Category Archives: String Bass
Unknowable Blue
This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku325 – true tranquillity true tranquillity hiding underneath creased sheets – unknowable blue This haiku is by Mark Morris, a journalist with more than a decade of experience writing for major broadcasters and … Continue reading
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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
Posted in Bassoon, Cello, Clarinet, Cymbals, Electronics, Flute, Gong, Horn, Oboe, String Bass, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Viola, Violin
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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
Posted in Cello, Clarinet, Flute, Gong, Horn, Piano, String Bass, Trombone, Viola, Violin
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Buoyantly We Go
This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku314 – Buoyantly We Go Buoyantly we go Like the wind, Tasting water. This haiku is by Taneda Santoka, a Japanese poet and mendicant Zen priest who specialised in free verse haiku. Santoka … Continue reading
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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
Posted in Bass Drum, Cello, Chorus, Clarinet, Cymbals, Flute, Gong, Horn, String Bass, Trombone, Vibraphone, Viola, Violin
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Bitter Winter Wind
This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku309 – bitter winter wind bitter winter wind ends there — sound of the sea The haiku is by Ikenishi Gonsui (1650–1722), a haiku poet from Nara who settled permanently in Kyoto in … Continue reading
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Tagged Alto, Bass, Cello, Naviarhaiku309, Organ, Racket In My Head, String Bass, Tenor, Viola
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Innumerable Stars
This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku307 – Innumerable stars Innumerable stars Looks like floated algae In my mind The haiku is by Dakotsu Iida, a Japanese haiku poet from what is now part of the city of Fuefuki, … Continue reading
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