178th street chamber orchestra
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GoodisonRoad_178 GoodisonRoad_178
Original. Flute plays a slow simple tune over harpsichord block chords. Cello and oboe join on 2nd chorus.
PlayaDelHuerta_178 PlayaDelHuerta_178
Nylon string guitar, vibes, electric bass, percussion. Original composition.
DiscoMallard_178 DiscoMallard_178
Trumpets, guitar, bass, percussion. Disco beat. Original composition.
SalzburgerDom_178 SalzburgerDom_178
Church organ. This piece is named for cathedral in Salzburg Austria where we heard organ concert in 2023. Wolfgang Mozart was baptized there.
5Senses_178 5Senses_178
Panpipes and sitar. This is my experiment with the major pentatonic scale, the musical scale with five notes per octave: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6.
HappyDay_178 HappyDay_178
O happy day (that fixed my choice). Hymn. Edward F. Rimbault. Brass quartet, piano, bass, drums.
ManOfMystery_178 ManOfMystery_178
Man of Mystery by the Shadows. 1960. Piano and strings.
CalleRugar_178 CalleRugar_178
Original composition. Vibraphone, piano, percussion, strings. I wrote this when I was 17, so I associate this with Rugar Street in Plattsburgh NY. Freshman year.
Milo_178 Milo_178
Vibraphone, piano, electric bass, trumpet, tenor saxophone, trombones, percussion. Cover of a song in Phantom Tollbooth musical by Robbie Kaplan 1975.
VoxMuse_178 VoxMuse_178
Solo electric piano. Original composition. Experiment with voicing, hence Vox.
Moondreams_178 Moondreams_178
Moondreams by Buddy Holly and the Crickets 1957. String quartet plus bass and percussion. B-side to True Love Ways (UK).
DentistOffice_178 DentistOffice_178
Flute and piano. Experiment with modes. Inspired by background music heard while waiting for the dentist.
GoTellOnMountain_178 GoTellOnMountain_178
Go Tell It on the Mountain. Trumpet, brass section, French horn, trombone, tambourine.
