Monthly Archives: April 2018
Looking For Planes (for one piano)
This was written in response to Disquiet Junto Project 0330: Wax Off. A little over a year ago I offered Looking For Planes – Looking, the first of a three part piece for two pianos that dealt with my granddaughter … Continue reading
Wild Geese Take Flight
This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku 225 – The wild geese take flight. The wild geese take flight Low along the railroad tracks In the moonlight night This is a haiku by Masaoka Shiki, a Japanese poet, author, … Continue reading
Haiku Music – Volume 1
Haiku Music – Volume 1 My first self-published album – six musical interpretations inspired by six haiku. Listen free and/or support the artist. The links below display the scores. Bathurst Stain 9:22 Poisoned Waterhole: Violent disregard echoes. Keenly felt today. … Continue reading
The Milky Way
This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku 224 – the milky way. the milky way at midnight a drunkard dances This is a haiku by Taneda Santoka, a poet and mendicant priest who chose walking meditation instead of zazen … Continue reading
From The High Line
A stay in New York City cannot be completed for a photographer without a visit to the High Line. I selected some of the “half” images I photographed from there and wrote music to accompany what I saw. The video … Continue reading
Pentimento
Pentimento was written in response to Disquiet Junto Project 0328: Sonic Pentimento. Step 1: This week’s Disquiet Junto project involves recording a piece of music inspired by a term from painting. That word is “pentimento,” which is defined in the … Continue reading
Meditation Class
This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku 223 – Meditation class. Meditation class the distant waterfall suddenly closer This is a haiku by Marco Alessi. Earlier this month I wrote music for meditation in response to the Disquiet Junto … Continue reading
327
327 was written in response to Disquiet Junto Project 0327: Time Zoned. Compose a piece of music with three separate and distinct through-lines. Think of each of the three lines as an individual voice. The important thing is that the … Continue reading
Fragment Of A Dream
This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku 222 – Ghostly melody. Ghostly melody follows me into my day fragment of a dream This is a haiku by Jason Richardson, musician and poet. My idea was to establish a simple … Continue reading