| Ensemble | |
| Composition for percussion, loops, blips and flesh (2002) | 14' |
| commissioned by Amsterdam Fonds Voor der Kunst for Slagwerkgroep Den Haag | |
| 6 marimbas (bowed and struck), electronics, video | |
| Go here to hear an excerpt | |
| derailed (2000) | 14' |
| commisioned by Project Theatre, Dublin | |
| fl cl vn vc db hpd soundtrack | |
| Glamour Sleeper II (2003) | 10' |
| version of I made for Ensemble Integrales | |
| sax, perc, prep. piano, vn, soundtrack | |
| Full recording available on NMC CD 'Elastic Harmonic', downloadable here | |
| Junk Box Fraud (1997) | 12'30 |
| premiered by Crash Ensemble | |
| cl, trb, 2 pf, 2 speakers, tape, video [video by Hugh Reynolds and Gerry O'Brien] | |
| Full recording available on NMC portrait CD 'Elastic Harmonic', downloadable here | |
| Streetwalker (2003) | 12' |
| commissioned by WNYC for Bang On A Can | |
| cl/b cl, elec. guit, pno, perc, cello, bass | |
| Full recording available on NMC portrait CD 'Elastic Harmonic', downloadable here | |
| Table Manners (2004) | 15' - 30' |
| commissioned by Percussion Group of the Hague | |
| 4 percussionists | |
| Go here to see an excerpt | |
| The Pale (2003) | 11' |
| Saxophone Quartet + Percussion Sextet | |
| Premiered by Percussion Group of the Hague and Aurelia Saxophone Quartet | |
| Orchestra | |
| Crane (in progress) (2008) | c. 20' |
| Commissioned by RTE | |
| orchestra | |
| (in progress) | |
| Elastic Harmonic (2005) | c. 13' |
| Commissioned by RTE for the National Symphony Orchestra and Ioana-Petcu Colan. Premiere on TV, 5 September 2005. First public concert performance given on 30 January 2007 by Darragh Morgan and the National Symphony Orchestra. | |
| Violin and Orchestra (vn-solo, 2431 4321 hrp pf 3 perc str) | |
| Full recording available on NMC portrait CD 'Elastic Harmonic", downloadable here | |
| HIVE (2005) | c. 17' |
| Commissioned by BBC Radio 3 and the National Chamber Choir for the Ulster Orchestra and National Chamber Choir | |
| Voices and Orchestra (satb 2230 4221 timp 3 perc hrp pf str) | |
| O (2002) | 11' |
| commissioned by Trinity College, premiered by NSOI | |
| 4042 2 sax 4440 4 perc 2 hrp str | |
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| The Vandal (2000) | 11' |
| commissioned by RTE for NSOI | |
| 3330 3331 pf str [16.14.12.10.8] | |
| Smaller Ensemble (2-5 Players) | |
| A Game for Gentlemen Played by Thugs (1999) | 5' |
| premiered 2003 by London Sinfonietta | |
| oboe, trumpet, harpsichord or for alternative instrumentation of picc, trumpet or trombone, and piano | |
| Bulb (2006) | 12-14' |
| Commissioned by the Fidelio Trio (with funds provided by the Irish Arts Council) | |
| piano trio (vln, vlc, piano) | |
| Hear an excerpt here: http://www.fideliotrio.com/music.html | |
| Counting (2000) | 12' |
| commisioned by Music Network | |
| string qt + soundtrack [4-channel or 2-channel] | |
| Ecstasis, full stop (1999) | 5' |
| commissioned by RTE | |
| string qt, soundtrack | |
| flashbulb (2006) | 1'30 |
| 3 melody instruments and 1 struck instrument | |
| Fold (2008) | c. 12' |
| Commissioned by New Noise with funds provided by the Arts Council of Ireland | |
| oboe, bass clarinet, percussion (vibes, bass drum), piano and electronics | |
| Glamour Sleeper (2002) | 10' |
| commissioned by Up North Festival | |
| cl, perc, vn, db, soundtrack | |
| Mild, Medium-Lasting, Artificial Happiness (2004) | 2' |
| A present for Prism Sax Quartet | |
| Saxophone Qt or any quartet of similar sounding instruments | |
| Pluck, Stroke and Hammer (1997) | 6' |
| commissioned by Music Network for RTE Vanbrugh Quartet and Hugh Tinney | |
| string quartet and piano | |
| Pushpulling (2007) | 6' |
| Commissioned by the Printing House Festival for the Con Tempo Quartet | |
| String Quartet | |
| STAMP (to avoid erotic thoughts) (2008) | 8'-10' |
| Commissioned by Music Network (with funds from Arts Council of Ireland) for Smith Quartet | |
| String Quartet | |
| The Blotting (2004) | c. 14' |
| commissioned by the Bath Festival with funding by the Arts Council England for the Tate Ensemble | |
| b cl, vln, cello, piano | |
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| Tilt (2006) | 8' |
| 4 electric guitars | |
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| To Herbert Brun (2002) | 20' |
| commissioned by Daghda Dance | |
| voice, sax, trb, db, live electronics | |
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| 4th part can be done on its own 6' | |
| Larger Ensemble (6+ Players) | |
| Grá agus Bás (2007) | 26' |
| Crash Ensemble + Iarla O'Lionaird (voice + fl/picc, cl/b-cl, trb, elec guit, perc (vibes+kick drum), samples (max patch), vln, vla, cello, bass) | |
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| You can find another excerpt on myspace, a video clip taken by CMC on YouTube and the full thing online from WNYC's streaming service. The New York Times Review of NY premiere available here. | |
| Severance (1999) | 14' |
| commissioned by Orkest de Volharding | |
| fl+picc, 3 sax, 3 tpt, 3 trb, pf, db, [all amplified] tape | |
| The Traces of a Revolutionary Song (1998) | 11' |
| commissioned by Music Network for London Brass | |
| 4 tpt, hn, 3 trb, btrb, tuba | |
| Solo / Electroacoustic | |
| Begobs I-IV (1995) | 18' |
| pf | |
| BRAT (2000/5) (2005) | 6' |
| Recorder and Tape (A version of FAT made for recorder in collaboration with the recorder player Susanna Borsch) | |
| Hear a very short excerpt here | |
| Curves (1997) | 7' |
| commissioned by Irish Arts Council for Maria Cleary | |
| hrp [amplified], tape | |
| FAT (2000) | 6' |
| Flute and Tape | |
| GUBU (1995) | 7' |
| tape | |
| Mad, Avid, Sad (2000) | 3' |
| org | |
| Metropolis Mutabilis (1995) | 6' |
| tape and optional video [video by Hugh Reynolds] | |
| North Circular (2007) | 1' |
| piano | |
| North Strand (2007) | 1' |
| piano | |
| PADDY (2003) | 8' |
| premiered by Tatiana Koleva | |
| percussion (2 kick drums, 2 wooden boxes, junk metal) | |
| Recording available on NMC portrait CD 'Elastic Harmonic', downloadable here | |
| pAt (2001) | 11' |
| commissioned by Music Network for Joanna Mac Gregror | |
| pf, tape | |
| Reservoir (2007) | 10' |
| piano | |
| Stainless Staining (2007) | 14' |
| commissioned by Lisa Moore (with funds by the Arts Council of Ireland) | |
| piano and soundtrack | |
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| You can hear the full premiere performance by Lisa Moore online at WNYC | |
| Swerve (1998) | 8' |
| fl, soundtrack | |
| Voitures (1996) | 6' |
| ob, tape | |
| Work for Organ (1992) | 3' |
| commissioned by Joseph O'Gorman | |
| org | |
| Vocal / Choral | |
| Aisling Gheal (A Spectral Sean Nós Setting) (2007) | 9' |
| Written for Iarla O'Lionáird and Crash Ensemble | |
| voice, fl, cl, vibes, elec guitar, violin, viola, cello, bass + electronics (MSP patch) | |
| Grá agus Bás (2007) | 26' |
| Crash Ensemble + Iarla O'Lionaird (voice + fl/picc, cl/b-cl, trb, elec guit, perc (vibes+kick drum), samples (max patch), vln, vla, cello, bass) | |
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| You can find another excerpt on myspace, a video clip taken by CMC on YouTube and the full thing online from WNYC's streaming service. The New York Times Review of NY premiere available here. | |
| The Weathering (2004) | 14' |
| premiered by Electra at Lincoln Center, NY | |
| soprano, recorder, perc, vln (elec. or ord) and video [video by Mark Linnane, Colm Tobin and Aki Aro] | |
| To Herbert Brun (2002) | 20' |
| commissioned by Daghda Dance | |
| voice, sax, trb, db, live electronics | |
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| 4th part can be done on its own 6' | |
| Two Yeats Songs (1993) | 10' |
| S-solo, fl | |
| Text: W. B. Yeats | |
| [H]interlands (2002) | 35'` |
| commissioned by Shobana Jeyasingh | |
| 2 female vocalists and soundtrack | |
| See/hear an extract here: www.braunarts.com | |