Arthur Clayton Rawcliffe was a leading light in classical music composition in the Liverpool area in the first half of the twentieth century, and an accomplished cellist.

He composed humorous pieces with catchy tunes.

As cello player in a string quartet his compositions include many pieces of chamber music.

His Fantasy: To Heather won second prize at the Wallasey Music Festival in 1950, and Serenade for Strings first prize in 1951.

The music is made available here for listening, printing or performance by kind permission of the composer's children, Antony and Pamela.

Coming soon: Impromptu for Strings (composed in 1937), to be followed by Trio - "Autumn Serenade", Rondo for Strings, Elegy, Minuet, A Celtic Fantasy, and Capriccio for String Quintet.

Click on the links below to listen to his compositions.

The facility to print full scores and instrumental parts will be added in due course, but should you need scores for performance before then, email the webmaster.