Tim Hodgkinson

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Tim Hodgkinson bigraphy, stories - English experimental music composer and performer

Tim Hodgkinson : biography

1 May 1949 –

Tim Hodgkinson (born 1 May 1949, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England) is an English experimental music composer and performer, principally on reeds and keyboards. He is best known as one of the core members of the British avant-rock group Henry Cow, which he formed with Fred Frith in 1968. After the demise of Henry Cow, he participated in a number of bands and projects, including a solo recording career.

Recent works

  • Repulsion (1997) – for clarinet, electric guitar, trombone, percussion. c 10′
  • SHHH (1996–7) – for taped voices. c 7′
  • For Looking Inside (1997) – for 3 prepared violas. c 10’30"
  • Interferogram (1997) – for large ensemble. c 10′
  • Mala; Elated (1997) – for clarinet, harpsichord, organ, metal plates, cymbals. c 8′
  • Black Death and Errors in Construction (1998) – for bass clarinet, prepared piano, electric guitar, 2 cellos, 2 violas, percussion, tape. c 12′
  • The Road to Erzin (1999) – for viola, piano, alto saxophone, percussion (2 players) & live electronic sound-processing. c 15′
  • Crackle of Forests (1999) – for many instruments. c 23′
  • Gushe (1999) – solo clarinet and tape. c 13′
  • Ma (1999) – montage. c 20′
  • Apophasis (2001) – concrète sound-art piece with David Connearn. c 22′
  • Fighting/Breathing (2001) – for bass clarinet and taped percussion. c 7’40"
  • String Quartet 3 (2000–1)
  • Vers Kongsu (2002) – for clarinet and percussion. c 15′
  • Fragor (2003) – computer-assisted music for arco electric guitar and cello. c 7′
  • Vers Kongsu II (2003) – revised version of Vers Kongsu for clarinet and ensemble.
  • De Yoknapatawpha (2003–4) – 2 clarinets (one doubling bass) + piano. c 12′
  • Watching into a Hard Stone (2004) – tape music using sounds of clarinet, ringmodulator, prepared piano, pitch shifter. c 9′
  • Aici Schiteaza Pe Acumul (2004) – for tape and instrumental ensemble (3 vln/vla, 2 celli, 2 cb, oboe, 2 flt, clar, bass-clar, bassoon, sax, trom, 2 percuss, piano). c 9′
  • Further Into Hard Stone (2004) – arranged for flute (+ pic), oboe, 2 clars, bassoon, fr horn, saxes, strings, piano, percussion. c 9′
  • Piece for Harp and Cello (2004–5) – c 9′
  • Nameless Tower (2005) – for Vln, 2 alto, cello, flute, clar, bass clar, trombone, piano, 2 percussion.
  • Thrown (2005) – for bass clarinet doubling clarinet, harp, piano, double bass, percussion and live sound treatment and projection. c 9′
  • Ulaaraar (2005) – for bass clarinet, string ensemble (min 2 altos, 2 cellos) and small gong. c 10′
  • Untitled for solo Bb clarinet (2005–6)
  • Carillon for Amplified Harpsichord and four pre-recorded Electric Guitars (2006) – for harpsichord and tape. c 4’45"
  • Hearken (2006) – for bass clarinet and tape. c 12′
  • Against Time (2006) – for 14 woodwind & brass instruments, percussion, keyboard. c 19’45"
  • Amhas / Niritti (2006) – for tape and ensemble. c 14′
  • Nomos-Yozu (2007) – for ensemble. c 13′ Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival Commission.
  • the hum of destruction whirrs through the national cackle of love and produce (2007) – for (bass) flute, acoustic guitar, electronics. c 17′
  • Tmesis (2007) – for tape, solo cello, 2 clarinets, 2 percussion, horn, trombone. c 10’30"
  • Chasma (2008) – for Ensemble: flute, oboe, clarinet, trumpet, horn, trombone doubling cb. trom, piano, harp, 2 vlns, 2 vlas, 2 cellos, 2 basses. c23′
  • ZUD (2008) – graphic score for elec guitar, piano, cello, bass, percussion. c 9’20"
  • Ich Horig (2008) – graphic score for tape, clarinet, piano, cello, bass, percussion. c 7′
  • Ici-bas (2009) – for flute, 2 clarinets, bassoon, 2 trombones, piano, 3 violins, 3 altos, 2 cellos, 2 basses. For Spectrum XXI 2009. c 14"
  • Attaot (2009) – for flute, clarinet, bassoon, 2 trombones, 2 percussion, violin, alto, cello, 2 basses & tape. For Spectrum XXI 2009. 8’30"
  • Jo-Ha-Qui (2010) – for string quartet, harp, trombone, synthesiser and bowed glass. c 16"
  • The Glow and Zigzag (2011) – for French horn solo. London Sinfonietta commission. c 6"
  • Tree Leaf Talk (2011) – for voice, violin, cello, trombone, harp, piano, live and pre-recorded electronic sound. Commissioned by Ne(X)tworks Ensemble, NYC. c 35"
  • Hail and Flummox (2011) – flute, clarinet, horn, violin, cello. London Sinfonietta commission. 7"
  • Ananké (2011) – flute, clarinet, violin, 2 cellos, double bass, piano, percussion, electric guitar, no-input mixer, and pre-recorded computer-modulated sound. For Spectrum XXI 2011. c 16"