2018
Alison's Piano Book
A selection from my book of occasional piano pieces
played by Aleksander Szram.
2017
Capricci
For any solo instrument of the string family. Written in 2014,
played here by myself on double bass.
2015
Life, suddenly
New song cycle (composed 2013) with texts by Alison Truefitt.
Performed by Alison and myself.
2013
Third Sonata
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For piano. My 2003-4 two-hour manifesto for the concept of
composed/improvised music. Two of the six parts, Navratilova
and Blueprint, performed live in concert by Aleksander Szram.
2010
Scafra Preludes
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Twelve big piano pieces (my '48', more than an hour's music)
written over a ten year period, 1995-2005, newly recorded by
Aleksander Szram.
2002 Yule's King
Choral fanfare with brass, organ and percussion written for
Bob Chilcott and the BBC Singers in 2002.
O Clavis David
Unaccompanied choral piece written in 1999 for Jeffrey
Skidmore and Ex Cathedra.
2001 Sonata (Gracing)
20-minute improvised scafra sonata for a solo instrument.
Performed here live in concert by Nikos Veliotis, cello.
2000 Symphony No.1
For large orchestra, 6 improvising soloists, children's choir and
pre-recorded voices. Performed by the BBC
Symphony Orchestra,
CoMA soloists and CYM choir conducted by the composer.
1999
Marineland
Song for voice and piano with text by Richard Stilgoe.
Performed by Roderick Williams and Iain Burnside.
Moto Interrotto
Semi-improvised quasi-concerto for piano and backing written
in 1995. Performed by Daryl (from the Overlays CD).
Moto Ripreso
Companion piece to Moto Interrotto written in 1995, wholly
improvised with backing. Performed by Daryl
(from the Overlays CD).
Dicing with De'Ath
Multitracked improvisation piece written in 1998. Two completely
different performances by Daryl (piano, from the Overlays CD)
and Nikos Veliotis (cello).
I Am A Donut
Piece for instrumental ensemble written in 1993. Two
performances, one by Klangforum Wien conducted by Daryl
(from the Humours of Daryl Runswick CD), one by the Trinity
College of Music Contemporary Ensemble conducted by
Gregory Rose.
1998 Grunt
Electronics, made as a backing for an improvisation piece. Later
liberated to stand on its own.
1994 From Two Worlds
Piece for 2 Indian musicians and 3 European players,
semi-improvised with backing, written in 1990 (from the
Humours of Daryl Runswick CD).
1993 Cool>Warm>Hot
Solo clarinet piece with multiphonics and micro-intervals, written
in 1983. Performed by Andrew Sparling (from the Humours of
Daryl Runswick CD).
Main-Lineing
Piece for clarinet quartet written in 1991. Performed by
No Strings Attached (from the Humours of Daryl Runswick CD).
Mouth Symphony
Large choral piece with extended vocal techniques, written in
1994. Performed by the CoMA Ensemble conducted by the
composer (from the Humours of Daryl Runswick CD).
1989 Come On You Arsewalls
Electro-acoustic piece made from football chants.
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