Jonty Harrison

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Compositions

Round and Around (1975)
Duration: 13'
Instrumentation: 9 horns and 2 percussion.
Premiere: Arthur Morley's Horn Circus/Jonty Harrison; Grimsby, 1975.
Rosaces 1 (1976)
Duration: 21'
Instrumentation: violin and large ensemble.
Premiere: Anemone/Jonty Harrison; York Festival, 1976.
Canto (Amoroso) (1976)
Duration: 6'
Instrumentation: voice and ensemble.
Premiere: Anemone/Jonty Harrison; York Festival, 1976.
Q (1976)
Duration: 12'
Instrumentation: soprano saxophone, string trio and electric organ.
Premiere: Meridian Ensemble/Jonty Harrison; Bourne, Lincolnshire, 1978.
Rosaces 2 (1977)
Duration: 9'
Instrumentation: solo piano.
Commissioned by Regional Contemporary Music Circuit/Yorkshire and Humberside Arts.
Premiere: Richard Markham; Leeds, 1978.
Lunga (1977)
Duration: 16'
Instrumentation: 6 oboes and 3 bassoons.
Commissioned by Double Reed Ensemble.
Premiere: Double Reed Ensemble/Dominic Muldowney; St John's, Smith Square, London, 1977.
Pair/Impair (1978)
Duration: 12'
Instrumentation: tape.
Articles indéfinis, empreintes DIGITALes, IMED 9627
Premiere: University of East Anglia, 1978.
Mention, Bourges International Electroacoustic Awards 1979.
Aurora (1978)
Duration: 24'
Instrumentation: orchestra.
Four Three (1978)
Duration: 18'
Instrumentation: flute, viola and harp.
Commissioned by Worfield Charity Concert Trust/West Midlands Arts.
Premiere: Erard Trio; Worfield, Shropshire, 1978.
SQ (1979)
Duration: 17'
Instrumentation: saxophone quartet - music theatre.
Commissioned by Myrha Saxophone Quartet/Arts Council of Great Britain.
Premiere: Myrha Saxophone Quartet; St John's, Smith Square, London, 1979.
A Vent (1979)
Duration: 20'
Instrumentation: oboe and tape.
Commissioned by Robin Canter/Arts Council of Great Britain.
Premiere: Robin Canter; St John's, Smith Square, 1979.
Mention, Bourges International Electroacoustic Awards 1979.
EQ (1980)
Duration: 15'
Instrumentation: soprano saxophone and tape - music theatre.
Commisioned by John Harle/Arts Council of Great Britain.
Premiere: John Harle; St John's, Smith Square, London, 1981
First Prize, Bourges International Electroacoustic Awards 1981.
Rosaces 3 (1980)
Duration: 16'
Instrumentation: large ensemble.
Commissioned by Tactus.
Premiere: Tactus/Henry Brown; Lyons Concert Hall, York, 1980.
Monodies (1981)
Duration: 20'
Instrumentation: bass clarinet and live electronics.
Commissioned by West Square Electronic Music Ensemble/Arts Council of Great Britain.
Premiere: Harry Sparnaay/West Square Electronic Music Ensemble; St John's, Smith Square, London, 1981.
Rosaces 4 (1982)
Duration: 14'
Instrumentation: 4 amplified voices and tape.
Commissioned by Elms Concerts and Singcircle/Arts Council of Great Britain.
Premiere: Singcircle/Gregory Rose; Huddersfield International Festival, 1982.
(SQ)WHEEZE (1982)
Duration: 10'
Instrumentation: accordion and tape - music theatre.
Commissioned by Nottingham University/Radcliffe Trust.
Premiere: John Chilton; University of Nottingham, 1982.
Klang (1982)
Duration: 9'
Instrumentation: tape.
Commissioned by Magyar Radio/MAFILM.
Premiere: the University of Birmingham, 1982.
Second Prize, Bourges International Electroacoustic Awards 1983; Euphonie d'or, Bourges 1992.
Sons transmutants/sans transmutant (1983)
Duration: 11'
Instrumentation: brass quintet.
Commissioned by Musicon/Northern Arts.
Premiere: Fine Arts Brass Ensemble; Durham, 1983.
Duel (1983)
Duration: 15'
Instrumentation: ensemble and tape - music theatre.
Commissioned by Gemini/Arts Council of Great Britain.
Premiere: Gemini/Peter Wiegold; St John's, Smith Square, London, 1983.
Luftflut (1984)
Duration: 12'
Instrumentation: flute and tape.
Commissioned by Simon Desorgher/Arts Council of Great Britain.
Premiere: Simon Desorgher; Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, 1984.
Hammer and Tongs (1984)
Duration: 8'
Instrumentation: string quartet.
Premiere: Bochmann String Quartet; St Michael's Church, Cornhill, London, 1985.
Lloyds Bank National Composer's Award 1985.
A Cordes (1985)
Duration: 14'
Instrumentation: 8 strings and tape.
Commissioned by Ensemble InterContemporain/IRCAM.
Premiere: Ensemble InterContemporain/Ronald Zollman; IRCAM, Paris, 1985.
Lament (1985, with Douglas Doherty)
Duration: 14'
Instrumentation: tape.
Commissioned by BRMB Radio.
Premiere: BRMB transmission, 1985.
Mention, Bourges International Electroacoustic Awards 1986.
Paroles hérétiques (1986)
Duration: 18'
Instrumentation: soprano and piano.
Commissioned by Susan Lawrence/Greater London Arts.
Premiere: Susan Lawrence/Nicholas Kok; Purcell Room, London, 1986.
Tremulous Couplings (1986)
Duration: 7'
Instrumentation: 'cello and piano.
Commissioned by Duo Parker-Brown.
Premiere: Duo Parker-Brown; Lyons Concert Hall, York, 1986.
Farben (1987)
Duration: 20'
Instrumentation: amplified ensemble and live electronics.
Commissioned by Festival of English Music/Finzi Trust and an anonymous donor.
Premiere: Nash Ensemble/ Lionel Friend; Summer Festival of English Music, Abingdon, 1987.
Beaten Track (1987)
Duration: 27'
Instrumentation: voices and tape - music theatre.
Commissioned by Vocem/Arts Council of Great Britain.
Premiere: Vocem; De IJsbreker, Amsterdam, 1988.
Ripieno (1988)
Duration: 16'
Instrumentation: ensemble and live electronics.
Commissioned by Metanoia/Arts Council of Great Britain.
Premiere: Metanoia; Purcell Room, London, 1988.
Concertino (1988)
Duration: 4'
Instrumentation: alto flute (or other woodwind) and optional live electronics.
Premiere: Jos Zwaanenburg; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 1989.
Aria (1988)
Duration: 11'
Instrumentation: tape.
Articles indéfinis, empreintes DIGITALes, IMED 9627
Commissioned by Groupe de Musique Expérimentale de Bourges.
Premiere: the University of Birmingham, 1988.
Paroles plus hérétiques (1990)
Duration: 20'
Instrumentation: soprano and ensemble.
Commissioned by Birmingham Contemporary Music Group.
Premiere: Sarah Leonard/BCMG/Jonty Harrison; Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham, 1991.
Concerto Caldo (1991)
Duration: 15'
Instrumentation: amplified string ensemble.
Commissioned by Beverley Davison and Hot Strings.
Premiere: Beverley Davison and Hot Strings/Jonty Harrison; Barber Festival of Contemporary Music, The University of Birmingham, 1991.
CQ (1990)
Duration: 15'
Instrumentation: saxophone, rock band and live electronics.
Commissioned by Barocko/Arts Council of Great Britain.
PulseRates (1991, with Andrew Lewis and Dan Rodger; additional material by Alistair MacDonald and Robert Dow)
Duration: 11'
Instrumentation: tape.
Commissioned by Birmingham City Council.
Premiere: Centenary Square and the International Convention Centre, Birmingham, 1991.
In Cant (in sky) (1992)
Duration: 11'
Instrumentation: tenor and 2 percussion.
Commissioned by Curtis, Konink, Andriessen/Arts Council of Great Britain.
Premiere: Curtis, Konink, Andriessen; Eindhoven, Holland, 1992.
Ottone (1992)
Duration: 19'
Instrumentation: brass quintet and tape.
Commissioned by Fine Arts Brass Ensemble/West Midlands Arts.
Premiere: Fine Arts Brass Ensemble; Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham, 1992.
Preselected, Bourges International Electroacoustic Awards 1994.
...et ainsi de suite... (1992)
Duration: 19'
Instrumentation: tape.
Articles indéfinis, empreintes DIGITALes, IMED 9627
Premiere: BBC Pebble Mill (live transmission of BEAST concert), 1992.
Distinction, Prix Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria, 1993; First Prize, Musica Nova, Prague 1994; preselected, Bourges International Electroacoustic Awards 1994.
Sorties (1995)
Duration: 15' - part of Web installation with members of BEAST
Commissioned by BBC/Birmingham City Council.
Premiere: The Ice House, Birmingham, 1995.
Prize, Programme Category, Bourges International Electroacoustic Awards 1996.
Hot Air (1995)
Duration: 22'
Instrumentation: tape.
Articles indéfinis, empreintes DIGITALes, IMED 9627
Commissioned by Groupe de Recherches Musicales, Paris.
Premiere: Salle Olivier Messiaen, Maison de Radio-France, Paris, 1995.
Mention, Prix Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria, 1996.
Unsound Objects (1995)
Duration: 13'
Instrumentation: tape.
Articles indéfinis, empreintes DIGITALes, IMED 9627
Commissioned by International Computer Music Association.
Premiere: 1995 International Computer Music Conference, Banff, Canada, 1995.
Surface Tension (1997)
Instrumentation: tape.
Commissioned by Groupe de Musique Expérimentale de Bourges.
Premiere: Synthèse (Bourges International Festival), 1997.
Splintering (1997)
Instrumentation: tape.
Commissioned by Groupe de Recherches Musicales, Paris.
Premiere: Salle Olivier Messiaen, Maison de Radio-France, Paris, 1997.
Abstracts (1998)
Instrumentation: 8-channel tape and large orchestra.
Commissioned by the University of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Premiere: Great Hall, The University of Birmingham (University of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Vic Hoyland), 1998.
Streams (1999)
Instrumentation: 8-channel tape.
Commissioned by the Sonorities Festival, Belfast
Premiere: Harty Room, Queen's University, Belfast, as part of the Sonorities Festival, 1999.

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