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Work Overview
This fanfare was commissioned by Ian Pyle for the 50th anniversary of computer science at the University of York and was offered as a gift to the department.
The initial request specified that it "was to be played by a computer", so when creating this work, I had to consider the musical and technical aspects of the request. It had to make sense musically, regardless of what technology was used, and because it was to be much more than a few bars of trumpet call, it needed a narrative that could be related to the occasion.
As one might expect, the fanfare start and ends with the heralding sounds of brass instruments, with the opening representing a small number of players, and the ending representing a large ensemble, symbolising the growth of the department over the years. In between, the passage of time is represented by melodic ideas and sonorities that allude to some hit songs of the initial decades since the department's founding. The choice of decade was also guided by how musical technology developed over that time. The listener is invited to identify the actual allusions!
Work Details
Year: 2022
Instrumentation: This is an electronic work, available as an audio (WAV) file or two contrasting video realisations (MP4). It can be presented as audio only or projected video. Either way, it would need good sound reproduction.
Duration: 4 min.
Difficulty: N/A - Not for live performance — n/a
Commission note: This fanfare was commissioned by Professor Ian Pyle for the 50th anniversary of computer science at the University of York and was offered as a gift to the department.
First performance: 30 Jun 22. 50th year celebration, University of York, UK
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