Steve Martland Anthology

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This is, finally, the memorial that all of us who were admirers of Steve Martland’s music have been waiting for…Anyone interested in the variety of British music of the 20th century should explore... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2015 More…

Release Date: 18th Sep 2015
Catalogue No: NMCD210
Label: NMC
Length: 2 hours 13 minutes

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Martland: Horses of Instruction

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Martland: Mr. Anderson's Pavane

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Martland: Eternal Delight

Work length13:49

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Martland: Patrol

Work length32:27

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Smith Quartet

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Ib. Bar 62

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IIa. Bar 121

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IIb. Bar 180

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IIc. Bar 267

Track length2:32

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IIIa. Bar 351

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IIIb. Bar 406

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IIIc. Bar 421

Track length6:16

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Martland: Beat the Retreat

Work length11:16

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Martland: Shoulder to Shoulder

Work length12:25

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Martland: American Invention

Work length17:34

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Martland: Crossing the Border

Work length23:55

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When Steve Martland died unexpectedly in 2013, the outpouring of love and respect from composers, pupils and industry colleagues was immense. He was frequently labelled an anti-establishment maverick (something those close to him would dispute) but there was no doubt he was an individual and an iconoclastic composer, performer and teacher. His refusal to conform to the composer stereotype led him down a unique path - he set up his own band and toured his music widely.

Martland's music is rooted in the minimalist style and often amplified, the chugging, repeating syncopated rhythms more common in jazz and rock. Instrumentation including saxophones, electric guitars, bass, marimba and drum kits give his music a distinctive, edgy timbre, as in Beat the Retreat and Horses of Instruction, but this anthology demonstrates his music could also be distinctly contrasting and poignantly beautiful.

Patrol, written for traditional string quartet, is influenced by Scottish folk fiddling, medieval music and the work of Henry Purcell. He explores music from the past again in the orchestral piece Crossing the Border, his response to Bach's Chaconne in D minor.

This album shows Martland to be an important voice of his generation of composers and should encourage many new fans to his work.

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November 2015

This is, finally, the memorial that all of us who were admirers of Steve Martland’s music have been waiting for…Anyone interested in the variety of British music of the 20th century should explore this outstanding release.

27th September 2015

Music at once of political and of stylistic protest, Martland’s has an intensity to defy datedness.

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