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Aug 3, 2020
08/20
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George L Smyth
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This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku343 – Persistently I stare Persistently I stare At the moon Still I cannot hear This haiku is by Sugiyama Sanpu (1647-1732), who suffered from severe hearing problems for his whole life. Sanpu was a patron of Basho, helping him establish his school of haiku. Persistently I Stare was written for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Cello and String Bass.
Topics: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Cello, String Bass, Naviarhaiku343, Racket In My...
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379
Jul 3, 2020
07/20
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George L Smyth
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This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku339 – The Heavy Leaf See the heavy leaf on the silent windless day falls of its own will. This haiku is by Nozawa Bonchō, a haikai poet and disciple of Basho who worked as a doctor in Kyoto. Later in life Bonchō distanced himself from Basho’s school and was imprisoned for a crime. He died in 1714. The Heavy Leaf was written for Flute, Clarinet, Horn, Trombone, Violin, Viola, and Cello.
Topics: Flute, Clarinet, Horn, Trombone, Violin, Viola, Cello, Naviarhaiku339, Racket In My Head
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78
Mar 5, 2022
03/22
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George L Smyth
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the long night made longer – a dog barking - Santōka A wandering poet and ascetic Zen priest, Santōka was a disciple of Ogiwara Seisensui, one of the first poets to discard the traditional use of the 5-7-5 structure in haiku. Santōka’s poetry emphasizes the necessity of sabi (solitude) in order to achieve spiritual enlightenment and serenity. This piece was written for Flute, Clarinet, Horn, Trombone, Vibraphone, Violin and Viola.
Topics: Flute, Clarinet, Horn, Trombone, Vibraphone, Violin, Viola, Racket In My Head
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Mar 9, 2019
03/19
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George L Smyth
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Unknown Particles was written in response to Disquiet Junto Project 0375: Despite Yourself Step 1: There is only one step for this project: Make a piece of music that sounds as unlike you as you can accomplish. Just about all of my music is orchestral, where I make the score available to anyone interested. The music, for the most part, is rather tonal. Unknown Particles is a departure from both of these, as I decided to jump completely into the atonal arena. While there are...
Topics: disquiet0375, Racket In My Head
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154
Feb 14, 2011
02/11
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George L Smyth
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American Green Roof To Roof Rainbox, Puddle, Children Roof To Roof Lumberjack In The Morning At The Flowerbed Of My Garden Talk With The Moon Street Trees Rothko Eleven Stages Of Intervention Say Something To Someone Give.Every.Thing Weather Every Storm Break The Cycle Of Sorrow Sit In Silent Thought Watch The Black Sun Fade Sounds Of Ambience
Topic: Sounds Of Ambience
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166
Feb 13, 2011
02/11
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George L Smyth
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Collapsar Beyond The Event Horizon 1 3 5 6 Wolfskin O Ajuntar das Sombras The Body of Chaos The Wild Hunt Rex Sacrorum A World of Veils Throne of Stillness Sounds Of Ambience
Topic: Sounds Of Ambience
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169
Feb 14, 2011
02/11
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George L Smyth
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Ian Hawgood Before I Let The Sunshine Rot Before I Let The Sunshine Rot Pirouette of Cotton Ginseng and Polaramin, and One Long Slumber Thank You Sara Simon Scott Navigare Under Crumbling Skies Derelict Days The Old Jug And Drum Spring Stars The Night And The Artificial Light Sounds Of Ambience
Topic: Sounds Of Ambience
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165
Feb 5, 2011
02/11
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George L Smyth
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Phillip Wilkerson Seven Piano Improvisations Vigil
Topic: Sounds Of Ambience
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65
Dec 1, 2017
12/17
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George L Smyth
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This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku 204. the pear blossoming… after the battle this ruined house This is a haiku by Masaoka Shiki, the first to use the word "haiku". It was written for Clarinet, Flute, Viola, Cello and String Bass.
Topics: Clarinet, Flute, Viola, Cello, String Bass, naviarhaiku204, Racket In My Head
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171
Apr 12, 2019
04/19
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George L Smyth
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This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku275 – Home is not a place Home is not a place. It could be anywhere when you are truly loved. This is a haiku by Richard Ratcliffe, whose wife, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian citizen, was arrested three years ago “for allegedly plotting to topple the Iranian government.” She’s been held captive ever since. This year, supporters have been asked to write Haiku poems about what home means to them to hang from the tree...
Topics: Violin, Viola, Cello, String Bass, naviarhaiku275, Racket In My Head
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152
Feb 16, 2019
02/19
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George L Smyth
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English Vignettes was written in response to Disquiet Junto Project 0372: Honeymoon Phase Step 1: Locate the latest instrument, piece of music/sound software, or related technology that has come into your possession. (If there’s something inexpensive, like an app, you’ve been meaning to try out, this project might provide an impetus to do so.) Step 2: Employ only the single thing identified in Step 1 to compose and record a short track. When I started photographing seriously, like...
Topics: Wagner Tuba, Baritone Horn, Cimbasso, disquiet0372, Racket In My Head
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83
Mar 10, 2017
03/17
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George L Smyth
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The request this week ( Prison Sky: Disquiet Junto Project 0271 ) is a piece to remember Bassel Khartabil , a Palestinian Syrian open-source software developer who has been in captivity since 2012 and whose whereabouts are currently unknown. The piece was originally going to be a dance but as I started writing it turned itself into a fugue (I am breaking a number of rules here but that is the best description I can offer). The piece is scored for Saxophone Quartet (soprano, alto, tenor and...
Topics: Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Racket In My...
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264
Oct 14, 2017
10/17
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George L Smyth
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This piece was written in response to Disquiet Junto Project 0302: Gronkytonk . I imagine Gronkytonk as the music one hears down the street coming from an - at best - sketchy bar. Going inside the music reminds one of the poem Jaberwocky - it's understandable but occasionally falls into the realm of confusion. Frank's Gronkytonk was written for Bassoon, Clarinet, Horn, Oboe, String Bass, Cymbals, Drum Set, Timpani and Wood Blocks.
Topics: Bassoon, Clarinet, Horn, Oboe, String Bass, Cymbals, Drum Set, Timpani, Wood Blocks, disquiet0302,...
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107
Oct 5, 2017
10/17
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George L Smyth
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This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku 196 . the waves charge and crash, then they return, again and again — and again My idea was not to replicate the ocean, but more to replicate the feeling of the ocean. When I have a chance to watch it do what it has been doing for millions of years, I think of how small I am. The piece was written for Clarinet, Cello, Flute and Violin.
Topics: Clarinet, Cello, Flute, Violin, naviarhaiku196, Racket In My Head
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129
Feb 23, 2019
02/19
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George L Smyth
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Copernican Transience was written in response to Disquiet Junto Project 0373: Copernican Music . Step 1: Compose a work of music for sentient beings elsewhere in the universe. Aside from sentience, assume nothing about your audience culturally or cognitively. Make a connection by modulating frequency and amplitude over time. Step 2: Share your work with the cosmos. Very recently I wrote a piece that came quite close to fitting the intentions of this project. Of course, I did not want to...
Topics: Violin, Viola, Cello, String Bass, disquiet0373, Racket In My Head
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91
Aug 18, 2017
08/17
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George L Smyth
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This piece was written for Disquiet Junto Project 0294: Offline Status Bassel Khartabil was an open-source coder who did a lot of work in CGI before being imprisoned in Syria. Word of his execution just recently became public. Record a piece of music that either begins with or ends with the full audio of Bassel’s voice. In listening to the clip the first thing I heard was something ticking in the background, which sounded ominous to me. I decided to use that element in the form of a single...
Topics: Clarinet, Flute, Oboe, Xylophone, disquiet0294, Racket In My Head
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129
Feb 24, 2017
02/17
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George L Smyth
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One morning while my wife was visiting family I woke at 4am. It was one of those instances where I knew that I would not be going back to sleep again so I got dressed, put my camera in my car and made the three hour trip to Crisfield, a small town on Maryland's Eastern Shore. I arrived just a bit after 7am, which was about the time the sun rose, so I used that to ease myself into the day, set up my large format camera, and photographed the water. This piece is about the presence of the sun...
Topics: Chorus, Harp, Trombone, Tuba, Vibraphone, Racket In My Head
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101
Feb 8, 2018
02/18
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George L Smyth
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This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku 214 – How heavy . How heavy on my eyes, the winter sun. This is a haiku by the 20th century Takahama Kyoshi, author of over 200,000 haiku. It is written for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Trombone, Violin, Viola, Cello and String Bass.
Topics: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Trombone, Violin, Viola, Cello, String Bass, naviarhaiku214, Racket...
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143
Feb 16, 2019
02/19
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George L Smyth
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This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku267 – spring breeze spring breeze the orchestration of wildflowers This is a haiku by dl mattila, who lives in the USA. She’s the author of Quietus, a collection of poems published on Finishing Line Press. Her work has been published in Downhome Magazine (NL), Shot Glass Journal, and The Rotary Dial (CA), among others. The Orchestration Of Wildflowers was written for Vibraphone, two Violins, two Violas, and two Cellos.
Topics: Vibraphone, Violin, Viola, Cello, naviarhaiku267, Racket In My Head
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127
Jun 29, 2018
06/18
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George L Smyth
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This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku 234 – when the cicadas cease . when the cicadas cease what coolness! the voice of the pines This is a haiku by Baijaku, as translated by Patrick Lafcadio Hearn, a writer, translator, and journalist of the late 19th century. The Voice Of The Pines was written for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Viola and Cello.
Topics: Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello, naviarhaiku234, Racket In My Head
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130
Dec 23, 2019
12/19
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George L Smyth
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This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku310 – Beyond the Smoke Is Light Life here was marvelous But we are slaughtering the world Watch the forests burn From Marco Sebastiano Alessi: "Ella, the youngest daughter of SityPhoxx has been studying poetry in her English class at High School. For an assignment she had to write 5 poems in different forms. One of them was a Haiku. She knew of the Haiku musical challenge as she often comes up with titles for the music that...
Topics: Flute, Clarinet, Horn, Trombone, Bass Drum, Cymbals, Gong, Vibraphone, Chorus, Violin, Viola,...
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144
Jan 3, 2019
01/19
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George L Smyth
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This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku261 – mountain village . mountain village the endless solitude of a lark's song This is a haiku by Iliyana Stoyanova, who has a PhD in Theology. She is the Living Legacies Editor at the Living Haiku Anthology, Communications Officer and BHS Awards Administrator at the British Haiku Society, Secretary of the United Haiku and Tanka Society, and also a member of Haiku Club-Plovdiv and The London Haiku Group. Her first book Ostrovityansko...
Topics: Flute, Clarinet, Vibraphone, Acoustic Guitar, naviarhaiku260, Racket In My Head
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257
Jan 25, 2019
01/19
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George L Smyth
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This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku264 – Night Wind . night wind the bush comes alive with dreamtime stories This is a haiku by Madhuri Pillai, an English graduate who studied journalism and has worked as a journalist. Madhuri discovered haiku in 2011, and since then her work has been published in major international haiku journals. Apart from her love of books and writing, she is a passionate advocate for animal and human rights. She lives a quiet life in Melbourne...
Topics: Horn, Trombone, Vibraphone, Violin, Viola, Cello, naviarhaiku264, Racket In My Head
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234
Feb 14, 2011
02/11
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George L Smyth
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Message To Bears Departures Running Through Woodland Hidden Beneath Pretend To Forget Hope Find Our Way Home At The Top Of This Hill Lost Birds Bob Dickinson Logic, Beauty & Chaos Before The white rose On logical form Tickle Parkhouse Hill On certainty Nocturnal Trace Dark Kiss Strata Sounds Of Ambience
Topic: Sounds Of Ambience
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460
Feb 19, 2011
02/11
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George L Smyth
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Guanxi A Corner In England Blanketflower Cloud star Vasco da Gama Roman Candles Exctasy Glitch and Scratch Back in Time Susperia-Electrica Intrinsic Unconscious Mind Transmission In Dreams Hypersomnia Circadian Rhythm Slow Wave Sleep Deep Thoughts Sounds Of Ambience
Topic: Sounds Of Ambience
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328
Feb 19, 2011
02/11
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George L Smyth
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Nest Nest EP lodge marefjellet cad goddeu Nach After Mirages Superstring Blues Colours Iceberg Song Sand 1 Mirage Crystalline Sole Purpose In Void We Trust Sand 2 Forever Is An Instant Escapism D Sunrise Sounds Of Ambience
Topic: Sounds Of Ambience
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110
Feb 2, 2011
02/11
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George L Smyth
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Esa Ruoho Places * Interlude For Halcyondvd * Tiptoe * Remix Of Ontayso * Remix Of Tenandtracer Spaces * Departure * Reset * Birthday Scrutiny * Med Test
Topic: Sounds Of Ambience Show #2: Esa Ruoho
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97
Mar 29, 2018
03/18
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George L Smyth
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This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku 221 – Spring approaches. Spring approaches the Pacific Ocean will be my sitting mat This is a haiku by Zen Buddhist master Soen Nakagawa, mostly known for being a seminal figure in spreading interest in Zen to the West. Spring Approaches is written for Flute, Clarinet, Vibraphone. Violin, Viola, Cello and String Bass.
Topics: Flute, Clarinet, Vibraphone. Violin, Viola, Cello, String Bass, naviarhaiku221, Racket In My Head
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136
Feb 15, 2018
02/18
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George L Smyth
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This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku 215 – Night over . Night - over sleeping children, sound of the waves. This is a haiku by the 20th century Natsume Soseki, one of the most influencial modern Japanese writers. It is written for Flute, Alto Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello and String Bass.
Topics: Flute, Alto Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello, String Bass, naviarhaiku215,...
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136
May 3, 2018
05/18
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George L Smyth
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This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku 226 – he won’t go to sleep . he won't go to sleep unless we play him the tune that keeps him awake This is a haiku by Alvaro Cardona-Hine - poet, painter, composer and long-time Zen student; born in Costa Rica, he spent most of his adult life in the US, and in 1986 opened an art gallery in Truchas, New Mexico, together with his wife Barbara McCauley. One of the things I love about haiku is the fact that oftentimes there is so much...
Topics: Clarinet, Vibraphone, Violin, Viola, Cello, naviarhaiku226, Racket In My Head
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306
Feb 9, 2011
02/11
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George L Smyth
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Lucette Bourdin Seeking Ganesha Pondicherry Heat Nag Champa Bombay Express Finding Ganesha Sounds Of Ambience
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277
Feb 17, 2011
02/11
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George L Smyth
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eye 277
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Jakob Newman Reflections and Diffusions Grains of Rain Pollen Absynthesis Strings and Keys Strings and Rain Pano Piano Great Salt Desert Dub Re-synthesis Music for Clouds Morning, November 26 Sounds Of Ambience
Topic: Sounds Of Ambience
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200
Feb 18, 2011
02/11
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George L Smyth
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Kris Cadwell Art is a style of perception Remember when The feared polydrug abuser Hues Sleep aid Intermission A melody for our dead friends A dream about the river Light precipitation Snow storm Wishcollapse Wishcollapse In tempo reale Tutta la misconoscenza umana La bellezza di Neda Nessuna fase intermedia Sounds Of Ambience
Topic: Sounds Of Ambience
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279
Feb 19, 2011
02/11
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George L Smyth
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Altocumulus Household Apocalypse Household Apocalypse Night Fears Stairwell of Souls Bag It Spring Song High School Game (She's Dating Max) August Anxiety Four Days of Rain Sounds Of Ambience
Topic: Sounds Of Ambience
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230
Feb 18, 2011
02/11
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George L Smyth
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Labrathisattva The View From Down Here Of Smoke and Spark When Last We Saw Light The Scent of Water Within the Rock A World Beneath the World Ever Downward Soft Steps in Darkness The Cave of the Homunculi One Drop of Water Echoes Forever Sounds Of Ambience
Topic: Sounds Of Ambience
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216
Feb 18, 2011
02/11
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George L Smyth
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Hjarna Sun and Silence Sun and Silence Maps and Diagrams The Giant Woods Duplicate Eleemosyn Gauche Last Train Home Navel Savannakhet Shuffel Spirals The World And You Sounds Of Ambience
Topic: Sounds Of Ambience
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164
Feb 17, 2011
02/11
by
George L Smyth
audio
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Burke Riding In A Fail Boat 96 is not a palindrome 99 things Deem I wrote the songs Lunar R.I.P. Gary C Redeem Trinkits Wip Wobblin Cursed Chimera The Coat Hanger Clinic First Wave Desi Watfah Arabic Stallion World Clock Crank Topical Cancer Treatments Ziko Iko Iko Face Breaker Potroym Two Teeth In Coat Hanger Clinic Go(0)d Doctor Godless Goddess Time For Chants Is Over Folding Hands Second Wave Sounds Of Ambience
Topic: Sounds Of Ambience
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72
Jan 19, 2018
01/18
by
George L Smyth
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This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku 211 – Giant pasania tree . Giant pasania tree, splitting autumn's sky. This is a haiku by Takahama Kyoshi. It is written for two Trumpets, Horn, Trombone, Bass Trombone and Tuba.
Topics: Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba, naviarhaiku211, Racket In My Head
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84
Aug 31, 2017
08/17
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George L Smyth
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This piece was written for naviarhaiku 191 in response to Takarai Kikaku's haiku: Springtime in Edo, Not a day passes without A temple bell sold It is scored for Crotales, Tubular Bells, Vibraphone, Violin, Viola, Cello, and String Bass
Topics: Crotales, Tubular Bells, Vibraphone, Violin, Viola, Cello, String Bass, naviarhaiku 191, Racket In...
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111
Dec 7, 2018
12/18
by
George L Smyth
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This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku257 – daybreak . daybreak; from the middle of the rain a skylark song This is a haiku by Onitsura (1661–1738), who together with Basho, helped redefine the haikai no renga (linked verse) and elevated it into a literary genre in its own right. Around this time, the opening stanza of this collaborative linked poem (hokku) started appearing as an independent poem, which Masaoka Shiki will rename haiku in the 19th century. Daybreak was...
Topics: Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet, Horn, Trombone, Vibraphone, Violin, Viola, Cello, String Bass,...
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249
Apr 9, 2020
04/20
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George L Smyth
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This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku327 – meandering through the city meandering through the city cars around infinite game This haiku is by Bartosz Leszczyński, a musician and regular participant in the Haiku challenge as Oxebe. Through the City was written for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn.
Topics: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Naviarhaiku327, Racket In My Head
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67
Feb 4, 2022
02/22
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George L Smyth
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the edge of the world – the road vanishes into a curtain of mist - Raymond Cobley Raymond Cobley is an experimental composer and regular participant in our Haiku challenge. Now retired, Raymond aims to explore the possibilities afforded by open-source software, which he uses exclusively for creating and editing both sounds & images. This piece was written for Violin, Viola, Cello, and String Bass.
Topics: Violin, Viola, Cello, String Bass, Racket In My Head
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121
Aug 25, 2017
08/17
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George L Smyth
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This piece was written for the Disquiet Junto Project 0295: Disregard Echoes . I know little about the history of Australia, but Americans know how we treated the indigenous people when the Europeans arrived. This is a stain on our history that cannot be erased, and should not be erased. Bathurst Stain is about the treatment of the Wiradjuri in just one instance, where locals poisoned a waterhole to rid themselves of these people. This piece is scored for Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Timpani,...
Topics: Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Timpani, Side Drum, Violin, Viola, Cello, String Bass, disquiet0295,...
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96
Dec 19, 2016
12/16
by
George L Smyth
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This piece was written for Disquiet Junto Project 0252: Sonic Palindrome – Make music that sounds the same backwards and forwards. My fear of creating a musical palindrome was that it would be too predictable so I broke a number of things up, like the initial chords are mostly played in retrograde but are separated with a measure of staccato notes. This short piece is a palindrome itself, with the eight quarter notes in the middle separating the two halves. The music and score are Creative...
Topics: Piano, Racket In My Head
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66
Feb 2, 2018
02/18
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George L Smyth
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This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku 213 – Autumn Storm Autumn storm - faces drawing close in candle-light. This is a haiku by the 20th century poet Sekito. Instead of writing storm music, I had more in mind the feeling of sitting inside with someone I love, watching the storm while protected. It is written for Soprano, Alto and Bass Flute, Soprano, Alto and Bass Clarinet, and Cello.
Topics: Soprano Flute, Alto Flute, Bass Flute, Soprano Clarinet, Alto Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Cello,...
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226
Jun 1, 2019
06/19
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George L Smyth
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Everything & More was written in response to Disquiet Junto Project 0387: Everything and More There is only one step to this project: Step 1: Make a single piece of music using every single instrument that you have at your disposal. I write my scores using Sibelius software and play that score through Noteperformer. This means that in addition to just about every instrument you have heard of, I have at my disposal instruments such as the Taiko, Cimbasso, and Bandoneon. So I...
Topics: Clarinet, Baritone Horn, Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Bass, String Bass, Voice, disquiet0387,...
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274
Feb 3, 2011
02/11
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George L Smyth
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Altus Excursion Two Sanctuary Amid Dreams
Topic: Sounds Of Ambience
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149
Nov 23, 2019
11/19
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George L Smyth
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Connection String was written in response to Disquiet Junto Project 0412: One Chord Wonder Step 1: Choose a chord, any chord. Step 2: Make a list of the notes that the chord is comprised of. Step 3: Record a piece of music in which each of the notes in the chord are played by different instruments (more broadly: different sound sources). Step 4: As the piece proceeds, change each of the instruments/sources, while never altering the notes that make up the chord.. Connection String...
Topics: Flute, Clarinet, Horn, Trombone, Vibraphone, Violin, Viola, Cello, String Bass, disquiet0412,...
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374
Oct 11, 2020
10/20
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George L Smyth
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This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku353 – Coffee Break coffee break a crumb for the sparrow This haiku is by Bill Kenney, who writing haiku in December 2004, a month before his seventy-second birthday. His haiku and senryu have appeared in leading haiku journals and anthologies. He is the author of two books of haiku/senryu: “the earth pushes back” (2016) and “senior admission” (2018), both published by Red Moon Press. Coffee Break was written for Flute,...
Topics: Flute, Clarinet, Horn, Trombone, Violin, Viola, Cello and String Bass, Naviarhaiku353, Racket In My...
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234
May 25, 2018
05/18
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George L Smyth
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Nine Guitars was written in response to Disquiet Junto Project 0334: Mass Branca. https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0334-mass-branca/ Step 1: This project is a tribute to the late avant-garde composer and guitarist Glenn Branca, who died earlier this month. Among Branca’s many musical systems was to have a vast number of musicians, say 100 guitarists for example, perform together. We’re going to explore that mass of sound to produce a mass in Branca’s memory. It will be a...
Topics: Guitar, disquiet0334, Racket In My Head
