Described as an ” “iconoclastic composer who crossed musical boundaries to create a distinctive, edgy sound” Martland curated the infamous Factory Classical label of Factory Records. This is the first concert in a two-part retrospective on the works of the late Steve Martland, juxtaposed with those of Renaissance composer Clément Janequin.
Centuries apart, Renaissance composer Clément Janequin and 20th-century composer Steve Martland both sought to reflect the sounds of daily life that surrounded them. For Janequin, this meant bird calls, street noises or, in the final work of this concert, La bataille, a vivid depiction of the sounds of battle, complete with trumpet calls, cannon fire, and the cries of the wounded. Martland evokes a different kind of battleground in Street Songs—with something of a medley of songs from children’s games, often heard in the streets and on the playground.
