Joe Duddell

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Joe Duddell (born July 26, 1972 in Norwich ) is a British composer for both classical and alternative music .

Life

Duddell studied music at the University of Salford ( Greater Manchester ) and then with Steve Martland at the Royal Academy of Music ( London ).

After completing his studies, Duddell taught composition for four years at the University of Exeter and held a teaching position at Brunel University in London. Since 2007 Duddell has been a lecturer at the University of Salford in the School of Media, Music and Performance unit .

His works have been published exclusively by Schott Music since 2000 . In 2003 Duddell was Composer in Residence at the Lichfield Festival and in the same year was nominated for the British Composer Awards for his work Not Waving but Drowning . His passion for classical and alternative music culminated in 2009 at the Manchester International Festival : Duddell arranged and composed music for a joint performance by the rock band Elbow with the Hallé Orchestra , which he himself conducted in the sold-out Bridgewater Hall .

Works

  • The Realside for soprano, tenor, choir and organ (1991)
  • Dole Stages for Ensemble (1997)
  • The Realside for soprano, tenor and mixed choir, optional brass instruments (1999)
  • Circle Square for saxophone quartet (1999)
  • Parallel Lines for marimbaphone and piano (1999)
  • Computation for countertenor and ensemble (1999)
  • Fracture for alto saxophone and piano (1999)
  • Alberti Addic for chamber ensemble (2000)
  • Vaporise for piano four hands (2000)
  • Endgame for wind quintet (2001)
  • Still Life for wind quintet (2001)
  • Snowblind for percussion and strings (2001)
  • Generation for harpsichord and strings (2001)
  • Tree Carving for flute, viola and harp (2001)
  • Not Waving but Drowning for soprano voice and orchestra (2001/2002)
  • Two Men Hugging for soprano, saxophone and piano (2002)
  • Ode to English for choir a cappella (2002)
  • Shadowplay for cello and chamber orchestra (2002/2003)
  • Ruby for percussion and orchestra (2003)
  • Freaky Dancer for vibraphone and guitar quartet (2003)
  • Temporal Keys for Organ (2003)
  • Scattered Black and Whites for piano (2003)
  • New Dawn Fades for string orchestra (2004)
  • Arbor Low for string quartet (2004)
  • Mnemonic for flute, harp and strings (2004)
  • Leave This City for clarinet and piano (2004)
  • Hyper-ballad for two string quartets (2005)
  • Isolation for chamber orchestra (2006)
  • Protection for wind quartet (2006)
  • Hyper-ballad for double string quartet (2006)
  • Azalea Fragments for orchestra (2006)
  • Grace Under Pressure for Ensemble (2007)
  • 4 (mere) Bagatelles transcription for string orchestra (2007, rev. 2008)
  • The Redwood Tree for symphonic wind orchestra (2008)
  • Nightswimming for piano trio (2008)
  • Cease Sorrow Now for baritone and piano (2009)
  • Catch for trumpet and marimba (2009)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Short biography on the University of Salford website.
  2. ↑ Lichfield Festival - Homepage (English)
  3. ^ British Composer Awards - Homepage
  4. ↑ Manchester International Festival - Homepage (English)
  5. ↑ Video on YouTube about the performance of Elbow and Hallé Orchestra.
personal data
SURNAME Duddell, Joe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British composer
DATE OF BIRTH July 26, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Norwich