Nigel Morgan - Worklist, 2015

Piece d’Orgueorgan12 minForms in Movementpiano10 min“The whole notion of the plein-jeu is a fascinatingchallenge for the contemporary composer. It not onlyrefers to a registration but the content of the music and astyle of performance.”Every Picture Tells a Storyharpsichord5-6 min“This music brings together a sequence of scenes thattake their inspiration from a personal collection ofphotos, paintings, children's drawings, and imaginedimages.”An Invention for Mr. Kkeyboard instrument8 min“Roland took a sideways step that took everybody elseby surprise; they released two digital harpsichordswhich, in addition to a wide range of authenticharpsichord sounds, produced the tones of a lute,strings, and two pipe organs . . .”Interactionspiano (left hand) and optional interactive system10 min“With Cypher the computer listens simultaneously forsix different features of the performer's musicalexecution: register, speed, dynamics,duration, harmony, density.”“Each of these five pieces explore modes of composingonly viable with the assistance of computerprogramming.”Gifts from the Pavement32 miniatures for solo keyboards (with optionalensemble)20-30 minSlonimsky Studies (Set 1)piano10 min“Slonimsky described his thesaurus as providing ‘acomprehensive vocabulary of melodic phraseology formodern composers and performers’. Its contents aredesigned to provide ‘ample material for improvisationand actual composition’.”Signature Momentspiano15 minEach ‘signature moment’ is a musical miniaturereflecting a section of the libretto for Sounding theDeep, after pioneering naturalist William Beebe’s bookon his undersea adventures: Half Mile Down.9