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Elsinore

by Jonathan Ellson

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During my final year at Coventry University, studying Music Composition, an opportunity arose to collaborate in a workshop situation with members of the Chroma Ensemble (Birmingham) on creating new pieces for the same instrumentation as Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time, and I was one of the student composers invited to take part.

Written at fairly quick speed over just a few days during Easter 2004, (through necessity; the players needed the parts) Elsinore was the result of an exploration of twelve-tone technique. The piece is based on the opening scene of Shakespeare's Hamlet and utilises twelve-tone technique fairly strictly, at least to begin with. The extra-musical material soon proved more alluring during the composition process however, and the piece ended up being the start of my using atonality and serialist processes as simply an organisation process, rather than a generative process for the music.

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released May 5, 2022
Composed and performed by Jonathan Ellson using "The Grandeur" Piano by Native Instruments, Clarinet from Iconica Sections and Players by Steinberg, and Solo Violin and Cello from Spitfire Solo Strings

Cover image: Kronberg Castle, Helsingør, Denmark. Public Domain

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Classically trained musician, composer, musical director and tutor, lifting the lid on the composition process of original music through livestreams at twitch.tv/jonathanellson

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