Prof Alan Williams' Outputs (65)

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.

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.

Link to Audio of A Bridge Between Heaven and Earth (2019)
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This is a link to the audio file of the quartet A Bridge Between Heaven and Earth, commissioned by the Hungarian Unitarian Church as part of the 450th anniversary of the Edict of Torda, and premiered in Cluj, Romania (Kolozsvar) in January 2018 by th... Read More about Link to Audio of A Bridge Between Heaven and Earth.

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"

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).

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

Norther Voices Opera Project - Read First (2019)
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a "how to" guide to this collection

Scoring the Unseen (2019)
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This is an article as submitted (but not yet accepted at the time of writing) for publication in the volume Music in Radio Drama, part of the "Words and Music" series published by Brill, p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica}... Read More about Scoring the Unseen.

BBC R&D interactive video (2019)
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This is a taster video for the 2016 performance and broadcast of the BBC Radio 4 drama adaptation by Val McDermid of The Kraken Wakes, with music composed by Alan Williams and performed by the BBC Philharmonic. The video includes interviews with Alan... Read More about BBC R&D interactive video.

The Kraken Wakes - Read First (2019)
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This gives details of the evidence made available in the collection relating to the composition of the score to The Kraken Wakes, a BBC Radio 4 drama adaptation by Val McDermid.

Pillars of Wisdom - Read First (2019)
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This is a description of the items of the evidence made available in this collection

Ian McMillan Concrete Poetry (2019)
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This is a setting of a verse of vocal ejaculations by Ian McMillan. The transcription became one of the dance interludes in my opera The Arsonists, rooting the instrumental material of that opera in the speech rhythms of the poet

The Arsonists audio (2019)
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This is the audio recording of the premiere of the opera The Arsonists by Alan Williams and Ian McMIllan. The ensemble are members of the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Clark Rundell, and the singers are: Nick Sales (tenor), Sarah Helsby Hughes (sopra... Read More about The Arsonists audio.

The Arsonists timeline (2019)
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A timeline for the research process leading to the composition and performance of The Arsonsist, the world's first "northern opera"

Navigating the Collection - Paynter: A Digital Tablet-Based Platform for Collaborative Composition in the Classroom (2019)
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This document describes the contents of the collection, with guidance on how to navigate the items.

The Rivet's Tale (score) (2019)
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The Rivet's Tale is a piece for large ensemble, which incorporates musical material source collaboratively as part of the Paynter project undertaken with Dr Adam Hart of Salford University and pupils of the Cathedral School of St Peter and St John (P... Read More about The Rivet's Tale (score).

Collaborative Composition with Paynter (2019)
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This is a blog post description of the process of collaborative composition in the Paynter project, and how this resulted in a collaboratively sourced music composition for an ensemble from the BBC Philharmonic, The Rivet's Tale.

The Rivet's Tale (Link to Performance) (2019)
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This is a link to the performance of The Rivet's Tale, preceeded by a short video explaining the origins of the piece, and a short talk also addressing the same ideas. The performance of the piece can be heard from 10' 30".

'Titanic' Score - Year 2, Cathedral School of St Peter & St John (2019)
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This is the score for 'Titanic' by the Year 2 pupils of Cathedral School of St Peter & St John Primary, Salford. The piece was composed using the app Paynter, arranged into a score by Professor Alan Williams (University of Salford) and performed by a... Read More about 'Titanic' Score - Year 2, Cathedral School of St Peter & St John.

'Cat and Bird' Score - Year 4, Cathedral School of St Peter & St John (2019)
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This is the score for 'Cat and Bird' by the Year 4 pupils of Cathedral School of St Peter & St John Primary, Salford. The piece was composed using the app Paynter, arranged into a score by Professor Alan Williams (University of Salford) and performed... Read More about 'Cat and Bird' Score - Year 4, Cathedral School of St Peter & St John.