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Martin Grayson : Chamber Symphony for 9 Sustained Instruments and Percussion (1971) Op. 24

This is the chamber symphony which uses clarinets in Eb and Bb and is written in a classic 12-note style, giving it a rather early 20th century feel.




Martin Grayson : Dives and Lazarus, from Ludi Musici, for 2 Violins

Ludi Musici is a collection of pieces conceived and scored for treble and tenor recorders. No. 2 is a duo based on the folk song Dives and Lazarus, presented here in the 2 violin version.




Martin Grayson : Trio for Flute, Oboe & Bassoon (1970) Op. 19

This trio is one of several serial compositions I was wrote in the late sixties early seventies. This was the standard [i]academic[/i] style and several professors of music then wrote [i]how to do[/i] books on serial composition. It uses two twelve-note series and has a vague tonality of E.




Martin Grayson : 1st Movement of Viola Concerto Op. 23

This piece was written in 1971, and is in the Hindemith / Bartok style I was then writing in. It uses a small orchestra of double woodwind.




Martin Grayson : String quartet No. 1

This is a computerised performance (Sibelius5/Kontakt) of the quartet written in the Bartok sort of style back in 1972.