The Music of Nicky Hind
 
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  A selection of compositions written for solo instruments (with and without electronics), for vocal ensemble, for electronics only, and for instrumental ensembles.

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  Solo Instrument Pieces

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Harpers Ferry


Instrumentation
Duration
Year
Harp
11:00
2019

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 recorded in June for upcoming CD release.


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Lamentations


Instrumentation
Duration
Year
Guitar plus live electronics
8:45
2006

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


Instrumentation
Duration
Year
Guitar plus live electronics
11:05
2006

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


Instrumentation
Duration
Year
Guitar plus live electronics
9:20
2000

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


Instrumentation
Duration
Year
Guitar plus live electronics
6:12
1995

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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Reshuffles


Instrumentation
Duration
Year
Congas, bongos, and sampler
4:25
1993

Reshuffles was written for Mexican percussionist Ricardo Gallardo, and appears on my CD, Seven Visions.


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Prisms


Instrumentation
Duration
Year
Piano plus (optional) live electronics
8:00
1990

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

  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


Instrumentation
Duration
Year
Three female voices and vibraphone
4:45
1992 (revised: 1994, 2006)

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


Instrumentation
Duration
Year
Three female voices and electronics
5:46
1992 (revised: 2006)

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


Instrumentation
Duration
Year
Three female voices and harp
9:41
1993 (revised: 2006)

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.

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  Electronics Pieces

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Quest


Instrumentation
Duration
Year
Electronics
4:02
1994

Quest embodies the dynamic energy of growth: reaching upward, outward, and beyond; from darkness to light, from coldness to warmth, and from form to the formless. Growing pains, as well as joys, are part and parcel of the journey.
 
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Cosmos


Instrumentation
Duration
Year
Electronics
7:04
1997

Cosmos is an attempted realization of a number of important aesthetic concepts to me as a composer: the unification of the micro and macro dimensions of sound (wave motion being common to both); an assimilation of influence from non-Western musics; and the desire to produce electronic music in harmony with nature.
 
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Rain


Instrumentation
Duration
Year
Electronics
6:14
1991

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


Instrumentation
Duration
Year
Electronics
4:26
1995

Slumber describes nature in a state of dormancy, a gathering together of essential elements that will be needed for future growth. Attention is focused on the concept of body. Anything external seems distant and remote; anything internal is intimate and integral.
 

  Instrumental Ensemble Pieces

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The River Speaks


Instrumentation
Duration
Year
Piano, strings, tenor saxophone
5:51
1987

Inspired by the novel Siddharta, by Herman Hesse.
 
 
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