Wilson, Ian: Six Twenty-five a.m. - Contemporary Musical Work

Product Information

• UPC/Item Number: RICL00023900
• ISMN: 9790570028917 / 979-0570028917
• Product Type: Musical Score
• Genre: Contemporary Experimental Music
• Instrumentation: (Singing) Violinist and Live Electronics
• Text By: Tony Curtis
• Difficulty Level: Grade 3
• Publisher: Ricordi

Overview

Ian Wilson’s Six Twenty-five a.m. is a striking and imaginative example of contemporary music that challenges and expands traditional notions of performance, instrumentation, and artistic expression. At its core, the composition is conceived for a singing violinist—a performer who must simultaneously engage in the demanding physical and emotional tasks of singing and playing the violin. This dual role not only requires an exceptional degree of technical proficiency and coordination but also a profound sensitivity to the interplay between voice and instrument. The integration of these two expressive modalities within a single performer opens up a rich and complex dialogue between gesture, sound, and meaning, transforming the performer into a multidimensional channel for the music’s unfolding narrative. Adding to the complexity and innovation of the piece is the use of live electronics, which serve not simply as an accompaniment, but as an active, responsive layer that interacts in real time with both the vocal and instrumental components. Through digital manipulation, processing, looping, and spatial projection, the electronics contribute to an immersive and ever-changing sonic environment. These electronic textures act as both mirror and extension of the performer's expression, sometimes reinforcing, sometimes contrasting, and often expanding the emotional and acoustic range of the performance beyond what would be possible with voice and violin alone.

Wilson’s compositional language in Six Twenty-five a.m. is both evocative and exploratory. The music often blurs the boundaries between song, speech, and instrumental line, weaving vocal utterances into the textures of the violin and integrating extended techniques on the instrument and in the voice. The result is a sound world that is at once intimate and expansive, deeply rooted in the physicality of performance while also evoking a sense of otherworldliness through its electronic augmentation. The piece’s title, suggestive of an early morning hour suspended between night and day, metaphorically captures the liminal, transitional quality of the music—a space in which identities shift, boundaries dissolve, and the familiar becomes strange.

Product Features

• Format: Musical Score
• Performance Configuration: Singing Violinist with Live Electronics
• Difficulty Level: Grade 3 (Intermediate)
• Unique Characteristic: Requires performer to simultaneously sing and play violin
• Technological Element: Incorporates live electronic accompaniment

Interesting Facts

• Compositional Innovation: Blends vocal and instrumental performance techniques
• Technological Integration: Uses live electronics to expand musical expression
• Performance Challenge: Demands sophisticated multitasking from the performer

Publishers

Published by Ricordi, a prestigious international music publishing house known for supporting contemporary classical music.

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