list of works
orchestra | large ensemble | chamber | solo | electro-acoustic | percussion | other
- untitled piece (2024) 10 minutes ~
- electroacoustic
- first broadcast, The Asynchronous Drone Orchestra, CAMP Radio, 20 July 2024
- untitled piece (2024) 10 minutes ~
- electroacoustic
- first broadcast, The Asynchronous Drone Orchestra, CAMP Radio, 30 March 2024
- falls for jen (2023) 10 minutes ~
- electroacoustic
- first broadcast, The Asynchronous Drone Orchestra, CAMP Radio, November 2023
- fall chorus (2023) 10 minutes ~
- electroacoustic
- first broadcast, The Asynchronous Drone Orchestra, CAMP Radio, 22 July 2023
- unison piece (2023) 10 minutes ~
- electroacoustic
- first broadcast, The Asynchronous Drone Orchestra, CAMP Radio, 4 March 2023
- five strings (2022) 36 minutes ~
- five strings I-V (2022) 36 minutes ~
- guitars, bass guitar, electronics
- on release, CDR/DL: five strings (2023)
- eighty objects for katherine george (2021) variable
- piano
- eighty objects for stan george (2021) 8 minutes ~
- flute, electronics
- chorus (2019) 46 minutes ~
- instruments, electronics
- still pieces (2018) 60 minutes ~
- 3 flutes, accordion, 3 acoustic guitars, piano and electronics
- on release, CDR/DL: still pieces
- twelve voices (2016-18) 1 hour 8 minutes ~
- 12 male voices
- feedback pieces (2017) 45 minutes ~
- feedback piece I (2017) 21 minutes ~
- feedback piece II (2017) 15 minutes ~
- feedback piece III (2017) 8 minutes ~
- electroacoustic
- on release, CDR/DL: feedback pieces
- copies I-V (2016) 40 minutes ~
- copy I, copy II, copy III, copy IV, copy V (2016) 8 minutes each
- electric guitar & electronics
- on release, CDR/DL: copies I-V
- copies I-III first performed by the composer at Islington Mill, Salford, 19 October 2016, and subsequently broadcast as part of Exposure on BBC Radio 3
- interstices (2015) 35 minutes ~
- electroacoustic
- on release, CDR/DL: interstices
- individual voices (2015) 5 minutes ~
- alto flute, trumpet, trombone, vibraphone, electric guitar, voice, violin, viola, double bass, electronics
- co-commissioned by the London Sinfonietta and the Royal Philharmonic Society
- first performance, the London Sinfonietta, Juliet Fraser (voice), Ian Vine (guitar & electronics), 9 May 2015, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
- forty-five objects (2014) 24 minutes ~
- 45 electric guitars
- on release, CDR/DL: forty objects/forty-five objects
- forty objects (2014) 25 minutes ~
- 40 electric guitars
- on release, CDR/DL: forty objects/forty-five objects
- twenty-seven trios (2013/2016) 4 hours 30 minutes ~
- 3 electric guitars with electronics
- film installation / individual concert works (10 minutes ~ each)
- first screening, 24 January 2016, RNCM, Manchester, UK
- facsimile (2013) 32 minutes ~
- electroacoustic
- facsimile (A6) (2013) 1 minute ~
- electroacoustic
- DL only free on SoundCloud
- replica (2013) 10 minutes ~
- clarinet, vibraphone, 2 electric guitars, electronics
- first performance, The House of Bedlam & Ian Vine (guitar), 30 October 2013, RNCM, Manchester
- division (2013) 18 minutes ~
- 9 electric guitars with electronics
- on release, CDR/DL: frieze/static form/division
- static form (2013) 10 minutes ~
- electric guitar & live electronics
- on release, CDR/DL: frieze/static form/division
- frieze (2013) 18 minutes ~
- electric guitar & live electronics
- and versions with other instruments
- on release, CDR/DL: frieze/static form/division
- always (2012) 10 minutes ~
- electric guitar & electronics
- first performance, Ian Vine, 5 May 2013, Salford, UK
- [on release, held/always/immer/gehalten: strictly limited edition 12" vinyl, DL]
- untitled (2012) 4 minutes ~
- unplugged electric guitar & electronics
- [forthcoming on digital release]
- immer (2012) 4 minutes 30 seconds ~
- electric guitar & electronics
- first performance, Ian Vine, 5 May 2013, Salford, UK
- [on release, held/always/immer/gehalten: strictly limited edition 12" vinyl, DL]
- gehalten (2012) 15 minutes ~
- electric guitar & electronics
- or: 4 electric guitars
- first performance, Ian Vine, 5 May 2013, Salford, UK
- [on release, held/always/immer/gehalten: strictly limited edition 12" vinyl, DL]
- unique pieces (2012-) various durations, various instrumentation
- each unique piece is a one-off vinyl single
- complete list
- [2520] individual works for violin (2012) 3 minutes 30 seconds - 4 minutes 20 seconds each ~
- violin
- 2520 unique pieces
- postcards (7 x A6 148x105mm)
- flawed copies vc (2012) 9 minutes ~
- flawed copy vc I (2012) 3 minutes 15 seconds ~
- flawed copy vc II (2012) 2 minutes 50 seconds ~
- flawed copy vc III (2012) 2 minutes 30 seconds ~
- cello
- can be performed in any order/combination/separately
- held (2012) 7 minutes ~
- electric guitar & electronics
- or: 3 electric guitars, 3 players; 3 electric guitars, 1 player
- first performance, Ian Vine, 29 June 2012, KRAAK gallery, Manchester
- [on digital release]
- [& held/always/immer/gehalten: strictly limited edition 12" vinyl, DL]
- limited edition 2011 (2011) 1-3 minutes ~
- piano
- A6 postcard (148x105mm)
- strictly limited edition
- 39-40 for Richard (2011) 5 minutes ~
- electric guitar, electronics
- first performance, Tom McKinney - electric guitar, Larry Goves - electronics, 24 June 2011, Spitalfields Festival, London
- [digital release] Ian Vine - guitar, electronics
- flawed copies (2011) 12 minutes ~
- can be performed in any order/combination:
- I: 1'45"; II: 1'23"; III: 4'00"; IV: 1'50"; V: 2'50"
- version 1: oboe, horn, violin, cello, live electronics (optional)
- first performance, 26 May 2011, Wilbraham St Ninian's Church, Manchester
- forty works for Richard (2011) 40 minutes ~
- electric guitar ensemble [8-20 guitars]
- all instruments performed by Ian Vine. Recorded at first moon studio, February-March 2011
- [on digital release]
- limited edition VI 2010 (2010) 1-3 minutes ~
- piano
- first performance, Mary Dullea, 24 November 2010, The Forge, London
- A6 postcard (148x105mm)
- strictly limited edition of 50, signed & numbered
- available to order directly from ianvine.com [here]
- perfect objects (2010) 15 minutes ~
- flute, clarinet, violin, cello
- first performance, Radius, 23 April 2010, National Portrait Gallery, London
- moon phase (2010) 5 minutes ~
- female voice, bass flute, cello
- commissioned by Trio Atem with funds provided by the RVW Trust
- first performance, Trio Atem, 26 February 2010, University of Manchester, Manchester
- individual objects (2009) 7 minutes ~
- orchestra
- 3.3.3.3 | 4.3.3.1 | 2 perc, Piano, Harp | Strings
- commissioned by the London Symphony Orchestra as part of UBS Soundscapes: Pioneers
- first performance, LSO, Gianandrea Noseda, 26 October 2010, Barbican, London
- thirty-five objects (2009) 7 minutes ~
- orchestra
- 2.2.2.2 | 2.2.0.0 | timp. | strings 8.6.4.4.2
- commissioned by sinfonia ViVA
- first performance, sinfonia ViVA, André de Ridder, 28th March 2012, Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
- ohne titel (2008) 25 minutes ~
- flute, horn, cello, multi-channel electronics
- for Erika Hoffmann and the Sammlung Hoffmann
- first performance, first moon, 2 March 2008, Sammlung Hoffmann, Berlin
- fifty objects (2007) 3 minutes ~
- flute, clarinet, violin, cello, vibraphone
- first performance, Radius, 8 January 2008, Wigmore Hall, London
- over 5000 individual works (2007) 14 minutes each~
- piano
- 5040 different versions of the piece are possible
- first performance: (over 5000 individual works #1642), Stephen Gutman, 26 November 2009, The Warehouse, London, UK
- butterfly pieces for jen (2007) 3 minutes ~
- 6 pieces for flute (or piccolo, alto flute, bass flute)
- for Jennifer George. the pieces can be reordered and performed in 720 different ways
- first performance, Jennifer George, 2 March 2008, Sammlung Hoffmann, Berlin
- forty objects (2007 rev.2014) 24 minutes ~
- 40 electric guitars
- forty objects/forty-five objects
- X (2007) 8 minutes ~
- solo percussion
- first performance, Adrian Spillett, 8 January 2008, Wigmore Hall, London
- ocre oscuro (2006-2007) 14 minutes ~
- flute, clarinet, horn, trumpet, trombone, piano, violin, viola, cello
- written for the London Sinfonietta under the Blue Touch Paper scheme
- first performance, the London Sinfonietta, Richard Baker, 8 May 2007, LSO St. Luke's, London
- alizarin sun (2006) 7 minutes ~
- orchestra
- 2.2.2.3 | 4.2.3.1 | Timp. 3 perc. Harp | strings
- first performance, Hallé Orchestra, Rory Macdonald, 26 October 2006, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
- [postcard] (2006) 75 seconds ~
- piano
- part of eleven piano pieces
- burnt umber (2005) 10 minutes ~
- viola
- written for Paul Silverthorne under the London Sinfonietta Blue Touch Paper scheme
- pintura escondida (2005) 6 minutes ~
- orchestra
- 2.2.2.2 | 4.2.3.0 | 2 perc. | strings
- first performance, Hallé Youth Orchestra, André de Ridder, 4 December 2005, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
- underpaintings (2005) 8 minutes ~
- clarinet, violin, cello, piano
- first performance, Radius, 20 April 2007, Wigmore Hall, London
- [untitled] (2004-2005) 27 minutes ~ [score withdrawn]
- flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, percussion [1 player], harp, piano, electronics, 2 violins, viola, cello, contrabass
- seventy objects (2004) 60 seconds
- piano
- first performance, Stephen Gutman, piano, 31 October 2004, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
- What Strikes the Clocke?, part of Birtwistle Games festival
- thirty objects (2004) 3 minutes ~
- flute
- paper (2004) 3 minutes 30 seconds ~ [score withdrawn]
- clarinet, piano
- a birthday card for Tony at 70 (2004) 3 minutes ~
- string quartet
- writing on water (ensemble version) (2000/2003) 1 minute 36 seconds ~
- flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, vibraphone, harp, 2 violins, viola, cello, contrabass
- broken colour (2003) 17 minutes ~
- alto flute, oboe (+cor anglais), clarinet, horn, percussion (1 player: 4 crash cymbals; tam-tam; glockenspiel; marimba)
- commissioned by Ensemble Q with funds provided by Music On The Edge
- first performance, Ensemble Q, 28 October 2003, Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton, UK
- white river sand (2002) 10 minutes ~
- flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, 2 violins, viola, cello, contrabass
- first performance, Kokoro, André de Ridder, 11 Dec 2002, Lighthouse, Poole, UK
- oro y sombra (2002) 10 minutes ~
- soprano, violin, cimbalom, piano
- commissioned by the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival with support from the Arts Council of England and Stephen Bell
- first performance, Psappha, Sarah Leonard (soprano), 24 Nov 2002, St. Paul's Hall, Huddersfield, UK
- postcards from chicago (2001)
- piano
- #1 70 seconds ~
- #2 30 seconds ~
- #3 60 seconds ~
- first performance, Kate Dixon, 20 November 2003, Square Chapel Centre for the Arts, Halifax, UK
- violet (2001) 8 minutes ~
- orchestra
- 2.2.2.3 | 4.2.3.0 | 1 perc. | piano | strings
- first performance, BBC Symphony Orchestra, André de Ridder, 31 March 2010, Maida Vale Studios, London, UK
- seven with four (2001) 3 minutes ~
- piccolo, flute, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 7 classical guitars, electronics
- Jennifer George (flutes), Ian Vine (guitars, electronics)
- part of writing on water(second book)
- blood on red (2000) 7 minutes ~
- electric guitar, double bass (amplified), electronics
- commissioned by [rout]
- first performance, [rout], 23 November 2000, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, UK
- ten white leaves (2000) 10 minutes ~
- flute, oboe, 2 clarinets (1+bass), horn, trombone, percussion, piano, viola, cello, contrabass
- commissioned by André de Ridder
- first performance, ensemble eleven, André de Ridder, 20 June 2002, Lust for the Ears, The music of Louis Andriessen, RNCM, Manchester, UK
- satori (2000) 5-20 minutes ~
- solo flute
- writing on water (2000) 1 minute 40 seconds ~
- flute, 7 guitars, piano and electronics
- commissioned by Matthew Herbert, premiere recording on Accidental [AC07CD] 2003
- Jennifer George (flute), Ian Vine (guitars, piano, electronics)
- siri² (2000) 10 minutes ~
- percussion quartet
- commissioned by Adrian Spillett on behalf of 4-MALITY
- first performance 4-MALITY (Jan Bradley, Geir Rafnsson, Adrian Spillett, Stephen Whibley), 17 May 2000, Corn Exchange, Newbury, UK
- shadow grounds (1999) 3 minutes ~
- flute, oboe, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, viola, cello
- commissioned by the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival for ensemble recherche
- first performance 28 November 1999, Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield, UK
- writing on water (first book) (1999)
- commissioned by Matthew Herbert
- Jennifer George (flutes), Ian Vine (guitars, piano, electronics)
- pieces from cycle may be performed individually
- satellite (1999) 32½ seconds
- flute, guitar and electronics
- for jen (1999) 33 seconds
- 3 flutes, 3 guitars and electronics
- small moon (1999) 30 seconds
- flute, 4 guitars and piano
- desert / catch (1999) 20 seconds
- flute, 6 guitars, piano and electronics
- three black moons (1999) 15 minutes ~
- clarinet, trombone, contrabass, tape
- commissioned by The London Sinfonietta
- first performance Hayward Gallery, London, 10 April 1999
- Timothy Lines (cl), David Purser (tbn), Enno Senft (db), Ian Vine (tape), Ian Dearden/SOUND intermedia (sound diffusion)
- espinas (1998-1999) 20 minutes ~
- flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, percussion, harp, 2 violins, viola, cello, contrabass
- first performance New Ensemble, Clark Rundell (cond.), RNCM, Manchester, 21 June 1999
- 2001 revised version: London Sinfonietta, Garry Walker (cond.), 22 April 2001, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
- (music for animation) (1998) 6 minutes ~
- flute, percussion (vibraphone, triangle), electronics
- performed by mallika & mcqueen, Ian Vine
- music for Writer's block by Steven Buckler
- first screening - Royal Society of Arts, London, 22 July 1998
- first moon (1998) 10 minutes ~
- piano, [incomplete]
- koan (1997-1998)
- koan (1997) 6 minutes ~
- trumpet, organ
- first performed by Peter Mainwaring (trumpet) and Jeremy Holland Smith (organ), Chelmsford Cathedral, 13 June 1997
- second koan (1998) 7 minutes ~
- trumpet, organ
- SIRI (1997) 5 minutes 40 seconds ~
- solo percussion and tape (cd)
- first performed by Peadar Townsend, RNCM, Manchester, 30 May 1997
- the other relics (1995) 8 minutes ~
- mezzo-soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, contrabassoon, bass trombone, percussion, 5 violas, 3 cellos, contrabass
- text: James Kirkup, extract from No more Hiroshimas, 1960
- first performed by Anna Burford (mezzo), New Ensemble, Baldur Brönnimann (cond.), RNCM, Manchester, 20 November 1996
- kôn tai né (1994) 4 minutes ~
- solo flute
- first performed by Susie Hodder-Williams, RNCM, Manchester, 23 January 1995