Tape realizations of instrumental music, with or without tape parts,
composed for various ensembles or individuals.

music for flesh & blood, once removed - 1

~realizations of instrumental music composed for various ensembles or individuals ~

1-2. Dentistry 31.5
(12 Sept. 2001 - Pyhra)

~ for flute & tape, in collaboration with James Poke ~

It is said that this piece has a long and winding history, but I don't know it. What I do know is that James came to me with a finished flute solo ('31 short pieces') and asked that we collaborate on a tape part for it. The result was first performed by Lewis Mitchell, flute, on 15 Dec. '02, Rookery Hill Farm, Dorking. (I don't know if this counts as a 'first performance', it was my 50th birthday concert for invited guests.)

3. (Parp) On The Rug
(4 Apr. 1990 - Chingford)

~ for harp & piano ~

Originally written for the two instruments plus white noise from a de-tuned radio, but after the first performance I quickly dropped the noise as it drowned out the nice playing and ringing after-tones.
I later re-used the runs from the opening and closing bars, but cramped, stretched and abused, in the piece Telling Fibs (1996).
It was first performed by Dominic Saunders, piano, & Hugh Webb, harp, on 10 July '90, at the British Music Information Centre, London.

4-5. Strungout Boeing
(25 Oct. 1997 - Westcott)

~ for vibraphone, piano, marimba and reverb ~

The first of three tracks on this CD based on the music of Henry Purcell.
This is from ‘In Nomine 1 - in six parts’ for Viols, Z.746, more or less simultaneously laid out backwards and forwards, messed with a bit and then ‘smeared’ across the page. It was first performed by: Elizabeth Hardy,piano; Kate Openshaw, marimba; & Alasdair Kelly, vibes, in 'The World of Mel' concert, 23 Nov. '00, Opera Studio, RSAMD, Glasgow.

6. Warm Gods
(27 Sept. 2001 - Pyhra)

~ for soprano sax, vibraphone, electric guitar, and electric bass ~

Another Purcell assisted piece, the opening chords are derived from Z.746 (again) but the solo was dice assisted, strained from a very early work of mine based on the throw of a dice (Random DC, '80). Pete Wilson asked me to write this for the band Subdivo's first concert, the brief was for 'about five minutes' and as I am not used to producing short works, I still think this sounds like the introduction to something bigger.
First performed by: Pete Wilson, bass; David Arrowsmith, guitar; Alex Neal, vibes; & Christian Forshaw, sop. sax - 'Subdivo', on 31 Jan. '02, at The Spitz, London.

7-8. vile intentions
(18 Mar. 2003 - Pyhra)

~ for saxophone quartet (soprano, alto, tenor, & baritone) ~

After seeing The Delta Saxophone Quartet near my home in Austria, I was motivated to write this for them (plus I knew one of the players - don't mock, it all helps). I have a copy of Henry Purcell's 'Fantazias and In Nomines' for Viols (Edition Eulenburg) that I am in the process of working through, to date I have reworked 6 of the 16 pieces.
This is taken from 'Fantazia #9', Z.740 and is written in the 'strungout' style. It remains unperformed but I have also produced a version for string quartet, so who knows.

9-10. Greek Princess II
(13 Feb. 1997 - Westcott)

~ for multiples of 4, any instruments, with or without the tape 'Olitsky' ~

Greek Princess (I) was written for violin, synth & tape for Jo Parker, for a violin recital (Feb. '87, Lyons Concert Hall, York, with John Godfrey, synth.) and was later performed (11 March '89, same venue) by six strings, each of the two lines played by three strings.
In '97 Bob Gilmore asked for a copy of this for a concert at Dartington and I decided to formalize the piece into this four line version. It is essentially the same thing as GPI with a few changes. Unfortunately the concert fell through and this version is as yet unperformed.