the woods no more (E flat - F)
Voice and Piano, Complete Works. Volume 4 (Ref. B599)
Blow out your bugles (E - F); Earth's call: A sylvan rhapsody (D - F); English May (B flat - E flat); I was not sorrowful (C - D); I will walk on the earth (C - E); Memory (B - D); Penumbra (A - F); Soldier (D - F); Spleen (C - C sharp); Spring sorrow (C - D); When daffodils begin to peer (C - E); Youth's Spring tribute (B flat - G)
Voice and Piano, Complete Works. Volume 5 (Ref. B600)
Bed in Summer (C - D); Blind (D - D); Cost (C - F); Friendship in misfortune (D flat - F); Hope the hornblower (F - G); I have twelve oxen (C - E); If there were dreams to sell (E flat - F); If we must part (D - E); Journey (E - E); Love and friendship (C - G); Merry month of May (C - F sharp); One hope (B flat - F sharp); Song from o'er the hill (D - E flat); Three ravens (C - E flat); Tutto e Sciolto (E - E); When lights go rolling (D - F sharp)

Choral

Greater love hath no man. [6'] SATB Chorus and Orchestra (or Organ).

SATB Chorus, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 4 horns, 2 bassoons, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, organ & strings

Vocal Score (Ref. CC146) [PDF]
Score and Parts (Rental Ref. HL108)
Hills, The. SATB (Ref. W159)
Man in his labour rejoiceth. SATB and Piano (Ref. 20303)
Sea Fever arranged Mansel Thomas. Bar Solo TBarB and Piano (Ref. W179)
Vexilla Regis. SATB Chorus, Brass and Organ.

Vocal Score (Ref. 20305) [PDF]
Full Score Brass and Organ Parts. To Order (Ref. AC18)

Orchestral

Forgotten Rite, The. Prelude for Orchestra. [9'] Score and Parts (Rental Ref. HL107)
3 flutes (3rd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, bass clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, celeste, harp & Str(s) 10.10.8.8.6.
Forgotten Rite, The and Mai Dun. Study Score (Ref. B646)
Mai Dun. Symphonic Rhapsody for Orchestra. [13'] Score and Parts (Rental Ref. HL109)
3 flutes (3rd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (2), glockenspiel & Str(s) 10.10.8.8.6.
Mai Dun and Forgotten Rite, The. Study Score (Ref. B646)
Satyricon. Overture for Orchestra. Score and Parts. [8'] Score and Parts (Rental Ref. HL110)
2 flutes (1 doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (1), xylophone, glockenspiel, harp & Str(s) 10.10.8.8.6.
Study Score (Ref. B645)

Organ

Cavatina. Organ. Transcribed by the composer (Ref. H384)

From the Archives...

The following titles by John Ireland are not in our current sales catalogue, but are available to special order as authorised photocopies through our archive library. They are now available through our online shop.

An Island Hymn. TTBB. (Ref. 44293)
Berceuse. Violin and Piano. (Ref. 35004)
Capriccio. Organ. (Ref. 39821)
A Cradle Song. SATB. (Ref. 42555)
Cupid. SATB. (Ref. 40118)
The Forgotten Rite. Piano Duet (Ref. 49902)
Leaves from a Child's Sketchbook. Piano (Ref. 35008)
Mai-Dun. Symphonic Rhapsody. Piano Duet (Ref. 49914)
Sonata. (Cello Sonata arranged for Viola by Lionel Tertis). Viola part only. (Ref. 30792) The piano part to accompany this is published in the Cello Sonata (Ref. 2233).