Matthew Hindson

The two Night Pieces were written as contrasting movements. The first movement, "Night Song" contains a lyrical quality, and in particular there is a sense of nostalgic poignancy that should be convey...

There are two ideas contained within the title of the piece - "ignition" refers to an image of colorful sparking lights that set varying processes (such as mechanical movement) in motion, and "positiv...

Instrumentation: pic.2.2.ca.2.bcl.2.cbsn - 4231 - timp - perc(2): glsp/vib/tam-t/4 tom-t/thundersheet/3 cyms/splash cym/3 wdbl/tamb/2 bongo/c.bell/SD/mar/whip/hi-hat/BD/BD+foot pedal - harp - strings...

Commissioned by Musica Viva Australia for Andrew Manze and Richard Egarr with the financial assistance of the Ian Potter Foundation. One observation on music of the Baroque period, particularly that o...

The "Jungle" in Jungle Fever has two meanings - firstly a reference to 'jungle' music, a style of popular music style derived from the techno genre, and which was an initial inspiration on the piece....

Insects have been a fertile source of inspiration to some Australian composers, in particular Ross Edwards who has used the patterns of insect sounds within his compositions. The two Insect Songs by M...

Instrumentation: picc.2.2.2.2 - 4231 - timp - perc(3): mar or xylo/glsp/vib or mar/tamb/wdbl/c.bell/drum kit (BD/SD/hi-hat/ splash, crash and ride cyms) - pno - strings

Instrumentation: I - 2 anvils/2 crot/2 tuned c.bell; II - 2 anvils/2 crot/2 tuned c.bell; III - 2 anvils/2 crot/2 tuned c.bell Siegfried Interlude No. 3 was commissioned by the Sydney Symphony Orchest...

Instrumentation: xylo/2 SD/susp.cym/tgl/tamb/wdbl/bongos/guiro/vibraslap/BD

Instrumentation: xylo/2 SD/susp.cym/tgl/tamb/wdbl/bongos/guiro/vibraslap/BD

Siegfried Interlude No. 2 was commissioned by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra for first performance at the launch of their 2000 Season. It uses some of the themes from Act II of Wagner's Siegfried, incl...

The two Night Pieces were written as contrasting movements. The first movement, "Night Song" contains a lyrical quality, and in particular there is a sense of nostalgic poignancy that should be convey...

Instrumentation: 1 hn. 4 tpt.2 trbn.btrn.tuba - perc(1): cymbals (optional) Siegfried Interlude No 1 was commissioned by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra for first performance at the launch of their 2000...

Instrumentation: 1 hn. 4 tpt.2 trbn.btrn.tuba - perc(1): cymbals (optional) Siegfried Interlude No 1 was commissioned by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra for first performance at the launch of their 2000...

Instrumentation: 4 hn.2 tpt.2 trbn.tuba - perc(1): cymbals (optional) Siegfried Interlude No 1 was commissioned by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra for first performance at the launch of their 2000 Seaso...

Instrumentation: 4 hn.2 tpt.2 trbn.tuba - perc(1): cymbals (optional) Siegfried Interlude No 1 was commissioned by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra for first performance at the launch of their 2000 Seaso...

‘… deliberately provocative, musical leftovers seasoned with wit.’ North Shore Times (Fred Blanks), 11 April 2001 ‘Getting up each other’s noses is a game that critics and performers often play in pri...

‘…a piece that sounds as if Khachaturian may have thought of it while primed with vodka and facing a Russian firing squad. This had wit.’ The Sydney Morning Herald (Fred Blanks), 16 August 1994