This is a list of compositions by

Lord Berners Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Baron Berners (18 September 188319 April 1950), also known as Gerald Tyrwhitt, was a British composer, novelist, painter, and aesthete. He was also known as Lord Berners. Biography Early life and education ...

Opera

* ''Le Carrosse du Saint-Sacrament'' (after Prosper Mérimée; 1923, prod. Paris, 1924,

Théâtre des Champs-Élysées The Théâtre des Champs-Élysées () is an entertainment venue standing at 15 avenue Montaigne in Paris. It is situated near Avenue des Champs-Élysées, from which it takes its name. Its eponymous main hall may seat up to 1,905 people, while th ...

, revised 1926)

Ballet

* ''The Triumph of Neptune'' (10 tableaux; composed for Sergei Diaghilev, scenario Sacheverell Sitwell, choreography

George Balanchine George Balanchine (; Various sources: * * * * born Georgiy Melitonovich Balanchivadze; ka, გიორგი მელიტონის ძე ბალანჩივაძე; January 22, 1904 (O. S. January 9) – April 30, 1983) was ...

; 3 December 1926,

Lyceum Theatre, London The Lyceum Theatre ( ) is a West End theatre located in the City of Westminster, on Wellington Street, just off the Strand in central London. It has a seating capacity of 2,100. The origins of the theatre date to 1765. Managed by Samuel Arnold ...

) ** ''Adagio, Variations and Hornpipe'' arr. for strings from 5th and 6th tableaux **Suite for orchestra * ''Luna Park'' (1930; scenario

Boris Kochno Boris Evgenievich Kochno or Kokhno (russian: Бори́с Евге́ньевич Кохно́; 3 January 1904 – 8 December 1990) was a Russian poet, dancer and librettist. Early life Kochno was born in Moscow, Russia, on 3 January 1904. His fa ...

, choreography George Balanchine,

C. B. Cochran Sir Charles Blake Cochran (25 September 1872 31 January 1951), generally known as C. B. Cochran, was an English theatrical manager and impresario. He produced some of the most successful musical revues, musicals and plays of the 1920s and 193 ...

's Revue, Palace Theatre, London) * ''A Wedding Bouquet'' (1937; scenario Gertrude Stein, choreography

Frederick Ashton Sir Frederick William Mallandaine Ashton (17 September 190418 August 1988) was a British ballet dancer and choreographer. He also worked as a director and choreographer in opera, film and revue. Determined to be a dancer despite the oppositi ...

; costumes and scenery by Berners himself; 27 April 1937, London,

Sadler's Wells Theatre Sadler's Wells Theatre is a performing arts venue in Clerkenwell, London, England located on Rosebery Avenue next to New River Head. The present-day theatre is the sixth on the site since 1683. It consists of two performance spaces: a 1,500-seat ...

) * ''Cupid and Psyche'' (1938; stage setting Sir Francis Rose, choreography Frederick Ashton, 27 April 1939, Sadler's Wells) * ''Les Sirènes'' (1946; designs by Cecil Beaton; Royal Opera House; the orchestration was entirely the work of Roy Douglas, who was sworn to secrecy)

Film scores

* '' The Halfway House'' (1944) * '' Champagne Charlie'' (1945, 2 songs) * '' Nicholas Nickleby'' (1947)

Orchestral

* ''Trois Morceaux'' (1916) ** ''Chinoiserie'' ** ''Valse sentimentale'' ** '' Kasatchok'' * ''Fantaisie espagnole'' (1918–19) ** Prelude ** Fandango ** Pasadoble * Fugue in C minor (1924) * ''Adagio, Variations and Hornpipe'' (arranged for strings from ''The Triumph of Neptune'', 1926) * Suite (from ''The Triumph of Neptune'')

Piano

* ''Le Poisson d'or'' (1914; dedicated to

Igor Stravinsky Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (6 April 1971) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor, later of French (from 1934) and American (from 1945) citizenship. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the ...

) * ''Trois Petites marches funèbres'' (1914; first performed by Alfredo Casella) ** ''Pour un homme d'état'' ** ''Pour un canari'' ** ''Pour une tante à héritage'' * ''Fragments psychologiques'' (1915) ** ''La Haine'' ** ''Le Rire'' ** ''Un Soupir'' * ''Valses bourgeoises'' (1917, piano duet; performed at the 1923 Salzburg Festival) ** ''Valse brillante'' ** ''Valse caprice'' ** ''Strauss, Strauss et Straus'' ic

Songs

* ''Lieder Album'' (

Heinrich Heine Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (; born Harry Heine; 13 December 1797 – 17 February 1856) was a German poet, writer and literary critic. He is best known outside Germany for his early lyric poetry, which was set to music in the form of '' Lied ...

, 1913) ** "Du bist wie eine Blume" (addressed to a small white pig) ** "König Wiswamitra" ** "Weihnachtslied" * "Trois Chansons" (

Georges Jean-Aubry Georges Jean-Aubry (also Gérard Jean-Aubry, or G Jean-Aubry) was the pen-name of Jean-Frédéric-Emile Aubry (1882-1950), a French music critic and translator. He was a friend, translator and biographer of Joseph Conrad. Life Born in Le Havre, A ...

, 1920) ** "Romance" ** "L'Étoile filante" ** "La Fiancée du timbalier" * Three Songs (1920) ** "Lullaby" ( Thomas Dekker) ** "The Lady Visitor in the Pauper Ward" (

Robert Graves Captain Robert von Ranke Graves (24 July 1895 – 7 December 1985) was a British poet, historical novelist and critic. His father was Alfred Perceval Graves, a celebrated Irish poet and figure in the Gaelic revival; they were both Celtic ...

) ** "The Green-Eyed Monster" (E. L. Duff) * "Dialogue Between Tom Filuter and his Man, by Ned the Dog-Stealer" (1921) * Three Songs (1922) ** "The Rio Grande" (Captain Chanty) ** "Theodore, or the Pirate King" ( John Masefield) ** "A Long Time Ago" (Halliards Chanty)

References

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