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A selection of compositions written over the years for various instruments and formats.
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Piano Pieces |
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Journeys |
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Piano |
8:00 |
2024 |
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Journeys is the title track of my 2024 album of piano music. Along with three other tracks also written in 2024 and included on the album (Sojourns, Mementos, and Lost World), it is (neo-) classical music, written for a social context. And benefits from my regular engagement playing piano at a local nightspot, during which I became aware of the importance of drama, melody, and atmosphere, as being the primary features that audiences seem to respond to.
it also represents a new approach towards functional harmony.
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Sojourns |
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Piano |
6:35 |
2024 |
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Sojourns is included on my 2024 album of piano music, Journeys. It is (neo-) classical music, written for a social context, and features a new approach towards functional harmony.
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Mementos |
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Piano |
6:36 |
2024 |
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Mementos is included on my 2024 album of piano music, Journeys. It is (neo-) classical music, written for a social context, and features a new approach towards functional harmony.
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Lost World |
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Piano |
7:29 |
2024 |
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Lost World was written in part to provide material for a soundtrack for the silent film The Lost World (1925), which I was working on; and subsequently debuted the music (in a more extended form) at a performance at the Soper-Reese Theatre in Lakeport, CA, on October 9, 2024. The piece
is included on my 2024 album of piano music, Journeys. It is (neo-) classical music, written for a social context, and features a new approach towards functional harmony.
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Harp Pieces |
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Harpers Ferry |
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Harp |
11:00 |
2019 |
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Harpers Ferry was written for American harpist Jacqueline Pollauf, and received its premiere performed by her at the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, October 2019. The piece is to be released, along with The Joyous, on an upcoming album by Scottish Voices.
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Guitar Plus Electronics Pieces |
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Lamentations |
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Guitar plus live electronics |
8:45 |
2006 |
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Lamentations was written for German guitarist Robert Lampis, appearing on his eponymous CD, Lamentations, and has been performed by the guitarist in Germany.
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Reflections |
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Guitar plus live electronics |
11:05 |
2006 |
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Reflections was written for Spanish guitarist Jose Luis Bieito, and received is premiere at the Caixa Forum, Barcelona, February, 2008, performed by Bieito as part of a multimedia work for guitar, video, lighting, and dancer. It has also been performed and recorded by German guitarist Robert Lampis.
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Crossings |
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Guitar plus live electronics |
9:20 |
2000 |
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Crossings was written for Turkish guitarist Cem Duruoz, and recorded for his CD, Contemporary Music for Guitar (Centaur, 2002). The piece has been performed by Duruoz at concerts in the USA and Turkey. Crossings has also been recorded by Jose Luis Bieito, appearing on his CD Reflections (2008), and performed by the guitarist in Spain. And has been recorded by Robert Lampis, appearing on his CD Lamentations (2010), and performed by the guitarist in Germany. Crossings also appears on my CD, Seven Visions.
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Ripples |
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Guitar plus live electronics |
6:12 |
1995 |
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Ripples was written for German guitarist Stefan Grasse, and appears on his eponymous CD, Ripples. The piece has been performed by Grasse at concerts in Germany. Ripples has also been recorded by Jose Luis Bieito, appearing on his CD, Reflections (2008), and performed by the guitarist in Spain. Ripples also appears on my CD, Seven Visions.
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Other Solo Instrument Plus Electronics Pieces |
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Reshuffles |
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Congas, bongos, and sampler |
4:25 |
1993 |
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Reshuffles was written for Mexican percussionist Ricardo Gallardo, and appears on my CD, Seven Visions.
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Prisms |
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Piano plus (optional) live electronics |
8:00 |
1990 |
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Prisms was first performed by myself at Glasgow University in 1990. And was performed in Buenos Airies by Argentinian pianist, Haydee Schwartz in 1994.
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Vocal Ensemble Pieces |
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A set of three piece for three female voices: The Gentle, The Well, and The Joyous. The pieces are inspired by the I Ching, from which they derive their titles. They were written for Scottish Voices, directed by Graham Hair, and have been performed by the ensemble on numerous occasions, in the UK, USA, and beyond. And are in the process of being recorded by Scottish Voices for release on the Ravello label.
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The Gentle |
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Three female voices and vibraphone |
4:45 |
1992 (revised: 1994, 2006) |
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The Gentle was first performed at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, March 7, 1993. And again at Eugene Goossens Hall, Sydney, Australia, September 12, 1993. In its first revised form, the piece was again performed at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, January 16, 1994. In its second revised (and final) form The Joyous was performed by Scottish Voices, at Glasgow University Chapel, August 27, 2011.
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The Well |
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Three female voices and electronics |
5:46 |
1992 (revised: 2006) |
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The Well was first performed at Glasgow University, October 30, 1992, by VOCEM Electric Voice Theatre. It was performed again as part of the International Computer Music Conference at Waseda University, Tokyo, September 14, 1993. In its revised form, the piece was performed by Scottish Voices, at Glasgow University Chapel, August 27, 2011.
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The Joyous |
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Three female voices and harp |
9:41 |
1993 (revised: 2006) |
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The Joyous was first performed at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, April 24, 1994. In its revised form, the piece was performed by Scottish Voices, at Glasgow University Chapel, August 27, 2011. And again at Radford University, Virginia, April 10, 2019.
The piece is to be released, along with Harper Ferry, on an upcoming album by Scottish Voices.
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Electronics Pieces |
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Rain |
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Electronics |
6:14 |
1991 |
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Rain is a moment of pensive reflection, as if stirred by the sight and sound of gently falling raindrops. The synthesized sounds that form the main component developed from some of my early experiments with 'algorithmic composition' – the nebulous art-science of generating music (pitches, rhythms, plus the parametric data that defines the timbre of a synthesizer) through judiciously constrained randomness in a computer program. The shifting texture of sonic raindrops is interspersed with sampled fragments of speech, the echoes of once familiar voices so faded from memory they can be only partially recalled.
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Slumber |
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Electronics |
4:26 |
1994 |
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Slumber was composed for a sound installation at Greenbank Gardens, Glasgow. It was recorded at the CCRMA studios at Stanford University.
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Quest |
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Electronics |
4:02 |
1994 |
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Quest was composed for a sound installation at Greenbank Gardens, Glasgow. It was recorded at the CCRMA studios at Stanford University.
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Cosmos |
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Electronics |
7:04 |
1997 |
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Cosmos was composed for live electronic music performance using a software program, MIDI Sculpture – which I developed using the Max programming language – together with the radio baton (a three-dimensional MIDI controller). It was performed at the outdoor computer music concert ('Digital Music Under the Stars') at CCRMA, Stanford University
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Instrumental Ensemble Pieces |
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The River Speaks |
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Piano, strings, tenor saxophone |
5:51 |
1987 |
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The River Speaks is the first track on my album Hindsight (originally released on vinyl 1987, re released on CD 2007). It features drama and atmosphere, supported by vibrant tenor saxophone played by Steve Kettley. It is inspired by the novel Siddharta, by Herman Hesse.
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First Light |
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Piano, synthesizer, flute, vibraphone, strings |
5:31 |
1987 |
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First Light is the second track on my album Hindsight. It draws on the meditative features and additive rhythms found in some Indian musics. And features vibrant flute playing by Steve Kettley.
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A Far Cry |
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Piano, synthesizer, soprano saxophone, strings |
7:26 |
1987 |
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A Far Cry is the third track on my album Hindsight. The supporting atmospheric piano, synthesizer and strings are offset by vibrant saxophone playing by Steve Kettley. The piano solo featured in Movement ii is played by Tom McGrath.
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Reverie |
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Piano, clarinet, strings |
5:19 |
1987 |
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An impressionistic piece inspired by nostalgia, and as hommage to Eric Satie. Features clarinet played by Dick Lee.
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