Graham Flett

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Compositions have been organized chronologically:

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walking across the atlantic
winter syntax

sample(s) 8' two songs for harp and soprano
performed by Claron McFadden
and Remy van Kersten text by Billy Collins
Commissioned by the N.J.O. - 2011

Hope Doubts Folly
8'
CONTACT Contemporary Music
saxophone, percussion + audio-files,
piano, e.guitar, violin, cello, bass

7 audio files.
the piece involves a degree
of improvisation from
performers.

Recasted Trope

sample 9'
Baroque Ensemble
traverso, harpsichord, violin, gamba

A = 415: 1/4 mean-tone tuning
Based on a popular ground-bass
from the 17th century

Canon Interruptus:
(Montreal version)

9'
String Quartet and Speaker
performed by the Bozzini Quartet
Speaker: Graham Flett
Scordatura tuning
features an unconventional reading of
Robert Burns': "A Man's a Man for A' That"

his recurssive heroine

long sample 11''
Sinfonietta - HGO Rebels:
1,1,1,1 | 1,1 | perc | 2,1,1,1

"Man of the Year"
8'
den haag all stars ensemble
20 harmoniums
and one singer

The indoctrination ritual brought this man into the
the Illuminati Pentangle. This annual event was held in a
large secular church, and for this particular year it required
2 pyramid-men a castrati-globe-singer and other free-mason attire.

"Palladio"
8'
Ensemble Aleph:
soprano, clarinet, piano
percussion, violin, cello, optional performer

Palladio: was an architect
Ana M. Glorith: A poetic algorithm

"cuando desperto,"
el dinosauro todaviia estaba allii
4'
for ensemble:
soprano, flute, harp,
percussion, contra bass

text by Augusto Monterroso
*percussionist is blind-folded

"tho sme hve chngd"
7'
Ensemble MEANS:
soprano, flute, clarinet,
piano, violin, cello

text: the Beatles,
'in my life'

Monolith Passing

18'
for Ensemble:
String Quartet, Euphonium (Horn or Trombone),
Two Percussionists
2 Loud Speakers (electronics)

downloadable files needed*

Polarity Maker

12'
Ensemble Klang:
alto sax, tenor sax,
trmbone, perc, piano, elec.guitar
live electronics
downloadable files needed*

Inflatable Trust (inc.) 25'
F.O.P.
fl, ob, bsn
trmp, trmb, perc.
vln, c.bass
libretto by
Anna Maria Versloot
A short chamber opera
in Nederlands.

Octagonal Boom
8'
Nieuwe Ensemble:
fl, cln, ob,
mdln, guit, harp
perc, pno,
vln, vla, vlc, c.bass
piano will need to be slightly prepared

Song of Tranches 4'
de ereprijs:
large ensemble

Text: Ben Bernanke +
an anonymous blogger
several 'gadgets' were used
wii controller (perc)
+ abelton live (to cue the samples)

Nurdle Point

9' Prepared Piano and Recorder

awaiting performance
piano preparations needed

Distill and Toss 11'
The Big Ensemble:
Fl (2), Cln (2),
Trmp, Trmb, Hrn, Tba
Harp, E.Guit, Perc (2),
*Juggling Percussionist
Vln (2), Vla (2), Vlc (2), C.bass (2)

Theatre Requirements:
Juggler / Strap on the back bass drum

vapour canopy

sample
8' Woodwind Quintet:
Quintet Animus (Latvia)
theatrical performance
also possible

backslide roller
8'
ASKO Ensemble:
ob, cln,
trmp, hrn, trmb, tba,
vla, vlc
Part of the Canadian selection
for the I.S.C.M. , 2010

amaize'nfrills'

8:27' Clarinet + Ipod Shuffle

*downloadable files needed:
20 mp3s needed

Latency

sample
8' for piano, violin
and percussion

score in parts *downloadable files needed:
3 separate click-tracks

Mount Demographic 10' For 20 out-of-tune pianos
Edit Festival, Eindhoven
*downloadable files needed:
silent disco system + click-track
yeah and umm, 20 out-of-tune pianos?

Contradistinction

sample
9' Saxophone Quartet

verierre de vapeur

sample
17' for melodica quartet *downloadable files:
optional click-track
accompanying film
very large score.
see youtube

drunken trees
6' 2 sopranos, 1 mezzo
an arrangement of into a mass of air

Scherzo?

3' for viola and piano Someday I may expand this work
into a larger suite.

Anek-Nota 2'
for small orchestra
written for the N.Y.M.E.
still to be performed

Burnt Norton
7' for soprano and oboe Never try to set a T.S. Eliot poem
to music. His estate won't allow
it to happen.

into a mass of air

sample

7' Large Ensemble + 3 singers
de ereprijs. text by Andrew Bailie

No Common Room

5' An Etude for Two Clarinets

Bildungsroman

6' Solo Marimba

11 Minutes for Orchestra

11' Standard Orchestra
unperformed

shudder / low / shook

13' Bass Clarinet and Accordion

three movements
rather difficult pieces: unperformed to date

Vicissitudes

12' Array Music:
Cln, Trmp, C.Bass, Perc. I wrote this piece in three weeks
for the Array Futurelab workshop
It's known as my 'plastic-bag piece'

Prions on the Prairie

7' Piano and Percussion
My tribute to:
Mad Cow's Disease;
The Annual Canadian Arts Summit;
Genuine Grade 'A' Alberta Beef

Autonomous Stride 7' Flute and Guitar
commissioned by Alexandre Nassaan

Childish Prolixity

8' Solo Piano
A collection of short pieces for piano.
Each one is 9 bars in length
and they are 11 of them in total

Cicada's Nocturne

12' Solo Violin + Electronics
*downladble files needed:
patches for MAX MSP
or they can be re-made

Stratus and Shale

8' Solo Alto Flute
the 'tongue ram' is the sexiest
technique in contemporary music

Spotting Cassiopeia

11' Two Percussionists

Toronto Tryptych

20' E.Guit, Vibes, Bass
I. Dormant City
II. Sun Treading Upon Glass
III. Smoldering Little Nuggets

Archive
* for older music, bands, and music outside the realm of 'composed-music' *


walking across the atlantic winter syntax	sample(s)	8'	two songs for harp and soprano performed by Claron McFadden and Remy van Kersten		text by Billy Collins Commissioned by the N.J.O. - 2011
Hope Doubts Folly		8'	CONTACT Contemporary Music saxophone, percussion + audio-files, piano, e.guitar, violin, cello, bass		7 audio files. the piece involves a degree of improvisation from performers.
Recasted Trope	sample	9'	Baroque Ensemble traverso, harpsichord, violin, gamba		A = 415: 1/4 mean-tone tuning Based on a popular ground-bass from the 17th century
Canon Interruptus: (Montreal version)		9'	String Quartet and Speaker performed by the Bozzini Quartet Speaker: Graham Flett		Scordatura tuning features an unconventional reading of Robert Burns': "A Man's a Man for A' That"
his recurssive heroine	long sample	11''	Sinfonietta - HGO Rebels: 1,1,1,1 \| 1,1 \| perc \| 2,1,1,1
"Man of the Year"		8'	den haag all stars ensemble 20 harmoniums and one singer		The indoctrination ritual brought this man into the the Illuminati Pentangle. This annual event was held in a large secular church, and for this particular year it required 2 pyramid-men a castrati-globe-singer and other free-mason attire.
"Palladio"		8'	Ensemble Aleph: soprano, clarinet, piano percussion, violin, cello, optional performer		Palladio: was an architect Ana M. Glorith: A poetic algorithm
"cuando desperto," el dinosauro todaviia estaba allii		4'	for ensemble: soprano, flute, harp, percussion, contra bass		text by Augusto Monterroso *percussionist is blind-folded
"tho sme hve chngd"		7'	Ensemble MEANS: soprano, flute, clarinet, piano, violin, cello		text: the Beatles, 'in my life'
Monolith Passing		18'	for Ensemble: String Quartet, Euphonium (Horn or Trombone), Two Percussionists 2 Loud Speakers (electronics)		downloadable files needed*
Polarity Maker		12'	Ensemble Klang: alto sax, tenor sax, trmbone, perc, piano, elec.guitar live electronics		downloadable files needed*
Inflatable Trust (inc.)		25'	F.O.P. fl, ob, bsn trmp, trmb, perc. vln, c.bass		libretto by Anna Maria Versloot A short chamber opera in Nederlands.
Octagonal Boom		8'	Nieuwe Ensemble: fl, cln, ob, mdln, guit, harp perc, pno, vln, vla, vlc, c.bass		piano will need to be slightly prepared
Song of Tranches		4'	de ereprijs: large ensemble		Text: Ben Bernanke + an anonymous blogger several 'gadgets' were used wii controller (perc) + abelton live (to cue the samples)
Nurdle Point		9'	Prepared Piano and Recorder		awaiting performance piano preparations needed
Distill and Toss		11'	The Big Ensemble: Fl (2), Cln (2), Trmp, Trmb, Hrn, Tba Harp, E.Guit, Perc (2), *Juggling Percussionist Vln (2), Vla (2), Vlc (2), C.bass (2)		Theatre Requirements: Juggler / Strap on the back bass drum
vapour canopy	sample	8'	Woodwind Quintet: Quintet Animus (Latvia)		theatrical performance also possible
backslide roller		8'	ASKO Ensemble: ob, cln, trmp, hrn, trmb, tba, vla, vlc		Part of the Canadian selection for the I.S.C.M. , 2010
amaize'nfrills'		8:27'	Clarinet + Ipod Shuffle		*downloadable files needed: 20 mp3s needed
Latency	sample	8'	for piano, violin and percussion	score in parts	*downloadable files needed: 3 separate click-tracks

Mount Demographic		10'	For 20 out-of-tune pianos Edit Festival, Eindhoven		*downloadable files needed: silent disco system + click-track yeah and umm, 20 out-of-tune pianos?
Contradistinction	sample	9'	Saxophone Quartet
verierre de vapeur	sample	17'	for melodica quartet		*downloadable files: optional click-track accompanying film very large score. see youtube
drunken trees		6'	2 sopranos, 1 mezzo		an arrangement of into a mass of air
Scherzo?		3'	for viola and piano		Someday I may expand this work into a larger suite.
Anek-Nota		2'	for small orchestra written for the N.Y.M.E.		still to be performed
Burnt Norton		7'	for soprano and oboe		Never try to set a T.S. Eliot poem to music. His estate won't allow it to happen.

into a mass of air	sample	7'	Large Ensemble + 3 singers de ereprijs.		text by Andrew Bailie
No Common Room		5'	An Etude for Two Clarinets
Bildungsroman		6'	Solo Marimba
11 Minutes for Orchestra		11'	Standard Orchestra		unperformed
shudder / low / shook		13'	Bass Clarinet and Accordion		three movements rather difficult pieces: unperformed to date

Vicissitudes		12'	Array Music: Cln, Trmp, C.Bass, Perc.		I wrote this piece in three weeks for the Array Futurelab workshop It's known as my 'plastic-bag piece'
Prions on the Prairie		7'	Piano and Percussion		My tribute to: Mad Cow's Disease; The Annual Canadian Arts Summit; Genuine Grade 'A' Alberta Beef
Autonomous Stride		7'	Flute and Guitar		commissioned by Alexandre Nassaan
Childish Prolixity		8'	Solo Piano		A collection of short pieces for piano. Each one is 9 bars in length and they are 11 of them in total
Cicada's Nocturne		12'	Solo Violin + Electronics		*downladble files needed: patches for MAX MSP or they can be re-made
Stratus and Shale		8'	Solo Alto Flute		the 'tongue ram' is the sexiest technique in contemporary music
Spotting Cassiopeia		11'	Two Percussionists
Toronto Tryptych		20'	E.Guit, Vibes, Bass		I. Dormant City II. Sun Treading Upon Glass III. Smoldering Little Nuggets
Archive * for older music, bands, and music outside the realm of 'composed-music' *