Tag Archives: Classical/avant-garde
Scott Wollschleger–American Dream
Abstract, meandering, ambient pieces for solo piano or a mix of percussion, vibraphone, bass. Play!
Catherine Lamb–Atmospheres Transparent/Opaque
Sonic and tonal explorations, intermingling, droning, expressing how sounds can be difficult to individualize, just like the color spectrum and its shades. The Dedalus Ensemble performs (elec. guitar, winds, strings, voice).
Chen Yi–Ba Yin (The Eight Sounds)
The Prism Quartet with the Conservatory Wind Symphony Univ. of Missouri-Kansas City perform this Asian-influenced work, both lyrical and dissonant.
Joel Grare–Des Pas Sous La Neige
Very interesting percussion works (cow bell, cymbals drums, etc.)–lyrical, and delicate predominantly. Play!
Bradford Terrence Ellis–Tooka-Ood Zasch
Prism Quartet and Mr. Ellis perform this one piece–jungle sounds morph into sax quartet with drums and marching band like rhythms continuing to change into other sound patterns.
Vernacular
Cellist Saeunn Thorstensdottir plays these very abstract solo pieces by Icelandic composers. Plucking, squeaking and other sounds. Halgrimsson’s lyrical. Play!
Just National Guitar
John Schneider performs these great just intonation pieces by Lou Harrison, Tom Johnson and others. Yate’s works more folk, with voice.
Maurizio Pisati–Set7
Abstract classical guitar, solo and with accompaniment, some voice. Play!
Nick Revel–Letters to My Future Self
A 30 yr old composer has made pieces for his 50 yr old self with his viola–a soundscape constantly changing, with hidden message in Morse Code! Curious, witty, abstract. Play!
Frederic D’Haene– Music with Silent Aitake’s
Mr. D’Haene describes his musical composition technique as “paradoxophony”–“elements from all kinds of backgrounds that can work together in a mutually reinforcing way.” This CD combines western instruments with the Japanese gagaku orchestra and has lots of droning–very abstract
Michael Byron–Fabric for String Noise
Two parts of “Fabric for String Noise” aptly titled– violins are squeaky, almost discordant. The 3rd piece, “Dragon Rite” for double bass is droning, minimalist.
Fausto Romitelli–Solare
Very abstract pieces for guitar mixing plucking, tapping and other percussive sounds. One raucous piece for electric guitar aptly titled “Trash TV Trance” and other pieces including recorder/Paetzold flute. Play most!
Paul Elwood–Emissions Transparents
Very avant, wild, folkish works for banjo, percussion and/or piano, voice, electric guitar. Definitely different and inventive, careening from fun to cacaphony. Play/sample!
Samuel Andreyev–Music with No Edges
Otherworldly, eerie, weird, highly varied works for acoustic instruments (no electronics!) with winds, percussion and strings. Play most!
Steve Reich–Drumming
Originally composed for 12 musicians in 1971, Kuniko Kato here plays all parts, including voice–bongos, marimba, glockenspiel and piccolo. Sample!
D. J. Sparr–Electric Bands
Based with electric guitar, these are varied pieces with voice, string, and some electronics. “Earthcaster Suite” excellent!
Hard Core
Abstract works for strings, percussion, flute and/or piano by Boulez, Carter and Ishii. Play most!
Matthew Burtner–Glacier Music
Water sounds and added sonification of dying glaciers–ambient, sad and beautiful. Play!
Gene Pritsker–Eclectic Music Extravaganza Live
Wild, genre-mixing avant with jazz, classical, rock and electronic, shout voice. Trk 7 FCC in title at least. Lyrics were difficult for me to understand.
Alvin Curran–Endangered Species
Taking art songs, traditionals, etc. rendered fairly cacaphonous with all kinds of sounds, noises, voices of all kinds.
George Crumb–Makrokosmos I-III
Abstract, forceful works for amplified piano, percussion, some voice. “III” quite lyrical. Play!
Series Noir
TV and movie theme songs performed by sax with harp and electronics. Lots of ambient, meandering pieces by well-recognized composers–Glass, Richter, Des Plat, Zimmer…Play most!
The Scene of the Crime
A collection of pieces for trumpet with percussion, ranging from abstract, to highly lyrical marimba! Duddell’s and Brostrom’s works particularly nice!
Aaron Siegel–A Great Many
For percussion and clarinet, one piece 24 mins. long, lyrical, ambient.
Transient Canvas–Wired
Mostly slow, quiet and abstract works for marimba and bass clarinet. Play!
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