Tag Archives: Classical/avant-garde
Anne Neikirk–Spring Shadows
Abstract, mostly lyrical works for sax, flute, harp or percussion, with subtle electronics
Charles Amirkhanian–Loudspeakers
Pianola/player piano and MIDI and text-sound pieces with electronics and voices.
Kate Amrine–This Is My Letter to the World
Trumpet-based pieces with inspiration/words on political issues, abortion, climate change…
Clickable–The Art of Persuasion
Flute and percussion (vibes, marimba etc) with words covering the topics of social media, novels, ads and folk stories.
Diana Cemeryte–Recorder & Accordion
For recorder and/or accordion, some discordance/loudness vs. almost lyrical.
Miguel Farias–Up and Down
For a variety of instruments (winds, percussion, voice, electronics), varying works with plucks, stops, beats and other sounds from the instruments. Sample.
Joanna Bailie–Artificial Environments
Taking urban sounds and manipulating with time and electronics, including street, train and other environments.
Walter Zimmermann–Lokale Musik
For a wide variety of instruments and ensembles, pieces that are not quite lyrical nor atonal, with rhythmic changes.
Marco Momi–Almost Nowhere
Three long pieces for saxophone, electronics, percussion and piano–quite a variety of sounds from the instruments. Sample!
Mirrored Spaces
A collection of abstract, contemporary works for solo guitar or electric guitar–excellent!
Animal, Vegetable, Mineral
The Prism Quartet is back with this release of saxophone quartets by well-known contemporary composers: Steven Mackey, Julia Wolfe amongst others. Sonorous to wild! Play!
Peter Van Zandt Lane–New Cartography
String works exploring technological and mechanical effects on life, varying rhythmically, for quartet or ensemble.
Hior Chronik–Blind Heaven
Ambient, electronic works with some voice, piano, vibraphone, mostly slow and droning. Play!
Wax & Wire
Varying works for an interesting mix of instruments–cello, sax, piano, clarinet, percussion. Play!
Potential Differences
Raucous, wild, fun or droning works for electric guitar quartet!
David Dzubay–all water has a perfect memory
Abstract works ranging from intense or lyrical for a variety of instruments.
come closer
Works for bassoon, long, varying in tempo, nice!
Donald Reid Womack–Intertwined
Combining Asian and Western strings–eerie, tense, very interesting works. Sample.
Matt Sargent–Separation Songs
Based on hymns of William Billings (1770), Baroque yet contemporary string quartets with over dub.. Sample!
Friedrich Jaecker–paradis
A variety of works for piano, some with voice, glasses–minimalist, abstract, lots of silences.
Shadow Blues
Flute trio “Trio D’Argent” performs these works for Asian flutes with urban sounds, works by varied composers and by a member of the trio–lyrical to environmental sounds.
Limitless
A collection of avant works for violin or transcriptions for, performed by the composers and Jennifer Koh–eerie, squeaky or lyrical. Play!
Robert Carl–Splectra
Harp and digital effects–nice! Sample!
Tristan Murail–Portulan
A mix of accessible avant works (winds, strings, piano and/or percussion), some more abstract and forceful than others. Play!
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