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Moving Hues (Revised Version) (2021)
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Davies, M. (2021). Moving Hues (Revised Version). [Score]

Moving Hues was written in 2011 as a farewell gift for conductor Huw Gareth Williams, and the original orchestration was that of Brahms’s Fourth Symphony. All the material contained within the piece is, in some way, derived from the letters of Huw’s... Read More about Moving Hues (Revised Version).

Commissioned Writer in Residence (2020)
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Clement, A., & Pearn, S. (2020). Commissioned Writer in Residence. Bristol

Started in 2018-2019, this project has offered one student per year an opportunity to become a commissioned writer in residence. The position was created in conjunction with the UWE Bristol Grand Challenge, on the theme of homelessness in Bristol. T... Read More about Commissioned Writer in Residence.

Y Gors Fawr (2018)
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Davies, M. (2018). Y Gors Fawr. [Score]

Y Gors Fawr Myfyrdod yw'r cywydd 'Y Gors Fawr' lle mae'r awdur yn ymweld â'r cylch cerrig hwn ym Mynachlog-ddu. Mae'n teimlo ias wrth gerdded i mewn i'r cylch ac yn dychmygu ei fod nôl yn yr oes neolithig ac yn 'gweld' sut roedd y llwyth yn byw dr... Read More about Y Gors Fawr.

Words we never wrote (2018)
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Abba, T. (2018). Words we never wrote. Hay Festival 2018

Words We Never Wrote addresses an emergent quality of ambient works. It constructs a non-linear experiential narrative within a bookended structure, asking its audience to engage with a physical ‘marker’ too - a series of built artworks (WWNW) and a... Read More about Words we never wrote.

Horpinem (2018)
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Hull, A. (2018). Horpinem

Horpinem for Symphony Orchestra. Performed by BBC National Orchestra of Wales at BBC Hoddinot Hall on January 30, 2017. Performed by UWE Bristol Symphony Orchestra at Colston Hall on March 26, 2017.

Manhattan Circus (2017)
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Davies, M., & Nash, C. (2017). Manhattan Circus. [Score]

Collaboration is an interesting endeavour! Particularly when it involves examining and subsequently articulating aspects of one’s compositional process that can then be expressed as computer code and then realised by software through collaboration.... Read More about Manhattan Circus.

Tiny Sonata (2017)
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Davies, M. (2017). Tiny Sonata. [Score]

This work is part of my Tiny series: little musical portraits of my two-year-old son, Sebastian. All the works in the growing series use the same material, but it is reworked in an idiomatic way for different combinations of instruments. The titl... Read More about Tiny Sonata.

Tiny Octet (2017)
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Davies, M. (2017). Tiny Octet. [Score]

This work is part of my Tiny series: little musical portraits of my two-year-old son, Sebastian. All the works in the growing series use the same material, but it is reworked in an idiomatic way for different combinations of instruments. The titl... Read More about Tiny Octet.

The Way of Things (2017)
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Davies, M. (2017). The Way of Things. [Score]

This work turned into a commentary on human nature. Part of the brief was to write a piece of music somehow linked to Reading, Berkshire, and I quickly researched the history of the town. Being a lover of the narrative form, I cherry-picked episodes... Read More about The Way of Things.

A different kind of urban (2017)
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Lane, L. (2017). A different kind of urban

Like many, I had certain pre-conceptions about Milton Keynes when I first approached writing A different kind of urban; however, I have since had the good fortune to be guided into a deeper understanding of the many strands that make up this remarkab... Read More about A different kind of urban.

Sl@t machine (2016)
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Baracskai, Z. (2016). Sl@t machine

Musical project using chaotic feedback circuits that yielded 19 performances 2014-2017 and 4 albums.

Jonny Midnight (Jim Hayes) - Slate, Sea and Sky (Original Dr. L. Lane) (2016)
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Lane, L. (2016). Jonny Midnight (Jim Hayes) - Slate, Sea and Sky (Original Dr. L. Lane)

Slate, Sea and Sky features a musical landscape and journey in three integrated and continuous sections, led by the cornet soloist alongside ensembles broadly representing the title’s elements: ‘slate’ (flugelhorn, tenor horns and trombones); ‘sea’ (... Read More about Jonny Midnight (Jim Hayes) - Slate, Sea and Sky (Original Dr. L. Lane).

Tiny Symphony (2016)
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Davies, M. (2016). Tiny Symphony. [Score]

First and foremost, this is a little musical portrait of my two-year-old son, Sebastian. But, it does also contain all the elements of a late-classical-period symphony in miniature: a sonata form first movement, a scherzo and trio, a slow movement, a... Read More about Tiny Symphony.

At least four (2016)
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Baracskai, Z. (2016). At least four

Piece by Zlatko Baracskai written 2008 was performed in Budapest by: Misha Cvijovic, Damir Bacikin, Attila Dora and Aron Porteleki on 12/06/2016. The musicians are following on screen instructions devised during performance.

Tenebrae (2016)
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Davies, M. (2016). Tenebrae. [Score]

A piece for trumpet in Bb and tape that explores synergies and influential interplay between a solo acoustic performance and an electronic background. Each causes the other to change. The piece follows this narrative: An announcement of a momentou... Read More about Tenebrae.

Rambo leaks (2016)
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Baracskai, Z. (2016). Rambo leaks

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Counting Stars (2016)
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Lane, L. (2016). Counting Stars

'Counting Stars' features the lyrical higher register of the trombone, whilst the piano’s wide range and shifting harmonies revolve around the soloist’s melody. The title reflects the evolving nature of the countryside where I live, in which a consta... Read More about Counting Stars.

She goes to pray (2015)
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Gorell Barnes, L. (2015). She goes to pray. [Anthology]