Joseph Pehrson
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Etude Moderne Etude Moderne
(1981) This is a piece written for solo harp at the Interlochen Summer camp in Michigan, here performed by the legendary Susan Jolles.
Harmonic Etude Harmonic Etude
(1987) This is a piece for solo French horn in just intonation, performed here by virtuoso Francis Orval.
Slices Slices
(1999) This is a set of three songs for soprano and piano set to the poetry of Cynthia Nadelman. The songs are sung here by Helene Williams, with Leonard Lehrman at the piano.
Concertino for Horn & Eight Instruments Concertino for Horn & Eight Instruments
(1987) This piece was written for Francis Orval, French horn solo, and instrumentalists at the University of Delaware, where he was in residence, and where I conducted this piece as a guest composer.
Thanatopsis Thanatopsis
(1985) This piece was written to the poetry of William Cullen Bryant. This performance includes baritone Akmal Parwez and violinist Laura Seaton (I'm playing piano).
Manhattan Plaza Orchestral Painting Manhattan Plaza Orchestral Painting
This is a short work for orchestra (1988) performed by the Lake Saint Clair Symphony Orchestra (Michigan) conducted by James Hohmeyer.
Hexy Hexy
This MIDI piece (2000) is in a tuning created from 'hexanies' or 'combination product sets.' This particular scale is a 'stellated hexany' or 12 different pitches derived from more than one 6-note hexany.
Just In Time Just In Time
This work (1999) was written for a very special guitar. Each fret on each string can be placed SEPARATELY anywhere on the instrument!
Chambers Music Chambers Music
(1996) This is a piece written for, yes, a TOY piano. Here we have a performance by the renowned Toy Piano virtuoso Wendy Mae Chambers, who requested the work.
Nature's Harmony Nature's Harmony
(1987) This piece is for two French horns in Just Intonation.
Verklaerte Neunzehn Verklaerte Neunzehn
This electronic piece (2000) combines the expressionism of turn-of-the-century Vienna with a 19-note per octave scale.
Chromakkordion Mvt. 1 Chromakkordion Mvt. 1
This is the first movement of Chromakkordion, my orchestral piece from 1995. Generally I don't post MIDI renditions on this page, but this is an exception: the work has yet to be performed.
Chromakkordion, Mvt. 2 Chromakkordion, Mvt. 2
This is the second movement of my orchestral work Chromakkordion from 1995. Generally I don't put MIDI renditions on this page: to date this work has not been performed.
Chromakkordion, Mvt. 3 Chromakkordion, Mvt. 3
This is the third movement from my orchestral piece of 1995. Generally I don't include MIDI renditions on this page, but this piece has yet to be performed.
Fractio Modi Fractio Modi
(1979) This piece, written in Ann Arbor, MI, was performed at the Interlochen Camp (MI), and in New York at Symphony Space. Written for vibraphone, bassoon and cello.
Changing Fantasy Changing Fantasy
This piece (1983) is performed here by Susan Deaver, flute, Valerie Heywood, viola and Joseph Pehrson, piano
Entelechies Entelechies
This is an early work (1977) played here by Phil Stoll, viola, Becky Brehm, viola, Tom Bergeron, clarinet.
Romance Romance
This piece (1985)in a 'reading' with Deborah Sandoval, horn, and Joseph Pehrson, piano.
Approaches Approaches
(1976) This is my piece for solo trombone in which, at one point, the performer plays into a tank of water.
