Holbrooke was notorious for continually revising and recasting his compositions in different forms:
"The most disconcerting aspect of any inquiry into the works of Holbrooke is that elucidation is not proportionate to the amount of facts unearthed: instead confusion, contradiction and complication tend to increase. It is characteristic that even the composer's name can be found in any combination of Joseph or Josef and Holbrook or Holbrooke. Many works bore various opus numbers at different periods; conversely, an opus number can be found attached to several different works; and the identity of some earlier compositions, particularly in the realm of chamber music, is difficult to trace because of recasting and incorporation into new definitive versions. It is in a way ironic that such a situation should arise with Holbrooke of all composers, for from the first he gave evidence of orderliness of mind in listing and designating his music (e.g. Poem No.2, Symphonic Quartet No.1); but revisions, rearrangements and reshufflings led to havoc from which not even works of later date, when the numbering system might have been expected to have settled down, are exempt."[1]
Dramatic
Opera
Varenka (c.1907) [possibly unfinished,[2] no longer extant [3][4]
Pierrot and Pierrette, Op.36a (1908) [later revised as The Stranger[5]
Dylan, Son of the Wave, Op.53 (1909) [No.2 of the cycle The Cauldron of Annwn
The Children of Don, Op.56 (1910–12) [No.1 of the cycle The Cauldron of Annwn
The Enchanter, opera-ballet, Op.70 (1914) [originally assigned as Op.65,[6] also titled The Wizard[7][8]
Bronwen, Op.75 (1915–24, revised 1928 [9]) [No.3 of the cycle The Cauldron of Annwn, originally assigned as Op.67 [10]
The Sailor's Arms, operetta, Op.105 (1925–30)
The Snob, operetta, Op.114 (1920s) [originally assigned as Op.49,[11] also assigned as Op.88,[12] also assigned as Op.102 [13]
Tamlane, opera-ballet, Op.132 (1941–43)
Ballet
Pierrot, ballet suite, Op.36b [for interpolation into the opera Pierrot and Pierrette, Op.36a (1908), adapted from the Pantomime suite, Op.16a (1896–97) [14]]
The Revels
Arlequin
Columbine
Pantalon
Clown
Tarantelle
Coromanthe (c.1917) [also titled The Dawn of Love,[15] no longer extant,[16] originally assigned as Op.61 [6]
The Moth and the Flame, Op.62 (1912–17) [originally published under the pseudonym Jean Hanze]
The Masque of the Red Death, Op.65 (1904–13) [originally assigned as Op.47,[17] originally styled Poem No.8,[17] also titled The Red Masque,[18] originally published under the pseudonym Jean Hanze]
The Palace Gates, outside - Entrance of the Guests
Dance of the Buffoons, and the deformed
The Violet Room - Dance of Prince Prospero
The Blue Room - A Bacchanal Dance
The Scarlet Room - Dance of Death
Pandora (1919) [recast in Film Music Suite No.1, for dance orchestra and piano, Op.84 (c.1927)]
Bronwen, ballet music, Op.75a (1929) [for interpolation into the opera Bronwen, Op.75]
Welsh Dance No.1
Welsh Dance No.2
Welsh Dance No.3
Irish Dance No.1
Irish Dance No.2
Aucassin and Nicolette, Op.115 (1935)
Incidental music
Pontorewyn, Op.26c (1914) [originally assigned as Op.17 No.8 [19]
Llwyfan y byd, Op.117a (1935) [also titled Theatre of the World[20]
Beccles Tower, Op.117b (1930s)
Harlech, pageant (1930s)
Spalding, pageant (1930s)
Orchestral
Symphonies
Les Hommages, Op.40 (1900, revised 1904) [styled both Symphony No.1 [21][22] and Suite No.3,[23][24] originally titled Bohemian Suite,[17][25] originally assigned as Op.37 [17]]
Festiva (Marcia heroique): Hommage à Wagner
Serenata: Hommage à Grieg
Elegiac Poeme: Hommage à Dvořák
Introduction and Russian Dance: Hommage à Tschaikowsky
Symphony No.1, Homage to E.A. Poe, Op.48 [see under Choral music]
Symphony No.2, Apollo and the Seaman, Op.51 [see under Choral music]
Symphony No.3 in E minor, Ships, Op.90 (1925) [also titled Nelson,[20][26] also titled National Symphony,[27] also titled Our Navy[22]]
Warships
Hospital Ships
Merchant Ships
Symphony No.4 in B minor,
Homage to Schubert, Op.95 (1928, revised c.1933 and c.1943) [also titled The Little One[28]]
Symphony No.5 in E-flat, Wild Wales, Op.106 [see under Brass band]
Symphony No.6 in G major, Old England, Op.107 [see under Military band]
Symphony No.7 in D major, Al Aaraaf, for strings, Op.109 (1929) [arrangement of String Sextet, Henry Vaughan, Op.43 (1902), also styled Symphony No.6 [28]
Symphony No.8 in B-flat, Dance Symphony, Op.112 [see under Solo instruments and orchestra]
Symphony [No.9], Milton, Op.131 [see under Choral music]
Other
Intermezzo for small orchestra, Op.2b [arrangement of Intermezzo from Fourteen Pieces (for the young), for piano, Op.2a (1890s)]
Suite for small orchestra, Op.10b
Les Graces
Les Fleurs
Claire de lune
L'Ardeur
Pantomime, suite for strings, Op.16a (1897) [originally assigned as Op.24,[29] also titled Pantomimic Suite,[17] recast as Pierrot, ballet suite, Op.36b [14]]
Arlequin
Columbine
Pantalon
Clown
The Raven [Poem No.1], Op.25 (1899–1900, revised 1903) [originally assigned as Op.19 [17]
The New Renaissance, overture (c.1902) [originally assigned as Op.28,[17] no longer extant [30][31]
Ode to Victory (1901) [originally styled Poem No.2,[17] originally assigned as Op.29,[17] no longer extant [30][32]
The Viking [Poem No.2], Op.32 (1901, revised 1912) [originally styled Poem No.3,[17] originally titled The Skeleton in Armour,[17] also titled The Corsair[20]
Three Blind Mice, Symphonic variations on an old English Air, Op.37 (1900) [originally assigned as Op.40 [17]
Dreamland, suite, Op.38 (c.1900)
Ensemble
The Dance
Dreaming
Hilarité
Three Concert Waltzes (c.1904) [originally assigned as Op.44,[17] no longer extant [30]
Dylan, fantasie, Op.53a (1910) [based on music from the opera Dylan, Op.53, also styled Prelude]
Imperial March (1914) [another version of Triumphal March, for chorus and orchestra, Op.26a (1902, revised 1909) [33]
The Wild Fowl, fantasie, Op.56b (1918) [originally titled The Wild Sea-Fowl,[34] based on music from the opera The Children of Don, Op.56]
Variations on Auld Lang Syne, Op.60 (1904, revised c.1918) [originally assigned as Op.53,[17] also titled Portraits[20]
Variations on The Girl I left behind me, Op.64 (1904–05) [originally assigned as Op.48,[17] later assigned as Op.37b [35]
Hymn to Caridwen, Op.75b (1924) [based on music from the opera Bronwen, Op.75]
Caradoc's Dream, for string orchestra, Op.75c (c.1920) [based on music from the opera Bronwen, Op.75]
Six Pieces for Small Bands, Op.84 (c.1927) [originally cast as Film Music Suite No.1, for dance orchestra and piano [36]]
Pandora
Bennetta
Colomba
Joandis
Tintinnabulo
Jamboreena
Light Dance Music, for dance orchestra (1922–25), Op.86a [originally assigned as Op.86 [37]]
The Penguin's Walk, foxtrot (1923)
Let's brighten Bognor, foxtrot (1922)
Let's brighten London, foxtrot (1923)
In Old Wales, foxtrot (1925)
Do It Now, foxtrot (1925)
Toc H, valse (1924)
Let's brighten everything, valse (1923)
British Legion, valse (1925)
Broken China, valse (1925)
Tell No Tales, charleston (1925)
The Birds of Rhiannon, Op.87 (1925) [based on music from the operas Dylan, Op.53, The Children of Don, Op.56 and Bronwen, Op.75]
Bogey Beasts, suite, Op.89b (c.1925) [based on Bogey Beasts for piano, Op.89a]
Eight Pieces for Small Bands, Op.91 (c.1928) [originally cast as Film Music Suite No.2, for dance orchestra and piano [36]]
Impromptu
Arenig
Carneval
Casanova
Marimba
Flammella
Serenade Appassionata
Charivari
Suite for Saxophone Band, Op.93b (c.1928) [related to Purple Rhythms for military band, Op.93a, and Danse Suite for piano and small orchestra, Op.93c, also cast as Suite for saxophone (or clarinet) and piano, Op.93b]
Bohemia
Old Times
Andalusia
Soulmate
Heliotrope
Carnation
Danse Suite, for piano and small orchestra, Op.93c (c.1928) [related to Purple Rhythms for military band, Op.93a, and Suite for Saxophone Band, Op.93b, originally cast as Film Music Suite No.3, for dance orchestra and piano [38]]
Amethyst
Turquoise
Ultramarine
Purple
Bohemia
Ecstacies
Cambrian Suite, Op.101 (c.1936)
Morfa Rhuddlan
All thro' the Night
David of the White Rock
Welsh Dances
National Suite, Op.102a
Scotch Dances
Balfe - a Souvenir
Old English Dances (Come Lasses and Lads)
Irish Dances
Bristol Suite, for small orchestra, Op.116a
Symphonietta in D major for wind and brass, The Sleeper, Op.118 (c.1930) [also styled Symphony No.9,[39] also assigned as Op.111 [39]
Amontillado, dramatic overture, Op.123 (1935)
Suite No.1, for string orchestra, Op.125a (late 1930s) [based on Eldorado, suite for piano, Op.102b [20]
Suite No.2, for string orchestra, Op.125b (late 1930s) [based on The Lake, suite for piano, Op.102c [20]
The Pit and the Pendulum, fantasie, Op.126 (1929) [based on music from the opera-ballet The Enchanter, Op.70 [40]
The Descent into the Maelstrom, fantasie (1930s) [probably no longer extant [41]
Solo instruments and orchestra
Cello Concerto (early 1900s) [originally assigned as Op.26,[17] no longer extant,[30] possibly recast as Fantasie-Sonate, for cello and piano, Op.19 (1904)]
Piano Concerto in F minor, Dramatique (1896–1900) [also styled Poem No.5,[42] no longer extant,[30] originally assigned as Op.30,[43] later assigned as Op.36,[17] recast as The Song of Gwyn ap Nudd [Piano Concerto No.1], Op.52 [44]
Tragic March, for horn and orchestra, Op.51b (c.1930) [based on music from Apollo and the Seaman, dramatic symphony, Op.51 (1907) [45]
The Song of Gwyn ap Nudd [Piano Concerto No.1], Op.52 (1906–08, revised 1923) [also styled Poem No.7,[46] derived from Piano Concerto in F minor, Dramatique (1896–1900) [47][48]]
Maestoso Allegro - Animato - a tempo - Tempo primo - Più mosso al fine
Poco adagio con sentimento - Tempo poco allegretto poco scherzando - Tempo I
Allegro, molto fuoco - Tempo poco larghetto - Tempo primo - Poco lento - L'istesso tempo (Doppio) - Cadenza - Grandioso - brilliante
Violin Concerto in F major, The Grasshopper, Op.59 (1909, revised 1916 and 1928) [also titled The Lyrical[49]]
Allegro con molto fuoco
Adagio non troppo con molto espressione
Maestoso - Vivace giocoso
Concerto for Saxophone (or Bassoon) in B flat, Op.88 (1927) [originally assigned as Op.85 [37]]
Barcarolle (Allegretto grazioso)
Serenade (Allegretto e espressivo)
Rondo (Con brio)
Piano Concerto No.2, L'Orient, Op.100 (1920–28) [derived from The Orient, fantasies for solo piano [7][50]]
Javanese Dance
Burmese Dance
Singhalese Dance
Cello Concerto in E-flat major, The Cambrian, Op.103 (1936)
Andantino
Adagio con espressione
Finale: Andantino sostenuto - Allegro vivace
Symphony No.8 in B-flat, Dance Symphony, for piano and orchestra, Op.112 (1928–30) [also styled Piano Concerto No.3,[51] also styled Symphony No.5,[28] also titled The Colonies,[13] also titled Bon-Bon,[18] also assigned as Op.100 [13]]
Terpsichore
Dance of Passion
In Savannah
Double Concerto for clarinet, bassoon and orchestra, Tamerlane, Op.119 (1937–39) [also styled Concertino [52]]
Allegro maestoso
Andante sostenuto
Allegro con brio
Concertino for violin and cello (1937–39) [an adaptation of the Double Concerto, Op.119 [20]
Quadruple Concerto for flute, clarinet, English horn, bassoon and orchestra, Op.133 (1947 [53])
Allegro con brio
Valse vibrations
A la polka
Brass band
Girgenti (c.1920) [originally assigned as Op.69a,[10] arrangement of Mezzotints for clarinet and piano, Op.55 No.7 [54]
The Butterfly of the Ballet (c.1920) [originally assigned as Op.69b,[10] arrangement of Mezzotints for clarinet and piano, Op.55 No.6 [54]
A Hero's Dream (c.1920) [originally assigned as Op.69c,[10] arrangement of Mezzotints for clarinet and piano, Op.55 No.2 [54]
Dylan, selection (1920s) [based on music from the opera Dylan, Op.53]
The Children of Don, selection (1920s) [based on music from the opera The Children of Don, Op.56]
Suite, op.85 (1920s)
Air de Ballet
Oriental Dance
Ballathona
In Mandalay
Clive of India, dramatic overture, Op.96a (c.1937-39) [originally titled 1914[36]
Three Trinidad Songs, Op.96b
Symphony No.5 in E-flat, Wild Wales, Op.106 (1920) [also titled Old Wales,[20] also styled Symphony No.8 [28]]
Rhayader
Bangor Fair
Llangefni
Song of Llewellyn, Op.110b (1930s)
Don, fantasie, Op.127 [also titled Gwydion of Don,[26] based on music from the opera The Children of Don, Op.56]
Military band
National March, Op.26b [arrangement of Op.26a]
Empedocles, serenade, Op.61a (1912) [also titled To Kesh,[5] arrangement of Mezzotints for piano, Op.49 No.4 (1906)]
Gwyn, serenade, Op.61b [arrangement of Serenade for twelve instruments, Op.61b (1916)]
Purple Rhythms, suite, Op.93a (late 1920s)
Amethyst
Turquoise
Nocturne
Purple
Symphony No.6 in G major, Old England, Op.107 (1928) [also styled Symphony No.7 [28]]
Piano Quartet No.2 in D minor, Byron, Op.31 (1896–98, revised 1902)
Allegro feroce, e vigoroso
Adagio sostenuto (quasi recitativo)
Con brio (molto animato)
Sextet for piano and strings or wind, Israfel, Op.33a (1901) [also titled Soul,[60] originally cast as a Quintet for piano and wind (1890s) [60]]
Allegro appassionato non troppo
Adagio molto espressione sostenuto
Vivace marcato
Miniature Characteristic Suite, for wind quintet, Op.33b (1897)
In the Fields
A Joyous Moment
Minuet
Lament
Fanfare [also titled Une Fête
String Sextet in D major, Henry Vaughan, Op.43 (1902) [originally assigned as Op.16,[17] also titled Al Aaraaf[5]]
Adagio espressivo e molto sostenuto - Allegro con brio
Andantino mesto
Finale: Molto vivace
Piano Quintet, Diabolique, Op.44 (1904)
Allegro, molto fuoco, agitato
Andante, molto espressione e sostenuto
Valse (Diabolique): Valse grazioso
Finale: Poco vivace
Sextet for piano and strings, In Memoriam, Op.46 (1905) [originally cast as a Piano Quintet (c.1903) [61]]
Allegro
Adagio
Poco vivace - Adagio
Mezzotints, for clarinet (or violin) and piano, Op.55 [subject to frequent revision [62][63]]
Nocturne
Albania
L'Extase [based on a theme from the first movement of the Clarinet Quintet No.2 in G, Ligeia, Op.27]
Celtic Elegie
From Syracuse
The Butterfly [also titled The Butterfly of the Ballet[64]
Girgenti, cavatina [arrangement of Mezzotint for piano, Op.49 No.3]
Spring Song, canzonetta [simplified and truncated arrangement of the second movement of the Clarinet Quintet, Op.27 [65]
Eileen Shona, for clarinet and string quartet or piano (c.1920) [originally included in Mezzotints, Op.55,[66] also assigned as Op.74,[64] later used as a replacement for the second movement of the Clarinet Quintet, Op.27 [55]
Trio for oboe, clarinet (or viola) and piano, Fairyland, Op.57 (1911) [also styled Nocturne [6][7]
String Quartet No.2, War Impressions, Op.58a (1915)
Belgium
Russia [based on a theme from the final movement of Les Hommages, suite for orchestra, Op.40 [67]
Violin Sonata No.2, Romantic, Op.59a (1917) [arrangement of the Violin Concerto, Op.59]
Serenade for oboe d'amore, clarinet, basset horn, two saxhorns, viola, five saxophones and harp, Op.61b (1916) [also assigned as Op.52a,[68] also titled Gwyn,[7] based on a theme from the second movement of The Song of Gwyn ap Nudd [Piano Concerto No.1], Op.52]
String Quartet No.3, The Pickwick Club, Op.68 (1916)
Mr. Pickwick - A Field-day - Snodgrass and Winkle - Joe, the fat boy - The amorous Mr. Tupman - The Picnic - Miss Rachel - They ride - The horse shies! - The card party
The romantic side of Mr. Pickwick - Sam Weller - "Mr. Jingle" (alias Trotter) - "The first of September" (Tupman and Winkle with the guns!) - Mr. Pickwick and Mrs. Bardell - Dodson and Fogg - Pickwick. His dignity unimpaired
Folksong Suite No.1 for string quartet [String Quartet No.4], Op.71 (c.1916)
Come Lasses and Lads
The Last Rose of Summer
Mavourneen Deelish
Strathspeys and Reels
Folksong Suite No.2 for string quartet [String Quartet No.5], Op.72 (c.1917) [also styled String Quartet No.2,[69] also titled Song and Dance[70]]
Strathspeys
Song of the Bottle
All Through the Night
Irish Jigs
Celtic Suite for violin and piano, Op.72a (1917) [arrangement of Folksong Suite No.2 for string quartet [String Quartet No.5], Op.72 (c.1917)]
Folksong Suite No.3 for string quartet [String Quartet No.6], Op.73 (c.1918)
The Girl I left behind me
Soldier's Song
David of the White Rock
Auld Lang Syne
Danse Moderne, for violin and piano, Op.73b
Nocturne, for violin and piano, Op.74b
Violin Sonata No.3, Orientale, Op.83 (1926)
Cyrene, for clarinet and piano, Op.88a (1930) [arrangement of the slow movement from the Saxophone Concerto in B flat, Op.88 (1927)]
Suite for saxophone (or clarinet) and piano, Op.93b [arrangement of Suite for Saxophone Band, Op.93b, related to Purple Rhythms for military band, Op.93a, and Danse Suite for piano and small orchestra, Op.93c]
Bohemia
Old Times
Andalusia
Soulmate
Heliotrope
Carnation
Phryne, nocturne for saxophone, clarinet, bassoon, violin or flute and piano (1939) [arrangement of Nocturne from Purple Rhythms for military band, Op.93a]
Serenade in D-flat for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon, Op.94a (1929)
Moonlight on the Water
Sad Memories
Scherzo Caprice
Eulalie, ballade for horn and piano, Op.94b [originally styled Ballade in A minor and assigned as Op.51b,[7] based on a theme from Apollo and the Seaman, dramatic symphony, Op.51]
Sonata for alto saxophone (or bassoon) and piano, Op.99 [arrangement of Saxophone Concerto in B-flat, Op.88 (1927)]
Cambria, Suite No.1 for string quartet, Op.101 [arrangement of Cambrian Suite for orchestra, Op.101]
Suite for flute and piano, Op.116b
Apollo, quintet for four clarinets and piano, Op.120 [also assigned as Op.120b,[71] also assigned as Op.120c,[20] also assigned as Op.51b,[72] possibly related to Apollo and the Seaman, dramatic symphony, Op.51]
Arietta, for harp and flute, Op.120b (1930s)
Irene, nonet for two violins, viola, cello, double bass, flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon, Op.129 (late 1930s)
Bassoon Quintet, Eleanora, Op.134 (1940s)
Octet for wind, double bass and horn, Over Many Lands, Op.135 (1951 [73])
Trinidad
Barbados
Colerado
Jangolo (Teneriffe)
Kesh (Ireland)
Tueuman & Fugue
Piano
Ten Pieces (for the young), Op.2a (1890s)
Study in G
Study in B-flat
Study in F
A Pleading Child, bagatelle
A Wilful Child, bagatelle
Suave Dance, bagatelle
Petit Mazurka, bagatelle
Dance Rustique, bagatelle
Intermezzo
The Old Home
Ten Pieces, Op.4 (1890s)
Three Blind Mice, valse
Mazurka
Valse
Orientale
Scaramouche
Pantalon
Scherzo
Harlequinade
Carneval
Alsacienne
Eleven Pieces (for the young), Op.10a (1890s)
A Happy Thought
Forgotten
Valse Gracieuse
Columbine
Acrobats
Matinee
Valse Noble
Les Graces
Scherzino, bagatelle
Petite Romance, bagatelle
Gnomes, bagatelle
Seven Pieces, Op.17a (1890s)
Clair de lune
For the King, march
Coquette, valse
Le Crepuscule
Gavotte
Barcarolle
A Valentine
Miniature Suite, Op.18a (1890s) [originally titled Kleine Suite[74]]
Duo in D major, for two pianos, Op.43a [arrangement of String Sextet in D major, Henry Vaughan, Op.43 (1902)]
Impressions of a Tour: Ten Mezzotints, Op.49 (1906)
Bay of Naples
Palermo
Girgenti
Empedocles
Malta
Syracuse
Adriatic
Brindisi
Corfu
Marseilles
Book of Wonder, suite, Op.58b (early 1920s)
Golden Dragons
Troubadours
Jackdaws
Prelude and Fugue, for two pianos, Op.63a [arrangement of Grand Prelude and Fugue for organ, Op.63 (1917)]
Four Futurist Dances, Op.66 (1914) [originally assigned as Op.59c,[6] originally published under the pseudonym Jean Hanze]
Leprechaun Dance
Demon's Dance
Troglodyte Dance
Trollops' Dance
Jamaican Dances, Set 1 Ring Tunes, Op.67 No.1 (1922) [originally published as Op.85]
Where's My Lover?
Hear Duppy Talk
Ring a Diamond
On the carpet
Oh! Palmer Oh!
Baby
Jamaican Dances, Set 2 Digging Sings, Op.67 No.2 (1922) [originally published as Op.85]
Ring Dance
Deggy Dance
Teacher Bailey
Rosy-bell-o!
Little Sally Water
Drill him constab
Jamaican Dances, Set 3 Ring Tunes, Op.67 No.3 (1922) [originally published as Op.85]
Poor Little Zeddy
Clip-clap
Timber lay
Rub 'im down Joe
Hallo! me honey
Jump, shamador
Jamaican Dances, Set 4 Dancing Tunes, Op.67 No.4 (1922) [originally published as Op.85]
Crahss lookin' dog
Marty go home
Bah-lim-bo
All me money
Jimmy Rampy
Koromante Dance
An Enchanted Garden, suite, Op.70a (c.1920) [based on music from the opera-ballet The Enchanter, Op.70]
A Ray of Sunshine
Chasing the Butterfly
Brownies
Celtic Suite, Op.72b (1917) [largely based on Folksong Suite No.2 for string quartet [String Quartet No.5], Op.72 (c.1917)]
Uliam Dhoan
All Through the Night
Song of the Bottle
Strathspeys
The Orient, fantasies
Javanese (Pepper Dance) [also titled Procession at Batavia, assigned as Op.77 [10] and Op.80,[7][50] incorporated into Piano Concerto No.2, L'Orient, Op.100]
Burmese (Sacrifice of Water Buffaloes) [originally assigned as Op.81,[50] incorporated into Piano Concerto No.2, L'Orient, Op.100]
Singhalese (Dancing) [originally assigned as Op.82,[50] incorporated into Piano Concerto No.2, L'Orient, Op.100]
Gulnare [based on music from the poem for orchestra The Viking, Op.32]
Donegal [based on music from the Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor, Op.21]
Juliet [based on music from the poem for chorus and orchestra Queen Mab, Op.45]
Elan [based on music from the opera Dylan, Op.53]
Bridal Ballad [taken from Eldorado, suite for piano, Op.102b [76]
Bronwen [based on music from the opera Bronwen, Op.75]
Ariel
Ulalume [based on music from the poem for orchestra Ulalume, Op.35]
Fantasie-Sonata No.1, The Haunted Palace, Op.124 (late 1930s) [based on music from the Dramatic Choral Symphony Homage to E.A. Poe, Op.48 [77]
Fantasie-Sonata No.2, Destiny, Op.128b (late 1930s) [also titled The Man of the Crowd,[78] also titled Vulcan[20]
Organ
Grand Prelude and Fugue, Op.63 (1917) [the fugue subject using a principal theme from the operatic trilogy The Cauldron of Annwn, originally published under the pseudonym Jean Hanze]
Suite No.1 in B-flat, Op.111 (1930s)
Tragic March
Wedding March
Funeral March
Toccata
Nocturne, Op.116c
Suite No.2, Op.122 (1930s)
Bridal March
La Lune, nocturne
Tragic March
Irish Song
Suite No.3, Op.128a (1930s)
Chorale
Regrets
Vision (Ullapool)
Devotion
Bridal March at Ballybogey
Choral music
Hymn Tunes and Anthems, Op.1
O Day of Rest and Gladness
March to the Master's Bidding
We are Children
Hear My Voice, O God
Now When Jesus
Hear, O My People
Now Thank We All Our God
Six Choral Songs, Op.9
Spring is Cheery [SATB]
She's Up and Gone [SATB]
I Will Woo the Rose [SATTB]
Gentle Spring [SSA]
Woodlark [SSA]
Thro' Groves Sequestered [SSATB]
Eight Choral Songs, Op.16b
The Labourer's Song [SATB]
Some Folks [SSAA]
The Wanderers [SSAA]
In Fairyland [TTBB, originally assigned as Op.47 No.4 [11]
The Hour [SATB]
Rag and Bone Man [SSA]
Battle Psalm [TTBB]
In London Town [unison]
National March, for chorus and orchestra, Op.26a (1902, revised 1909) [originally assigned as Op.52b,[17] later assigned as Op.23b,[79] also titled Triumphal March[79]
Heaven and Earth, dramatic cantata (c.1904) [originally assigned as Op.55,[17] possibly unfinished, no longer extant [30][80]
Byron, for chorus and orchestra [Poem No.4], Op.39 (1904) [originally styled Poem No.6,[81] originally titled Ode to Byron[17]
Queen Mab, for chorus and orchestra [Poem No.5], Op.45 (1902) [originally styled Poem No.7 [17]
^Thompson, Kenneth: Holbrooke - some catalogue data (Music and Letters (1965) XLVI(4), p.297)
^Although omitted from work-lists, this opera is alluded to quite often in early Holbrooke literature: Lowe calls it "a work of somewhat lurid character", whilst Baughan, writing in The Musical Standard, describes the libretto by B.W. Findon as "written in the ultra-passionate Italian mode" and quotes Holbrooke as follows - "it [Varenka] hovers between the popular style and Wagner drama ... Not an original conception, perhaps, but one which I thought feasible". A selection of items was performed at a Grand Promenade Concert in aid of the Playgoers’ Club Pantomime Fund for Poor Children (organised by Findon, who was on the committee) at His Majesty's Theatre, London, on 24 November 1907: the soloists included Edith Clegg and Constance Drever. Thomas Beecham conducted the New Symphony Orchestra.
^Not included in any catalogue of Holbrooke's works.
^Lowe, George: Josef Holbrooke and his work (London: Kegan Paul, 1920, p.38) - Lowe describes works "with which the composer has become ultimately dissatisfied, and these he has had no hesitation in destroying." The "Early Opera" amongst his list of casualties is without doubt Varenka.
^
abcdefghijklHolbrooke, Joseph: Complete list of the musical works of Josef Holbrooke (London: Modern Music Library, 1952)
^
abcdLowe, George: Josef Holbrooke and his work (London: Kegan Paul, 1920, p.313)
^
abcdefghHolbrooke, Joseph: List of complete works by Josef Holbrooke (London: Goodwin & Tabb, 1924)
^Lowe, George: Josef Holbrooke and his work (London: Kegan Paul, 1920, p.290)
^Dated from the autograph full score of Acts 2 and 3 held by the National Library of Wales, MSS 23863-23865F
^
abcdeLowe, George: Josef Holbrooke and his work (London: Kegan Paul, 1920, p.314)
^
abcLowe, George: Josef Holbrooke and his work (London: Kegan Paul, 1920, p.311)
^
abcHolbrooke, Joseph: Josef Holbrooke and his work (London: Goodwin & Tabb, 1924, p.19)
^
abcdeHolbrooke, Joseph: Complete list of the works of Josef Holbrooke (London: Paxton & Co., n.d. [c.1929], p.16)
^
abLowe, George: Josef Holbrooke and his work (London: Kegan Paul, 1920, p.208)
^Lowe, George: Josef Holbrooke and his work (London: Kegan Paul, 1920, p.223)
^The ballet is described in great detail by George Lowe (1920) and assigned the opus number 61 but no subsequent catalogue of Holbrooke's works includes it. There is, however, a waltz for two pianos of the same title, Op.18c, which is probably related to the ballet.
^
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyMusical works by Josef Holbrooke 1895-1904 (Leipzig and London: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1904)
^
abList of Joseph Holbrooke's Poeana (London: Rudall Carte, 1937)
^Lowe, George: Josef Holbrooke and his work (London: Kegan Paul, 1920, pp.207, 230, 306)
^
abcdefghijklmnoHolbrooke, Joseph: Complete list of Holbrooke's published musical works (London: Modern Music Library, October 1941)
^Holbrooke, Joseph: Les Hommages, Symphony No.1, full score (London: Novello & Co., n.d. [c.1910])
^
abHolbrooke, Joseph: Joseph Holbrooke's 8 symphonies (London: Modern Music Library, 1940)
^Holbrooke, Joseph: Les Hommages, Grand Suite No.3, piano reduction (London: Leonard & Co., 1909)
^Holbrooke, Joseph: Complete list of Holbrooke's published musical works (London: Modern Music Library, 1941)
^Lowe, George: Josef Holbrooke and his work (London: Kegan Paul, 1920, p.209)
^
abBrian, Havergal: Josef Holbrooke, English composer (Tomorrow, 4 November 1939, pp.31-32) reprinted in MacDonald, Malcolm: Havergal Brian on music volume 1 (London: Toccata Press, 1986, p.284)
^Holbrooke, Joseph: Josef Holbrooke and his work (London: Goodwin & Tabb, 1924, p.20)
^
abcdeHolbrooke, Joseph: Untitled and undated printed catalogue of works (London: Modern Music Library), held at Birmingham University Library MS79/16/14
^Musical works by Josef Holbrooke 1895-1904 (Leipzig and London: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1904) - described as Suite (No.4) for Grand Orchestra
^
abcdefNot included in any subsequent catalogue of Holbrooke's works.
^Lowe, George: Josef Holbrooke and his work (London: Kegan Paul, 1920, p.38) - Lowe describes works "with which the composer has become ultimately dissatisfied, and these he has had no hesitation in destroying." He specifically mentions The New Renaissance.
^Lowe, George: Josef Holbrooke and his work (London: Kegan Paul, 1920, p.38) - Lowe describes works "with which the composer has become ultimately dissatisfied, and these he has had no hesitation in destroying." He specifically mentions Ode to Victory.
^Brian, Havergal: Josef Holbrooke, English composer (Tomorrow, 4 November 1939, pp.31-32) reprinted in MacDonald, Malcolm: Havergal Brian on music volume 1 (London: Toccata Press, 1986, p.285) - Brian refers to the Imperial March, mistakenly assuming it to be a recent composition: his description "[Holbrooke] adds to the dignity of the work by his use of two most popular tunes, God Save the King and Rule Britannia" indicates that the two scores, if not identical, at least share fundamental similarities
^Lowe, George: Josef Holbrooke and his work (London: Kegan Paul, 1920, pp.207, 309)
^
abcJosef Holbrooke - Various appreciations by many authors (London: Rudall Carte, 1937, p.175)
^
abcHolbrooke, Joseph: Complete list of the works of Josef Holbrooke (London: Paxton & Co., n.d. [c.1929], p.15)
^Josef Holbrooke - Various appreciations by many authors (London: Rudall Carte, 1937, p.176)
^
abHolbrooke, Josef: Untitled and undated printed catalogue of works (London: Modern Music Library), held at Birmingham University Library MS79/16/14
^Holbrooke, Josef: The Wizard, opera ballet, Op.70, vocal score (London: Goodwin and Tabb, n.d. [1923]) - the principal sections re-used in The Pit and the Pendulum are the Prelude to Act I (vs pp.5-9), the Prelude to Act III (vs p.108) and the Dance of Terror (vs pp.125-127).
^Although included in List of Joseph Holbrooke's Poeana, 1937, there is no reference to the work in subsequent catalogues and the score has not been traced.
^Musical works by Josef Holbrooke 1895-1904 (Leipzig and London: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1904) - in this early catalogue the Concerto is styled Poem No.6, but since there is no work styled Poem No.5 in the sequence, one work styled Poem No.6 and two works styled Poem No.7 (see note relating to Byron, Op.39) this is clearly an error, the intention being to allocate the Concerto as Poem No.5 thus forming the sequence The Raven (No.1), Ode to Victory (No.2), The Skeleton in Armour (No.3), Ulalume (No.4), Poem for Piano and Orchestra (No.5), Byron (No.6), Queen Mab (No.7), The Masque of the Red Death (No.8) and The Bells (No.9).
^Lloyd, Stephen: Sir Dan Godfrey - champion of British composers (London: Thames Publishing, 1995, p.58)
^Lloyd, Stephen: Sir Dan Godfrey - champion of British composers (London: Thames Publishing, 1995, p.102)
^Holbrooke, Joseph: Complete list of Holbrooke's published musical works (London: Modern Music Library, October 1941) - the placement in this catalogue confirms a relationship to Apollo and the Seaman, dramatic symphony, Op.51.
^Lowe, George: Josef Holbrooke and his work (London: Kegan Paul, 1920, p.123)
^Holbrooke, Joseph: List of complete works by Josef Holbrooke (London: Goodwin & Tabb, 1924) - under the entry for this concerto, Holbrooke refers to a Bournemouth performance in 1905, thus strongly implying a direct link to the earlier concerto.
^Lloyd, Stephen: Sir Dan Godfrey - champion of British composers (London: Thames Publishing, 1995, pp.58, 69, 102)
^Thompson, Kenneth: Holbrooke - some catalogue data (Music and Letters (1965) XLVI(4), p.300)
^
abcdHolbrooke, Joseph: Josef Holbrooke and his work (London: Goodwin & Tabb, 1924, p.18)
^The full score is missing, presumed lost and the work exists only in a copyist manuscript arrangement for two pianos. This was formerly in the ownership of Arthur Hammond and is now held at Cambridge University Library (MS.Add.9287.3): the alternative title of Piano Concerto No.3 is given on the manuscript.
^Holbrooke, Joseph: List of Joseph Holbrooke's Poeana (London: Rudall Carte, 1937)
^Dated on manuscript copy held by Cambridge University Library (MS.Add.9287.4)
^
abcHolbrooke, Joseph: List of complete works by Josef Holbrooke (London: Goodwin & Tabb, 1924) - under the entry for Mezzotints, Op.55, Holbrooke refers to the arrangement for brass band.
^
abWebb, Joseph Dee: Joseph Holbrooke - A study of the published and unpublished solo and chamber works for clarinet with an annotated bibliography, MA University of North Texas, 2009, pp.23-24
^Lowe, George: Josef Holbrooke and his work (London: Kegan Paul, 1920, p.99)
^Thompson, Kenneth: Holbrooke - some catalogue data (Music and Letters (1965) XLVI(4)p.302)
^Lowe, George: Josef Holbrooke and his work (London: Kegan Paul, 1920, p.277)
^Thompson, Kenneth: Holbrooke - some catalogue data (Music and Letters (1965) XLVI(4), p.301)
^
abLowe, George: Josef Holbrooke and his work (London: Kegan Paul, 1920, p.105)
^Thompson, Kenneth: Holbrooke - some catalogue data (Music and Letters (1965) XLVI(4), p.303)
^Lowe, George: Josef Holbrooke and his work (London: Kegan Paul, 1920, p.312) - movements given as Nocturne, L'Extace, Sérénade, Élegie, Melodie ("Eilean Shona"), From Syracuse (Scherzo)
^Holbrooke, Joseph: List of complete works by Josef Holbrooke (London: Goodwin & Tabb, 1924) - movements given as Nocturne in C minor, Albanian Serenade, L'extase, Celtic Elegie, From Syracuse, The Butterfly, Girgenti (Cavatina), Eileen Shona (Melody)
^Webb, Joseph Dee: Joseph Holbrooke - A study of the published and unpublished solo and chamber works for clarinet with an annotated bibliography, MA University of North Texas, 2009, p.20
^Lowe, George: Josef Holbrooke and his work (London: Kegan Paul, 1920, p.312)
^Lowe, George: Josef Holbrooke and his work (London: Kegan Paul, 1920, p.121)
^Colles, H.C. (ed): Grove's dictionary of music and musicians, 3rd edition (London: Macmillan, 1929, vol ii, p.653)
^Song and Dance. String Quartet No.2, parts (London: Goodwin & Tabb, n.d. [1922])
^Song and Dance. String Quartet No.2, parts (London: Goodwin & Tabb, n.d. [1922]) - Thompson (1965, p.304) is mistaken in ascribing the alternative title Song and Dance to the earlier Quartet War Impressions, Op.58a.
^Josef Holbrooke - Various appreciations by many authors (London: Rudall Carte, 1937, p.182)
^Barnett, Robert: Joseph Holbrooke - works (selective list) (Grove Music Online)
^Dated on manuscript copy held by Cambridge University Library (MS.Add.9287.5)
^
abLowe, George: Josef Holbrooke and his work (London: Kegan Paul, 1920, p.306)
^Holbrooke, Joseph: Complete list of Holbrooke's published musical works (London: Modern Music Library, October 1941) - several catalogues include reference to Holbrooke's "Poeana", a numbered sequence of compositions based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe: this list classifies the multi-movement piano suites Eldorado and The Lake as forming "Poeana" numbers 17 to 24 (this implied presence of a fourth movement in the Eldorado suite is mysterious since in the 1937 "Poeana" catalogue only three movements are listed). It also describes the Nocturnes, Op.121, as containing "Poeana" numbers 4 and 19: number 4 is Ulalume (also numbered as such in its original orchestral form), whilst number 19 clearly refers to both the third movement of Eldorado and this Nocturne.
^Thompson, Kenneth: Holbrooke - some catalogue data (Music and Letters (1965) XLVI(4), p.298)
^Sova, Dawn B: Critical companion to Edgar Allan Poe - a literary reference to his life and work (New York: Infobase Publishing, 2007, p.344)
^
abHolbrooke, Josef: Triumphal March, Op.23b, vocal score (London: J. & W. Chester, 1917)
^Lowe, George: Josef Holbrooke and his work (London: Kegan Paul, 1920, p.38) - Lowe describes works "with which the composer has become ultimately dissatisfied, and these he has had no hesitation in destroying." He specifically mentions Heaven and Earth.
^Musical works by Josef Holbrooke 1895-1904 (Leipzig and London: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1904) - in this early catalogue both Byron and Queen Mab are styled Poem No.7. This is clearly an error, the intention being to allocate Byron as Poem No.6 thus forming the sequence The Raven (No.1), Ode to Victory (No.2), The Skeleton in Armour (No.3), Ulalume (No.4), Poem for Piano and Orchestra (No.5), Byron (No.6), Queen Mab (No.7), The Masque of the Red Death (No.8) and The Bells (No.9). See note relating to Piano Concerto in F minor, Dramatique.
^This title is found in several catalogues from the 1930s (including Complete list of orchestral, chamber, and choral works, c.1930) and indicated as having been published (Important musical works (very rarely heard in this country) by Josef Holbrooke, c.1930). However, there is no mention of it in either Complete list of Holbrooke's published musical works, 1941, or A list of choral songs, c.1950, and no printed copy has been traced.
^Josef Holbrooke - Various appreciations by many authors (London: Rudall Carte, 1937, p.169)
^
abFitch, Donald: Blake set to music - a bibliography of musical settings of the poems and prose of William Blake (Berkeley, Los Angeles and Oxford: University of California Press, 1990, p.105)
^
abFitch, Donald: Blake set to music - a bibliography of musical settings of the poems and prose of William Blake (Berkeley, Los Angeles and Oxford: University of California Press, 1990, p.104)
^List of complete works by Josef Holbrooke (London: Goodwin & Tabb, 1924
^Holbrooke, Joseph: List of complete works by Josef Holbrooke (London: Goodwin & Tabb, 1924
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