Crudblud's Craptacular C(r)ompositions

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Mahlerian

Quote from: Crudblud on September 03, 2018, 11:41:35 AM
At last!

You may also download it if you wish, presently available in your choice of mp3 and FLAC, as always. I'm thinking about ditching FLAC because it's one more thing to upload and I stopped believing I could tell the difference some time ago, but for now it stays!

Great work, as always.  There are some fresh elements to it, for sure, but it sounds fully like your work.

The entry of the farfisa organ reminded me of Takemitsu's Valeria.  Do you know it?

https://www.youtube.com/v/Um7M1fDJdgk
"l do not consider my music as atonal, but rather as non-tonal. I feel the unity of all keys. Atonal music by modern composers admits of no key at all, no feeling of any definite center." - Arnold Schoenberg

Crudblud

Quote from: EddieRUKiddingVarese on September 03, 2018, 12:50:43 PM
Good too see your still hard at work Crud  ;)
Thanks Eddie. It has been longer than I'd like since my last "major" piece but I'm happy to be past my block now.

Quote from: Mahlerian on September 04, 2018, 06:33:59 AM
Great work, as always.  There are some fresh elements to it, for sure, but it sounds fully like your work.

The entry of the farfisa organ reminded me of Takemitsu's Valeria.  Do you know it?
Thank you. As you know, I was struggling for some time with concerns about becoming redundant in my style. This might have led me to reject or give up on some ideas that could have been fruitful if I'd pursued them, I don't know. They might also have been much easier to realise than this one, so perhaps I was looking for a particular kind of challenge. Having to handle and balance the different classes of sound and in such numbers as they appear in this piece probably forced me to think differently than I have in previous pieces.

Thank you also for introducing me to that Takemitsu piece. I had not even heard of it before. It's quite a mysterious thing, I will definitely be listening to it some more in the near future.

Uhor


Karl Henning

Quote from: Crudblud on September 04, 2018, 10:11:53 AM
Thanks Eddie. It has been longer than I'd like since my last "major" piece but I'm happy to be past my block now.

Thank you. As you know, I was struggling for some time with concerns about becoming redundant in my style. This might have led me to reject or give up on some ideas that could have been fruitful if I'd pursued them, I don't know. They might also have been much easier to realise than this one, so perhaps I was looking for a particular kind of challenge. Having to handle and balance the different classes of sound and in such numbers as they appear in this piece probably forced me to think differently than I have in previous pieces.

Conquer!
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot


Crudblud

Couple of new ditties available.

https://www.youtube.com/v/nOtrBrs8zwk

https://www.youtube.com/v/C9da6Tijosw

Download 'em in one sleek package (if you should so require) in mp3 or FLAC.

Karl Henning

Just about the perfect way to start out the Saturday morning's listening, thanks!
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

shirime

L-79 is a nice ditty. Sounds like an advertising jingle for toilet cleaner in an alternate universe.

Crudblud

Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on October 13, 2018, 05:28:35 AM
Just about the perfect way to start out the Saturday morning's listening, thanks!
Happy to be of service! And thank you!

Quote from: shirime on October 13, 2018, 06:25:08 PM
L-79 is a nice ditty. Sounds like an advertising jingle for toilet cleaner in an alternate universe.
I'll take it.

Jackman

Quote from: Crudblud on October 11, 2018, 10:42:12 AM
Couple of new ditties available.

https://www.youtube.com/v/nOtrBrs8zwk

https://www.youtube.com/v/C9da6Tijosw

Download 'em in one sleek package (if you should so require) in mp3 or FLAC.

Your music sounds really cool

Crudblud


Crudblud

Well, well, friends, it has been entirely too long but I finally got something done. This here is Henningssonate, five movements for clarinet and piano. From the name you might be able to guess that it is dedicated to composer, clarinetist, and GMG veteran Karl Henning. Since I was unable to contribute to his recuperation fund, I decided instead to send a little musical moral support. Karl has most charitably accepted the dedication, so it's now my great pleasure to present it to the public. Hope you all "dig" it, as the kids say.

https://www.youtube.com/v/si9aZiUPdp8

As usual, downloads in good old mp3 and FLAC are available.

Florestan

Quote from: Crudblud on February 21, 2019, 11:32:47 AM
Well, well, friends, it has been entirely too long but I finally got something done. This here is Henningssonate, five movements for clarinet and piano. From the name you might be able to guess that it is dedicated to composer, clarinetist, and GMG veteran Karl Henning. Since I was unable to contribute to his recuperation fund, I decided instead to send a little musical moral support. Karl has most charitably accepted the dedication, so it's now my great pleasure to present it to the public. Hope you all "dig" it, as the kids say.

https://www.youtube.com/v/si9aZiUPdp8

As usual, downloads in good old mp3 and FLAC are available.

I certainly "dig" it and look forward to Karl's performing it and posting the whole thing on YT.

A fine work and a moving tribute to one of the most respected, likeable and friendly GMGers. Bravo!
Every kind of music is good, except the boring kind. — Rossini

Crudblud

Well, thank you very much Florestan! As I said to Karl, there are a couple of issues re: performance, but they could be quite easily solved.

Karl Henning

Many thanks, again, Dan!

My mom-in-law likes the piece, too!
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Crudblud

Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on February 22, 2019, 02:49:41 PM
Many thanks, again, Dan!
The pleasure is all mine!

Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on February 22, 2019, 02:49:41 PM
My mom-in-law likes the piece, too!
That's so nice to hear! Please thank her for me.

Crudblud

New work for modified/expanded Pierrot ensemble is now under way.

Karl Henning

Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Crudblud

Howdy folks, if you want to know what I've been up to for the past couple of months, this here Soundcloud playlist will let you in on some of it. It's some selections from a game soundtrack, the work is currently prototypical and far from my personal style, but it is indeed "a thing what I done".

Karl Henning

Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot