Anthony Payne's Phoenix Mass, his first acknowledged score, was initially requested in 1965 as a mass suitable for school use.
Composition History
Anthony Payne's Horn Trio was commissioned by American friends Estelle and Morton Sosland for their Diamond Wedding celebrations.
Composer Biography
Anthony Payne, the composer, is married to soprano Jane Manning, with whom he formed the ensemble Jane's Minstrels in 1988.
Recording & Production
The Horn Trio was recorded live for BBC Radio 3, a British national radio station.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Anthony Payne found that the long horn and violin solos in the central slow section of his Horn Trio could be combined in perfect counterpoint, symbolizing marital harmony.
Recording & Production
The pieces Phoenix Mass, Paean, and The World's Winter were transferred from LP recordings because the original master tapes were unavailable.
Compositional Technique
In his work Paean, Anthony Payne used random number tables not for automatic generation, but to systematically build upon intuitively conceived ideas.
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