Prof Alan Williams' Outputs (119)

Context and translations of Weöres poems (2023)
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This is the text of the speech I gave throughout the concert at whihcbn Weöres Egyenkletek was premiered. It gives a historical and cultural introduction to Weöres, the context to the poems, and an attempted translation (my own) of each text.

Weöres Egyenletek (Full score) (2023)
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The full score as a pdf of my song cycle setting six poems by Sándor Weöres.

Weöres Egyenletek: 300 Word statement and link to video (2023)
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This 300 statement gives detail of the process and context of this set of songs to texts by Hungarian poet Sándor Weöres. Links to video of performance can also be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06urYIFWY9w

The Shot, the Jelly, and the Pot of Treacle (Full score) (2023)
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This is the score to a piece for piano duo, called The Shot, the Jelly, and the Pot of Treacle. The piece was commissioned and premiered by the Re:Sono piano duo.

The piece presents an introduction, then a musical version of three states of nature... Read More about The Shot, the Jelly, and the Pot of Treacle (Full score).

The Shot, the Jelly and the Pot of Treacle (audio recording) (2023)
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Williams, A. (2023). The Shot, the Jelly and the Pot of Treacle (audio recording)

This is a recording of the premiere performance of The Shot, the Jelly and the Pot of Treacle given by the Re: Sono piano duo (Lauryna Sableviciute and Nicholas Ashton) at Organum, Vilnius, Lithuania on April 5th 2023.

A Horse's End (2022)
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Williams, A. (2022). A Horse's End. [Video]

A Horse's End is a music theatre piece commissioned by United Instruments of Luclin with Philippe Schwartz (solo euphonium). The performance was directed by Lionel Ménard and the Horse was performed by Irene Fas Fita.

It was premiered at the Carré... Read More about A Horse's End.

A Horse's End - 300 word statement (2022)
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A statement describing this artistic output and identifying the research aspects

A Horse's End (score) (2022)
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The full score of the concerto/music theatre piece 'A Horse's End'.

Cultural diplomacy: the role of music and creative industry in establishing dialogue and understanding for social impact (2022)
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Dorbayani, S. Cultural diplomacy: the role of music and creative industry in establishing dialogue and understanding for social impact. (Thesis). The University of Salford

This cross-disciplinary critique of commercially available publications and releases exemplifies aspects of my practice as I have navigated through the roles of executive consultant, adviser, international songwriter and cultural diplomat over the pa... Read More about Cultural diplomacy: the role of music and creative industry in establishing dialogue and understanding for social impact.

A space for making : collaborative composition as social participation (2021)
Journal Article
Hart, A., & Williams, A. (2021). A space for making : collaborative composition as social participation. Organised Sound, 26(2), 240-254. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355771821000285

Music composition is traditionally regarded as an act of individual creation and expression, but can be approached, through the aid of digital platforms, as an activity which encourages learning through social participation. This article describes th... Read More about A space for making : collaborative composition as social participation.

Operatic Voices from the North: culture, identity and linguistics at the crossroads. (2021)
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The text of the paper given by Alan Williams and Philip Tipton at the Grim Up North: Northern Identities Network Conference September 2017

Read First (2021)
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Read First document listing the elements of the collection

A portfolio of compositions developing notational and compositional techniques in neo-liturgical music including handpan (2020)
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Mattix, D. A portfolio of compositions developing notational and compositional techniques in neo-liturgical music including handpan. (Thesis). University of Salford

The objective of this portfolio is to develop a system of notation and compose neo-liturgical music featuring the handpan. Until this point, no means of written communication has been in place to express advanced handpan techniques in printed sheet m... Read More about A portfolio of compositions developing notational and compositional techniques in neo-liturgical music including handpan.

Festival of Research with the University of Salford (2020)
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Festival of Research listing on the BBC website for a performance of new works by Prof Alan E. Williams and Robert Laidlow, conducted by Jack Sheen, on 2nd July 2019.

A study in clarity : Josef Suk's Asrael re-envisioned via Schoenberg (2020)
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Karst, I. A study in clarity : Josef Suk's Asrael re-envisioned via Schoenberg. (Thesis). University of Salford

During the second season of the Society for Private Musical Performances (1918-1922), known in Austria as the ‘Verein für musikalische Privataufführungen’, the members began to transcribe orchestral music for their chamber ensemble (Meibach, 1984). P... Read More about A study in clarity : Josef Suk's Asrael re-envisioned via Schoenberg.

In Search Of Enchanted Soundscapes (2020)
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In Search of Enchanted Soundscapes is a piece of experimental music collaboratively composed and produced under lockdown conditions by four members of the Adelphi Contemporary Music Group.

This piece was commissioned as part of a collaboration bet... Read More about In Search Of Enchanted Soundscapes.

Responses to insects recorded on the Costa Blanca (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Brissenden, P., Williams, A., Wise, T., & Dyroy, E. (2020, July). Responses to insects recorded on the Costa Blanca. Presented at Festival of Research 2020, University of Salford

This piece was commissioned as part of a collaboration between the Adelphi Contemporary Music Group here at the University of Salford, and the Beauty and the Beasts; Falling in love with Insects exhibition at the Manchester Museum. This project is pa... Read More about Responses to insects recorded on the Costa Blanca.

A Bridge Between Heaven and Earth - Read First (2019)
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This contains details of the items contained within the collection "A Bridge Between Heaven and Earth"

A Bridge Between Heaven and Earth - Read First (2019)
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This is the guide to the elements contained within this collection

Musical Events and Perceptual Ecologies (link) (2019)
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This discussion article, principally authored by Prof. Eric Clarke of Oxford University, includes a response from me on the idea of complexity ion music, and how this idea can help to understand the process of meaning creation in my string quartet A... Read More about Musical Events and Perceptual Ecologies (link).