The composer is principally known as the editor of the work of Isaiah Berlin. Not many people know he is also a musician of sorts. He had a burst of composing activity between the ages of 16 and 24 (the photograph shows him at the age of 17, in Barcelona), but the muse has now deserted him. It was his equivalent of writing teenage poetry, at least to start with. His school didn't encourage him in his weird behaviour, which may help to explain why it fizzled out. Another reason is that he didn't want to write pieces that weren't performed, and some of his pieces still hadn't been until 2004, when they were all included in a concert in Oxford. Here they are (except for a lost organ voluntary, op. 4), all free except for 'An Epitaph' (for which he has to charge a modest sum as the words are in copyright). Please notify him of any performances. All the music is published together (plus Tolstoy's Waltz) in a book called 'Tunes: Collected Musical Juvenilia' (Oxford, 2003: Robert Dudgale) which can be ordered by post at £15.00. There are also two CDs. Orders may be placed using the links below.

	Tunes: Collected Musical Juvenilia (Oxford, 2003: Robert Dudgale)
	Computerised renditions of all the pieces, price £10.00
	CD: The Muse Remembered. The complete musical works of Henry Hardy recorded live at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, on Tuesday 18 May 2004. £10.00

Works:
A Short Piece for Piano
Sonata No. 1 for Piano
Suite of Three Pieces for Piano and Wind Instruments:
M1. Impromptu for Oboe and Piano
M2. Theme for Horn and Piano
M3. Fugato for Clarinet and Piano
Saliva Variations
Original Finale for Saliva Variations
Anima Christi
An Epitaph
A Short Carol
Strained Sonnet
Study for Solo Violin
Spring and Fall
Anthem for St Frideswide
Announcement for Organ
Who's Who

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