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Silence of moontide
No full textFor solo piano, duration 1 minute.
This piece was first performed by Andrew Melvin at the Adur Arts Festival, Steyning. It was originally published by BMIC New Voices and remains a part of their collection
Into the stone
No full textFor wind band, duration 9 minutes. This piece was commissioned by John Miller and Guildhall Junior School. It was first published by BMIC New Voices and remains a part of their collection
Pulse-echo
No full textFor violin, cello and piano, duration 5 minutes.
This piece was commissioned by Music Past and Present. It was first published by BMIC New Voices and remains part of their collection
Ocean
No full textFor unaccompanied choir, duration 4 minutes. This piece was first performed in June 1998 by the BBC Singers at St Giles Cripplegate, London.
It was first published by BMIC New Voices and remains a part of their collection
Without ceremony
No full textFor baritone voice and piano, duration 25 minutes, setting poems by Thomas Hardy. It was premiered on 16 November 2021 by Gerald Finley (bass-baritone) and Julius Drake (piano)
Sudden light
No full textConcerto for orchestra, duration c.17 minutes.
Sudden Light was inspired by Marcus du Sautoy’s book The Music of the Primes in which he describes prime numbers as being like “jewels studded throughout the vast expanse of the universe – timeless numbers that exist in some world independent of our physical reality. Their importance to mathematics comes from their power to build all other numbers… Yet despite their apparent simplicity and fundamental character, prime numbers remain the most mysterious objects in the universe for it is impossible to predict when the next prime number will appear.” In the harmonic series the prime numbered partials create the octave, the fifth and the third above the fundamental pitch – the building blocks of diatonic harmony. But they also create microtonal overtones that create shimmering dissonances when illuminated against a fundamental pitch. In Sudden Light I explore the overtone series as a basis for a large-scale harmonic structure exploiting the diametric nature of consonance and dissonance. Sequences of prime numbers abound in the construction of the rhythms, the form and surface musical detail. The title for the piece comes from Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s poem of the same name, which explores opposing notions of certainty and ambiguity. ***** A recording of this work is available on NMC here: https://nmc-recordings.myshopify.com/products/mark-bowden-sudden-light ****
Drift
No full textAnimation & electronics, collaboration with video artist and experimental filmmaker Max Hattler.
The video is available at the 'Official URL' link below
Resonances for GGS
No full textFor 16 players divided into 6 groups.
This work was first performed by students from the RCM, in St Mary Abbots Church, Kensington London, 22nd September 2022