'You can’t teach somebody to be a composer,' says Martin O'Leary, 'they either are or they aren’t.' He talks to Bob Gilmore about his works to date, the influence of Mahler on his composing, and the relationship between teaching and composing.
Copyright ©2007 Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland.
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An Interview with Martin O'Leary
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Episode 1  listen [8.9M; 9:39]
- Becoming a composer
- Early works
- Formative influences
Music excerpts used:
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| 2:15 & 9:35 |
Berceuse (Aisling Walshe [S-solo], Eoin Conway [pf]) © Martin O'Leary |
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Episode 2 listen [9.6M; 10:42]
- Teaching composition
- Importance of remaining connected to composing while teaching
Music excerpts used:
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| 2:20 |
Aubade in Blue (Maynooth Guitar Orchestra, conductor Brendan Walsh) © Martin O'Leary |
| 6:05 |
Prelude No. 6 (Fidelio Trio) © Martin O'Leary |
| 10:04 |
Bluescapes (Fidelio Trio) © Martin O'Leary |
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Episode 3 listen [10M; 10:55]
- Changes in approach to composing over the years
- How ideas often conflict and resolve within his work
Music excerpts used:
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| 2:54 |
Concertante 111 (Nua Nós) © Martin O'Leary |
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Bluescapes (Fidelio Trio) © Martin O'Leary |
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Episode 4 listen [8.9M; 8:39]
- New work for the Fidelio Trio, Bluescapes
- Influence of teaching on composing
Music excerpts used:
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| 3:40 |
Bluescapes (Fidelio Trio) © Martin O'Leary |
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Martin O’Leary was interviewed on video by Bob Gilmore in the Contemporary Music Centre, Dublin, on 3 May 2007.
Bob Gilmore is a musicologist, lecturer and pianist who writes about twentieth and twenty-first century music. He teaches at Dartington College of Arts, Devon, England.
The views expressed in this interview are those of the persons concerned and are not necessarily those of the Contemporary Music Centre.
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