Steve Martland (10 October 1954 – 7 May 2013) was an English composer. He helped to curate the Factory Classical label of Factory Records, featuring contemporary British composers.[1]
Martland was born in Liverpool, and studied composition at Liverpool University and in the Netherlands with Louis Andriessen. He worked almost exclusively with artists outside classical institutions—Dutch and American groups, freelance musicians and especially his own Steve Martland Band[2] which toured his music internationally. He also worked with the King’s Singers and Evelyn Glennie for whom he wrote Street Songs. Martland was composer in residence at the ETNA Music Festival in Sicily in 2006 and 2007. His music was published by Schott Music.
Usually amplified, muscular and powerfully rhythmic, his music was extensively choreographed: Dance Works commissioned and premièred by London Contemporary Dance Theatre has received many new productions around the world, and Remix was awarded the SACD Prize for Video Dance Choreography Music after being choreographed for BBC TV by Aletta Collins.
His Principia was adopted as the theme music for the BBC radio programme The Music Machine. Dance Works is also used as the title music for a Dutch TV programme. He also wrote and directed A Temporary Arrangement with the Sea, a film about Louis Andriessen. In August 1998 he collaborated with the band Spiritualized on a project for the Flux Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Martland’s preoccupation with the function of the composer in society was reflected in his commitment to music education. He believed in the educational impact of creativity: "Creativity is everything that is against what's going on in the world right now. It's to do with tolerance and understanding other people."[3] Martland directed many composition projects in schools both at home and abroad and he initiated and ran for many years Strike Out, his own annual composition course for school children.
Martland died in Reading after suffering a heart attack in his sleep, during the night of 6 May 2013, at the age of 58.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
Legacyedit
In 2015, composer Tim Benjamin founded the Steve Martland Scholarship for young composers at the Sound and Music Summer School, in honour of his former mentor.[10]
Worksedit
1982 – Duo, trumpet and piano
1982 – Kgakala, for solo piano
1983 – Babi Yar, Large orchestra in 3 groups
1984 – lotta continua, for orchestra and jazz ensemble.
1984 – Orc for horn and small orchestra
1981 rev.1985 – American Invention, 13 players in 3 groups
1985 – Remix, ensemble
1985 – Remembering Lennon
1986 – Shoulder to Shoulder, wind ensemble
1986 – Dividing the Lines, for brass band
1986 – Big Mac I
1987 – Drill, for two pianos
1987 – Big Mac II, for 9 players
1988 – Glad Day (3 songs) for voice and 14 players
1989 – Birthday Hocket, two pianos
1989 – Principia, ensemble
1989 – Skywalk, for unaccompanied chorus (SSATB)
1990 – Crossing the Border, string ensemble
1991 – Wolfgang, arrangements of Mozart for wind octet
1991 – The Perfect Act, for voice and 8 players (text by Stevan Keane)
1992 – Patrol, string quartet
1992 – Toccata and Fugue, BWV 565, string quartet (J S Bach, arr Martland)
1992 – Full Fathom Five, brass quintet
1993 – Dance Works, two pianos (arrangement of work for ensemble)
1994 – Mr Anderson's Pavane, for 10 players
1994 – Horses of Instruction for 6 players. Written for Bang on a Can.
1995 – Beat the Retreat, 11 players
1995 – Horses of Instruction, for 11 players (Version of 1994 work for the Steve martland Band).
1996 – Kick, for 11 players
1996 – Thistle of Scotland for 10 players
1997 – Eternal Delight, for 11 players
1997 – Street Songs, marimba and vocal ensemble
1997 – Jenny Jones, unaccompanied chorus (SSAATTBB)- part of Street Songs
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^Steve Martland: Composer hailed for his hard-edged minimalism P. Johnson, The Independent, Thursday 9 May 2013
^"Summer School – The Steve Martland Scholarships". Soundandmusic.org. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
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External linksedit
Schott Music page
from Music on the Edge site
Listeningsedit
Steve Martland audio on MySpace
of the publisher Schott Music
of the publisher Schott Music
April 06, 2024
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Steve Martland 10 October 1954 7 May 2013 was an English composer He helped to curate the Factory Classical label of Factory Records featuring contemporary British composers 1 Contents 1 Life and music 2 Legacy 3 Works 4 Discography 5 References 6 External links 7 ListeningsLife and music editMartland was born in Liverpool and studied composition at Liverpool University and in the Netherlands with Louis Andriessen He worked almost exclusively with artists outside classical institutions Dutch and American groups freelance musicians and especially his own Steve Martland Band 2 which toured his music internationally He also worked with the King s Singers and Evelyn Glennie for whom he wrote Street Songs Martland was composer in residence at the ETNA Music Festival in Sicily in 2006 and 2007 His music was published by Schott Music Usually amplified muscular and powerfully rhythmic his music was extensively choreographed Dance Works commissioned and premiered by London Contemporary Dance Theatre has received many new productions around the world and Remix was awarded the SACD Prize for Video Dance Choreography Music after being choreographed for BBC TV by Aletta Collins His Principia was adopted as the theme music for the BBC radio programme The Music Machine Dance Works is also used as the title music for a Dutch TV programme He also wrote and directed A Temporary Arrangement with the Sea a film about Louis Andriessen In August 1998 he collaborated with the band Spiritualized on a project for the Flux Festival in Edinburgh Scotland Martland s preoccupation with the function of the composer in society was reflected in his commitment to music education He believed in the educational impact of creativity Creativity is everything that is against what s going on in the world right now It s to do with tolerance and understanding other people 3 Martland directed many composition projects in schools both at home and abroad and he initiated and ran for many years Strike Out his own annual composition course for school children Martland died in Reading after suffering a heart attack in his sleep during the night of 6 May 2013 at the age of 58 4 5 6 7 8 9 Legacy editIn 2015 composer Tim Benjamin founded the Steve Martland Scholarship for young composers at the Sound and Music Summer School in honour of his former mentor 10 Works edit1982 Duo trumpet and piano 1982 Kgakala for solo piano 1983 Babi Yar Large orchestra in 3 groups 1984 lotta continua for orchestra and jazz ensemble 1984 Orc for horn and small orchestra 1981 rev 1985 American Invention 13 players in 3 groups 1985 Remix ensemble 1985 Remembering Lennon 1986 Shoulder to Shoulder wind ensemble 1986 Dividing the Lines for brass band 1986 Big Mac I 1987 Drill for two pianos 1987 Big Mac II for 9 players 1988 Glad Day 3 songs for voice and 14 players 1989 Birthday Hocket two pianos 1989 Principia ensemble 1989 Skywalk for unaccompanied chorus SSATB 1990 Crossing the Border string ensemble 1991 Wolfgang arrangements of Mozart for wind octet 1991 The Perfect Act for voice and 8 players text by Stevan Keane 1992 Patrol string quartet 1992 Toccata and Fugue BWV 565 string quartet J S Bach arr Martland 1992 Full Fathom Five brass quintet 1993 Dance Works two pianos arrangement of work for ensemble 1994 Mr Anderson s Pavane for 10 players 1994 Horses of Instruction for 6 players Written for Bang on a Can 1995 Beat the Retreat 11 players 1995 Horses of Instruction for 11 players Version of 1994 work for the Steve martland Band 1996 Kick for 11 players 1996 Thistle of Scotland for 10 players 1997 Eternal Delight for 11 players 1997 Street Songs marimba and vocal ensemble 1997 Jenny Jones unaccompanied chorus SSAATTBB part of Street Songs 1997 Summer Rounds unaccompanied chorus SSAATTBB 1997 Three Carols for unaccompanied chorus 1997 Shepard s Song for unaccompanied chorus 1998 Hard Times soloists and string ensemble 1998 Terminal for 5 players 1998 Fantazia 6 saxophone quartet Henry Purcell arr Martland 1998 Fantazia 7 trombone quartet Henry Purcell arr Martland 1998 Mr Anderson s Pavane two pianos arrangement of work for ensemble 1999 Step by Step for wind octet 1999 Fairest Isle for counter tenor and wind octet arrangements or Purcell 2003 Plaint for string ensemble 2005 Tiger Dancing for string ensemble 2007 Eternity s Sunrise for string ensemble 2007 Reveille for string ensemble 2007 08 Starry Night for marimba and string quartet 2009 Darwin for choir brass quintet and organ 2009 Short Story for saxophone quartet 2011 Sea Songs for mixed choirDiscography edit1989 Babi Yar Drill FACT 266 Factory Classical 11 1990 Orkest de Volharding Shoulder to Shoulder Attacca 1990 Glad Day featuring Sarah Jane Morris FACT 306 Factory 1992 Crossing the Border FACT 366 Factory 1992 Wolfgang FACT 406 Factory 1994 Patrol Catalyst 1995 The Factory Masters Catalyst reissue of Babi Yar Drill amp Crossing the Border 1998 The King s Singers and Evelyn Glennie The Street Songs RCA Victor Red Seal 2001 Horses Of Instruction Black Box 2002 Onyx Brass Pavanes Fantasias Variations Mr Steve Martland after Mr Henry Purcell one note fantasy Meridian 2007 Wallace Collection Hammered Brass Full Fathom Five Linn 2009 Britten Sinfonia 001 Tiger Dancing Songs of the Sky Signum Classics 2015 Martland NMC References edit Clive Paget Steve Martland has died Archived 5 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine Limelight magazine 7 May 2013 British Council Music Music britishcouncil org Archived from the original on 13 August 2009 Steve Martland dead link The Independent 6 October 2002 Steve Martland dies aged 53 BBC News 7 May 2013 Steve Martland Telegraph co uk 9 May 2013 Retrieved 14 May 2013 Steve Martland The Guardian 8 May 2013 Archived copy PDF www schott music com Archived from the original PDF on 13 November 2014 Retrieved 13 January 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Steve Martland Composer hailed for his hard edged minimalism P Johnson The Independent Thursday 9 May 2013 Schott Music De schott music com Summer School The Steve Martland Scholarships Soundandmusic org Retrieved 25 May 2016 FACD 266 Steve Martland Steve Martland Factory Classical 29 October 2013 Archived from the original on 29 October 2013 External links editSchott Music page Steve Martland page from Music on the Edge siteListenings editSteve Martland audio on MySpace Dance Works in the Sound Library of the publisher Schott Music Remix in the Sound Library of the publisher Schott Music Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Steve Martland amp oldid 1211077290, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
