Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations xi
4. Contributors xiv
5. Preface xvii
6. Roles and acknowledgements xix
7. Introduction xxi
8. Editorial conventions xxvii
9. Timeline xxviii
10. Chapter One: Histories
11. Conversation One: Childhood and teenage years. 20 July, 2016, Jordans 1
12. Reflection One: Music and/as home 15
13. Chapter Two: Influences
14. Conversation Two: The music from A Humming Song (1967) to Lento (1990). 4 August, 2016, Jordans 31
15. Reflection Two: Skempton and experimentalism 57
16. Chapter Three: Pattern and shape
17. Conversation Three: Becoming established, and the music after Lento (1990) 18 August, 2016, Jordans 67
18. Reflection Three, “Strangely simple”: Howard Skempton’s composing 91
19. Chapter Four: Influencing
20. Conversation Four: On teaching composition 23 August, 2016, Jordans 127
21. Lessons were “magical”: Skempton’s composition students 144
22. Reflection Four, “Not a lot spoken, but a lot said”: Skempton as teacher and composer 149
23. Chapter Five: Performing 169
24. Chapter Six: Narrative and closure
25. The story of the story 185
26. After-image: A reflection on a reflection 201
27. Appendix One: Authorized worklist 205
28. Appendix Two: Discography of first commercially distributed recordings 226
29. Select bibliography 234
30. Index 244