The following abbreviations will be used:
- VLN=Violin VLA=Viola VC=Violincello VLO=Violone DB=Double Bass STRORCH=String Orchestra TMP=Tamboura (Indian drone instrument) GTR=Guitar PNO=Piano
| Title | Instrumentation | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Five Rasa for Solo Violin1 | VLN / TMP | 13:00 |
| Variations for Violin or Viola2 | VLN or VLA | 12:00 Play |
| Recitative and Scherzo | VLN / PNO | 06:54 Play |
| Scherzo of Fools3 | VC or VLO | 06:00 |
| Fool and Angel Entering A City*4 | DB (solo) | 13:00 Play |
| Fanfare for Double Basses* | DBs (5) | 01:20 |
| Ode to St. Kilda*5 | DBs (4) | 05:30 |
| Ballade for Kari* | DB / PNO | 03:00 |
| The Serene Kingdom6 | STRORCH | 06:30 |
| The Procession of Fools6 | STRORCH | 06:00 |
| The March of the Jesters6 | STRORCH | 07:30 |
| The Wounded Angel7 | GTR (solo) | 09:00 Play |
| Euterpe8 (Homage to Debussy's Syrinx) | DB (solo) or VC (solo) | 02:56 Play |
| Posta8 | DB (solo) or VC (solo) | 01:11 Play |
| Neptune8 (After a drawing by da Vinci) | DB (solo) or VC (solo) | 03:13 Play |
- This piece is influenced by Indian classical music. However, it can be performed without the tamboura.
- The theme is original and the piece may be performed either on the violin or viola.
- The violone is a Baroque instrument, a precursor of the modern double bass. This Scherzo of Fools is completely different from the composer’s piece for clarinet and string quartet with the same name.
- After a painting by the British artist Cecil Collins (1908-1990).
- An international prize winner, it is a tone poem describing the Scottish island of St. Kilda.
- All these pieces were commissioned by Malden New Strings, a youth orchestra. There should be a minimum of 4 violins, 4 violas, 2 cellos and 1 double bass.
- This piece is different from the one for flutes also entitled The Wounded Angel.
- These pieces have now been transcribed for solo cello by the composer under the title Three Portraits for Solo Cello. The recordings are the cello version.