An Iceland Symphony, Op. 1: A Theatrical Symphony for All Ages
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2 JUNE 2021 — Happy to announce that my first large-scale composition, An Iceland Symphony, Op. 1: A Theatrical Symphony for All Ages, is now available as sheet music in both paperback and ebook form.
When writing this, glad to see it at #1 on Amazon’s list of Hot New Releases in the category of Opera & Classical Songbooks. My first time seeing that #1 New Release banner on one of my books.
An Iceland Symphony is a large-scale work of 21 sections that calls for musicians of all ages and includes theatrical elements. The sections range widely in style and complexity. It leaves no one out.
Every note and rest has been carefully tested through hundreds of listenings since I first realised in early 2019 I had started writing this. I hope it may one day be performed live in Iceland by Icelandic musicians.
Until then, in this book is the full sheet music complete with performance instructions for the theatrical elements as well. I understand Kindle Unlimited members can view the ebook for free, but until the Look Inside previews come up for the paperback and ebook, here are the covers and some sample pages.
Ideally this music would be performed by live musicians, and there will be recordings sooner or later. The audio versions I have now are basically helpful demos only, to be shared with close friends, prospective performers, and writers on music, for example.
I continue to work on high-quality renditions of my own, but more on that later. I’ll also talk more about this in the next episode of my podcast. And as mentioned, one day I hope to see a full, live, staged performance of this.
Many thanks to everyone who has supported and encouraged me on my compositional journey.
