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Category: Instrumentation

Categories AnalysisconceptFormInstrumentationListen to thisMelodyNotation/EngravingOpinionOrchestrationReviewsRhythmtextureTools for Composers

Reilly Spitzfaden – Resonances

Author DanLisMusic Posted on Posted on September 23, 2017
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Reilly Spitzfaden’s work Resonances is an interesting exploration of instrumental tone and gesture, a cat-and-mouse game of imitation.

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Categories AnalysisconceptHarmonyInstrumentationReviewsRhythmtextureTheorytimbreTools for Composers

Mitch Weakley – Keys, Strings, Clothespins

Author DanLisMusic Posted on Posted on September 5, 2017
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Mitch Weakley’s piece “Keys, Strings, Clothespins” investigates a C pentatonic scale with a flattened sixth step (Ab) through the lens of a prepared piano, and its consequent timbres.

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Categories InstrumentationListen to thisOpinionPsychology of MusicReviewsTechnologytexturetimbreTools for Composers

Zoom G1Xon Guitar Effects Pedal – Review

Author DanLisMusic Posted on Posted on September 1, 2017
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Frustrated with the built-in sounds of Logic X and the direct-in from my amp into my interface, I needed better sound quality, more tones, and much more versatility. The Zoom G1Xon does not disappoint.

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Matthew Kennedy – “Until I Say ‘When'”

Author DanLisMusic Posted on Posted on August 30, 2017
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Matthew Kennedy’s “Until I Say ‘When'” is a breathtaking exposure of space, timbre, and mood, that is both playful and hypnotic.

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Categories AnalysisFormHarmonyInstrumentationMelodyOrchestrationReviewsRhythmtextureTools for Composers

Lydia Jane Pugh – “Voul-ous enne p’tite goute?”

Author DanLisMusic Posted on Posted on August 23, 2017
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We will be taking a brief detour from edgy music by exploring the world of modality, jazz, and levity.

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Categories AnalysisFormHarmonyInstrumentationMelodyNotation/EngravingOrchestrationPsychology of MusicReviewsRhythmScore CallsTheoryTools for Composers

Dale Osterman – Ouroboros

Author DanLisMusic Posted on Posted on August 19, 2017
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Dale Osterman’s piece Ouroboros depicts the serpent that devours its own tail.
#analysis
#contemporaryclassical

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Categories AnalysisconceptHarmonyInstrumentationIssuesMelodyNotation/EngravingPsychology of MusicReviewsRhythmTheorytimbreTools for Composers

Diogo Carvalho – “Reveal” for Guitar and Tape

Author DanLisMusic Posted on Posted on August 17, 2017
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There are times when musical notation simply does not suffice to both technically manifest, nor artistically describe, the music that is heard. This is the case with Diogo Carvalho’s piece Reveal.

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