The source material for Gráinne Mulvey's "Aeolus" is derived from recordings of one of Mark Garry's Aeolian harps, ambient wind sounds, and birdsong.
Composer Biography
Christopher Fox is a composer who often works at a tangent to the musical mainstream, basing his career on close collaborations with specific performers.
Composition History
Christopher Fox's "untouch" is the first part of a two-part work, "untouch - touch", which premiered at the 2017 Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.
Composition History
Gráinne Mulvey's "Aeolus" was written for an installation by sculptor Mark Garry at the Dublin Institute of Technology campus, as part of the Sounding Out The Space conference.
Compositional Technique
In Christopher Fox's "untouch", the percussionist performs movements without striking gongs; instead, each hand movement triggers a sine-tone introducing overtones of the gongs.
Composer Biography
Gráinne Mulvey, born in Dublin, was appointed Head of Composition at Dublin Institute of Technology Conservatory of Music and Drama in 2001.
Compositional Technique
In Gráinne Mulvey's "Aeolus", electronically manipulated recordings are treated in the manner of musique concrète, creating a dialogue with natural sounds and the unprocessed harp.
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