Monthly Archives: December 2011

Friday’s Sounding #18

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Mark

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This clip is the opening of a piece I am working on for clarinet and piano. Mostly, the two parts are in separate meters, occasionally coming together. I don’t even have a title.  

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Friday’s Sounding #17

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Mark

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This is a midi realization of a fragment of a piece (2:00) I began working on in 2001 but is unfinished. Since then I have worked out this idea in different ways. The catalyst for this particular piece for violin … Continue reading →

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Friday’s Sounding #16

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Mark

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The Emperor’s Music was composed for the brass section of the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra. It is an antiphonal piece comprised of four groups: I. trumpet, horn, trombone; II. trumpet, horn, trombone; III. trumpet, horn, bass trombone; and IV. trumpet, horn, … Continue reading →

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Friday’s Sounding #15

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Mark

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Good Morning. I just shuffled off my daughter to the bus stop on this cold and still morning. We may call it Fall but by the feel of it nature has hunkered down for winter. The deer’s coats are gray, … Continue reading →

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