third piece in syphony II.

second piece of symphony II, in four tunings, 53tET, 12tET, 48 tET and brass are in overtone partials. 2013

Composed in 2013, but not entered into Finale until now, Jan. 2023, this five movement symphony was my first attempt at a polymicrotonal large scale orchestra, in a short Webernian formalistic sense. Neither atonal, nor tonal, the choirs of the orchestra are mostly polymicrotonal and not polytempo until the 4th and fifth pieces. Enjoy.

This is a polymicrotonal polytempic final draft of symphony I. there may be additional movements, making this the first movement. there are four/five tempi assigned to each section, and the tunings will be: winds = quartertones; brass = 7 limit just in C; percussion piano and harp = 12tet;, and 8th tones in the strings. I am presenting this roughly midway. The final product will follow in a few weeks.

Drum Solo 11 is about brushes and hihat, polyrhythms on top of polyrhythms, and metric play. 2022

Poly rhythmic mix of meters, combinations, and a plethora of simultaneous sounds putting heavy loads of stress on your tiny minimalist brain. 2022

Prime number limbs: 11-13-17-19 with some Ginger Baker and Vinnie Colaiuta and double bass speed and the kitchen sink and five moving vans.2022

Drum solo 8 features 9-11-13-15 in each limb and extemporizations in each part, or mini compositions, in each part. There are extensive passages of ostinati, tom tom chords, and four way independence that boggles the mind. 2022. Each meter, when isolated is subjected to many subdivisional permutations and rhythmic modes.

This piece features two double bass drumsetups and two electric basses playing lead and back up, with guitar harmonics and vibraphone. There are three drumset parts to this. original tune made in 1993

6th addition to the drumset series, 6 deals with 7-9-11-13 in separate limbs, isolating the meter/tempo, extemporizing and da capo rondo form. 2022