The career of Manuel Ruiz del Corral spans over fifteen years of experience in film and concert music composition. His stylistic versatility has allowed him to cover many genres, from symphonic and chamber music to the latest trends in electronic music for film, TV and advertising.

Full Catalogue of Works

Concert Works

2016 / tba – Concertino for Clarinet and String Orchestra

2016 / tba – «Phaulya», for Symphonic Orchestra

2015 – «Étincelles», for violin and piano.

2015 – «Le Chant des Fées», for clarinet and vibraphone

2014 – Essay No.7, “Gabriel”, for Symphonic Orchestra

2013 – Essay No.6, for Clarinet and String Orchestra.

2012 – Piano Prelude “Echos du Temps”.

2008 – “La noche y el camino”, lied for soprano and piano

2008 – Essay No.2, for Symphonic Orchestra.

 

Film and Audiovisual Music

2015 – Por no Morir nada más vernos (shortfilm)

2013 – Underground (Subterráneo, shortfilm)

2012 – One World Square (Un Mundo Cuadrado, film)

2010 – 70m2 (shortfilm)

2009 – Aliens in the Attic (WII videogame)

2008 – Fenimore Fillmore’s Revenge (PC videogame)

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Prelude-Tableau for Piano No.1, “Echos du Temps” (2012)

Dedicated to the top spanish pianist Miguel Baselga, “Echos du Temps” is an hommage to the genius of Claude Debussy.  From the inspiring  ostinato of “Brouillards”,  Ruiz del Corral writes an exquisite miniature of open an unfinished impressions, full of sensual piano sonorities.

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Essay No.6, for Clarinet and String Orchestra (2013)

Dedicated to the clarinetist Cristina Martin, this Essay delevops an exquisite dialogue between the clarinet and the string orchestra. Starting from a nuclear four-note motif played by the clarinet, the score threshes a three-part structure that subtly enfolds the listener with ambigous sonorities.

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Essay No.7, “Gabriel”, for Symphonic Orchestra (2014)

Conceived as a “tour de force”, this 10-minute Essay goes across four different concepts of texture and rhythm, dealing with orchestral masses. “Gabriel” plays with darkness and light, constructing textures by overlapping cells and different sound layers, as a vivid sample of the personal techique of the composer.

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