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| Composer Roundtable |
The Composer Roundtable
- Where composers discuss their
works and ideas
I started the Composer Roundtable as a way of sharing new ideas with others engaged in the glorious adventure of writing music. My guests and I present works on CD and follow along in the score.
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No.
7 - May 2007 with David Arbury and Asha Srinivasan blending old and new, electronic music, ambient, randomness, Indian music, special effects, silences, end of common practice |
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No. 6 - June 2006 with Masatoshi Mitsumoto, David Rubenstein tone rows, serial music, quotation and derivation, rhythm as unifying element, narration, combining themes, thematic (motivic) development, arpeggiator, unity and contrast |
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No. 5 - May 2005 with Brian Wilbur Grundstrom, Gregg Martin extended tonality, keeping tonality interesting, serialism, losing/hooking the audience, Spanish dance forms, octatonic scale, following your ear |
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No. 4 - August 2004 with Sue O'Neill Johnson, Igal Myrtenbaum Latin music, direct and abstracted use of folk elements, avant-garde melody generation, form, creativity |
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No. 3 - January 2004 with Sue O'Neill Johnson, Ken Rubin inspiration, texts, minimalism, tone color, dissonance, key scheme, melodic line, jazz harmony |
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No. 2 - June 2003 with Ron Dicus, Paras Kaul (the "Brainwave Chick") brainwave music, unity and contrast, beauty and aesthetics, rhythm |
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No. 1 - March 2003 with Rich Christner, Jon Matis, David Rubenstein music as a social process, Jewish roots |