Bruce H. McCosar
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This Song is Brought to You by the Letter H This Song is Brought to You by the Letter H
Third song from FAWM 2009. Much of this song is written using the little-known Harmonic Major scale, hence the name.
The Fermi Paradox The Fermi Paradox
My fourth song from FAWM 2009. The guitar chords are played on a Fender Strat XII in DADFAD tuning (open Dm).
Odin's Tenth Charm Odin's Tenth Charm
My fifth song from FAWM 2009 -- starts slow and builds. You're in a house, alone during a storm. Something lands on the roof. Do you know Odin's Tenth Charm?
The Existence and Uniqueness Theorem The Existence and Uniqueness Theorem
Sixth song from FAWM 2009. This one focuses on powerful, jazzy chord progressions over a driving beat.
Heartbeat of the Desert Heartbeat of the Desert
Seventh song of FAWM 2009. This answers the 'time signature change' challenge from Week Two -- the main part is a groove in 11/4, and the contrast part slides into a more traditional 4/4 pattern.
Some Take a Different View Some Take a Different View
My eighth song for FAWM 2009 -- a jazz waltz with interesting chords.
Charlie Always Remembered Charlie Always Remembered
Ninth song from FAWM 2009. On this one, I tried to stick as much to traditional rock chords as I could. As you might guess, I inevitably jazzed up a few.
Vertigo at the Edge Vertigo at the Edge
Tenth song of FAWM 2009. Possibly this song has a trip hop vibe to it. My compositional goal with this piece was to create chords without actually playing chords (spelling the harmony out on several instruments).
Time Travel (The Hourglass Beckons) Time Travel (The Hourglass Beckons)
My eleventh song for FAWM 2009. It's a chimera -- half technoballad, half incidental music from some unknown science fiction show.
Vanished Moments Vanished Moments
This is my twelfth song from FAWM 2009. Finally I got back to my home base, soul jazz backed up by a Hammond Organ. This song is a sort of eulogy for a bygone era.
The Age of Broken Mirrors The Age of Broken Mirrors
The thirteenth song of FAWM 2009 had to be unlucky. 'The Age of Broken Mirrors' is about us -- our time, 2009, a decade in which just about everything has gone wrong. The future isn't what it used to be.
Tell Me, Madame Fortune Teller Tell Me, Madame Fortune Teller
This is it -- the 14th and final song of FAWM 2009. I tried to close on a happy note. This song grooves.
Five of Pentacles Five of Pentacles
Gentle jazz fusion in 5/4 and 4/4. (First track on the out-of-print apocrypha cd, formerly hosted on Dmusic.)
Astromancer Astromancer
Definition: a sorceror who harnesses the power of the stars. (Second track from apocrypha, formerly hosted at Dmusic.)
Carrying on Cranky Carrying on Cranky
A crazy fun funk-rock tune. (Third track on the 'apocrypha' album, formerly hosted on Dmusic.)
Watching for Falling Stars Watching for Falling Stars
Jazz composition for piano & organ. (Fourth track on the 'apocrypha' album, formerly hosted on Dmusic.)
My Own Avalon My Own Avalon
Music is my Avalon; like Arthur, I go there to heal. (Fifth track on the 'apocrypha' album, formerly hosted on Dmusic -- and now, there is a new version on "In Unexpected Places", my sixth Jamendo album.)
La sequía La sequía
La Sequía--'the drought'. Latin jazz influenced, but clearly in my own style. (Sixth track on the 'apocrypha' album, formerly hosted on Dmusic.)
r-u-n-n-o-f-t r-u-n-n-o-f-t
Oh brother, where art the 70's? They're not dead . . . just stunned. (Seventh track on the 'apocrypha' album, formerly hosted on Dmusic.)
The Island The Island
Eighth track on the 'apocrypha' album, formerly hosted on Dmusic.
