Zoë Martlew compositions

Squeezebox (2019)

Ritual Action
Andrew Hudson, clarinet
Andrew Nogal, oboe
Ben Roidl-Ward, bassoon

Squeezebox (2019)

"Salamander" for solo bassoon

Composed by Zoë Martlew (2020)
Performed by Emily Hultmark
Recorded by Torbjorn Hultmark
Mixed by Cato Langnes

Salamander for solo bassoon. Zoë Martlew

Written and performed by Zoë Martlew
For solo cello without bow.

Recorded by Lester Barnes (2011)
Published by Schott

"Salat Babilya" was inspired by music from Iraq, in particular the beautiful sonorities of the oud, a variety of Middle Eastern lute dating back to antiquity. An oud-like resonance is evoked without the use of a bow via a combination of "arabic" scales, open strings, ringing harmonics and ornamental inflections.

The particular oud piece that inspired this one was written to help lull the children of Bagdad to sleep during bombing raids and bears the same title, which translates from the Arabic as "Babylonian Prayer".

(Useful for cellists who have forgotten their bow).

Salat Babilya (Babylonian Prayer)by Zoë Martlew

Shift, Trip. Written and performed by Zoë Martlew.
Live recording from concert at Wigmore Hall. May 2017

Published by Schott

Shift, Trip. Wigmore live 5/17

"Shift, Trip" for amplified cello with track. Wigmore Hall 2017

"Stir" for unaccompanied cello with voice. Written and performed by Zoë Martlew. Live recording from concert at Wigmore Hall, april 2017
Published by Schott

"Stir" by Zoë Martlew, live at Wigmore Hall

"Völuspá" for string trio by Zoë Martlew.

From live performance of U.S. premiere at Tanglewood Contemporary Music Festival, August 9th 2019, with Chi Li (vln), Samuel Pedersen (vla), Zoë Martlew (vc) at Linde Center, Tanglewood, Mass.

Inspired by the mysterious standing stones and goddess lore that abounds in the beautiful Dorset countryside surrounding Smedmore House (venue for the premiere of this trio) I’ve taken the title of this piece, “Völuspá”, from that of the Poetic Edda, the old Norse collection of anonymous poems in which the Norns appear, the three shadowy goddesses who weave Fate at their looms. In this light it is appropriate that there are three performers, spinning time with their strings... 

The piece was written in the days immediately following the death of Oliver Knussen (1952-2018) to whom the piece is dedicated.

Commissioned by violinist Miranda Fulleylove, who also played in the first performance along with Clara Biss (viola) and Zoë on cello for Purbeck Arts Week Festival 2018.

"Völuspá" for string trio, Zoë Martlew

Performance by Fellows at the Tanglewood Festival of Contemporary Music.

The Anatomy Of Melancholy

Concerto for Jazz-Musician & Orchestra. Composed by Alex Paxton.
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Od Ody Pink'd was written for the Alex Paxton and Royal National Scottish Orchestra and recorded here by the  Alex Paxton & Puple-Tree Tapestry Orchestra  (2019)

Principals
Taylor Maclennan - Flute
Lavinia Redman - Oboe
Alexander Roberts - Clarinet
Izabela Musial - Bassoon
Gwyn Owen - Trumpet
Alex Paxton - Trombone
Lasma Taimina - Violin
Clifton Harrison - Viola
Cecilia Wyld - Cello
Gwen Reed - Bass



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Od Ody Pink'd. Concerto for Jazz-Musician & Orchestra.

James Clapperton Saxophone Concerto. Performed by René Wiik and Sjøforsvarets Musikkorps Bergen.

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Doroga Zhizni by James Clapperton. Soloist René Wiik. FMKV Bergen.

Salvatore Sciarrino 3rd piano sonata performed live by James Clapperton. Ultima Festival. Oslo.

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Salvatore Sciarrino 3rd Piano Sonata (James Clapperton)

Ives by Michael Finnissy performed live by James Clapperton. Autunnale Festival, Bergen.

Ives by Finnissy

Ives by Michael Finnissy performed by James Clapperton

Brian Ferneyhough - Lemma-Icon-Epigram performed by James Clapperton. Ski. Norway

Brian Ferneyhough. Lemma - Icon - Epigram. (James Clapperton)

O besy gostis for cello and piano. 1996. Zöe Martlew cello and James Clapperton piano.

O besy gostis. James Clapperton. Zöe Martlew (cello). JC (piano)

The Ghosts of Covid 19

Musician. Blonde. Metaphysical tendencies.

Salamander for solo bassoon. Zoë Martlew

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