Okay, a Little Waltz for real...
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In which I beat an ABORTIVE ATTEMPT at a Little Waltz into submission, mostly…
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More Little Waltzes? More Little Waltzes.
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In which I decide to STEAL FROM THE BEST, i.e., me, to complete the Ten Little Waltzes…
Read MoreThat Little Waltz
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In which I am bold enough to share with you an unsuccessful SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATION while reminding you that that’s the way it works…
Read MoreAbout that Little Waltz
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In which I surprise my readers with An Plot Twist of astonishing twist…ish…ness, and also some reiteration of basic Precepts…
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Here's what I've got.
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In which I offer my own struggles with composing as the perfect illustration of the value of the Lichtenbergianism to the citizen artist…
Read MoreDecision time
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In which I prepare to abandon the very music program that allowed me to compose some real good stuff…
Read MoreThe Ballad of Miss Ella
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In which I explicate the different sections of the bawdy drag song, “The Ballad of Miss Ella”…
Read MoreGot a men's chorus?
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As I recuperate from a malaise, have a repeat shameless self-promotion…
Read MoreStill not composing.
/But at least I have enough brains still going that I was able to submit an old piece to a competition. Since the competition insists that submissions be anonymous, I won’t name it, and in fact I had to go back and conceal my name on the scores before I uploaded them.
Getting Through Getting Over (2018) (a ballet score, for piano, clarinet, violin, and cello; based on the Cello Sonata, with additional material; premiered by Southern Arc Dance, Mar 17, 2018)
I. Up Against the Wall | score [pdf] | mp3
II. Perpetuum Mobile | score [pdf] | mp3
III. For Two | score [pdf] | mp3
IV. Gravity | score [pdf] | mp3
Altogether cromulent, I think. “Gravity” is my least favorite of the movements, although that final grinding chord still gives me the willies. The lyricism of “Flow” is still amazing, especially coming after that heart-clenching ending of “Gravity.” And if you are a virtuoso clarinettist, I would encourage you to give “Perpetuum Mobile” a look.
