San Antonio Rows

[Karl Henning]

We're all long shots.  Keep at what you do, don't second-guess yourself.

[Rons_talking]

So, I made my first video. 

http://www.youtube.com/v/chMLPDi3Hhs&feature=youtu.be

The work is an electro-acoustical piece for alto flute, flugelhorn and violin with electronics.  Right now I'm using images from the Hubbell telescope.  But as soon as my wife will send me more of her images, I will replace these with hers.  I also plan on taking some pictures with my phone of some things in nature.  This is the first time I've tried creating a movie using Windows Movie Maker, but another thing I want to do is use Jing to capture the score as it scrolls.  But Jing will only capture up to 5 minutes of video.  I do have some some pieces under 5 minutes, and plan on doing that next.

Your sound is great! I was initially going to listen for a couple of minute, but I didn't want to stop. A nice blend of electronics and acoustic instrumentation. I'm impressed. Electronic music usually turns me off, but not here.
Ron

[San Antone]

Your sound is great! I was initially going to listen for a couple of minute, but I didn't want to stop. A nice blend of electronics and acoustic instrumentation. I'm impressed. Electronic music usually turns me off, but not here.
Ron

Many thanks!

[Karl Henning]

Excellent!

[San Antone]

trio : flute | harp  | piano  + fixed media [ 2015 - 10 ] - SoundCloud

[San Antone]

https://www.youtube.com/v/1WxRKmd9XlI&feature=youtu.be

trio : low [2015-15] "... nothing important ..." is scored for contrabassoon, tuba and double bass with fixed media of choir and bell samples.

[San Antone]

https://www.youtube.com/v/n_ZI75w8iLA

duo : pianos + fixed media [2015-16] "... meaning vague ..."

I have planned on writing a piece for two pianos for a while but only just now got down to it.  These days I judge the success of a composition to the extent it slows my breathing while listening.  The fixed media is made up of struck objects recorded in a variety of ambient spaces: parking garage, cathedral, stairwell, small room, auditorium.

[Karl Henning]

Lovely!

[San Antone]

Thanks, Karl.

[San Antone]

A couple of works that feature a bass choir + small instrument ensemble, used minimally with a solo instrument: 1) double bass; 2) harp.  Fixed media of electronics incorporated into each work.

https://www.youtube.com/v/F9lGETiB_S8

https://www.youtube.com/v/THmJCAL82as

[San Antone]

I have enjoyed playing around with the choir sound and am in the process of sketching out another piece with choir, this time with celesta and timpani as well. 

What usually happens is I'll get some ideas down on paper then, invariably, I will shift direction, either instrumentally or in some manner which causes the piece to jell in my mind and then it goes rather quickly.

With the piece mentioned above, the shift happened this morning.  After writing about six minutes with that instrumentation, all of sudden a viola line burst into my imagination.   This presented a problem: I am happy with the six minutes I've got, so how to incorporate the viola?  My answer: make the work in three movements.  The first movement will be the six minutes as written, the second will be for viola solo and the third will be a combination of the first two.  I will write the third last, writing the viola with the ensemble and then modify the viola part to become the solo movement.

I love it when this happens.

[San Antone]

I had posted a version of this work several days ago but took it down almost immediately.  After living with it, I decided it needed some editing.  I completely removed one section and shortened the first part to the last third, tightened up the middle viola solo and re-wrote the last section significantly.  The piece is now about half its original length and much improved, IMO.

https://www.youtube.com/v/Mq3JKMO3JiM&feature=youtu.be

The MIDI file.  Hope to cajole some musicians someday into giving it a read through.

[San Antone]

At home, my computer is downloading and installing Vol. 2 of the Kontakt Waterharp sample library.  I have had vol. 1 and it is one which I have found creatively stimulating. 

I am sketching out a piece for trumpet solo set against the backdrop of a double bass trio and a choir of low male voices.  What I plan to do is create a electronic work lasting about ten minutes from the waterharp samples and then add in what I've written for the instruments here and there.

[San Antone]

The work described in the previous post. 

https://www.youtube.com/v/uACi7qdKT9I&feature=youtu.be

The fixed media is made up of waterharp samples.  Originally the work was scored for choir and three double basses, but I ended up writing the choir as a six part male chorus.  The choir functions as a wash under the trumpet which repeats a transposed and permuted phrase throughout the piece.

[Karl Henning]

The work described in the previous post. 

https://www.youtube.com/v/uACi7qdKT9I&feature=youtu.be

The fixed media is made up of waterharp samples.  Originally the work was scored for choir and three double basses, but I ended up writing the choir as a six part male chorus.  The choir functions as a wash under the trumpet which repeats a transposed and permuted phrase throughout the piece.

Lovely.

[San Antone]

Many thanks, Karl.

[San Antone]

https://www.youtube.com/v/500GGGY5DXI&feature=youtu.be

Percussion includes vibraphone and side drum, choir is written for four parts, all male voices.  There is an alternate version of this piece which contains a recording of birdsong.

[Karl Henning]

If you have (or may be inclined to write) a work for mixed choir and fixed media, I think that would be a good potential fit for our Triad endeavor.  What do you think?

[San Antone]

If you have (or may be inclined to write) a work for mixed choir and fixed media, I think that would be a good potential fit for our Triad endeavor.  What do you think?

Am always up for any potential performance.  Nothing already done, but I am poised to begin something, which has not even begun to jell in my mind.  I have been giving some thought to solo chorus possibilities. 

Many thanks.

[North Star]

Lovely.

Yes.