aworks :: "new" american classical music

Mutations (2013). Chris Arrell #cello #timbres @punktdigital

Mutations: 

Mutations, commissioned by cellist Jan Müller-Szeraws, blurs boundaries between acoustic and electric sounds with the aid of an interactive Max patch that alters the sound of the cello in real-time. Complementing these alterations, which range from bright echoes and spiraling Doppler effects to microtonal distortions, ghostly harmonizations, and whispered glissandi, are prerecorded sounds modeled largely after spectral permutations of cello timbres. These prerecorded sounds mix with the live cello during a performance to create timbres that are neither entirely acoustic nor entirely electronic but rather hybrids that paint new sonic possibilities on a canvas of soaring virtuosity cast in the coloratura of the instrument.

It's an interesting work although I'm trying to decide if "a canvas of soaring viruosity" counts as hyperbole. Jan Müller-Szeraws is the cellist.

Via New Music Daily.

aworks listening log :: january 9, 2014 #thomasschultz

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84. Christian Wolff. Long Piano (2004-05). Thomas Schultz  - Christian Wolff: Long Piano [New World]

aworks listening log :: january 7, 2014 #stream #einsteinonthebeach

Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris (Wikipedia)

83. Philip Glass. Einstein on the Beach (1976). Philip Glass / Robert Wilson. Théâtre du Châtelet 2014. This is the video stream from this week's performance in France.

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aworks listening log :: january 6, 2014 #korea

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81. Hyo-shin Na. All the Noises in the World (2006). JeongGaAkHoe - All the Noises [New World Records]. JeongGaAkHoe is a traditional Korean music ensemble.
82. Hyo-shin Na. Ten Thousand Ugly Ink Blots (2006). Ives String Quartet - All the Noises [New World Records]

aworks listening log :: january 5, 2014 #limbs #nocturne #sleep

Charles Tomlinson Griffes

67. Daniel Wohl. Limbs (2012).Corps Exquis [New Amsterdam]
68. Benjamin Broening. Double Nocturne (2010). duo runedako - Recombinant Nocturnes [Innova]
69. Benjamin Broening. Nocturne/Doubles (2001). duo runedako - Recombinant Nocturnes [Innova]
70. Michael Byron. As She Sleeps (2000). Sarah Cahill - Awakening At The Inn Of The Birds [Cold Blue Music]
71. Charles Tomlinson Griffes. Three Preludes (1919). Yvar Mikhashoff - Panorama Of American Piano Music [Mode]. This, and the next two, is from a new release of many, many piano pieces played by the late Yvar Mikhashoff. 
72. Charles Ives. "Piano Sonata No. 2, "Concord, Mass., 1840-60" (1915). Yvar Mikhashoff - Panorama Of American Piano Music [Mode]. 
73. Leo Ornstein. Suicide in an Airplane (1913). Yvar Mikhashoff - Panorama Of American Piano Music [Mode]

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74. Hyo-shin Na. Walking, Walking (2004). Thomas Schultz - All the Noises [New World Records]
75. Fredric Rzewksi. North American Ballads (1979). Rzewski Plays Rzewski: Piano Works, 1975 - 1999 [Nonesuch/WBR]
76. John Denver. Leaving on a Jet Plane (1966). Patricia Racette - Great Voices Sing John Denver [MRI]. I am afraid to listen to more than one track from this album.
77. John Cage. Bacchanale (1940). Giancarlo Simonacci - Cage: Complete Music for Prepared Piano [Brilliant Classics]
78. Scott Joplin. The Ragtime Dance (1902). William Appling Plays Scott Joplin and J.S. Bach [Albany Records]
79. Scott Joplin. Elite Syncopations (1902). William Appling Plays Scott Joplin and J.S. Bach [Albany Records]
80. Hyo-shin Na. Ocean/Shore 2 (). John Anderson - All the Noises [New World Records]

aworks listening log :: january 4, 2014 #cage #tape #sfsound

Wikipedia

44. Cliff Caruthers. Compulsion Loop (2014). The San Francisco Tape Music Festival. I attended the second night of sfsound's concert of "tape" pieces. Presumably, the works were all digital presentations although some may have been recorded on archaic media. I did enjoy sitting in the dark with fellow listeners and with no performers to watch.
45. Aaron Oppenheim. SqF/H2fSqW(16c:XO) (2013). The San Francisco Tape Music Festival
46. John Cage. Four 6 (1992). The Barton Workshop - Fourteen-Four-Four [Megadisc]
47. John Cage. Dream (1948). Stephen Drury - In A Landscape [Catalyst]
48. John Cage. Daughters of the Lonesome Isle (1945). Joshua Pierce - Cage, John: Works for piano & prepared piano, Vol. II [Wergo]
49. John Cage. Third Construction (1941). Continuum Percussion Quartet - Works By Cage, Harrison, Rouse [New World Records]

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50. Matt Ingalls. Etude (2014). The San Francisco Tape Music Festival
51. Jacob Felix Heule. Ensemble Pt 2 (2013). The San Francisco Tape Music Festival
52. Kotoka Suzuki. Automata | Mechanical Garden (2010). The San Francisco Tape Music Festival
53. Thomas Blum. J-Wake (2001). The San Francisco Tape Music Festival 
54. John Cage. Four 3 (1991). The Barton Workshop - Fourteen-Four-Four [Megadisc]
55. John Cage. Fourteen (1990). Stephen Drury - The Piano Concertos [Mode]
56. John Cage. The Beatles 1962-1970 (1989). Aki Takahashi - Hyper Beatles [Capitol]
57. John Cage. Dream (1948). Margaret Leng Tan - She Herself Alone: The Art Of The Toy Piano 2 [Mode]
58. John Cage. Crete and Dad (1945). Steffen Schleiermacher - Complete Piano Music Vol. 7 [MDG]
59. John Cage. Mysterious Adventure (1945). Boris Berman - Music For Prepared Piano, Vol. 2 [Naxos]
60. John Cage. Mysterious Adventure (1945). Philipp Vandré - Vol. 37: Complete Short Works For Prepared Piano [Mode]
61. John Cage. Daughters of the Lonesome Isle (1945). Markus Hinterhauser - Works for Prepared Piano [Col Legno]
62. Halim El-Dabh. The Expression of Zaar (1944). The San Francisco Tape Music Festival 
63. John Cage. Ad. Lib. (1943). Steffen Schleiermacher - Complete Piano Music Vol. 7 [MDG]
64. John Cage. Amores (1943). Quatuor Hêlios - Works For Percussion [Wergo]
65. John Cage. First Construction in Metal (1939). Donald Knaack Percussion Ensemble - Three Constructions [Tomato]
66. Thomas Edison. Chorus of 4000 voices from 100 yards away: Israel in Egypt (1888). The San Francisco Tape Music Festival. Very noisy recording but I shouldn't complain.

aworks listening log :: january 3, 2014 #lonelyflute

34. Stephen Scott. The Tears of Niobe (1986). Stephen Scott, Colorado College New Music Ensemble - Minerva's Web [New Albion]
35. John Cage. Ryoan-Ji (1985). Dorothy Stone: None But the Lonely Flute [New World Records]
36. Kathyrn Alexander. And the Whole Air Is Tremulous (1984-85). Dorothy Stone: None But the Lonely Flute [New World Records]
37. "Blue" Gene Tyranny. She Wore Red Shoes (). Detours [Unseen Worlds]
38. "Blue" Gene Tyranny.  Intuition (). Detours [Unseen Worlds]

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39. John Adams. Doctor Atomic Symphony (2007). Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Peter Oundjian - Harmonielehre [Chandos]
40. Milton Babbitt. None but the Lonely Flute (1991). Dorothy Stone: None But the Lonely Flute [New World Records]
41. George Perle. Windows of Order (1988). Daedalus Quartet - George Perle String Quartets [Bridge Records]
42. Stephen L. Mosko. for Morton Feldman (1987). Dorothy Stone: None But the Lonely Flute [New World Records]
43. Stephen L. Mosko. Indigenous Music II: Flute (1985). Dorothy Stone: None But the Lonely Flute [New World Records]

Einstein on the Beach (1975). Philip Glass #4+hours #streaming

aworks listening log :: january 2, 2014 #winter2013mixtape

23. Dennis Johnson. November (1962). R Andrew Lee - November [Disc 3]. 11 prior favorites from the day before here.

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24. Steve Kornicki. Cycles of Fifths in Lines of Self-Similarity for 5 Guitars and Tape (2013). Winter 2013 Mixtape 
25. Liza White. Zin Zin Zin Zin (2012). Spektral Quartet - Winter 2013 Mixtape 
26. Armando Bayolo. Chamber Symphony, Illusory Airs (2008). Great Noise Ensemble - Winter 2013 Mixtape 
27. Odessa Chen. Small Birds (2007). Odessa Chen with the Invisible Stories Ensemble - Winter 2013 Mixtape 
28. Lee Hyla. We Speak Etruscan (1992). Jan Berry Baker and Ken Long - Winter 2013 Mixtape 
29. Morton Feldman. Trio for Flutes (1972). Dorothy Stone: None But the Lonely Flute 
30. George Walker. Sonata No. 1 (1953/91). George Walker in Recital [Albany Records]
31. The Great Awakening (). Nonensemble - Winter 2013 Mixtape 
32. Big Thicket (). Square Peg Round Hole - Winter 2013 Mixtape 
33. Timothy Johnson. Sky Through the Trees (). Winter 2013 Mixtape 

aworks listening log :: january 1, 2014 #resounding #chord #friction

1. Augusta Read Thomas. Resounding Earth (2012). Third Coast Percussion - Resounding Earth [New Focus Recordings]
2. Duane Pitre. The Ensemble Chord in C with a Major 7th hand a Guitar Base (2005). Duane Pitre/Pilotram Ensemble - Organized Pitches Occuring in Time [Important Records]
3. Duane Pitre. The Ensemble Chord in Eb with a Minor 7th and a Pump Organ Base (2005). Duane Pitre/Pilotram Ensemble - Organized Pitches Occuring in Time [Important Records]
4. David M. Gordon. Friction Systems (2002/05). Eighth Blackbird - Strange Imaginary Animals [Cedille Records]
5. Michael Byron. As She Sleeps (2000). Sarah Cahill - Awakening At The Inn Of The Birds [Cold Blue Music]
6. David Dramm. The Stroke That Kills (1993). Seth Josel - The Stroke That Kills [New World Records]
7. Morton Feldman. Piano (1977). Aleck Karis - Karis Plays Webern, Wolpe & Feldman [Bridge Records]
8. Lou Harrison. Sonata in Ishartum (1974). David Tannenbaum, William Winant - Serenado [New Albion Records]
9. Philip Glass. Music in Similar Motion (1969). eighth blackbird - meanwhile [Cedille]
10. John Cage. Six Melodies for Violin and Keyboard (1950). Ronald Copes - Cage/Harbison/Hartke/Wyner: Violin Works [New World Records]
11. Conlon Nancarrow. Study No. 21 (). Conlon Nancarrow - Studies for Piano Player [Other Minds]

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1. Timothy Roy. Wunderkind (2011-2012). [New Music Daily]
2. Pauline Oliveros. Metalorgy (2005). Deep Listening Band - The Ready Made Boomerang [New Albion Records]
3. Philip Glass. Concerto Fantasy for 2 Timpani (2000). University of Kansas Wind Ensemble - Fairouz: In The Shadow Of No Towers; Glass: Concerto Fantasy [Naxos]
4. Lou Harrison. Threnody for Carlos Chavez (1979). Susan Bates - Lou Harrison: Chamber & Gamelan Works [New World Records]
5. Morton Feldman. Piece for Four Pianos (1962). Bugallo-Williams Piano Duo & Friends - Amériques - Piece For Four Pianos - Five Pianos [wergo]
6. Caroline Shaw and Trevor Gureckis. Music for La Traversée (). Winter 2013 Mixtape 
7. Christian Ryan. Postlude (). Winter 2013 Mixtape 
8. Christian Wolff, Tom Erbe, Chris Mann, Larry Polansky & Douglas Repetto. Trios (). Christian Wolff, Tom Erbe, Chris Mann, Larry Polansky & Douglas Repetto - Trios [Pogus]
9. Jim Fox. Appearance of Red (). Cold Blue [Cold Blue Music]
10. Peter Garland. The Three Strange Angels (). Cold Blue [Cold Blue Music]
11. Raphael Mostel. Night (). NYFA Collection: 25 Years of New York New Music [Innova]

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