"As If To Sleep" (2001; 2006) was originally entitled ‘Adagio Assonnato’ (2001), which could loosely be taken to mean ‘Slowly to lie down, as if to sleep’. This very slow, relaxing, piece is characterised by a highly ornamented melody which decorates the regular-paced chordal sequence.



As If To Sleep

Andrew March was the winner of the first Masterprize International Composing Competition in 1998 with his orchestral piece Marine - à travers les arbres. He was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, in November 1973. In 1992 he was accepted at the Royal College of Music to study composition with Jeremy Dale Roberts, graduating in 1996.

As If To Sleep

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