Partials, for organ and electronics, was nominated for a 2019 Ivors Composer Award in the solo or duo category.

It was written for organist Jeremy Cole for first performance in Wells Cathedral on 18 October 2018 as part of new music wells 78-18.

The piece is based on the harmonic series on C and uses an accompanying tape which gradually builds up the harmonics series, starting with the lowest possible note on the organ and slowly adding all of the harmonics/partials. The notes of the series have been raised or lowered in pitch to match the exact sounding pitch of all of the partials in the series - for example, the seventh partial, which is a B flat, is lowered by 31 cents and sounds as a B three quarter flat. The tape uses a sample library created using the organ in Leeds Town Hall and can be previewed here.

Partials requires a particular setup to perform - please get in touch for more information.