Connolly: Verse - Triad III - Cinquespaces - Poems of Wallace Stevens I
6/1/2008, 14 Tracks, 57:09
Featuring
Janet Craxton
Brian Hawkins
Charles Tunnell
Philip Jones
Elgar Howarth
Ifor James
John Iveson
John Fletcher
Justin Connolly
Jane Manning
The John Alldis Choir
Vesuvius Ensemble
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Nash Ensemble
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Composition History
Connolly's first published piece dates from 1964, making him slower to establish himself as a composer compared to contemporaries like Alexander Goehr and Peter Maxwell Davies.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Connolly's compositions are characterized by technical virtuosity, expressive clarity, and a kaleidoscopic handling of short, cell-like motifs within logical structures.
Compositional Technique
The 'Tesserae' series, scored for one and two instruments, obliquely references the 19th-century English hymn tune 'Repton' by Sir Hubert Parry, though it is never heard in its original form.
Recording & Production
This album features digital remasters of original analogue master recordings made in 1972 in association with the British Council and first released on ARGO ZRG 747.
Compositional Technique
Connolly's 'Triads' series (1964-74) develops through the resourceful use of tiny motifs within elaborate structures, often written for diverse instrumental groupings.
Composer Biography
Justin Connolly, born in London in 1933, initially studied law before entering the Royal College of Music in 1958 to study composition.
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