Category Archives: Tuba
The Bell of Life Passing – For a Lucky Dawg
This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku332 – from evening mist from evening mist the bell of life passing This haiku is by Issa: during his lifetime he wrote over 20,000 haiku, hundreds of tanka, and several haibun. This … 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
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North Carolina, August 2007
I was photographing in North Carolina in August 2007 during the third day of an improbably hot stretch. In the middle of a large field I set up my tripod, put my 4×5″ camera on top, and inserted a 150mm … Continue reading
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Concrete Wallpaper
Concrete Wallpaper was written in response to Disquiet Junto Project 0371: Concrete Ambience The Assignment: What could concrete wallpaper music sound like? Step 1: Consider the concept of wallpaper music. Step 2: Consider wallpaper designed to look like concrete. Step … Continue reading
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Splitting Autumn’s Sky
This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku 211 – Giant pasania tree. Giant pasania tree, splitting autumn’s sky. This is a haiku by Takahama Kyoshi. It is written for two Trumpets, Horn, Trombone, Bass Trombone and Tuba. Splitting Autumn’s … Continue reading
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States
Water can exist in the three states, gas, liquid and solid. States looks at these three, with recordings of each, our tea kettle, overflow from Lake Kittamaqundi, and cracking ice. States Gas – for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Vibraphone … Continue reading
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The Day Begins in Crisfield
This piece was written for Disquiet 0269: Record Half a Duet. One morning while my wife was visiting family I woke at 4am. It was one of those instances where I knew that I would not be going back to … Continue reading
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Antanaclasis
This piece was written for Disquiet Junto Project 0254: Fog and Steam. When taking my seventeen month old granddaughter to the library we go under train tracks on the way. Sometimes we can hear a train coming from a distance so … Continue reading
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The First Few Moments
This piece was written for Disquiet Junto Project 0247: Waltz, Maybe. Looking at Lark Pien’s illustration immediately reminded me of the things my mind goes through when I am recovering from the novel I was starring in while dreaming, and realizing that … Continue reading
Racket In My Head 