New Music Appetizer Week #7 and BEDA Day 13: Generations

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Can you believe it? I've been so busy with BEDA (among other non-blog tasks, of course) that this is only Week #7 of my New Music Appetizer!

Hopefully this morsel will be worth the wait.

Here, finally, is my MIDI mock-up of Generations, a 5-minute string orchestra piece written in honor of Charles Darwin, born February 12, 1809 - that's 200 years ago this past February!

Perhaps I'll self-analyze the piece in some detail in tomorrow's post. Suffice it to say that the work combined minimalism and a 12-pitch tone row, though not subjected to any row permutations. Enjoy, and let me know what you think! It's sort of a stylistic detour for me.

Note: Thanks to the wonders of MIDI, some dynamics and articulations are naturally not represented, but this does the trick... for an Appetizer at least.

Miranda Is Morning: Thursday through Sunday at CUA

Here's a sample cue from my current project. It's the closing music for Steve Spotswood's new play Miranda Is Morning, which runs this Thursday through Sunday at CUA.


Miranda Is Morning - Ending Dirge.mp3 (Click to Download)

This is certainly among the best-quality electronic sounds I've produced so far, using Cubase Studio 4, Kontakt 2 as a VST, and HalionOne, a VST that comes with Cubase.

If you have any questions about my process, suggestions for making it sound even more Danny Elfman-esque, or general comments, please please please send me a message! I'm hungry for feedback.

Most importantly, though, if you're in DC this weekend, go see the show! Call the Hartke Box Office at 202-319-4000, or stop by in person to get tickets.