Dublin-born Donnacha Dennehy (1970) is one of the most prominent composers to emerge on the nascent new music scene in Ireland. The pieces represented here show an impressive expressive range. His music is not identifiable with a single aesthetic, but it has a definite urban sensibility and sounds connected to the industrial aspect of Bang on a Can, with an added element of amplified grunge, while being compositionally sophisticated and virtuosically demanding. Glamour Sleeper, for mixed ensemble and electronics, instructs ...
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Dublin-born Donnacha Dennehy (1970) is one of the most prominent composers to emerge on the nascent new music scene in Ireland. The pieces represented here show an impressive expressive range. His music is not identifiable with a single aesthetic, but it has a definite urban sensibility and sounds connected to the industrial aspect of Bang on a Can, with an added element of amplified grunge, while being compositionally sophisticated and virtuosically demanding. Glamour Sleeper, for mixed ensemble and electronics, instructs the performers to "attack violently but with panache," and that's a pretty good indication of the mood and effect of the piece. Junk Box Fraud inhabits much the same aggressive and explosive sound world, but with vocals, a strong techno ambience, and an off-kilter zaniness. Paddy, a colorful and kinetic percussion solo expertly performed by Tatiana Koleva, relies heavily on the metallic resonance of pipes and industrial scrap. Elastic Harmonic, for violin and orchestra, is the most...
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