WILFRED JOSEPHS: A CATALOGUE OF THE ORCHESTRAL AND CHORAL MUSIC
1955: Comedy Overture "The Ants", op.7: 7 minutes
Symphony No.1, op.9: 17 minutes *
1957: Elegy for Strings, op.13: 5 minutes
1959: Concerto a Dodici for wind instruments, op.27: 18 minutes
1959-60:Concerto da Camera for violin, piano and strings, op.25: 13 minutes
1960: A Tyneside Overture, op.26: 2 minutes
1960-61:"Meditatio de Beomunndo" for Viola and small orchestra, op.30: 15 minutes
1961-62:Cello Concerto "Cantus natalis", op.34: 15 minutes *
1961: Aelian Dances for orchestra, op.35: 16 minutes *
Monkchester Dances for orchestra, op.37: 6 minutes
1962-63: Requiem for baritone, bass, string quintet, 12 cellos and orchestra, op.39:55 minutes *
1963: Symphony No.2, op.42: 26 minutes
1964: "The Great War"-Theme and March Glorious: 5 minutes
"Protogez-moi" for voices, recorders, percussion and school orchestra, op. 44: 5 minutes
1965: Piano Concerto No.1, op.48: 27 minutes
Canzonas on a Theme of Rameau for strings, op.49: 14 minutes
1966: Concerto for Light Orchestra, op. ?: 13 minutes
1967: "Polemic" for strings, op.56: 10 minutes
Symphonic Picture "Rail" for orchestra, op.57: 7-10 minutes
1967/1968: Oboe Concerto, op.58: 15 minutes
1967: Symphony No.3 "Philadelphia" for small orchestra, op.59: 28 minutes *
Spirit of the Waltz for orchestra: 6-10 minutes
"Adam and Eve-an entertainment" for narrator and instrumental ensemble, op.61: 18 minutes
1967-69:"Mortales" for soloists, chorus and orchestra, op.62: 26 minutes
1968: Serenade for small orchestra, op.67: 17 minutes
1969: Variations on Theme of Beethoven for orchestra, op.68: 19 minutes
Double Violin Concerto, op.69: 23 minutes
1969-70: Nightmusic for voice and orchestra, op.71: 46 minutes
1970: Symphony No.4 for baritone, contralto and orchestra, op.72: 38 minutes
"Death of a Young Man" for baritone and chamber orchestra, op.74B: 30 minutes
1971: Symphony No.5 "Pastoral", op.75: 36 minutes *
"The Last Last Post" for orchestra, op.79: 5 minutes
1972: Saratoga Concerto for Guitar, Harp, Harpsichord and chamber orchestra,op.82a: 26 minutes
(and Encore(on a theme of Scott Joplin), op.82b: 5 minutes)
1972-74: Symphony No.6 for soprano, baritone, chorus and orchestra, op.83: 31 minutes
1973-74: Overture "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse", op.86: 12 minutes
1975: Clarinet Concerto, op.95: 28 minutes
1976: Symphony No.7 "Winter" for small orchestra, op.96: 25 minutes *
1977: Piano Concerto No.2, op.97: 25 minutes
Symphony No.8 "The Four Elements" for wind orchestra and symphonic band, op.98: 29 minutes
1977-78: Symphonic Poem "Eve(d'apres Rodin)", op.100: 7 minutes
1978: Concerto for 4 Pianos and 6 Percussion, op.106: 28 minutes
1979-80: Symphony No.9 "Sinfonia Concertante" for small orchestra, op.112: 27 minutes
1979: Concerto d'Amore for Two Violins and orchestra, op.113: 14 minutes
1980: Consort Music for brass, op.117: 14 minutes
Double Bass Concerto, op.118: 27 minutes
1981: Overture "The Brontes", op.121: 12 minutes
1981-82: Overture "High Spirits", op.129: 6 minutes
1982: Percussion Concerto for percussion and brass ensemble, op.130: 16 minutes
1983: Concerto for Viola and small orchestra, op.131: 16 minutes
1984: Overture "The Heaving Bagpipe" for orchestra with narrator, op.133: 8 minutes
"Feu de Joie" for orchestra, op.134: 5 minutes
1985: A Celebratory Overture "Caen Wood", op.136: 7 minutes
Symphony No.10 "Circadian Rhythyms", op.137: 26 minutes
"Disconcerto" for Piano and orchestra, op.138: 10 minutes
1986-89: Northumbrian Dances for orchestra, op.139: 15 minutes
(two versions, one with solo saxophone)
1986: Fanfare Prelude for orchestra, op.140: 2 minutes
Fanfare on the notes 'C; D' for brass, op.142: 1 minute
1987: Festival Overture on Brabant Themes for band and orchestra, op.145: 13 minutes
"Aria" from "Quasimodo and Giuilietta" for tenor and orchestra: 6 minutes
1990: "In The North-Hommage a Sibelius" for orchestra, op.158: 5 minutes
Yorkshire Overture, op.159: 7 minutes
Wordless Song for strings, op.160: 6 minutes
1991: "Fish Heaven" for mezzo-soprano and ten players, op.163: 18 minutes
1991-92: Encore for orchestra, op.164: 3 minutes
1992: Symphony No.11 "Fireworks" for wind orchestra and symphonic band, op.167: 19 minutes
Violin Concerto, op.169: 30 minutes
1993: "William and the Bomb-an entertainment" for narrator and orchestra, op.170
1993-94: Piano Concerto No.3, op.172: 33 minutes
1994: "Celebration" for orchestra, op.173: 9 minutes
1995: Symphony No.12 "Sinfonia Quixotica" for Violin, Double-Bass and orchestra:op. 175: 33 minutes[/b]
As can be fairly readily noticed Josephs wrote a huge amount of music, much of it of an occasional nature. There are however twelve symphonies(four of which are in our own Archive here), a number of concertos and the important Requiem. He is another composer who does not deserve the almost complete oblivion into which his music seems to have sunk.
One TV series for which he wrote the theme music was "I, Claudius" (which I have been watching recently on DVD). A fine theme, too.