Richard Emsley

In the 1970s he co-founded, with James Clarke, the ensemble Suoraan, which specialised in performances of music by contemporary composers, including Iannis Xenakis, Michael Finnissy and James Dillon. In 2002, Métier released a CD of Emsley's music, entitled Flowforms. In addition to composing, Emsley works as a music engraver. He was the first ever user of the notation software Sibelius, having tested it extensively before it was released, and engraved the first score published using Sibelius: Antara by George Benjamin (published by Faber Music).

• The lunar silences, the silent tide lapping... (1973) for flute, clarinet, percussion (4 players), piano and violin • Hologenesis (1978) for solo clarinet • At Once (1979) for flute (doubling alto flute), oboe (doubling oboe d'amore & cor anglais), vibraphone and piano • Snatches (1979) for flute (doubling piccolo & alto flute), oboe (doubling cor anglais), vibraphone, and piano • Skhistos (1980) for flute, oboe, vibraphone and piano • The Juniper Tree (1981) for shadow puppet theatre (or animated film) and ensemble • Helter-Skelter (1981) for flute, vibraphone and piano • Cut/Dissolve (1984) for solo percussion •...from swerve of shore to bend of bay... (1984–85) for alto flute (doubling piccolo), bass clarinet (doubling e-flat clarinet), percussion, piano, viola and cello • Flow Form (1986–87) for solo piano • Tidal Volume I (1989) for solo harpsichord • finnissys fifty (1996) for solo piano • Little Sunderings (1996) for solo piano • for piano 1 (1997) for solo piano • for piano 2 (1997) for solo piano • for piano 3 (1997) for solo piano • for piano 4 (1997) for solo piano • for piano 5 (1998) for solo piano • for guitar 1 (1998) for solo guitar • for piano 6 (1999) for solo piano • for piano 7 (1999) for solo piano • for piano 8 (1999) for solo piano • for piano 9 (1999) for solo piano • for piano 10 (1999) for solo piano • for piano 11 (1999) for solo piano • for piano 12 (1999) for solo piano • invention 1 on the name james dillon (2001) for two vibraphones • invention 2 on the name james dillon (2001) for solo vibraphone • Still/s 1 (2002) for solo cello • Still/s 22 (2002) for clarinet and piano • Still/s 14 (2003) for solo violin • for piano 13 (2000–03) for solo piano • Still/s 2 (2004) for clarinet and cello • for piano 14 (2004) for solo piano • Still/s 10 (2004) for flute and piano • Still/s 3 (2004) for violin and cello • Piano with violin (2005) for violin and piano • for piano 15 (2005) for solo piano

• Emsley: Flowforms Mikel Toms, Topologies Ensemble Metier CD MTI 92044