Tag Archives: New World
James Romig–the complexity of distance
Distorted power chords on electric guitar, one hour long!
Alvin Singleton–Four String Quartets
Two lovely quartets and 2 others that are louder and more insistent. Play!
Michael Pisaro-Liu–Radiolarians
Noise elements both harmonic and melodic + droning.
Johanna Beyer–Music for Woodwinds
From a woman composer in the 1930’s, these pieces anticipated minimalism, electronics and modern music. Excellent!
Malcolm Goldstein–because a circle is not enough
Very abstract, squeaky, thumping or keening works for bowed instruments.
Christian Wolff–3 String Quartets
String pieces with elements of Renaissance but off. Interesting!
Tom Johnson–Counting to Seven
Counting to 7 in veery different languages, little music.
Daniel Goode–AnnCela Express
Highly varied works, some “classical”, but with contemporary influences. Nice!
Chris Brown–Some Center
Poetry put to abstract music with 43 tone tuning…
Jordan Dykstra
The composer is seeking to create new sounds from exploring multiplying harmonic series which leads to more notes. What results seems to be vibrating, droning, all made by a variety of instruments. Sample.
John J. Becker–Soundpieces 1-7
Considered ultra modern, radical and dissonant in the 1930’s, these are abstract works for various duos or FLUX Quartet.
Shih-Hui Chen–Silvergrass & Other Orchestral Works
Contemporary works for Chinese traditional instruments with orchestra–rhythmically varying. Nice!
Charles Amirkhanian–Loudspeakers
Pianola/player piano and MIDI and text-sound pieces with electronics and voices.
Lola Williams–Where Should This Music Be?
A self-taught composer, with songs based on Shakespeare’s sonnets, with piano accompaniment.
Daniel Lentz–Ending(s)
Slowly building, quiet string orchestra–2 long works, second with voice, sample!
Robert Erickson–Duo, Fives, Quintet, Trio
Interesting, abstract works for winds, strings, and piano. Play!
Max Giteck Duykers–Folding Music
Abstract pieces for “pierrot ensemble + perussion (flute, violin, cello, viola, clarinet) and combos. thereof. Sample!
Robert Palmer–Piano Music
Modern works by a forgotten American composer, irregular rhythms. Play!
James Tenney– Changes: 64 Studies for 6 Harps
Somewhat staccato, very short, and interesting abstract harp pieces. Play!
Peter Thoegersen–Three Pieces in Polytempic Polymicrotonality
Radical composer with many layered polymicrotonal synthesizer. Sample.
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).
Alvin Curran–Endangered Species
Taking art songs, traditionals, etc. rendered fairly cacaphonous with all kinds of sounds, noises, voices of all kinds.
Kate Soper–Ipsa Dixit
Soprano/new music vocalist/composer Kate Soper here sings/talks texts of philosophers/ideas/language and expression. With musical accompaniment by Wet Ink Ensemble.
Clusters–American Piano Explorations
Very short, highly abstract solo piano pieces, some very lyrical, others robust and strong,
Kyle Gann–Custer and Sitting Bull
A one voice opera with Native American music, based on Custer meeting Sitting Bull. Also other pieces for voice and electronics.
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