20. Birdsong - Stories From Pripyat: Live performance Webstream (2019)
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A live performance of robin Richards' Birdsong - Stories from Pripyat score. This performance was Facebook live streamed by Low Four Studio and will be archived on their website upon the 2021 audio release of the soundtrack (Prah Records).

The pie... Read More about 20. Birdsong - Stories From Pripyat: Live performance Webstream.

14. Dutch Uncles - O Shudder Studio Recording Session Photographs (2019)
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Films detailing recording techniques employed in the production of the Dutch Uncles album O Shudder.

Tidal Weight Synths - Video footage of the 'synthesizer station' used throughout the recording of O Shudder in Giant Wafer Studios. I was able to... Read More about 14. Dutch Uncles - O Shudder Studio Recording Session Photographs.

15. Dutch Uncles - Big Balloon Recording Session Photographs (2019)
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Images detailing recording sessions undertaken in the creation of Dutch Uncles' 'Big Balloon' at Low Four Studio.

12. Art of Record Production 2019 - Conference Abstract - Berkeley (Boston US) (2019)
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An accepted abstract for the Art of Record Production 2019, this paper will be considered for the following Journal.

A Bridge between Heaven and Earth (2019)
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https://soundcloud.com/alanwilliams123/a-bridge-between-heaven-and-earth

This is a link to a live recording of the premiere of my string quartet commissioned by the Hungarian Unitarian Church to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the foundation of... Read More about A Bridge between Heaven and Earth.

Audio summary of session 1 of the Northern Voices Opera Project (2019)
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A link to an audio file of the first session in the Northern Voices Opera Project:

https://audioboom.com/posts/2240389-northern-voices-audioboo-1

Reverse Action Piano Harp - Website (2019)
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This website documents the design from conception to current playing prototype. An article details the history of reverse action on the autoharp over the last century, and examines what can be learned from earlier innovation. It contains links to rec... Read More about Reverse Action Piano Harp - Website.

Bach’s Fantasie (Partita No. 3 in A minor BWV: 827) Arr: Brissenden (Version 2) (2019)
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Bach’s Fantasie (Partita No. 3 in A minor BWV: 827) Arr: Brissenden
Arranged using the two line system of notation for Raph, where melody appears in the upper stave and harmonic directions for left hand appears in the lower stave.

Bach’s Fantasie (Partita No. 3 in A minor BWV: 827) Arr: Brissenden (Version 3) (2019)
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Bach’s Fantasie (Partita No. 3 in A minor BWV: 827) Arr: Brissenden (Version 2)

Arranged using the three stave system developed to reflect more complex notation directions. The upper two staves reflect complete performance by the right hand in con... Read More about Bach’s Fantasie (Partita No. 3 in A minor BWV: 827) Arr: Brissenden (Version 3).

300 Word Statement - Design and Development of the Reverse Action Piano Harp (2019)
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300 Word Statement - Design and Development of the Reverse Action Piano Harp.

300 Word Statement - Performance, Composition and Arranging for the Reverse Action Piano Harp (2019)
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300 Word Statement - Performance, Composition and Arranging for the Reverse Action Piano Harp

Audio Illusions & Other Musical Curiosities - Manchester Science Festival 2016 (2019)
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Audio Illusions & Other Musical Curiosities

A lecture presented in collaboration with the University of Salford and Manchester Science Festival by Dr Phil Brissenden, Professor Trevor Cox and Dr Brendan Williams.

An investigation into audio ill... Read More about Audio Illusions & Other Musical Curiosities - Manchester Science Festival 2016.

Audio Illusions & Other Musical Curiosities - Manchester Science Festival 2016 - Raph Performance Edit (2019)
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Audio Illusions & Other Musical Curiosities
(This edit shows only the Raph & Additive Synthesis performance)

A lecture presented in collaboration with the University of Salford and Manchester Science Festival by Dr Phil Brissenden, Professor Trev... Read More about Audio Illusions & Other Musical Curiosities - Manchester Science Festival 2016 - Raph Performance Edit.

Orpheus - footage captured at Project: Trinity 19th November 2018 - Performance by Dr Phil Brissenden (Raph), Dr Adam Hart (Signal processing) (2019)
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Orpheus. Experimental piece involving live Raph (and vocal performance from Phil Brissenden and live signal processing, MAX/MSP programming by Adam Hart, and contemporary dancers from the University of Salford

Study (II) (2019)
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The second of two studies written to explore more advanced performance on the Raph. This study (currently untitled) is designed to be slightly at a slightly easier standard than the previous, Nocturne, and to provide a more sustained exploration of t... Read More about Study (II).

Harp Dream (Brissenden, Shepherd 2019) (2019)
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A duet recorded with Hugh Shephard, graduate of MA Music (IMASP) at UoS - kora player. The kora is a nylon strung west African Harp

The Fairest Rose (Traditional Arr: Brissenden) (2019)
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An arrangement of the traditional folk song The Fairest Rose for Raph and Voice. The Raph part explores tremolo counter melodies to the vocal line. The arrangement mixes formal three stave notation with a less structured section which allows more spo... Read More about The Fairest Rose (Traditional Arr: Brissenden).

Salud D'Amour - Elgar (Arr: Brissenden for Violin & Raph) (2019)
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This is an arrangement of Elgar's Salud D'Amour for violin and Raph. The Raph arrangement is developed from the piano part of the piano and violin version of this piece - it follows this part relatively closely, but achieves more harp like textures t... Read More about Salud D'Amour - Elgar (Arr: Brissenden for Violin & Raph).

Salud D'Amour - Elgar (Arr: Brissenden for solo Raph) (2019)
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An arrangement of Elgar's Salud D'Amour for solo Raph. This arrangement uses two stave notation, melody (tremolo) on the string face and lower stave left hand on the keyboard. A performance recording accompanies this score within this collection.

Salud D'Amour - Elgar (Arr: Brissenden for solo Raph - Performance Recording) (2019)
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This performance recording accompanies the notated arrangement of the Elgar's Salud D'Amour for solo Raph.