Steve Martland (b. Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, 1959) is an English composer. His music shows influence from minimalism as well as rock music, bearing some similarity in this regard to the work of Louis Andriessen and Michael Nyman. Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough on Merseyside in north west England, on the north side of the Mersey estuary. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (2001) - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Minimalist music is a genre of post-1960s classical music and experimental music which displays some or all of the following features: emphasis on consonant harmony, if not functional tonality; reiteration of musical phrases, with subtle, gradual, and/or infrequent variation over long periods of time, possibly limited to simple... Louis Andriessen (born June 6, 1939) is a Dutch composer, son of the composer Hendrik Andriessen (1892-1981) and brother of composer Jurriaan Andriessen (1925-1996). ... Michael Nyman (born March 23, 1944) is a British minimalist composer, pianist, librettist and musicologist, many of whose works are associated with the filmmaker Peter Greenaway. ...
Martland founded and composes for an amplified ensemble called The Steve Martland Band.
Martland works almost exclusively with artists outside classical institutions - Dutch and American groups, free lance musicians and especially his own SteveMartland Band which tours his music internationally.
Martlands preoccupation with the function of the composer in society is reflected in his commitment to music education.
Martland’s preoccupation with the social function of the artist, he feels all stages of his work from composition to final consumption are as political as they are entwined.
Martland has chosen to work with smaller ensembles and prefers to work in direct contact with students or contemporary musicians.
He formed the SteveMartland Band which is committed to education and has taken part in projects in prisons, community centers, schools and out into the street.
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