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Electronic & Downtempo Music artist from Seattle, WA. New songs free to stream, with purchase options starting at $0.5. Add to your playlist now.

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Ten Penny Orchestra

Aaron Copland, Brian Eno and Erik Satie walk into a bar. Tomita is the bartender, while off in a corner Danny Elfman and Claude Debussy are arm wrestling, refer

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Picture for song 'Big Bang' by artist 'Ten Penny Orchestra'

Big Bang Big Bang

Meant to be the lead-in song to the album, "Gentle Edge". After the initial crescendo (yes, Big Bang) at 0:26, strings, drums and walking kalimba carry the tune with some rich french horns. Tempo is either 13/8, or "a bar o' seven and a bar o' six".

Downtempo

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Picture for song 'Bittersweet' by artist 'Ten Penny Orchestra'

Bittersweet Bittersweet

Drums and bass bring in the Garage Band Vocal Ensemble with the melody and a bank of 80's synths and strings for some easy melodic pop.

Downtempo

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Picture for song 'Harbourside' by artist 'Ten Penny Orchestra'

Harbourside Harbourside

Ostinato harp, violin melody on top of strings and french horns. Like a walk along the breakwater at night.

Downtempo

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Picture for song 'City After Dark' by artist 'Ten Penny Orchestra'

City After Dark City After Dark

Hypnotic urban drums and sub-bass. Cellos and violins carry the melody. It's too hot a night to sit in the car.

Downtempo

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Picture for song 'Whirlaway' by artist 'Ten Penny Orchestra'

Whirlaway Whirlaway

The Garage Band Vocal Ensemble returns with spacy synths and heavily processed sitar. Whirlaway was the name of a famous racehorse in the 1940's.

Downtempo

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Albums
Ten Penny Orchestra - Music composed, arranged, conducted and performed by Andrew Hare.
Band/artist history
Andrew Hare began as an active musician in Los Angeles in the late '60's, performing with The Association and members of The Lovin' Spoonful and The Turtles. After a stint as drummer for the '80's L.A. new-wave band Bugs Tomorrow, he moved to Seattle to begin a career in textile and print design for the apparel industry. A decision several years ago to pursue art and music full time led to a successful career as a painter showing with major Seattle art galleries. He has also been in demand as a studio and performing musician with various northwest rock, country and bluegrass bands and songwriters. He can currently be seen on drums with Snake Suspenderz, and playing bass with Uffington Horse and Strange Jerome.
Your musical influences
In no particular order, Copland, Vaughan-Williams, Delius, Finzi, Coates, Faure, Bruckner, Satie, Wagner, Mahler, Sibelius, Prokofiev, J.S. Bach, Mendelssohn, Berlioz and others. On the other hand there's Miles Davis, XTC, Buck Owens, Dave Brubeck, Elvis Costello, Bill Evans, too many to name.
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