Charades
Category
teaching pieces
Opus
18
Catalogue no
Novello NOV 
Instrumentation
secondary school/amateur orchestra
DATE
1975
Duration
10 
mins
Publisher
Novello

Chatter-machine etc.
Schoolhouse Rag
Lullaby for a reluctant Dodo
Child’s play

Composed and performed when Swayne was teaching at Bryanston School in the 1970s, and also performed at St Paul's Girls' School when he was Director of Music there in 1977, Charades is a suite of short, witty pieces which has been played by many school and amateur orchestras.

© 2025 Giles Swayne