Chad Powers’s work “A Blade Within” has simple program notes: “A Blade Within is constructed with raw, as well as manipulated sound sources. Before the work was composed electronically I notated it on paper. In a meta fashion, I used the recorded pencil and paper sound files to act as a catalyst to drive the […]
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Listen to this #5 – 8/3/17
Heavy use of repetition, minimalist, zany, wild, explosive, unexpected, surprising, light but chaotic, idiomatic instrumental writing
Read MoreListen to this #4 – 8/2/17
Clear texture; accordion, prepared piano, harp, percussion, and violin complement each other well; light; bell-like; no tonal center; wide intervals but still melodic; almost Debussyan at times in harmonic content
Read MoreListen to this #3 – 8/1/17
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Modern, quiet at times, distinct sounds, good ensemble, moment-by-moment writing, heavy use of percussion, thin textures, suspenseful
Read MoreBrianna Drevlow – David’s Run
Brianna Drevlow’s piece “David’s Run” is a soundscape-turned-nightmare, depicting a recurring dream she has: “Named after the Operation Lifesaver film I watched as a young child about train safety, “David’s Run” depicts a recurring nightmare I experience where I am being hit by a slow moving train, but I wake up before impact. This piece […]
Read MoreMadhvi Chittoor – “Joy Within Reach” – Young Composer Score Call
Madhvi Chitoor is 5 years old, and composed a piano piece titled “Joy Within Reach.” The score can be found here, and a MIDI realization here: As one sees, this is a motivic piece based on an ascending pattern, from scale degree IV, to V, to VI, VII, and I. There is a clear development, […]
Read MoreGenres: Necessary or Too Divisive?
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It seems that we have a myriad of genres that demand audiences’ attention, and while it is good that we celebrate a host of different musics, I have reservations about this multiplicity of genres. At times it feels like the borders separating these genres of pop, classical, jazz, world, etc. and all of their sub-genres […]
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