Sinfonia minuscola (1999)
for chamber orchestra
Duration: 9 minutes
1(=pic).1.1.1-1000-strings (64442)
Commissioned by the Lucille Graham Trust in memory of Norman McCann
FP: 10 October 1999, Duke's Hall, Royal Academy of Music, London
Students at the Royal Academy of Music, Ludovic Morlot (conductor)

Concerto for Orchestra (2000-1)
for large orchestra
Duration: 20 minutes
2(I=picc; II=altofl).2(II-corA).alto sax.2(II-Eb).2-4231-timp-perc(2 players):
BC/SD/2 tgl/wdbl/2 tom-t/3 Chinese blocks/claves/whip/sus.cym/cymb/TD/bell-tree/
2 football rattles - harp - piano - strings

Scherzo Capriccioso (2005)
for symphony orchestra
Duration: 4 minutes
Commissioned by the City of Southampton Orchestra
picc.2.2.corA.3(3=bcl).3-4231-timp-perc(2 players):
BD/SD/glock/sus.cymb/wdbl/ sleigh bells/vibraslap/whip – harp – strings
FP: 19 March 2005, Thornden Hall, Chandlers Ford,
Southampton City of Southampton Orchestra / John Traill

There is no rose (1993)
carol for unaccompanied SATB choir
Duration: 4 minutes
Text: Anon. 15th century (in English)
FP: 19 December 1993, St Peter's Church, Streatham, London
CD recording: Mayfield Singers, Orkney / Neil Price (conductor)
(Mariner Music MMCD9801)

Jubilate Deo (2000)
for SATB choir and organ
Duration: 4 minutes
Text: Psalm 100 (in English)
Commissioned by St Dunstan's College, London
FP: 26 May 2000, Southwark Cathedral, London
Choir of St Dunstan's College / Paul Gobey (organ) / Norman Harper (conductor)

O Sing a New Song (2001)
anthem for trebles (divisi á 3) and organ
Duration: 5 minutes
Text: Psalm 98, vv.1, 4 & 8 (in English)
Commissioned by the St Paul's Cathedral Choir School Foundation
FP: 4 July 2001, St Paul's Cathedral, London as part of the City of London Festival
Choristers of St Paul's Cathedral / Huw Williams (organ) / John Scott (conductor)

O nata lux (2002)
motet for unaccompanied SATB choir
Duration: 7 minutes
Text: Hymn for the Feast of the Transfiguration (in Latin)
FP: 30 November 2002, Chapel of Keble College, Oxford
Commotio Choir / Matthew Berry (conductor)

'…a fine motet' Oxford Times (6.12.02)

Communion Service (2003)
for unison voices and organ
Kyrie Eleison - Gloria - Sanctus & Benedictus - Acclamation -
Agnus Dei (in English)
FP: 13 June 2004, Ushaw Festival of New Music, Ushaw College, Durham
Ushaw College Choir / Tim Harrison (conductor)

Sweet was the Song (2003)
carol for unaccompanied SATB chorus
Duration: 2 minutes
Text: William Ballet, from the MS late 17th-century lute book (in English)
Commissioned by the Hampstead Chamber Choir
FP: 17 December 2003, Emmanuel Church, Hampstead, London
Hampstead Chamber Choir / Eamonn Dougan (conductor)

As a lily among thorns (2004)
for unaccompanied SATB chorus
Duration: 2 minutes
Text: Song of Songs, chapter 2 vv.2-3 & 6 (in English)
Commissioned by Katie Johnston and John Hillier on the occasion of their marriage
FP: 20 March 2004, Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
Members of Commotio / Matthew Berry (conductor)

Veni, Emmanuel (2004)
carol sequence for SATB chorus and organ
Duration: 12 minutes
Text: Anonymous 15th century texts
Commissioned by the St Albans Choral Society
FP: 12 December 2004, Methodist Church, Marlborough Road,
St Albans St Albans Choral Society / Richard Harvey (organ) / George Vass

The Cruel Mother (1996)
arrangement of an English folksong for mixed ensemble of 5 players
Duration: 3 minutes
cl.bsn-hn-vln.vla
FP: 10 September 1996, Hoy Kirk, Orkney Islands
Members of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra

'In Thomas Hyde's The Cruel Mother, the idyll of the pastoral
melody was pierced by fierce, stabbing chords…' Orknet (1996)

Paraphrases (on six lieder of Richard Strauss) (2000)
for eight cellos
Duration: 12 minutes
Commissioned by the Royal Academy of Music for performance during
their 'Pärt in Profile' Festival
FP: 28 March 2000, Royal Academy of Music, London
RAM Cellists / Edward Gardner (conductor)

The Angel of the Sun (2000)
for horn and string quintet
Duration: 6 minutes
Commissioned for the Philharmonia's 'Music of Today' series 2000/1
FP: 4 June 2000, Royal Festival Hall, London
Members of the Philharmonia Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

Mosaic (2000)
for mixed ensemble of 8 players
Duration: 5 minutes
Fl(=picc).ob.cl(=Eb).bsn-hn.tpt.trbn-db
FP: 19 October 2000, Royal Academy of Music, London
Members of the London Sinfonietta / Dominic Muldowney (conductor)

Lachrimae Amantis (2001)
for flute, clarinet, harp and string quartet
Duration: 7 minutes
FP: 20 June 2001, Spitalfields Festival, London
Manson Ensemble / Simon Bainbridge (conductor)

Autumnal (2003)
for viola and four instruments
Duration: 15 minutes
Fl(=alto fl).cl-harp-vla.vc
Commissioned by the Little Missenden Festival with funds from the Arts Council England
and the Festival Friends
FP: 12 October 2003, Little Missenden Festival, Bucks.
Edward Vanderspar (viola), Eliza Marshall (flute), Catriona Scott (clarinet), Ruth Potter (harp),
Katherine Jenkinson (cello)

'Hyde's sensuous, lyrical writing for the solo instrument was given full
rein in Vanderspar's gripping performance, buoyed up by the rich,
luminous textures from the other instrumentalists, which would as suddenly
lighten into beautiful soloistic moments. The structure of the work, too,
draws the listener in - the music begins in full energy but gradually unwinds to
an exquisite stillness, though not before a potent viola cadenza, charted
with nimble-fingered finesse by Vanderspar.'
Catherine Nelson, The Strad (February 2004)

Mr Gibbons, his Foxtrot (2004)
for mixed ensemble of 9 players
Duration: 5 minutes
Fl(=picc).cl-piano-perc(1 player)-2vns.vla.vc.db
FP: 10 September 2004, Boudoin College, Maine, USA.
Ensemble ISIS / John Traill

String Trio Movement (2004)
for violin, viola and cello
Duration: 8 minutes

Three Dancers (2005)
Serenade for violin, cello and piano
Duration: 5 minutes
Commissioned for the Rautio Piano Trio by Music at Duffield with financial assistance
from the Britten-Pears Foundation
FP: 15 October 2005, Ecclesbourne Centre, Duffield, Derbyshire Rautio Piano Trio

'...engaging, tonal and quirky, with the hint of a tango.'
Kenneth Carter, Classical Source (2007)

Praeludium (1996)
fantasia for solo organ
Duration: 12 minutes
Commissioned by Norman Harper
FP: 28 February 1998, Chapel of Exeter College, Oxford, Norman Harper
US Premiere: 28 March 1999, National Cathedral, Washington D.C, Norman Harper
CD recording: Norman Harper (Cardinal Records CSCD104)

'Praeludium, written for this recording in the composer's 18th year
shows great promise, multisectioned but unified by the Pange Lingua
theme. Colourfully dissonant writing shows a true ear for composition…'
The Organ (February 2001)

First Suite for Solo Cello (1999)
Duration: 14 minutes
FP: 6 March 1999, Housman Room, University College, London, Harry Escott

Chorale: In memoriam Norman McCann (1999)
for organ
Duration: 3 minutes
FP: 7 April 1999, St Bartholomew's Church, Sydenham

Autumn Music (1999)
for oboe and piano
Duration: 8 minutes

Draw on, sweet night (2000)
for solo harp after John Wilbye's madrigal
Duration: 5 minutes
FP: 24 November 2000, Royal Academy of Music, London, Ruth Potter

Second Suite for Solo Cello (2001-2)
Duration: 17 minutes
FP: 19 February 2002, Royal Academy of Music, London, Katherine Jenkinson
CD recording: Katherine Jenkinson (forthcoming in autumn 2004)

Arabesques for Humpty (2002)
for solo clarinet
Duration: 2 minutes
FP: 28 July 2002, Cantiere Internazionale D'Arte, Montepulciano, Italy, Catriona Scott
UK Premiere: 10 April 2003, Ysgol Glan Clwyd, St Asaph, Wales, Catriona Scott

D.M.Quodlibet (for David Matthews on his 60th birthday) (2003)
for solo violin
Duration: 3 minutes
FP: 11 May 2005, St Anne’s Lutheran Church, London Jesse Holstein, violin

Winter Music (2004)
for cor anglais (or viola) and piano
Duration: 4 minutes
Commissioned by Music Past & Present
FP: 13 February 2005, Jackson’s Lane Theatre, Highgate, London
Emma Feilding (cor anglais),
Martin Cousin (piano)

A Pocket Snake and Ladder (2005)
a postcard piece for piano
Duration: c.30 seconds
Composed for Kate Dixon’s Postcard Project
FP: 1 September 2005, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester Kate Dixon

'This simple idea is perfect for children... surely a reminder to us all that
we must continue to challenge our preconceptions of music and, used
in the teaching context, is perhaps an opening to discussion
on these ideas.'
Piano Professional (January 2006)

Lucis Creator (2005)
for organ
Duration: 6 minutes
Commissioned by Norman Harper
FP: 22 October 2005, Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge Norman Harper

Nocturnes (2006)
for solo piano
Duration: 7 minutes
Commissioned by the Presteigne Festival of Music and the Arts
FP: 28 August 2006, St Andrew's Church, Presteigne Evelina Puzaite

'These three pieces, which get progressively shorter in a 3:2:1 ratio, conjured
the impression of a feverish mind aspiring to sleep but continuing to
juggle notes... Evelina Puzaite delivered them with conviction.'
Rhian Evans, Musical Opinion (November 2006)

A Little Invocation (2006)
for organ
Duration: 2 minutes
Commissioned by Choir & Organ Magazine
FP: 31 March 2007, Rosslyn Hill Chapel, Hampstead, London. William Whitehead (organ)

Song for a Young Guard (1998)
for baritone, clarinet and piano
Duration: 8 minutes
Text: by the composer (in English)
FP: 5 July 1998, Catford Arts Festival, London
Eamonn Dougan (baritone) / Catriona Scott (clarinet) / Norman Harper (piano)

Shouts for Herodias (1999)
dramatic scena for solo female voice
Duration: 15 minutes
Text: by the composer (in English)
FP: 15 January 2000, Park Lane Group Composers Forum, London, Cari Burdett
US Premiere: 15 July 2000, Lake Placid Institute, New York, Cari Burdett

Here they lie… (2001)
Six humorous epitaphs for voice and piano
Duration: 3 minutes
Text: Anon. (in English)
FP: 29 November 2001, Royal Academy of Music, London

An Anniversary (2002)
for voice and piano
Duration: 3 minutes
Text: Andrew Motion (in English)
Commissioned by the Association of English Singers & Speakers
FP: 24 February 2002, Royal Overseas League, London
Katherine Bond (soprano) / Matthew Rickard (piano)

Three Little Waltzes (2002)
for violin and piano
Duration: 4 minutes
(Nos.1 and 3 arranged also for recorder and string quartet - see below)

Two Little Waltzes (2002)
arranged for recorder and string quartet
FP: 1 November 2002, St Martin-in-the-Fields, London
Heather Tomala (recorder) / Ensemble del Vero

The Nativity (2002)
The Christmas story for young children to play and sing
(suitable for reception classes, ages 3-6 year olds)
Text: written and compiled by the composer (in English)
Duration: c.10 minutes (variable)

Richard Strauss: Allerseleen, op.10/3
orchestrated for voice and symphony orchestra by Thomas Hyde (1999)
2.2.2.2-4330-timp-harp-strings

Three Carol Preludes (2002)
for string orchestra
1. God Rest You Merry Gentlemen
2. The Coventry Carol
3. Resonemus Laudibus
Duration: 8 minutes
FP: 14 December 2003, St Bartholomew's Church, Sydenham
Orchestra of St Bartholomew / Robert Trory

'…highlights of the evening included a well-rounded new prelude
to God Rest You Merry Gentlemen by one of Britain's up-and-coming
new young composers…'
St Albans Observer (6.12.03)

Cadenza to Mozart Piano Concerto in Eb major
K.482: First Movement (2006)
for solo piano
Commissioned by the Oxford Philomusica