Category Archives: Music

Friday’s Sounding #6

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Mark

[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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Personal or Impersonal?

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Mark

A Dutch newspaper reviewed a song cycle of mine that took place in Amsterdam. The critic added that “…the music neither added nor subtracted from the poems.” When I first read this I was taken aback, thinking it was a … Continue reading →

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The Ear Dictates

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Mark

I have mic’d my clarinet to go to my Mac where the signal is processed by a Max/MSP program and then output to my Behringer amp. The final sound can resemble a clarinet or not at all. But how I … Continue reading →

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The Fishing Rod

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Mark

The most recent addition to my ongoing song cycle Fisherman Songs is The Fishing Rod. This song has three points of conscience influences. The following 6th-century Chinese poem by Shen Yuëh provides the text: Not only does my “cassia boat” … Continue reading →

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