David Ernest Mc Carthy

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Concerts

Piano Sonata No.2 (World Premiere)
02/07/2024 CE

Roman Kosyakov (Solo Piano). National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland.

Supported by Meath County Council Arts Office. Download Concert Programme Here.


String Quartet No.1
03/12/2023 CE

Alea String Quartet. University of Music and Dramatic Arts, Graz, Austria.


String Quartet No.1
24/06/2023 CE

Alea String Quartet. National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland.

Supported by Meath County Council Arts Office and Creative Ireland. Sponsored by Austrian Embassy Dublin. Download Concert Programme Here.


String Quartet No.1
26/11/2012 CE

ConTempo Quartet. Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda, Ireland.

Supported by Drogheda Arts Collective.


String Quartet No.1 (World Premiere)
05/06/2012 CE

ConTempo Quartet. National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland.

Supported by Meath County Council and Drogheda Borough Council Arts Offices.


Piano Sonata No.1
20/05/2011 CE

David Bremner (pf). Áras na nGael, Galway, Ireland.

Supported by Galway City Council Arts Office.


Performance IV
31/08/2010 CE

Yurodni Ensemble (perc. x4). National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland.


Performance VII (Withdrawn)
27/07/2010 CE

Ensemble ICC (elec). National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland. Read review


Performance IV (World Premiere)
31/05/2010 CE

RIAM Percussion Ensemble (perc. x4) [Richard O Donnell, Roberto Oliviero, Ronan Dikker, Ronan Scarlett]. National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland.


Performance V (World Premiere)
22/03/2010 CE

D. E. Mc Carthy (actor). National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland. Read review


Performance VII (World Premiere) (Withdrawn)
27/01/2010 CE

Ensemble ICC (elec). National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland.

The screen at the back functioned as a stroboscope. Speakers are to left and right outside image. Picture: copyright © Frances Marshall 2010 CE.


Electronics Sonata (World Premiere) (Withdrawn)
22/09/2009 CE

David Bremner (elec). National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland. Read review


Piano Sonata No.1 (UK Premiere)
04/07/2009 CE

James Whittle (pf). Rymer Auditorium, University of York, England.


Piano Sonata No.1 (World Premiere)
14/04/2009 CE

D. E. Mc Carthy (pf). Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Monaghan, Ireland.


"SomeTime" Modern Dance Show (World Premiere) (Withdrawn)
11/07/2007, 12/07/2007 CE

D. E. Mc Carthy (tape/electronics), Olwen Grindley (dance), Tim Redfern (real-time video processing). Meeting House Square Auditorium, Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland.

Choreography by Olwen Grindley. Picture: copyright © Tim Redfern 2007 CE. Supported by Temple Bar Cultural Trust and funded by An Chomhairle Ealaíonn.



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Orchestra With Soloist

Piano Concerto
2021 CE

Patrons: Meath County Council Arts Office, Creative Ireland.

DURATION: Ca 22 Min. NUMBER OF MOVEMENTS: Three. STYLE: Modernism. INFLUENCES: Geometrical Symmetry, Traditional Irish Music (Reels), Techno. SOUNDS LIKE: Carl Czerny, Charles Hanon, Dark Film Music. DIFFICULTY LEVEL: 10/10.

3.3.3.3-4.3.3.1-Timp.Pf-Archi

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Symphony Orchestra

Symphony III
2020 CE

Patron: Meath County Council Arts Office.

DURATION: Ca 21 Min. NUMBER OF MOVEMENTS: Five. STYLE: Modernism. INFLUENCES: Giacinto Scelsi, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Minimalism, Techno, Ensemble ICC Artists. SOUNDS LIKE: Industrial Music, Late Romantic Music. DIFFICULTY LEVEL: 6/10.

2.2.2.2-0.0.0.0-Timp.Arpa.Pf-12.10.8.6.4

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Symphony I
2006, Rev. 2024 CE
DURATION: Ca 11 Min. NUMBER OF MOVEMENTS: Two. STYLE: Spectral Music. INFLUENCES: Irish Mythology. SOUNDS LIKE: Drone Music, Steve Reich. DIFFICULTY LEVEL: 7/10.

3.3.3.3-4.3.3.1-0.0-Archi

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Chamber Orchestra

Prelude For A Genocide
2024 CE
DURATION: Ca 5 Min. NUMBER OF MOVEMENTS: One. STYLE: Modernism. INFLUENCES: George Crumb "Black Angels", Krzysztof Penderecki "Threnody To The Victims Of Hiroshima", Steve Reich "Different Trains". SOUNDS LIKE: Drones Used In The Gaza Conflict Including The "Baby Crying" Military Drone Used To Target Civilians. DIFFICULTY LEVEL: 7/10.

String Orchestra.

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Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Study For Woodwind Brass And Percussion
2008 Rev 2021 CE

Patron: An Chomhairle Ealaíonn. Awarded 1st Prize At The Richard Wagner Conservatory (Vienna) Academia Musica International Competition 2021. Awarded 3rd Prize At The Vienna Franz Schubert Conservatory World Championship In Composition 2021.

DURATION: Ca 16 Min. NUMBER OF MOVEMENTS: One. STYLE: Modernism. INFLUENCES: Serialism, Jazz. SOUNDS LIKE: Second Viennese School, French Impressionist Music. DIFFICULTY LEVEL: 7/10.

1.2.2.1.3.1.2.1.3sas(Alt/Ten/Bar)-4.3.2.1.Euf.2-2perc(Piatti.TamMil)-0.0.0.0.0

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Large Ensemble

Performance VIII
2021 CE

Patrons: Meath County Council Arts Office, Creative Ireland.

DURATION: Ca 7 Min. NUMBER OF MOVEMENTS: One. STYLE: Minimalism, Music Theatre. INFLUENCES: Samuel Beckett, Steve Reich. SOUNDS LIKE: Philip Glass, Polygon Window. DIFFICULTY LEVEL: 7/10.

Spatial Music For Nine Violinists.

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Symphony II
2009 CE
DURATION: Variable. NUMBER OF MOVEMENTS: Two. STYLE: Avant-garde, Minimalism. INFLUENCES: Spectral Music, Experimental Music. SOUNDS LIKE: Drone Music. DIFFICULTY LEVEL: 3/10.

String Orchestra [1.1.6.12.12]

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Small Ensemble

String Quartet III
2023 CE
DURATION: Ca 19 Min. NUMBER OF MOVEMENTS: Three. STYLE: Modernism. INFLUENCES: French Impressionism. SOUNDS LIKE: Alternating Consonant Dissonant. DIFFICULTY LEVEL: 8/10.

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String Quartet II
2021 CE

In Memoriam Palestinian victims of "IDF" sexual violence.

DURATION: Ca 20 Min. NUMBER OF MOVEMENTS: Three. STYLE: Tonal Music, Minimalism. INFLUENCES: English Drum And Bass, Traditional Irish Music (Airs), Sufi Music, Olivier Messiaen. SOUNDS LIKE: Dark Film Music. DIFFICULTY LEVEL: 6/10.

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String Quartet I
2012 Rev 2023 CE
DURATION: Ca 9 Min. NUMBER OF MOVEMENTS: Three. STYLE: Modernism. INFLUENCES: Spectral Music, Minimalism. SOUNDS LIKE: Morton Feldman. DIFFICULTY LEVEL: 7/10.

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Solo Instrument

Piano Sonata II
2023 CE
DURATION: Ca 15 Min. NUMBER OF MOVEMENTS: Three. STYLE: Modernism. INFLUENCES: Beethoven, Mozart, Mathematical Symmetry. SOUNDS LIKE: Maurice Ravel Meets Olga Neuwirth. DIFFICULTY LEVEL: 9/10.

Solo Pianoforte.

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Piano Sonata I
2008 CE
DURATION: Variable. NUMBER OF MOVEMENTS: One. STYLE: Avant-garde, Minimalism. INFLUENCES: Wolf Eyes, Spectral Music, Experimental Music, Industrial Music. SOUNDS LIKE: Industrial Music. DIFFICULTY LEVEL: 6/10.

Solo Pianoforte.

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Performed By James Whittle (Pianoforte), Recorded Live In Concert At The University of York (UK Premiere)


Music Theatre

Performance V
2009 CE
DURATION: Variable. NUMBER OF MOVEMENTS: One. STYLE: Experimental Music. INFLUENCES: Performance Art. SOUNDS LIKE: Drone Music. DIFFICULTY LEVEL: 1/10.

Experimental Music Verbal Score For Performer With Hairdryer.

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Performance IV
2009 CE
DURATION: 1-30 Min. NUMBER OF MOVEMENTS: One. STYLE: Experimental Music. INFLUENCES: Arte Povera. SOUNDS LIKE: Drone Music. DIFFICULTY LEVEL: 4/10.

Experimental Music Verbal/graphic Score For Four Large Wine Glasses Containing Water.

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Performance III
2008 Rev 2022 CE
DURATION: 1-5 Min. NUMBER OF MOVEMENTS: One. STYLE: Music Theatre, Experimental Music. INFLUENCES: American Film. SOUNDS LIKE: Being Shot At In An Automobile. DIFFICULTY LEVEL: 7/10.

Experimental Music Verbal Score For Vehicle Under Gunfire.

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Performance II
2007 CE
DURATION: Ca 10 Min. NUMBER OF MOVEMENTS: One. STYLE: Modernism, Experimental Music. INFLUENCES: Karlheinz Stockhausen, Futurism, BBC TV Programme Top Gear Episode With Formula 1 Renault Playing British National Anthem. SOUNDS LIKE: Revving Engines With Experimental-music Chords. DIFFICULTY LEVEL: 7/10.

Experimental Music Graphic Score For Four Motorcars.

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Artist Biography

Landscape Headshot

Copyright © Lorna Gargan Photography

Portrait Headshot

Copyright © John Wilde of Lafayette Photography

CC-BY-SA-4.0 attribution licence. Licensor: D E Mc Carthy.

Necktie by Alistan Munroe


Artist Bio (<1000 characters) download here. Gaeilge anseo. Full biography. Blog Here.

Business Enquiries
music@m*** Show



Concerts

Piano Sonata No.2 (World Premiere)
02/07/2024 CE

Roman Kosyakov (Solo Piano). National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland.

Supported by Meath County Council Arts Office. Download Concert Programme Here.

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String Quartet No.1
03/12/2023 CE

Alea String Quartet. University of Music and Dramatic Arts, Graz, Austria.


String Quartet No.1
24/06/2023 CE

Alea String Quartet. National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland.

Supported by Meath County Council Arts Office and Creative Ireland. Sponsored by Austrian Embassy Dublin. Download Concert Programme Here.


String Quartet No.1
26/11/2012 CE

ConTempo Quartet. Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda, Ireland.

Supported by Drogheda Arts Collective.


String Quartet No.1 (World Premiere)
05/06/2012 CE

ConTempo Quartet. National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland.

Supported by Meath County Council and Drogheda Borough Council Arts Offices.


Piano Sonata No.1
20/05/2011 CE

David Bremner (pf). Áras na nGael, Galway, Ireland.

Supported by Galway City Council Arts Office.


Performance IV
31/08/2010 CE

Yurodni Ensemble (perc. x4). National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland.


Performance VII (Withdrawn)
27/07/2010 CE

Ensemble ICC (elec). National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland. Read review


Performance IV (World Premiere)
31/05/2010 CE

RIAM Percussion Ensemble (perc. x4) [Richard O Donnell, Roberto Oliviero, Ronan Dikker, Ronan Scarlett]. National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland.


Performance V (World Premiere)
22/03/2010 CE

D. E. Mc Carthy (actor). National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland. Read review


Performance VII (World Premiere) (Withdrawn)
27/01/2010 CE

Ensemble ICC (elec). National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland.

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Electronics Sonata (World Premiere) (Withdrawn)
22/09/2009 CE

David Bremner (elec). National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland. Read review


Piano Sonata No.1 (UK Premiere)
04/07/2009 CE

James Whittle (pf). Rymer Auditorium, University of York, England.


Piano Sonata No.1 (World Premiere)
14/04/2009 CE

D. E. Mc Carthy (pf). Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Monaghan, Ireland.


"SomeTime" Modern Dance Show (World Premiere) (Withdrawn)
11/07/2007, 12/07/2007 CE

D. E. Mc Carthy (tape/electronics), Olwen Grindley (dance), Tim Redfern (real-time video processing). Meeting House Square Auditorium, Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland.

Choreography by Olwen Grindley. Picture: copyright © Tim Redfern 2007 CE. Supported by Temple Bar Cultural Trust and funded by An Chomhairle Ealaíonn.


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