Desmond Ratcliffe

Birth Year: 1917
Death Year: 2001
Notes: British composer of choral and organ music and many arrangements. After the Second world war he joined Novello and Son where he was trained by Emery to become an excellent proof reader and music editor

Compositions:

Title Alternate Title(s)
A Country Glee
As Jesus Went to Calvary
I Have Loved the Flowers That Fade
Laughing Song
The Swan's Carol

Arrangements:

Title Composer(s) Type Arranged For Publisher
Irish Elegy Moeran, Ernest John Score SATB, A capella Novello & Co, Ltd
Requiem Fauré, Gabriel-Urbain Vocal score SSA, SB soli Novello & Co, Ltd
Requiem Fauré, Gabriel-Urbain Vocal score SATB, SBr soli with piano reduction Novello & Co, Ltd
Silent Night Gruber, Franz Xaver Score SSA, a capella Novello & Co, Ltd
Stabat Mater Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista Score SATB, SA soli, optional strings and organ Novello & Co. Ltd
Stabat Mater Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista Vocal score SATB, Piano reduction Novello & Co. Ltd
Where E'er You Walk Handel, George Frideric Score SATB, piano Novello & Co, Ltd

Edited:

Title Composer(s) Type Arranged For Publisher
Gloria Vivaldi, Antonio Score SSA Novello & Co. Ltd