Nicholas Fairbank, Composer

Available through Fairbank Music Publishing

CMC Available through the Canadian Music Centre

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Catalogue

PIANO SOLO       
Name Date Duration Download
Vancouver Island Suite fmp catalogue item
commissioned by the Victoria Piano Summer School
1997 6'00” mp3 logo Youbou Yard Sale
Ten Preludes fmp catalogue item 2000 21'00”  
Toccata fmp catalogue item 2000 4'30”  
Suite No.2 in C minor fmp catalogue item 2002 8'00”  
Sonata fmp catalogue item 2002 13'00”  
A Pentad for Piano fmp catalogue item 2003 6'00”  
Gulf Island Sketches fmp catalogue item 2006 5'30” mp3 logo Sidney Island Swing
On-Track Boogie fmp catalogue item(also in CNCM Making Tracks) 2006 2'30” mp3 logo
Seven Easy Pieces  fmp catalogue item 2006 8'00”  
B-A-C-H Variations 2007 6'00" mp3 logo
A Sad Song   (in CNCM Northern Lights collection level 1) 2006 1'15"  
Bedtime Story   (in CNCM Northern Lights collection level 3) 2006 1'15"  
Country Fair in Courtenay 2006 2'15"  
Chant du Matin  (in CNCM Northern Lights collection level 5) 2007 1'30"  
Spider Dance 2007 1'00"  
Jazz Study #1 2008 1'15"  
Calm after a Pacific Storm 2009 1'00"  
Winnifred's Waltz  commissioned by the Victoria Branch BCRMTA 2009 3'00"  
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HARPSICHORD SOLO      
Suite No.2 in C minor  fmp catalogue item 2002 8'00"  
Quatre Préludes 2007 6'00"  
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ORGAN SOLO      
Name Date Duration Download
Gaudeamus fmp catalogue item 1998 5'00” pdf logo
Variations on “Kingsfold” fmp catalogue item 2002 9'00” pdf logo mp3 logo
Three Short Pieces fmp catalogue item 2003 5'30” pdf logo Jig
Improvisation on “Uffingham” 2004 4'30”  
Kinesis fmp catalogue item 2006 4'30” pdf logo
Festival Fanfare   2009 3'00 ”
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VOICE        
Name Date Instrumentation Duration Download
6 Chansons fmp catalogue item 1994 voice and piano 8'00” mp3 logo #2 Mon nez dit tout bas
Song of Ruth fmp catalogue item 1999 voice and organ 9'00” mp3 logo
3 Animal Songs fmp catalogue item 1999-2000 voice and piano 6'45” mp3 logo The Tyger
mp3 logo The Yak
Six Songs fmp catalogue item 1999-2002 voice and piano 12'00”  
O Captain! My Captain! fmp catalogue item 2000 voice and piano 3'30”  
Songs for my Students (3) fmp catalogue item 2001 voice and piano 10'00”  
Drinking Songs (4) fmp catalogue item 2003 voice and piano 6'00”  
I Dreamed I was a Cat 2005 voice and piano 2'00”  
The Shark 2006 voice and piano 2'30”  
July Midnight
commissioned by Rachel Mitten
2008 voice and piano 3'30”  
Indian Summer 2009 voice and piano 2'30 ”  
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CHORAL WORKS        
Name Date Instrumentation Duration Download
I bless thee, Lord fmp catalogue item 1991 Unison and keyboard 3'00”  
Ave verum corpus fmp catalogue item 1996 2-part and keyboard 3'00”  
Let there be light fmp catalogue item 1996 SAB and piano 3'30”  
Glory to the King fmp catalogue item 1998 SAB and organ 2'30”  
If ye love me fmp catalogue item 1998
rev. 2002
SATB and organ 2'30”  
Prayer for Peace fmp catalogue item 1999 SAB and piano 3'30” mp3 logo
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men fmp catalogue item 1999
rev. 2005
SATB and piano 4'00”  
The Yak fmp catalogue item 1999
rev. 2006
Unison and piano 2'00”  
Unto him who loved us fmp catalogue item 2001 SATB a capella 1'30”  
A Blessing fmp catalogue item 2001
rev. 2005
SAB and keyboard 2'30”  
Four Limericks fmp catalogue item 2003 SATTBB a capella 4'30” mp3 logo There once was a Lady of Ryde
The Squid-Jigging Ground (arr.) 2005 SATTBB a capella; also SATB + piano 4'00”  
If the Wind is West   CMC 2005 SATTBB a capella 4'30”  
The Microbe fmp catalogue item 2006 2-part and piano 2'00”  
Quiet 2006 SSAATTBB a capella 7'30”  
Iroquois Song 2006 SATB and piano 3'30”  
Pulsations 2006 SATTBB + tape 4'30”  
O Sing Merrily
(published by RCCO)
2007 SAB and keyboard 2'00"  
From Heavenly Harmony 2008 SATTBB or SATB a capella 4'30”  
The Silver Penny 2008 SATB + piano; also SATTBB 2'30”  
The Dredger (arr.)    2009 SATTBB a capella 3'30” videoclip
Psalm 150
commissioned by the RCCO Victoria Centre
2009 SATB + organ 4'00”  
Psalm 126
commissioned by Grace Lutheran Church, Victoria BC
2009 SAB + piano 4'00”  
Kite at Clover Point
text: Linda Rogers, Victoria's Poet Laureate, commissioned by Viva Youth Choirs
2009 SA, piano, flute 3'30” mp3 logo
Songlines of Praise
text: Linda Rogers, Victoria's Poet Laureate
2009 SATB a capella 4'00”  
The Old Fool (arr.)    2009 SATTBB a capella 5'30”  
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CHAMBER WORKS        
Name Date Instrumentation Duration Download
Combination I 2004 percussion (4 players) 4'00”  
Combination II   CMC 2005 xylophone, marimba, celesta, vibraphone 4'30”  
Quartet fmp catalogue item 2005 pno, vn, cl, vc 15'00” pdf logo
String Quartet “L'Hirondelle” CMC 2006 string quartet 15'00” mp3 logo 3rd mvt. (Variations) 
St Paul Fanfare fmp catalogue item
commissioned by Jane M. Welch for
St. Paul's Church, Esquimalt BC
2006 pipe organ + trumpet 1'45” pdf logo
Three Bagatelles     CMC 2007 fl, cl, bsn, tpt, perc. 6'00"  mp3 logo    #3 Alla marcia
Manifestations of Water 2007 cl, bcl, ssx, asx, hn, tba, perc, pno, 2 vn, va, vc, cb 8'00"  
Quintette pour piano et cordes   CMC
commissioned by Danièle Letocha
2007 pno, 2 vn, vla, vc 28'00" mp3 logoI Allegro
mp3 logoIII Adagio-Allegro
Miniatures (I, II, III) 2007 various 3'00"  
String Quartet No.2 2009 string quartet 15'00"  
Okeover Trio 2009 flugelhorn/cornet, guitar, bass 7'00"  
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LARGER WORKS
Name Date Instrumentation Duration Download
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men   CMC 1998 SATB choir, organ, brass quintet 7'30”  
Dona Nobis Pacem  2000 SATB choir, S solo, winds, strings, piano, percussion 20'00” mp3 logo
Suite for String Orchestra   CMC 2001 vn I, vn II, va, vc, cb 20'00”  
C'est l'aviron  2000 3 string orchestras (beginner, intermediate & advanced) 4'00”  
Gare de Montréal  2005 fl ob cl sx hp perc vn va vc cb + SATTB solo voices 35'00” mp3 logo
Variations (in Black) I & II  2005 full orchestra 10'00” mp3 logo
Dance  2005 full orchestra 11'00”  
Pacific Overture 2006 full orchestra 5'00” mp3 logo
Pacific Overture (revised) 2007 concert band 8'00"  
Sea Cantata 2009 SATB, children's choir, chamber orchestra 20'00"  
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IN PROGRESS      
Name Completion Date Instrumentation Duration
La Cantatrice Chauve (opera) 5 soloists, small instr. ensemble 1 hour
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