Category Archives: Gong
Herald Square Station
From Five Subway Haiku by J.K. McCauleyarchive.nytimes.com/cityroom.blogs.…r/j-k-mccauley/ The score is available at bit.ly/HeraldSquareStation
A Book Of Disquiet
A Book Of Disquiet was written in response to Marco Lucchi’s piano patterns no 1 Let us absurdify life from east to west. – Fernando Pessoa from The Book Of Disquiet Marco Lucchi offered a set of piano patterns and … Continue reading
A Wild Sea
This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku333 – A wild sea- A wild sea- In the distance over Sado The Milky Way. This haiku is by Matsuo Bashō. During the journey that would result in his masterpiece, The Narrow … Continue reading
Music for Airplanes
Music for Airplanes was written in response to Disquiet Junto Project 0427: Music 4 Airplanes Step 1: Airplanes are noisy places, especially when at 35,000 feet. Consider the noise, especially the dense white noise, experienced by an airline passenger. Step … Continue reading
Lizard’s Last Words
This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku315 – ambushed by bush fire ambushed by bush fire, had we only been dragons – a lizard’s last words. This haiku is by Mark Morris, a journalist with more than a decade … Continue reading
Beyond the Smoke Is Light
This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku310 – Beyond the Smoke Is Light Life here was marvelous But we are slaughtering the world Watch the forests burn From Marco Sebastiano Alessi: “Ella, the youngest daughter of SityPhoxx has been … Continue reading
This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku302 – bursts from our guns bursts from our guns the town on the horizon a brief vision of light The haiku was by Julien Vocance published “Cent visions de guerre” (A Hundred … Continue reading
Rauschen Time
Rauschen Time was written in response to Disquiet Junto Project 0401: Noise Pacing Step 1: Familiarize yourself with the German word “rauschen.” Understand that “rauschen” is noise in the sense of white noise, waterfall noise, background noise, static, wind in … Continue reading
Evening Haze
This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku296 – evening haze evening haze: when memories come, how distant are the by gone days The haiku was by Takai Kito, a disciple of Yosa Buson. Despite becoming a professional haikai master … Continue reading