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music | inquietude

This is a collection of compositions and improvisations that I have worked on over the last two years.

I am principally concerned with evoking emotion and visual imagery in what I write. I typically write music from mental images or photographs. Where possible, I have included photographs that have inspired particular pieces.

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Inquietude
portfolio | if you are looking for a quick overview of my best work, please review this section...
Indigo with Kate Leckie on cello at the Cabaret (2nd June 2007).
Unfinished idea.
Piano solo.
Short extract from the Jacqueline du Pre performance.
Interpretation of the hymn Make me a Channel of your Peace.
Work in progress.
Raucous blues piece.
Minimalist improvisation based around only six notes - Ab, Bb, Db, Eb, Gb, and C.
Short solemn piece for string quartet.
Minimalist study.
Nocturne.
Incidental music for short film planned by John Clulow.
minimalism |
Minimalist study.
Hiemal
Phasing study. Photograph by Ali Rolfe.
Another Place
Textural composition.
Minimalist study.
Minimalist study.
Minimalist study.
Minimalist study.
Minimalist study.
melody and rhythm |
Interpretation of the hymn Make me a Channel of your Peace.
Short solemn piece for string quartet.
Catharses

Rhythmic studies that explore the theme of spiritual catharsis.

Catharsis I
Catharsis II
Catharsis III
Catharsis IV

An evocation of romantic love.
Lazy Cat Blues (Photographs)
Raucous blues piano duet inspired by a photograph that I took of my friend Pali at the Cowley Festival in 2005.
An evocation of a heated argument.
The Heart Smiles (Photographs)
Short Einaudi tribute inspired by a photograph that I took of my friend Trish in London in Summer 2006.
Music to ride lifts by...
Jazz funk with a touch of Buddha Lounge.
A short piece inspired by a photograph taken from my room in Buenos Aires.
An evocation of an animated discussion with a friend.
A meditation on a personal nexus in my life.
improvisations |

Minimalist improvisation based around only six notes - Ab, Bb, Db, Eb, Gb, and C.

Meditational exploration of yearning emotion.
An interpretation of the sound of a cello and the colour indigo.
A brief elegy to my grandmother.
The Rain
Freeform improvisation recorded while I was watching the rain. The pieces stop and start with the rain.

Heavy Droplets I
Heavy Droplets II
Heavy Droplets III
Leaves on Water (Photographs)
Photographs taken at Dry Sandford Pit to accompany this improvisation.
sketches |
The Heart Smiles (Photographs)
Demo with synthesised cello.
Nocturne.
Piano miniature.
Demo with synthesised cello. Music paired with this photograph taken by my mum.
collaborations |
Incidental music for short film by John Clulow.
Work in progress. [Lyrics]
Demo with my own voice while I get hold of a singer... [Lyrics]
Demo with my own voice while I get hold of a singer... [Lyrics] [Final Verse]
Work in progress.

Jazz standard.