Justin Crowell
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Tahitian Terror Tahitian Terror
Sound Collage with samples drawn from Tahitian music as well as a classical symphony (which I will not name).
FEED THE BIRDS FEED THE BIRDS
Created as the soundtrack for a Zombie-themed comic book advertisement.
Panned Ghosts Panned Ghosts
This piece is constructed from a sampled piano line and a toy keyboard, both of which I recorded. The contrasts between acoustic and electronic sounds as well as registrally differentiated melodic lines are highlighted by the use of panning.
Sonnet 3 Sonnet 3
for vocal duet is my interpretation of a poem written by Kate Debolt. The piece moves rapidly through multiple keys, giving it a backdrop of atonality contrasted with moments of tonal color.
Parallel Conversations for brass quintet Parallel Conversations for brass quintet
This piece takes advantage of the homogenous sounds made possible by the timbral similarities in the brass quintet to create minimal textures. The piece is clearly tonal, but dissonance is nearly always present, casting a varied degree of shadow.
Vibrations! Vibrations!
Vibrations! for piano and two voices is about development: the minimal textures are slowly constructed, while the overall tonality and rhythmic coherence deteriorate into atonal confusion over the course of the piece.
Sonnet 2 Sonnet 2
Sonnet 2 for guitar and two voices is also an interpretation of a poem written by Kate Debolt. This piece was inspired by György Ligeti’s Horn Trio (1982), which may be apparent in the motoric guitar line, the vocal rhythms which utilize unevenly di
Groundwork Groundwork
Groundwork is a synthesis of multiple approaches to music, including elements of popular melodic approaches, minimalism, classical guitar techniques, atonality and serialism, and improvisation. Simple themes govern much of the pitch content. These
Inclinations Inclinations
A solo piano piece using an expanding pitch set. The title refers to the repeated upward trends in complexity and intensity.
Guitar Piece 2 Guitar Piece 2
Guitar Piece 2 for solo guitar is based on an 11 pitch set. This piece is highly restricted; I have chosen not to use any pitch outside of this set, including octave transpositions. The final two pitches significantly alter the color of the piece.
Guitar Piece 1 Guitar Piece 1
Guitar Piece 1 for solo guitar is based on nine pitches which together create a relatively atonal field.
End of Session End of Session
This solo guitar piece came at the end of a recording session. Thematicism plays an important role in this piece.
Bucharest Uprising Bucharest Uprising
This is an electronic piece which samples a speech referring to a 1991 uprising in Bucharest, Romania, electric guitar, and found sound.
SlowTalk SlowTalk
This song was composed for and performed by a jazz quintet called Quintet Pennsylvania. I am playing guitar in this recording.
