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Excerpt from Turning Premiere

Back in November Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players premiered Turning at #StonyBrook University and #SymphonySpace. Here is an excerpt from Symphony Space: [sc_embed_player volume=”75″ fileurl=”https://www.markgustavson.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Turning-excerpt.mp3″] Turning deconstructs  “The Cage,” a brief song by #CharlesIves, into a cyclical tour de force for … Continue reading

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Friday’s Sounding #18

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

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 #6

[audio:https://www.markgustavson.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Dissoloving_Images_ex.mp3|titles=Dissolving_Images (Excerpt)] This sound is the final dissolving image from Dissolving Images for solo piano, Lisa Moore is the pianist. Soon to be released on Albany Records.

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Friday’s Sounding #1

This is the opening to Lounge Pianist for vocalizing pianist. [audio:https://www.markgustavson.com/blog/audio/Opening to Lounge Pianist.mp3|titles=Opening to Lounge Pianist] Contact me if you would like to receive a recording of the whole piece or the sheet music.

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