Category Archives: Harp
In The Beach Breeze
This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku318 – in the beach breeze in the beach breeze my travels forgotten… evening cool This haiku is by Kobayashi Issa, who wrote over twenty thousand poems written in his lifetime In The … Continue reading
Posted in Bass Drum, Celesta, Crotales, Cymbals, Harp, Marimba, Temple Blocks, Tubular Bells, Xylophone
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She And Little Bear
In the Roman myth, Jupiter (the king of the gods) lusts after a young woman named Callisto, a nymph of Diana. Juno, Jupiter’s wife, discovers that Callisto has a son named Arcas, and believes it is by Jupiter. In her … Continue reading
Posted in Bass Trombone, Cello, Chorus, Harp, String Bass, Trombone, Viola, Violin
Tagged Bass Trombone, Cello, Chorus, Harp, Racket In My Head, String Bass, Trombone, Viola, Violin
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Sunset, Sunrise
A little over five months ago I started working on this piece. The idea was simple, start with something dark and end with something light. However, the more I worked on the opening, the more it reminded me of the … Continue reading
Posted in Alto Flute, Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bass Trombone, Bassoon, Cello, Clarinet, Contrabassoon, Flute, Gong, Harp, Marimba, Oboe, String Bass, Trombone, Vibraphone, Viola, Violin
Tagged Alto Flute, Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bass Trombone, Bassoon, Cello, Clarinet, Contrabassoon, Flute, Gong, Harp, Marimba, Oboe, Racket In My Head, String Bass, Trombone, Vibraphone, Viola, Violin
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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
Posted in Cello, Gong, Harp, String Bass, Trombone, Vibraphone, Viola, Violin
Tagged Cello, Chorus, Gong, Harp, naviarhaiku225, Racket In My Head, String Bass, Trombone, Vibraphone, Viola, Violin
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The Sun Returns
This piece was written Disquiet Junto Project 0292: Eclipse Music and is dedicated to the memory of Bassel Khartabil. I have seen two eclipses and hope to see another one soon, weather permitting. I imagined a time when eclipses were … Continue reading
Posted in Bass Trombone, Cello, Chorus, Harp, String Bass, Trombone, Viola, Violin
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Thelonia
This piece was written in response to Disquiet Junto Project 0289: Ancient Artifacts. Step 1: Imagine an instrument that has been lost in the sands of time. Step 2: Imagine what that instrument sounded like. Step 3: Record a piece … Continue reading
Posted in Glockenspiel, Harp, Marimba, Vibraphone
Tagged disquiet0289, Glockenspiel, Harp, Marimba, Vibraphone
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Green And Black
The idea of Disquiet Junto Project 0288: Interspecies Duet was to use samples of two different animals and have them make music together, with a bonus for adding myself. I decided to use existing samples I have made over the … Continue reading
Posted in Cymbals, Harp, Tubular Bells, Vibraphone, Wood Blocks, Xylophone
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Patterns And Decorations
This piece was written for Disquiet Junto Project 0278: MacConnel’s Jingle. Kim MacConnel was a primary in the Pattern and Decoration art movement of the mid-1970s, which had an interest promoting trivialities as seen by Western culture, such as patterning. … Continue reading
Racket In My Head 