Prof Alan Williams' Outputs (46)

Realizations Decisions and Actions: Toward a Framework of Dramatic Structure for Film Composers (2024)
Thesis
Bellware, A. (2024). Realizations Decisions and Actions: Toward a Framework of Dramatic Structure for Film Composers. (Thesis). The University of Salford

The goal of my research is to develop a theoretical and practical framework for film composers that helps to determine the moments in a film that should be underlined or “marked” with music during the spotting process. Spotting means defining music e... Read More about Realizations Decisions and Actions: Toward a Framework of Dramatic Structure for Film Composers.

The Indian choir, ensemble and Vedic traditions (2024)
Thesis
Joshi, R. (2024). The Indian choir, ensemble and Vedic traditions. (Thesis). University of Salford

In this commentary, I provide the details of four Indian choir projects: how I planned,
prepared the musical repertoire, compositions, technical plans, and marketing and how I
delivered the high-profile concerts. It was my aspiration to create an I... Read More about The Indian choir, ensemble and Vedic traditions.

The Role Of Harmony In The Construction Of A Machine Aesthetic In Electronic Dance Music (2024)
Thesis
Harding, R. (2024). The Role Of Harmony In The Construction Of A Machine Aesthetic In Electronic Dance Music. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis represents the first extended study of harmonic practices and their significance in electronic dance music. Focusing on analysis of recordings from the 1970s–1990s, it identifies three distinctive harmonic practices which help to define w... Read More about The Role Of Harmony In The Construction Of A Machine Aesthetic In Electronic Dance Music.

The Euphonium: A Musical Journey (2024)
Thesis
SCHWARTZ, P. (2024). The Euphonium: A Musical Journey. (Thesis). University of Salford

This Doctor of Musical Arts research portfolio explores the euphonium soloist’s status within
a variety of aspects of the classical music profession. Specifically, the role of the euphonium
is investigated through practical application in distinct... Read More about The Euphonium: A Musical Journey.

Scoring the Unseen: Composition Film Music for Radio Drama (2023)
Book Chapter
Williams, A. (in press). Scoring the Unseen: Composition Film Music for Radio Drama. In P. Verhulst, & J. Mildorf (Eds.), Word, Sound and Music in Radio Drama. Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers

This book chapter, part of the volume Word, Sound and Music in Radio Drama, describes the process of writing an orchestral score for a BBC Radio drama (The Kraken Wakes, Savvy Productions/ BBC, 2015) designed to be performed live alongside the actors... Read More about Scoring the Unseen: Composition Film Music for Radio Drama.

Cultural diplomacy: the role of music and creative industry in establishing dialogue and understanding for social impact (2022)
Thesis
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.

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

A study in clarity : Josef Suk's Asrael re-envisioned via Schoenberg (2020)
Thesis
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.

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.

Paynter - a digital tablet-based platform for collaborative composition in the classroom : 300 word statement (2019)
Other
Hart, A., & Williams, A. (2019). Paynter - a digital tablet-based platform for collaborative composition in the classroom : 300 word statement

The Arsonists - 300 word statement (2019)
Other
Williams, A. (2019). The Arsonists - 300 word statement

Northern Voices Opera Project - 300 word statement (2018)
Other
Williams, A. (2018). Northern Voices Opera Project - 300 word statement

The Kraken Wakes : 300 word statement (2018)
Other
Williams, A. (2018). The Kraken Wakes : 300 word statement. Salford, UK

Pillars of Wisdom : 300 word statement (2018)
Other
Williams, A. (2018). Pillars of Wisdom : 300 word statement. Salford, UK

Musical events and perceptual ecologies (2018)
Journal Article
Clarke, E., Williams, A., & Reynolds, D. (2018). Musical events and perceptual ecologies. Senses and Society, 13(3), 264-281. https://doi.org/10.1080/17458927.2018.1516023

This paper, followed by two responses, discusses the application of ecological theory to an understanding of a number of issues in the aesthetics of music. It argues for an understanding of music as based in event perception, with an expanded concept... Read More about Musical events and perceptual ecologies.

A Bridge Between Heaven and Earth : 300 word statement (2018)
Other
Williams, A. (2018). A Bridge Between Heaven and Earth : 300 word statement. Salford, UK

SPARC 2016 Salford postgraduate annual research conference book of abstracts (2016)
Book
McCarthy, R., Ekuma, C., van der Veen, S., Chadwell, A., Greuel, H., Costamagna, E., …Yousef, R. (2016). T. Ireland (Ed.), SPARC 2016 Salford postgraduate annual research conference book of abstracts. Salford, UK: University of Salford

The Kraken wakes (2016)
Other
Williams, A. (2016). The Kraken wakes. [Radio]

This is a rough mix of episode 1 of a BBC / Savvy Productions radio drama, broadcast in May/June 2016 on BBC Radio 4. The music is solely composed by Williams and performed by the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Clark Rundell. The knowledge revealed by... Read More about The Kraken wakes.

Collaborative composition, writing and performing (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Williams, A. (2014, November). Collaborative composition, writing and performing. Presented at SIMPOM (Brazilian Simposium for postgraduates in music), Rio de Janeiro

This was one of the invited lectures delivered at the 2014 Simposium for Postgraduate Students in Music in Brazil (SIMPOM), held at the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The lecture described a variety of collaborative approa... Read More about Collaborative composition, writing and performing.