Peter Hope
# Peter Hope

Peter Hope (nacido el 2 de noviembre de 1930) es un compositor y arreglista británico. Es particularmente conocido por sus composiciones de música ligera, tales como la Suite Anillo de Kerry, con la que ganó un Premio Ivor Novello, y por sus arreglos, como «Mexican Hat Dance». También ha escrito un Concierto para flauta dulce y arregló música para la Boda de Felipe de Borbón y Letizia Ortiz (2003), así como para Jessye Norman y José Carreras. A veces firma con el seudónimo William Gardner.

## Obras

### Orquesta

* Momentum: suite for string orchestra (1959)
* Scaramouche, ouverture (1967)
* Four French Dances (1968)
* Kaleidoscope (1969/70)
* The Ring of Kerry, suite (1961)
* Irish Legend, suite (1967)
* Playful Scherzo (1962/3)
* Petit Point (1962)
* Champagne Festival (1981)
* Speedbird Salutes the Few, march commissioned by British Airways. (1990)
* Concerto for Trumpet and orchestra (1952)
* Concertino for Bassoon Strings, Harp and Percussion (2000)
* Concerto (Birthday Concerto) for Recorder, Strings, Harp and Percussion (2003)

### Arreglos para orquesta

* Three American Sketches
   * Marching Through Georgia
   * Black is the Colour of my True Loves Hair
   * Camptown Races
* Cantos Canarias
* Cielito Lindo
* Cockles and Mussels
* La Cucaracha
* Hollywood Concerto (for Rostal and Schaefer) 2 pianos and orchestra
* The Lark in the Clear Air
* Majorcan Fantasy
* Mexican Hat Dance
* O Waly Waly
* Waltzes of Offenbach
* Several Christmas carols

### Música de cámara

* Divertimento for guitar and string trio (2002)
* Serenade for violin viola and cello (2005)
* Bramall Hall Dances for recorder and guitar (2003) (alternative versions for recorder and piano, and recorder cello and harpsichord)
* Four Sketches, for oboe bassoon and piano (2003) (Emerson)
* Overture to “The Rivals”, for recorder, bassoon and harpsichord (or piano) (2004)
* Sonata for Oboe and Piano (2009)
* Sonata for Bassoon and Piano (2014)
* Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (2015)
* Sonata for Recorder and Piano (2015)

### Música vocal

* Beaminster – song for low voice and piano (2005)
* A Herrick Garland, for Countertenor, recorder, cello and harpsichord (2004)
* Along The Shore, cantata for Soprano, Choir and Orchestra (2005)

### Música incidental

* “Chips Comic” two series of children’s programmes for Channel 4 (with Juliet Lawson)
* Gala Concert Hall – signature tune for BBC radio programme of the same name
* Newsroom 1 for the BBC 1 television news (1969 to the early eighties)
* The Rivals (RADA production, 2004).
