Lyell Cresswell

New Zealand-British composer

Lyell Richard Cresswell (13 October 1944 – 19 March 2022) was a New Zealand composer of contemporary classical music. He was the younger brother of philosopher Max Cresswell. Cresswell studied in Wellington, Toronto, Aberdeen and Utrecht and lived and worked in Edinburgh from 1985 on. Although he lived more than half his life away from New Zealand, he regarded himself as a New Zealander.

Cresswell died from liver cancer, complicated by COVID-19.

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Works

The Long LineThe Long Line
  • Acquerello
  • Anake
  • Anake: I.
  • Anake: II.
  • Anake: III.
  • Atta
  • Atta: I. Con fuoco
  • Atta: II. Mormorante
  • Atta: III. Con tenerezza
  • Atta: IV. Con lancio
  • Atta: V. Scherzando
  • Atta: VI. Con anima
  • Atta: VII. Pellucido
  • Atta: VIII. Con forza
  • Dragspil
  • Kaea
  • Of Whirlwind Underground
  • Speak for us, great sea
  • The Pumpkin Massacre
  • Variations on a Theme by Charles Ives
  • Variations on a Theme by Charles Ives: Theme
  • Variations on a Theme by Charles Ives: Variation 1
  • Variations on a Theme by Charles Ives: Variation 10
  • Variations on a Theme by Charles Ives: Variation 11
  • Variations on a Theme by Charles Ives: Variation 12
  • Variations on a Theme by Charles Ives: Variation 2
  • Variations on a Theme by Charles Ives: Variation 3
  • Variations on a Theme by Charles Ives: Variation 4
  • Variations on a Theme by Charles Ives: Variation 5
  • Variations on a Theme by Charles Ives: Variation 6
  • Variations on a Theme by Charles Ives: Variation 7
  • Variations on a Theme by Charles Ives: Variation 8
  • Variations on a Theme by Charles Ives: Variation 9
  • Whira
  • Whira: I. Recitativo
  • Whira: II. Con anima
  • Whira: III. Scorrevole
  • Whira: IV. Leggero
  • Whira: V. Burla
  • Whira: VI. Lacrimae
  • Whira: VII. Con fuoco