Steve Martland

Originally scored for ensemble (10 players), Mr Anderson's Pavane was written in response to the death of the British film and theatre director Lindsay Anderson whom I knew. Although composed without...

Skywalk - an astronaut describes his feelings as he walks in space and looks at his planet, Earth, in all its beauty. Steve Martland sets the text to music that is weightless, luminous, incantatory.

One of Martland's most popular works, often broadcast on BBC Radio 3, this brilliant and joyful piece culminates in a full-throttled version of the famous 'Sumer is i-cumen in'.

Sea Songs, commissioned jointly by Ars Nova Copenhagen and Glasgow Concert Halls, is a kind of sequel to Martland's Street Songs (originally written for the Kings Singers and Evelyn Glennie). As with...

With Wolf-Gang, the British composer Steve Martland, ironizingly, follows the 18-century tradition of wind music ensembles with which underpaid musicians made some money on the side. Martland arranged...

A virtuoso work for an increasingly popular instrumental combination, the title (after Van Gogh's visionary painting The Starry Night) gives a sense of the intensity of this music. Personal memories o...

Van Gogh's visionary painting The Starry Night provides the title, if not the stimulus, for this music. Rather, personal memories of Africa are recalled and in particular the sound of music and dancin...

The song Full Fathom Five from Shakespeare's 'Tempest' is the reference point for Martland's seven movement dance suite. Mentally and physically taxing for the players, this work was commissioned by T...

Settings of medieval texts that feature singable and accessible straight-lined vocal movements suitable for both smaller and larger SATB choirs.

Settings of medieval texts that feature singable and accessible straight-lined vocal movements suitable for both smaller and larger SATB choirs.

Partitur - 2 Saxophone (AT), Flügelhorn, Posaune, elektrische Violine, Synthesizer, Schlagzeug, E-Bass

I wanted to write a companion piece for Tiger Dancing, which was written for the choreographer Henri Oguike and his company. Although Eternity's Sunrise was written for the concert hall rather than th...

Purcell elaborated and arranged for brass quintet. A vibrant and evocative work for brass quintet arranged by the English composer Steve Martland (1954-2013).

Purcell elaborated and arranged for brass quintet. A vibrant and evocative work for brass quintet arranged by the English composer Steve Martland (1954-2013).

I wanted to write a companion piece for Tiger Dancing, which was written for the choreographer Henri Oguike and his company. Although Eternity's Sunrise was written for the concert hall rather than th...

A lively set of variations for string orchestra originally written as a ballet for choreographer Henri Oguike. Tiger Dancing takes its name from The Tyger, a song Martland wrote based on a setting of...