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Two Short Piano Pieces
Genre: Solo/Duet
Duration: 5'
Instruments: Piano
Year of Composition: 2000
Comments: Two miniatures inpired by Janacek's piano music.
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    • Judas Mercator Pessimus
    Genre: Solo/Duet
    Duration: 4'
    Instruments: Violin, cello
    Year of Composition: 2000
    Comments: Duet inspired by the Biblical episode of the betrayal, and by T. L. de Victoria responsory of the same title.
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    • Suite
    Genre: Chamber/Ensemble
    Duration: 12'
    Instruments: Wind Quintet: flute, oboe, Bb clarinet, bassoon, horn.
    Year of Composition: 2002
    Comments: A collection of miniatures in the old forms: arietta, recitativo, fuguetta, etc.
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    • Song Cycle
    Genre: Vocal/Choir
    Duration: 8'
    Instruments: High mezzo, piano
    Year of Composition: 2002
    Comments: Song cycle on W. Blake flower poems.
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    • Anthem
    Genre: Vocal/Choir
    Duration: 4'
    Instruments: SATB, organ
    Year of Composition: 2002
    Comments: Finalist of the Barclays-St. Paul's Cathedral Composition Competition 2002.
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    • Piano Variations
    Genre: Solo/Duet
    Duration: 12'
    Instruments: Piano
    Year of Composition: 2003
    Comments: A set of variations inspired by the four elements: Earth, Fire, Water and Air.
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    • The Labyrinth
    Genre: Chamber/Ensemble
    Duration: 15'
    Instruments: String quartet
    Year of Composition: 2003
    Comments: A piece built in a modular structure which gives the performers the freedom of choosing 'their way out' of the Labyrinth. Premiered in Manchester QuartetFest 2004, it also received performances at the Wigmore Hall and the City of London Festival by the Set-là Quartet. Oscar gave a pre-concert talk at LSO’s St. Luke’s Church, followed by a performance of ‘The Labyrinth’ (March, 2004), as part of the LSO Discovery Series: 'Discovering New Music'.
    La Casa Tomada/The Taken House
    Genre: Solo/Duet
    Duration: 5'
    Instruments: Solo violin
    Year of Composition: 2003
    Comments: A piece inspired by a short tale by Julio Cortázar.
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    • Ensalada
    Genre: Chamber/Ensemble
    Duration: 4'
    Instruments: Flute, Bb clarinet, violin, double-bass
    Year of Composition: 2003
    Comments: The piece is modelled after the 'ensalada' collections of Renaissance Spain.
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    • Gel, Foc, Temps
    Genre: Solo/Duet
    Duration: 4'
    Instruments: Organ
    Year of Composition: 2003
    Comments: A piece that explores temporality from opposed perspectives.
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    • The Ruinous Circles
    Genre: Chamber/Ensemble
    Duration: 4'
    Instruments: Oboe (or flute), and string quartet (2 violins, viola, cello)
    Year of Composition: 2003
    Comments: Inpired by the narrative of Julio Cortázar. Premiered in the Congress of European Conservatoires in Birmigham, 'The Ruinous Circles' (2003) has been included in the cd Ítaca - Contemporanis de la Mediterrània, published by the Area of Acoustic Creation Foundation. The cd is a live recording of the concert given by the Grup Instrumental de València for the 2006 Encontre Internacional de Compositors, Mallorca.
    Cantus
    Genre: Chamber/Ensemble
    Duration: 12'
    Instruments: Solo violin, flute, oboe, Bb clarinet, bassoon, 2 horns, celesta, 2 vlns, viola, cello, double bass.
    Year of Composition: 2004
    Comments: A chamber violin concerto inspired by the writings of Ortega y Gasset and the poetry of Miguel Hernández. Premiered at the Wigmore Hall the 7th of June, 2005.
    Abandoned Bedroom with Moon
    Genre: Chamber/Ensemble
    Duration: 4'
    Instruments: Soprano sax., 2 violins
    Year of Composition: 2004
    Comments: A miniature written for the Composer's Workshop at the Canford Summer School, and inspired by the poetry of Pablo Neruda.
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    • Saturn Devouring his Children
    Genre: Orchestral
    Duration: 12'
    Instruments: 2.2.2.2/4.2.3.1/hp/timp/1perc/strings
    Year of Composition: 2004
    Comments: A passacaglia for orchestra inspired by Goya's painting of the same name. Winner of the Musicians Company Dr. Alfred Prindl Memorial Prize at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, 2005.
    The Fall of Babel
    Genre: Vocal/Choir
    Duration: 9'
    Instruments: A capella chamber choir
    Year of Composition: 2005
    Comments: Piece based in the Biblical episode of Babel and the breaking off tongues. It features a solo tenor part as narrator. Text in Latin.
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    • Don Quixote
    Genre: Stage/Dance
    Duration: 8'
    Instruments: 2 sopranos, mezzo, tenor, baritone, horn, guitar, violin, cello, double-bass
    Year of Composition: 2005
    Comments: Short opera scene after Cervantes and Aristophanes.
    The Blue Flask
    Genre: Orchestral
    Duration: 4'
    Instruments: Flute, oboe, Bb clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, strings
    Year of Composition: 2005
    Comments: Nocturne for chamber orchestra inpired by the poetry of Pablo Neruda. Winner of the Guildhall School/Orchestra of the Swann Composition Prize.
    Dues Mesures
    Genre: Solo/Duet
    Duration: 7'
    Instruments: Organ
    Year of Composition: 2005
    Comments: Commissioned by the Institut Valencià de la Música, and premiered in the Ensems Festival, May 2005.
    A White Shell
    Genre: Solo/Duet
    Duration: 3'
    Instruments: Guitar
    Year of Composition: 2005
    Comments: Commissioned by guitarist Jens Franke for his final recital at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
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    • Touch
    Genre: Vocal/Choir
    Duration: 2'
    Instruments: Soprano or mezzo and piano
    Year of Composition: 2005
    Comments: Text by Octavio Paz.
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    • Open the Curtains
    Genre: Orchestral
    Duration: 14'
    Instruments: String Orchestra
    Year of Composition: 2005
    Comments: Commissioned by the Orchestra of the Swann for the opening of their 10th Anniversary Series, in November 2005.
    Conversation with J. Beuys (in a wardrobe)
    Genre: Chamber/Ensemble
    Duration: 8'
    Instruments: Flute, clarinet, piano
    Year of Composition: 2005
    Comments: A piece inspired by the work of German artist Joseph Beuys.
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    • The Betrayal of Images
    Genre: Chamber/Ensemble
    Duration: 10'
    Instruments: String quartet
    Year of Composition: 2005
    Comments: Inspired by Magritte's painting of the same name.
    Cançons Elementals
    Genre: Vocal/Choir
    Duration: 10'
    Instruments: Soprano and piano
    Year of Composition: 2006
    Comments: Songs to poems by V. A. Estellés. Lyrics in Catalan.
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    Genre: Stage/Dance
    Duration: 8'
    Instruments: Flute, oboe, cello, double-bass and hand-held percussion.
    Year of Composition: 2006
    Comments: Dance piece with original choreography by Giorgia Minisini.
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    • Yellow Light
    Genre: Vocal/Choir
    Duration: 11'
    Instruments: Soprano, violin, viola, oboe (c.anglais), bassoon (contrabassoon), and 2 harps.
    Year of Composition: 2006
    Comments: Written for the Philharmonia Orchestra series Music of Our Time to poems by Emily Dickinson. Premiered at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, June 2006, by soprano Elizabeth Atherton, Philharmonia Orchestra Musicians and conducted by Robin O'Neill.
    Brief History of Sand
    Genre: Chamber/Ensemble
    Duration: 7'
    Instruments: Violin, cello, double-bass and piano
    Year of Composition: 2006
    Comments: Commissioned by Sounds Underground Ensemble and premiered at the Warehouse, Waterloo in March 2006.
    Funeral Music for a Meat Market
    Genre: Chamber/Ensemble
    Duration: 6'
    Instruments: Wind, brass and percussion ensemble.
    Year of Composition: 2006
    Comments: Modelled after Purcell's Funeral Music for Queen Mary. Premiered at the City of London Festival by the Guildhall New Music Ensemble.
    La Muerte y la Donzella
    Genre: Vocal/Choir
    Duration: 4'
    Instruments: Soprano, oboe, cello and guitar.
    Year of Composition: 2006
    Comments: Set to a traditional Spanish text.
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    • Micro Suite
    Genre: Solo/Duet
    Duration: 5'
    Instruments: Solo cello
    Year of Composition: 2006
    Comments: Companion piece to Bach's 2nd Cello Suite, and modelled after it.
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    • Les Pleurs
    Genre: Chamber/Ensemble
    Duration: 4'
    Instruments: Violin, viola, cello.
    Year of Composition: 2006
    Comments: Bagatelle for string trio. Commissioned by violinist Vicente Huerta and premiered at the Palau de la Música de València, the 6th of November, 2006 by the Rebec Trio.
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    • Le Vitrail Englouti
    Genre: Orchestral
    Duration: 11'
    Instruments: 3.3.3.3/4.3.3.1/2perc/timp/harp/strings
    Year of Composition: 2007
    Comments: A piece for large orchestra commissioned by the Royal Academy of Music and inspired by the parallels between late Mediaeval and Contemporary societies, and an exploration of Romanesque and Gothic aesthetics through contemporary composition. The piece was premiered the 2nd of February, 2007 at the Royal Academy of Music by its Symphony Orchestra conducted by Daniel Cohen. The French conductor Yan-Pascal Tortelier mentored the project.
    Une Poupée en Flammes
    Genre: Chamber/Ensemble
    Duration: 7'
    Instruments: Percussion quartet.
    Year of Composition: 2007
    Comments: Commissioned by Kontakte Percussió, it was premiered in Spring 2007, and subsequently recorded in a CD edited by the Valencian Music Institute.
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    • I Have to Talk to Broken Things
    Genre: Chamber/Ensemble
    Duration: 7'
    Instruments: Flute/piccolo, oboe/c.anglais, Bb clarinet, Bb clarinet/Bass clarinet, horn, trombone, 2 keyboard players (1.harmonium/harpsichord, 2. piano/celesta), 2 violins, viola, cello, double-bass.
    Year of Composition: 2007
    Comments: Òscar was one of the three Royal Academy of Music students selected by Yale University to participate in a collaborative project between the two institutions: the 'Cross-Atlantic Partnership', intended to foster understanding and creative exchange between the two sides of the Atlantic. 'I Have to Talk to Broken Things', an hommage to Giotto, was premiered in London the 24th of April, at the Royal Academy of Music, conducted by Simon Bainbridge, receiving its American premiere a week later at Yale University (New Haven, Conn.).
    The Thinking Machine
    Genre: Chamber/Ensemble
    Duration: 13'
    Instruments: String sextet (2 vlns, 2 vlas, 2 vcs)
    Year of Composition: 2008
    Comments: This piece is inspired by the work of the Mallorcan monk Ramon Llull and the writings of Borges. Its modular structure and the multiple cross-references try to move away from a closed-linear conception of musical time to a liquid one.
    Clothes crying slow, dirty tears
    Genre: Orchestral
    Duration: 7'
    Instruments: Flute (alto fl.), oboe (c.anglais), clarinet (bass cl.), bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, 1 perc., piano, strings
    Year of Composition: 2008
    Comments: An Aldeburgh Festival commission, this is the second of a series of nocturnes for chamber orchestra inspired by the collection of poems 'Residency on Earth' by Latinamerican author Pablo Neruda. 'Clothes crying slow, dirty tears' takes its name from the last verse of Neruda’s poem 'Walking around'.