Henning's Headquarters

[Florestan]

Karl, I wish you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas, and I do it here because your inbox is full, so to speak. 

[Karl Henning]

Merry Christmas, Andrei!

[Karl Henning]

Sparing you tedious details, but my laptop is now back up to speed, and I've reactivated Sibelius.
Tinkered a bit with Snootful of Hooch last night.  I have a task or two for my church choir before I can carry on.

[Mirror Image]

Keep 'em coming, Karl!

[Karl Henning]

The new choral anthem, which is really a significant expansion of a much earlier chap's arrangement of Brother James's Air

[Karl Henning]

And a bit more Hooch

[JBS]

The new choral anthem, which is really a significant expansion of a much earlier chap's arrangement of Brother James's Air

Not unexpectedly, I am totally unfamiliar with Brother James. But a typo alert

Walter zzrussell Bowie, 1909

[Karl Henning]

Not unexpectedly, I am totally unfamiliar with Brother James. But a typo alert

Thx!

[Karl Henning]

The Hooch is proliferating nicely.  Friends of ours have a new member of the family as of 30 Dec, so I am working on a congratulatory berceuse.

[Karl Henning]

And, this is done

[Karl Henning]

I think the Hooch may be done, will take a walk and mull.

[Karl Henning]

Here's a question that may or may not have been asked before, Karl, but how do you organize your own compositions? By opus number, by date of composition, or do you have your own numbering system?

Opus numbers, which apart from the odd deviation, are roughly in chronological order, John.

[Karl Henning]

I do believe that Snootful of Hooch is ready to sound abroad

[Cato]

Karl is an American Liadov, but is much better than Liadov was, in that his oeuvre is much more extensive!  (Liadov was a real-life Oblomov q.v.)  These "miniatures" show that Karl is always brimming with ideas intriguing to the ear. 

dI wrote to Karl earlier that I found Hooch to be delightful, enigmatic, and occasionally melancholy all at the same time!  I especially liked the antiphonal dialogues which are sprinkled into the work.  The 4:6 figures are a fine idea, and the 5/8 measures need to reappear. 

Concerning Josephine I mentioned to Karl that he has proven Schoenberg's comment that C Major still offered possibilities for music...in this case G Major with an occasional C#.   

[Karl Henning]

Thank you!

[aligreto]

I too, genuinely, find Karl to be a very innovative composer. His ideas can be quirky, which I really like, and they are always valid.

[Karl Henning]

I too, genuinely, find Karl to be a very innovative composer. His ideas can be quirky, which I really like, and they are always valid.

Fergus, send me your e-mail address?

[aligreto]

Done Karl.

[Karl Henning]

Thx!

[Mirror Image]

Opus numbers, which apart from the odd deviation, are roughly in chronological order, John.

Very nice, Karl. If I was a composer, I would do the same thing.