Joe Duddell

A ballerina in a music box has a secret life. Although she appears to behave normally, when the lid is closed she has a life of her own. The combination of vibraphone and guitar quartet depict this sc...

Commissioned for the Derbyshire Literature Festival in 2004, Arbor Low began its life as a collaboration between composer Joe Duddell and poet/artist Diana Syder. Throughout the 10 minute piece in thr...

A fresh, lyrical choral work which will haunt your memory. The text was derived from various sources such as the Bible, poetry and lyrics from pop songs which are paraphrased or alluded to not only in...

Commissioned for the BBC Proms Chamber Concerts in 2000, Vaporize is alive with rhythmic energy and sharp syncopations. Dedicated to John McCabe after Duddell was impressed with the opening chorale of...

A ballerina in a music box has a secret life. Although she appears to behave normally, when the lid is closed she has a life of her own. The combination of vibraphone and guitar quartet depict this sc...

The music's air of simplicity clearly stands for gifted craft, from the recurring harp arpeggios of the fist movement to the rhythmic drive of the second and the barefaced major chord that ended the t...

One of three works Duddell has written for percussionist Colin Currie, Snowblind highlights the melodic possibilities when writing for percussion. Throughout its three movements, Duddell takes the per...