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Sounding out the space: a composer’s perspective on Spatial Music (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Macleod, D. (2018, April). Sounding out the space: a composer’s perspective on Spatial Music. Paper presented at sound agendas composers’ conference, The University of Sheffield

Pierre Boulez cites space as being the fifth dimension of music (1963). However Alvin Lucier observes that although considerable effort is put into the conception, generation and notation of music relatively little thought is given to the actual prop... Read More about Sounding out the space: a composer’s perspective on Spatial Music.

No Man is an Island (2018)
Other
Macleod, D. (2018). No Man is an Island. [Score]. London

A five-minute setting of John Donne's Mediation XVII written for solo voice and electronics. Premiered by SoundKarD at nonclassical, London. 12/04/2018.

Cut, Strike, Throw, Grip. (2018)
Other
MACLEOD, D. (2018). Cut, Strike, Throw, Grip. [Score]. Edinburgh

This work draw inspiration from the ancient Highland Bagpipe and Clarsach music known as Pibroch or Ceol Mor. Comprised of a theme and variations Pibroch utilises ornamentation as a means to mark and decorate each variation. Moreover as an oral tradi... Read More about Cut, Strike, Throw, Grip..