A Little More Moonshine was a phrase used by a violinist friend on Facebook after they tried moonshine for the first time which I commented would make a great title for a piece. The violinist asked me to write it, but for one reason or another has never performed or recorded it. It quotes a fiddle tune called "Hell Among the Moonshiners" but between certain notes that are altered and the Max patch that plays both a slightly detuned (by a quarter step over the whole time) and two delayed versions (one for each stereo channel). When the violinist plays certain pitches, the delays are altered via the drunk function. Thus the piece becomes increasingly disorienting for the performer and listener... like having a little more moonshine. This is a recording of one instance where I ran the MIDI of the violin part through the Max patch, so there are the comical glissandos, but it least gives the sense of this piece.

A Little More Moonshine One Possible Take Using Violin MIDI

I am happy with the energy of this movement, and hope it is playable. (I will likely upload a revised version after I seek advice from brass players). There is an allusion to Debussy’s string quartet- let me know if you hear it!

Brass Quartet, Third Movement

In ancient times, people worshiped the sun. With it, came the obsession with gold. Central Europe had a widespread sun cult. There were mysterious objects created; among those are the golden hats. They are strange, almost unconventional objects that show the ethereal practices of the sun cult. Most notable is the Nebra sky disc, a strange object that seems to be out of place with time. In Egypt, there was the cult of Akhenaten with its giant rays of the sun in its iconography. There was Ra, the god of the sun, and boats going across the sky.

To the Endless Sun

August 2025 Currently on residency in Italy ! 
These are 3 short sketches using field recordings captured around Montegiovi, Tuscany. With these little works I am experimenting freely with what can be produced from each days sounds -  manipulating them and stiching them back together with the aim of producing a long format work at the end of the residency. 
I am truly thankful for this opportunity that has been provided for me by the Salamanca Arts Centre in Tasmania and Cultivate Projects/La Baldi residency in Italy and The USA. 
And of course the wonderful people of Montegiovi ! 

Tuscany Experiments 1 - 3

While I often struggle to compose, this piece simply arrived and showed itself while sitting at the desk in February.  It is loosely based on an Venezuelan pasaje rhythm.  This work was written for the International Saito Conducting Workshop in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, and was premiered at the final performance on July 26, 2025.

Ayre, for string orchestra

Spanish Dances No.8 Op.34

Piano Concerto No.7 (iii) Op.47

The Burrow, a story of an animal that has built itself a magnificent burrow, but who lives in fear that it will be found and invaded, so it spends most of its time outside the burrow keeping watch over it.

02 The Burrow - Icarus Tales of Kafka_4 Edit_15 Mix_6 - 44100Hz 16bit

This is the last in a set of solo violin works. Each work in this set was intended to emphasize certain aspects of modern music that an undergraduate student might encounter without throwing everything at them at once. This is the one that emphasize technical challenges. 

This recording is from the Cortona Sessions for New Music 2016, performed by Ari Streisfeld. 

Rhapsody

track n.1 of a suite composed by 4 tracks

improved mix on 24/04/2023

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A Little More Moonshine One Possible Take Using Violin MIDI

Marshall D Jones