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Martin Arnold (composer)

March 15, 2024

Martin Arnold (born 19 August 1959 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian composer of experimental music.[1] His music has been widely performed and commissioned by ensembles including the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Quatuor Bozzini, the pianist Eve Egoyan, the violinist Mira Benjamin and the cellist Anton Lukoszievieze.[2][3][4]

Education and career edit

Arnold studied at the University of Alberta, the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity (1981-82) and was a guest student at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague (1982-83). He completed a PhD at the University of Victoria in 1995.[5]

Arnold currently lives in Toronto, where he lectures at Trent University and York University, besides working as a landscape gardener.[1] He performs regularly within the city’s free improvisation and experimental music communities on melodica, hurdy-gurdy, prepared autoharp, real-time manipulated and processed CD player and banjo.[1]

Musical style edit

A formative influence during Arnold's studies was the Czech-Canadian experimental composer Rudolph Komorous, to whose aesthetic Arnold has attributed "a skewed critical sensibility… [that] could embrace any musical background or predilection".[6] Arnold has written about the influence of Komorous' "aesthetic of the wonderful" on his music.[7] Komorous developed the aesthetic with musical colleagues in the Czech Republic before emigrating to Canada in 1969. According to Komorous, another translation of the Czech word for wonderful is strange. Composers influenced by the aesthetic seek to create musical encounters with the unexpected.[8]

Arnold's music is characterized by a sense of dislocation and discontinuity, effects which are created using atonal melodies and novel combinations of instruments and timbres. It is generally slow-paced and characterised by a drifting, directionless quality, which he terms "slack".[9][3] He has said of his own work:

"All the music I make is in some way melodic. I also think of all of it as being slack, meandering, psychedelic and, even at its most ponderously enervated, dance music. Moby once said of The Flamingos’ version of "I Only Have Eyes For You" that, along with being a beautiful performance of a beautiful song, it sounded like it was recorded underwater in a Methadone clinic. Even at its clearest, my music somehow aspires to this ideal."[10]

The sound of Arnold’s music is also influenced by his wide-ranging interests in music outside the spheres of experimental and classical music, such as mediaeval polyphony, 1970s progressive rock, jazz-lounge music, and Scottish folk music.[1][11]

Significant compositions edit

Significant works by Arnold include Burrow Out; Burrow In; Burrow Music (1995), a 110-minute work[12] realised with recordings made in a variety of spaces of instruments including baroque flute, melodica, recorders, saxophones, brass, whistling and electronics including electronic panpipes and MIDI pianos. The work was significantly influenced by the work of filmmaker Trinh T. Minh-ha.[5]

Arnold’s 40-minute work Tam Lin (2010), a setting of the Scottish ballad of the same name, was written for a combination of improvising trio The Draperies and experimental music ensemble Arraymusic. Writing of this work in The Wire magazine, the journalist Tim Rutherford-Johnson described this piece as "stretch[ing] its source material almost beyond recognition, the ending of each sumptuous multi-vocal phrase becoming a vehicle for increasingly langorous instrumental improvisations".[9]

Arnold’s most recent large-scale commission was The Gay Goshawk (2019), written for the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, alongside improvising soloists Angharad Davies and Sharron Kraus. It was premiered at the Tectonics festival in Glasgow and subsequently broadcast by BBC Radio 3.[13][14]

A weekend devoted to performances of Arnold's music, entitled of-the-now, was held in Victoria, British Columbia, in 2017.[15]

Recordings edit

Arnold's music is available on the UK-based record label Another Timbre, who released recordings of his works for violin and piano, Points & Waltzes (2012), Slip Minuet (2014) and The Spit Veleta (2015).[16][17] His works for string quartet were recorded by Quatour Bozzini in 2012.[18] Tam Lin was released by the label Autumn Music in 2010, together with the work for violin and electronics, Cameras (1997), performed by Marc Sabat and Fergus (2000) for melodica and electronics, performed by the composer himself.[19]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Höstman, Anna K. (2016). "Tuber, Rhizome, Tendril and Corm: On the Music of Martin Arnold". Tempo. 70 (277): 16–33. doi:10.1017/S0040298216000164. ISSN 0040-2982. S2CID 148407598.
  2. ^ Thomas, Philip (30 October 2012). "CANADA CONNECTIONS" (PDF). University of Huddersfield.
  3. ^ a b "Another Timbre: Canadian Composers Series (Part 1)". 5:4. 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  4. ^ "Martin Arnold".
  5. ^ a b Arnold, Martin (1995). Observations About, around and Beside "Burrow out; Burrow in; Burrow Music. University of Victoria.
  6. ^ Petty, Sheila; Sherbert, Garry; Gérin, Annie (2006). Canadian cultural poesis : essays on Canadian culture. Waterloo, Ont.: Wilfrid Laurier University Press. ISBN 1-4237-6108-1. OCLC 65173944.
  7. ^ Petty, Sheila (2004). "Candid Eyes: Essays on Canadian Documentaries (review)". University of Toronto Quarterly. 74 (1): 375–376. doi:10.1353/utq.2005.0179. ISSN 1712-5278. S2CID 162447379.
  8. ^ Backus, Joan (2002), "Komorous, Rudolf (opera)", Oxford Music Online, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.o902589, retrieved 2021-07-15
  9. ^ a b Rutherford-Johnson, Tim (March 2017). "Experimental music from Canada". The Wire: 24–29. ISSN 0952-0686.
  10. ^ "Spit Veleta". www.anothertimbre.com. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  11. ^ Steenhuisen, Paul (2003). "'Martin Arnold—Getting Lost, an Art of Musical Meandering'". Musicworks.
  12. ^ Priest, Eldritch. Boring formless nonsense : experimental music and the aesthetics of failure. New York. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-4411-2408-1. OCLC 828736623.
  13. ^ "BBC Radio 3 - New Music Show, Tectonics Glasgow 2019". BBC. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  14. ^ "LIVE REVIEW // Myles goes to Tectonics Glasgow". CutCommon. 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  15. ^ indivisionnetwork.com. "of-the-now: Martin Arnold: Mira Benjamin, Philip Thomas, Quatuor Bozzini, Anton Lukoszevieze @ Open Space - Sep 22, 2017 Victoria BC". artsvictoria.ca. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  16. ^ Klang, Boring Like A. Drill A. Blog » Annea Lockwood at Kammer. "Boring Like A Drill. » The Canadian Composers Series on Another Timbre: Smith, Arnold, Szlavincs". Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  17. ^ "Another Timbre: Canadian Composers Series (Part 1)". 5:4. 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  18. ^ "Quatuor Bozzini - Martin Arnold - Aberrare". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  19. ^ "Martin Arnold - Tam Lin". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-07-02.

March 15, 2024
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Martin Arnold born 19 August 1959 in Edmonton Alberta is a Canadian composer of experimental music 1 His music has been widely performed and commissioned by ensembles including the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Quatuor Bozzini the pianist Eve Egoyan the violinist Mira Benjamin and the cellist Anton Lukoszievieze 2 3 4 Contents 1 Education and career 2 Musical style 3 Significant compositions 4 Recordings 5 ReferencesEducation and career editArnold studied at the University of Alberta the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity 1981 82 and was a guest student at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague 1982 83 He completed a PhD at the University of Victoria in 1995 5 Arnold currently lives in Toronto where he lectures at Trent University and York University besides working as a landscape gardener 1 He performs regularly within the city s free improvisation and experimental music communities on melodica hurdy gurdy prepared autoharp real time manipulated and processed CD player and banjo 1 Musical style editA formative influence during Arnold s studies was the Czech Canadian experimental composer Rudolph Komorous to whose aesthetic Arnold has attributed a skewed critical sensibility that could embrace any musical background or predilection 6 Arnold has written about the influence of Komorous aesthetic of the wonderful on his music 7 Komorous developed the aesthetic with musical colleagues in the Czech Republic before emigrating to Canada in 1969 According to Komorous another translation of the Czech word for wonderful is strange Composers influenced by the aesthetic seek to create musical encounters with the unexpected 8 Arnold s music is characterized by a sense of dislocation and discontinuity effects which are created using atonal melodies and novel combinations of instruments and timbres It is generally slow paced and characterised by a drifting directionless quality which he terms slack 9 3 He has said of his own work All the music I make is in some way melodic I also think of all of it as being slack meandering psychedelic and even at its most ponderously enervated dance music Moby once said of The Flamingos version of I Only Have Eyes For You that along with being a beautiful performance of a beautiful song it sounded like it was recorded underwater in a Methadone clinic Even at its clearest my music somehow aspires to this ideal 10 The sound of Arnold s music is also influenced by his wide ranging interests in music outside the spheres of experimental and classical music such as mediaeval polyphony 1970s progressive rock jazz lounge music and Scottish folk music 1 11 Significant compositions editSignificant works by Arnold include Burrow Out Burrow In Burrow Music 1995 a 110 minute work 12 realised with recordings made in a variety of spaces of instruments including baroque flute melodica recorders saxophones brass whistling and electronics including electronic panpipes and MIDI pianos The work was significantly influenced by the work of filmmaker Trinh T Minh ha 5 Arnold s 40 minute work Tam Lin 2010 a setting of the Scottish ballad of the same name was written for a combination of improvising trio The Draperies and experimental music ensemble Arraymusic Writing of this work in The Wire magazine the journalist Tim Rutherford Johnson described this piece as stretch ing its source material almost beyond recognition the ending of each sumptuous multi vocal phrase becoming a vehicle for increasingly langorous instrumental improvisations 9 Arnold s most recent large scale commission was The Gay Goshawk 2019 written for the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra alongside improvising soloists Angharad Davies and Sharron Kraus It was premiered at the Tectonics festival in Glasgow and subsequently broadcast by BBC Radio 3 13 14 A weekend devoted to performances of Arnold s music entitled of the now was held in Victoria British Columbia in 2017 15 Recordings editArnold s music is available on the UK based record label Another Timbre who released recordings of his works for violin and piano Points amp Waltzes 2012 Slip Minuet 2014 and The Spit Veleta 2015 16 17 His works for string quartet were recorded by Quatour Bozzini in 2012 18 Tam Lin was released by the label Autumn Music in 2010 together with the work for violin and electronics Cameras 1997 performed by Marc Sabat and Fergus 2000 for melodica and electronics performed by the composer himself 19 References edit a b c d Hostman Anna K 2016 Tuber Rhizome Tendril and Corm On the Music of Martin Arnold Tempo 70 277 16 33 doi 10 1017 S0040298216000164 ISSN 0040 2982 S2CID 148407598 Thomas Philip 30 October 2012 CANADA CONNECTIONS PDF University of Huddersfield a b Another Timbre Canadian Composers Series Part 1 5 4 2017 04 28 Retrieved 2020 07 02 Martin Arnold a b Arnold Martin 1995 Observations About around and Beside Burrow out Burrow in Burrow Music University of Victoria Petty Sheila Sherbert Garry Gerin Annie 2006 Canadian cultural poesis essays on Canadian culture Waterloo Ont Wilfrid Laurier University Press ISBN 1 4237 6108 1 OCLC 65173944 Petty Sheila 2004 Candid Eyes Essays on Canadian Documentaries review University of Toronto Quarterly 74 1 375 376 doi 10 1353 utq 2005 0179 ISSN 1712 5278 S2CID 162447379 Backus Joan 2002 Komorous Rudolf opera Oxford Music Online Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 gmo 9781561592630 article o902589 retrieved 2021 07 15 a b Rutherford Johnson Tim March 2017 Experimental music from Canada The Wire 24 29 ISSN 0952 0686 Spit Veleta www anothertimbre com Retrieved 2020 07 02 Steenhuisen Paul 2003 Martin Arnold Getting Lost an Art of Musical Meandering Musicworks Priest Eldritch Boring formless nonsense experimental music and the aesthetics of failure New York p 141 ISBN 978 1 4411 2408 1 OCLC 828736623 BBC Radio 3 New Music Show Tectonics Glasgow 2019 BBC Retrieved 2020 07 02 LIVE REVIEW Myles goes to Tectonics Glasgow CutCommon 2019 05 13 Retrieved 2020 07 02 indivisionnetwork com of the now Martin Arnold Mira Benjamin Philip Thomas Quatuor Bozzini Anton Lukoszevieze Open Space Sep 22 2017 Victoria BC artsvictoria ca Retrieved 2021 07 15 Klang Boring Like A Drill A Blog Annea Lockwood at Kammer Boring Like A Drill The Canadian Composers Series on Another Timbre Smith Arnold Szlavincs Retrieved 2020 07 02 Another Timbre Canadian Composers Series Part 1 5 4 2017 04 28 Retrieved 2020 07 02 Quatuor Bozzini Martin Arnold Aberrare Discogs Retrieved 2020 07 02 Martin Arnold Tam Lin Discogs Retrieved 2020 07 02 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Martin Arnold composer amp oldid 1136251816, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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