Four Sections of Music Unequally Divided, by Seán Clancy

Four Sections of Music Unequally Divided

by Seán Clancy

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'Four Sections of Music Unequally Divided' is an exhibition of Seán Clancy’s hypnotic explorations into nonprescriptive compositional structures and musical material. The influences of visual artist Sol LeWitt in his reduction of forms to their bare essence and composer James Tenney in his sheer joy of the plasticity of sound are never far
from this piece. The release comprises a single uninterrupted 44-minute span of music in which athletic piano playing meets analogue synthesizers and deconstructed gamelan.

Seán Clancy was born in Dublin in 1984. His music deals with translation, examining minimal compositional strategies over extended periods of time, and devised collaboration. His music has been described by The Irish Times as “spare and hypnotic”, by The New York Times as “beautifully simple yet elusive” and by The Quietus as “an affecting reminder of minimalism’s capacity to feel deeply personal and purposeful”.

Clancy has been commissioned and performed by many ensembles and artists from around the world, working closely several times with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Quatuor Bozzini, Crash Ensemble, Plus Minus Ensemble, Contempo Quartet, Fidelio Trio, Ensemble Krock and Workers Union Ensemble. He also performs frequently in a duo with Andy Ingamells.

"The composition often moves at a glacial pace, yet it’s anything but cold, as the composer’s choice of instruments and timbres projects a soothing warmth […] Individual sounds appear again and again, with every occurrence the same as the one before yet slightly different and unique. Their placement is sparse at first, making the silences that absorb each hit just as important as the sounds themselves." (The Quietus)

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released March 29, 2024

Gamelan, Synthesizers, and Piano performed by Seán Clancy

Engineered by Simon Hall
Mixed by Simon Hall & Seán Clancy
Mastered by Simon Hall
Produced by Simon Hall & Seán Clancy
Engineering Assistants: David Birnie & Joe Ockford

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Sean Clancy Dublin, Ireland

I am an experimental composer & performer from Ireland. I write music for electronic instruments, acoustic instruments, & environmental sounds. For the most part, my work is involved with the act of translating non-musical things into music. My music is often long, repetitive, and contains sustained drones. I am also Ad Astra Fellow Assistant Professor in music at UCD in Ireland. ... more

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