English composer Dave Maric was a pianist in Steve Martland's band in the 1990s, where he met percussionist Colin Currie. As a result of their friendship, Maric has composed a number of pieces for Currie, some of which are recorded here. Most of the pieces include another instrument (piano, flügelhorn, organ, a second percussionist) or tape. Maric is skilled at creating virtuosic music for percussion that fits well with his idiomatic writing for other instruments, and each of the pieces has a strong individualistic sound. ...
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English composer Dave Maric was a pianist in Steve Martland's band in the 1990s, where he met percussionist Colin Currie. As a result of their friendship, Maric has composed a number of pieces for Currie, some of which are recorded here. Most of the pieces include another instrument (piano, flügelhorn, organ, a second percussionist) or tape. Maric is skilled at creating virtuosic music for percussion that fits well with his idiomatic writing for other instruments, and each of the pieces has a strong individualistic sound. He draws on his background in jazz and pop, which preceded his involvement in the classical new music scene, and he is largely self-taught. His pieces have the disciplined structure and finesse of a composer with extensive training in composition, but a vitality and spontaneity born of improvisation that classically trained composers sometimes lack. Borrowed Time, for percussion and organ, played by Clive Driskill-Smith, was written for the instrument in Westminster Abbey, and has...
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