Troper Fragment

for ’Cello and Piano

Martin Read

£9.95

The Winchester Troper includes perhaps the oldest collection of two-part music in Europe. It consists of two English manuscripts dated circa 1000, both of which were originally used at Winchester Cathedral. The Troper Fragment takes the Winchester Troper as its starting point, quoting the initial fragment of Alleluia V: Dies sanctificatus and transforming it throughout the piece into other fragments, which are then juxtaposed against each other, hopefully creating a sense of drama.

This work can be heard on the Martin Read – A Celebration CD.

Martin Read
Martin Read – A Celebration

Camarada; Commotio directed by Matthew Berry; Hampshire Youth Junior Choir directed by Nick Duncombe; Oxford Recorder Consort; soloists
£12.50

Sample pages

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Composer	Title	Forces	Duration
Martin Read	Troper Fragment for ’Cello and Piano	’Cello, Piano	10¼ mins

Catalogue code: FM295 • Published: 18th April 2025
Entry last updated: 18th April 2025

	Before I had even played any of the music, I realised at once that this was a ‘quality item’. The presentation box, the booklet and the explanatory notes all combine to make it a very attractive publication for potential buyers.
	—Frank Bayford, composer (private correspondence)