List of works by Edward German

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Source: Rees, Brian. A Musical Peacemaker: The Life and Work of Sir Edward German. Abbotsbrook, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire: Kensal Press, 1986.

Operas

• The rival poets, Operetta (1883-86)
• The emerald isle (1901)
• Merrie England (1902)
• A princess of Kensington (1903)
• Tom Jones (1907)
• Fallen fairies, or, Moon fairies (1909)

Orchestral music

• The guitar, String orchestra (pizzicato) (1883)
• Richard III, Incidental music (1889)
• Symphony No.1 in E minor (1890)
• Marche solonnelle (1891)
• Henry VIII, Incidental music (1892)
• Gipsy suite (1892)
• Symphony No.2 'Norwich' in A minor (1893)
• The tempter, Incidental music (1893)
• Symphonic suite in D minor "Leeds" (1895)
• Romeo and Juliet, Incidental music (1895)
• As you like it, Incidental music (1896)
• Michael and his lost angel, Church music (1896)
• Hamlet, Symphonic poem (1897)
• In commemoration (English fantasia) (1897)
• Much ado about nothing, Incidental music (1898)
• The seasons (Symphonic suite) (1899)
• Nell Gwyn, Incidental music (1900)
• March Rhapsody (based on In commemoration) (1902)
• Welsh Rhapsody. Rhapsody on march themes (1904)
• The Conqueror, Incidental music (1905)
• The Irish guards, Military Band (1918)
• Theme and six diversions (1919)
• The willow song ("Othello", Tone picture) (1922)

Songs

Dates refer to date of first publication

• Fine feathers (1886)
• Fancy free (1887)
• Lady Hilda's song (1888)
• Little sweethearts (1888)
• His lady (1889)
• The banks of the Bann (1890)
• Little boy blue (1891)
• Little lovers (1891)
• Ever waiting (1893)
• In a Northern land (1893)
• In the merry May time (1894)
• Who'll buy my Lavender? (1896)
• 3 Spring Songs (1898)

1. As the world awakes today
2. The dew upon the Lily
3. My song is of the sturdy North

• Woo me not (1898)
• Love the pedlar (1898)
• Sweet rose (1899)
• Early one morning (1900J)
• 4 Lyrics (1900)

1. Sea lullaby
2. Birds on wing
3. Fair flowers
4. In summer time

• 6 Lyrics (1900)

1. Wake up my nestling
2. White snowdrop
3. Over the heather
4. A wild rose
5. Meadows green
6. From wave to wave

• Daffodils a blowing (1901)
• Restless river (1901)
• Roses in June (1903)
• Just so Song Book (1903)

1. When the cabin port holes
2. The camel's hump
3. This uninhabited island
4. I keep six honest serving men
5. I am the most wise Baavian
6. Kangaroo and dingo
7. Merrow down
8. Of all the tribe of Tegumai
9. The riddle
10. The first friend
11. There never was a queen like Balkis
12. Rolling down to Rio

• Cupid at the ferry (1904)
• Land of the past (1904)
• 2 Lyrics (1904)

1. A fancy
2. High ho

• 3 Baritone Songs (1905)

1. Come to the woods
2. My lady
3. Glorious Devon

• When maidens go a 'Maying (1906)
• This England of ours (1907)
• The drummer boy (1908)
• Little girl in red (1908)
• Love's barcarolle (1908)
• To Katherine unkind (1908)
• Memories (1909)
• Bird of blue (1910)
• Love in all seasons (1910)
• Moorish lullaby (1910)
• An old English valentine (1911)
• Big Steamers (1911)
• What "Danegeld" means (1911)
• When we grow old (1911)
• Alistair (1912)
• Court favour (1912)
• Lady mine (Serenade) (1913)
• 3 Songs of Childhood (1914)

1. Wondering
2. The nodding mandarin
3. Byelow land

• To Phyllis (1914)
• Second portrait album (1914)
• Countrymen's chorus (1916)
• Be well assured (Fringes of the fleet) (1916)
• All friends round the wrekin (1917)
• Have you news of my boy Jack? (1917)
• Charming Chloe (1917)
• The Irish guards (1918)
• The Lordling's daughter (1925)

Choral music/Part songs

Dates refer to date of first publication

• The Chase (1886)
• Antigone, Chorus and march (1887-88)
• O Lovely May (1894)
• Who Is Sylvia? (1894)
• Canada patriotic hymn (1904)
• O Peaceful Night (1940)
• Bread of heaven (Introit) (1908)
• Non nobis Domine (Grace) (1911)
• Pure as the air, 3 Female Voices (1911)
• The three knights (1922)
• Beauteous morn (1912)
• In praise of Neptune (1912)
• My bonnie lass (1912)
• Sleeping (1912)
• Sweet day so cool (1912)
• Morning hym (1912)
• Intercessory hymn (1915)
• London town (1920)

Piano music

For piano solo unless otherwise indicated. Dates refer to date of first publication

• Suite for Piano (1889)
• 4 Piano Duets (1890)
• Graceful Dance (1891)
• Polish Dance (1891)
• Valse in A-flat major (1891)
• Album Leaf (1892)
• Intermezzo in A minor [No.1] (1892)
• Valsette (1892)
• Minuet in G Major (1893)
• Impromptu No.2 (1894)
• Concert Study in A-flat major (1894)
• Melody in E-flat major (1895)
• Suite for Piano 4-Hands (1896)
• The guitar (1897)
• Melody in D-flat major (1898)
• Columbine (Air de ballet) (1898)
• Abendlied (Evensong) (1900)
• Melody in E Major (The Queen's carol) (1905)

Chamber music

Dates refer to date of first publication

Violin and piano

• Nocturne (1892)
• Chanson d'amour (1880s)
• Barcarolle (1880s)
• Album leaf (1880s)
• Sprites' dance (1880s)
• Bolero for Violin and Piano (1883)
• Scotch sketch, 2 Violins and Piano (1890)
• Moto Perpetuo for Violin and Piano (1890)
• Souvenir (1896)
• Song without words (1898)
• 3 Sketches (1897)

1. Valsette
2. Souvenir
3. Bolero

Woodwind

• Saltarello for Flute and Piano (1889)
• Pastorale and bourrée for Oboe and Piano (1891)
• Suite for Flute and Piano (1892)
• Andante and tarantella for Clarinet and Piano (1892)
• Romance for Clarinet and Piano (1892)
• Intermezzo for Flute and Piano (1894)
• Early one morning, Flute and Piano (1900)

Other

• Piano Trio (ca. 1883)
• Andante for Organ in B-flat Major (1890s)
• Serenade for Voice, Violin and Winds (1890s)