Composer

Jonathan Dove

English composer (1959- )

b. 1959

24 works in the index

Born: 1959
Birthplace: Greater London
Citizenship / historical state: United Kingdom
Period (estimated from birth year): Contemporary

Biography

Jonathan Dove (born 18 July 1959) is an English composer of opera, choral works, plays, films, and orchestral and chamber music. He has arranged a number of operas for English Touring Opera and the City of Birmingham Touring Opera (now Birmingham Opera Company), including in 1990 an 18-player two-evening adaptation of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen for CBTO. He was Artistic Director of the Spitalfields Festival from 2001 to 2006.

Dove was born in London; both his parents were architects. He studied music at the University of Cambridge, under Robin Holloway, and afterwards worked as a freelance arranger and accompanist until 1987, when he was employed by Glyndebourne Opera.

In 1998 Dove was joint winner of the Christopher Whelen Award for his work in the fields of theatre music and opera. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to music.

In 2024 Dove's opera Itch received an Ivor Novello Award nomination for Best Stage Work Composition at The Ivors Classical Awards.

In November 2025 Dove won an Ivor Novello Award for Best Community and Participation Composition for his opera Uprising.

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Life and musical career

Occupations: composer
Education: St Joseph's Academy, Blackheath
Genres: opera
Awards: Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Languages used: English
VIAF ID: 118839784
ISNI: 0000000114806265
GND ID: 135256801
Library of Congress ID: nr98036212
MusicBrainz ID: 09be51dd-a2ff-4f62-8e66-d5f64b3b75b6

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments: Piano
Works with composition dates: 0 of 24

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
Work	Year composed	Catalogue / opus	Key in title	Listed instruments	Genre	Editions
Between your sheets you soundly sleep	—	—	—	—	—	3
Finish! Finish, these Langours make me sick	—	—	—	—	—	3
My heart still hovering	—	—	—	—	—	2
All these dismal looks	—	—	—	—	—	2
Who Killed Cock Robin?	—	—	—	—	—	—
Seek Him That Maketh The Seven Stars	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Three Kings	—	—	—	—	—	—
Venus	—	—	—	Piano	—	1
Come unto these yellow sands	—	—	—	Piano	—	1
Full Fathom Five	—	—	—	Piano	—	1
Where the Bee Sucks	—	—	—	Piano	—	1
The Tree of Many Names	—	—	—	Piano	—	1
Weep not, my wanton	—	—	—	Piano	—	1
Diana's Aria - "When I'm your wife"	—	—	—	Piano	—	1
Sophie's Aria - "Your eyes, so big and sparkling"	—	—	—	Piano	—	1
Barbarina at the Mirror	—	—	—	Piano	—	1
Barbarina's Remorse	—	—	—	Piano	—	1
Blue Fairy's Aria - "I have come to be your mother"	—	—	—	Piano	—	1
Cricket's Aria - "You rotten bit of no-good wood!"	—	—	—	Piano	—	1
Cricket Ghost Aria	—	—	—	Piano	—	1
Parrot's Aria - "I'm laughing about a wooden headed boy"	—	—	—	Piano	—	1
Controller's Aria - "Down you go"	—	—	—	Piano	—	1
Controller's Aria - "Fierce night"	—	—	—	Piano	—	1
Adelaide's Aria - "It's my wedding"	—	—	—	Piano	—	1

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 118839784.