Modern Music

Harmonio This is my first completed, full-scale orchestral work. (2016 version) Musical ideas derived from the opening theme are developed throughout the rest of the work. The opening motifs are also significant to the structure of the composition; they indicate the start of new sections. However, unlike most of my other contemporary music, it is written without a pre-planned form. The main intention of this work is to explore how subtle orchestral timbres can be deployed to create a tense and dramatic atmosphere. ‘Harmonio’ is a term that I have created to indicate ‘harmonic resonance’ - an orchestral technique that produces subtle changes of timbre. Layering certain pitches on top of each other causes a particular reverberation; a harmonic disturbance which is intended to produce sympathetic vibrations. http://ianwmoore.com/ Harmonio on Spotify Harmonio on Deezer Harmonio on Napster Harmonio on iTunes eBook score: Harmonio @ iBookstore ...

Narcissistic II I am a composer who doesn't mind you seeing his music before it is finished.   Both 'Narcissistic I' and 'Harmonio' are undergoing extensive revisions. Sketch for orchestra is a short extract of a recent composition called "Narcissistic".  The original work began a few years ago.   It marks a significant change in the direction of my music.  Until recently, I have been writing chamber music (including a lot of solo instrumental pieces). Now, I have decided to mainly write for orchestra. This is a challenging decision because the economic situation at the moment means that it is incredibly difficult to get orchestral music performed. I already have two pieces of music that has yet to be performed, ("Transcience" and "La Cloche Felee") and they are nearly twenty years old. The thought of writing more music that is never played is an unwelcome one. The transition hasn't been easy either. Writing chamber mus...

Populism has been described as Bound up with the populist concern for the musical education of  ‘the masses’  (through reference to  ‘their’  folk-music genres)  were topical social and political ideologies,  chiefly nationalism and later,  at the start of the twentieth century,  evolutionism,  which influenced the composers’  selection of folk-music themes for their pedagogical works and were clearly evident in their explanatory literature about this music .   ( Rhoda Dullea) I doubt if many English people could name a folk tune that wasn't Scottish or Irish.

'Percussion' Version. Initially, I intended to write a series of biographical ‘incidents’ outlining significant events in my life. But then, it turned into an observation about the whole concept of self-image.  Many of us are familiar with the story of Narcissus. The young man who saw his own reflection in the water and fell in love with it, not realising it was merely an image. Unable to leave the beauty of his reflection, he lost his will to live. He stared at his reflection until he died.   This is how Elan Golomb (Trapped In The Mirror) views the narcissistic personality. “-They unconsciously deny an unstated and intolerably poor self-image through inflation. They turn themselves into glittering figures of immense grandeur surrounded by psychologically impenetrable walls. The goal of this self-deception is to be impervious to greatly feared external criticism and to their own rolling sea of doubts - ”   It ends with a de-constructed the...