A thoughtful round on life’s eternal verities.
Entries Tagged as '*Music'
Though
June 4th, 2012 · Comments Off on Though
The Pigeon
May 31st, 2012 · Comments Off on The Pigeon
Beside the Sea
May 10th, 2012 · 1 Comment
String Quartet 7: Violas
May 8th, 2012 · 1 Comment
The seventh string quartet is for four violas. Here’s the beginning of the second movement, based on a theme I heard in a dream. In the dream, I was singing it with these words: “Oh, dear, you’ll never understand; you’ll keep on for that undiscovered land.” I suppose that is what I do. If this […]
Flywheel
April 26th, 2012 · 1 Comment
In 1976, I joined Michele Larsson for a performance by her nascent company Flywheel. I had forgotten about it until I turned up this program.
Twelve
April 25th, 2012 · Comments Off on Twelve
One of my infrequent forays into serialism. For another, look here.
The Moron
April 16th, 2012 · Comments Off on The Moron
A melancholy round, based on a traditional quatrain.
Cinderella’s Glass Eye
April 12th, 2012 · Comments Off on Cinderella’s Glass Eye
“Cinderella’s Glass Eye” is a bit of fairy tale music, scored for tuba and piano. There is a story to go with it; here it is. (Some readers have complained that the images are too small; let me remind them, gently, that you can enlarge a thumbnail by clicking on it.) And here’s the brooding […]
The Speakeasy Series
April 11th, 2012 · Comments Off on The Speakeasy Series
David Gold and I performed in “The Speakeasy Series,” produced by Studio B in Maplewood, NJ, March 24, 2012. Our set: Make a Wish Never Shtup a Nutjob Fa La La La La The Gypsy (by Billy Reid) Don’t Talk To Me Good Night
Blunders
April 11th, 2012 · Comments Off on Blunders
I wrote the score for Katie Nelson’s dance “Blunders” back in 1980. Frankie Mann recorded it; I played all the instruments, including piano, toy piano, ‘cello, organ, and percussion. Here’s the first page.