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2/2/2011 Symphonic
Listen 2nd - Flute Quartet after Sonatina Listen 2nd - Flute Quartet after Sonatina
2/2/2011 Symphonic
Listen 1st - Sonatina for Susan Listen 1st - Sonatina for Susan
2/2/2011 Symphonic
Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder
A wonderful Mahler piece, describing how I often feel..... (see "story behind the song)
12/18/2010 Symphonic
Symphony No.1, Mvt. 4 Symphony No.1, Mvt. 4
The last movement to my first symphony. Uploaded esp. for Dr. Sweetsie!
8/16/2007 Symphonic
Waltz Waltz
A little ditty for Dr. Sweetsie, performed hammerhandedly by yours truly. Amazing what a glass of wine does to hand coordination, lol. With warmest wishes to my new friend!
8/15/2007 Symphonic
Absence Absence
They say it makes the heart grow fonder, and they're right. Inspired by my reconnection with my first true love. Thanks, KJC.
8/13/2005 Symphonic
Ruach Adonai Ruach Adonai
The Prelude to the accompanying fugue that follows (just as soon as I finish it, LOL)
3/7/2005 Chamber Music
The Orchestral Variations - Variation #5 The Orchestral Variations - Variation #5
Written between 12/23/04-1/1/05, this new work is darker, more introspective, and more complex re: orchestration, counterpoint (check out the 6 part fuguetta with two countersubjects in the central section, bwaa-ha-ha!), and lyricism. Any takers?
1/4/2005 Contemporary
Flute Quartet - 1st movement Flute Quartet - 1st movement
Can you say "false cadence", LOL? A rework of a sonatina for piano that I wrote for my favorite Polish woman, S. Golojuch,it's quite a bit more complex than that original ditty, and keeps the soloists plenty busy!
10/10/2004 Contemporary
Bagatelle a Trois Bagatelle a Trois
Written as a tempting tantalizer for pianist Dr. Bernard Yan and his other string pals; a sort of "practice run" for the complete trio movement I'm starting to write for them.
10/2/2004 Contemporary
Mick's Jig Mick's Jig
"What do you do when your drinking pal stops, and then jumps up to dance on the bar?" "Why, you write it all down into musical notes", I replied, "-- and then call him a car!" For flute, harp, strings, and Mick McKechnie.
9/25/2004 Contemporary
The Orchestral Variations - Variation #4 The Orchestral Variations - Variation #4
Dedicated to the great Christopher Hitchens.
9/23/2004 Contemporary
The Entrance of The Princess Aria The Entrance of The Princess Aria
For my beautiful daughter Aria, whose own entrance and exit was as lovely, bittersweet and exciting as the music suggests. She used to love to twirl around to this!
9/19/2004 Contemporary
The Sowcase Variations - Variation #3 The Sowcase Variations - Variation #3
NOW we're cooking with fire! A contrapuntal treatment that even Bach would like just a little.
9/18/2004 Contemporary
The Sowcase Variations - Variation #2 The Sowcase Variations - Variation #2
Another "call and response" duet, this time between the oboe, bassoon, solo violin and accompanying muted strings. Note how the theme shifts from voice to voice, as well as the figurations accompanying it, before dovetailing to a stylish finish.
9/18/2004 Contemporary
The Spanish Sowcase Festival Overture (finale) The Spanish Sowcase Festival Overture (finale)
The rousing finale to "The Sowcase Variations", with little mercy for the guitarist.
9/18/2004 Contemporary
The Sowcase Variations - Theme The Sowcase Variations - Theme
A little theme I cooked up to challenge my fellow composers to a variation duel at midi-contest.com
9/18/2004 Contemporary
Symphony #1 - 1st Movement Symphony #1 - 1st Movement
Newly recorded version of the 1st movement, without the repeat. Like the television network TNT, "We know Drama".
9/19/2004 Contemporary
