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Black Fire
Well I have finally posted the score to “Black Fire” and it is now available along with a preliminary recording to listen to. Please take some time listen. Thank you.
This a straight ahead Jazz tune that owes some of its inspiration to…
Black Fire
Well I have finally posted the score to “Black Fire” and it is now available along with a preliminary recording to listen to. Please take some time listen. Thank you.
http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/index.php?sm=home.score&scoreID=149060…
I have revised my piece “November Second”, completely redoing the ending, along with various minor changes throughout the piece. The title comes from the fact that I wrote the first version on 11/02/2005 and has no deeper meaning, and is a result of…
play November Second - Ed Sharpe
Ursus Demens
...and into dust you shall return.
Score:
http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/cgi-bin/show_score.pl?scoreid=139568
MP3:
http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/cgi-bin/show_score.pl?com=streammp3&scoreid=139568
This piece started when I challenged myself to come u…
play ...and into dust you shall return - Ed Sharpe
Ursus Demens
>I'm also wondering if complete chords always have to be a focus in duets since at any given moment in a string duet, most chords aren't complete at all (vertically speaking).
While others have address the issue of implying chords with two voices,…
Sorry I was a bit imprecise, I was just trying to point out that using the Major/minor scale paradigm was problematic since at the time they did not exist. A 2nd is a dissident (at that time) and could not be by definition be perfect. I am not sure…
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- At 10:34am on May 9, 2008,
Chris Alpiar said…
- Welcome aboard the forum Ed! Your music sounds great, I loved Insomnia ;-)
Profile Information
- What have you composed for? Or what medium do you work around?
- Orchestra, Small Ensemble, Big Ensemble, Songs, Contemporary Ensembles, Other
- What is your favorite genre or style of music?
- Jazz/Classical/Post-Modern
- Is music your main income source?
- No - Not at all.
- Where do you live?
- Southern California
- About Me:
- About My Musical Language:
I have a unique and evolving musical voice that incorporates both my Jazz and Classical training. I am comfortable and fluent in composing in Modern Chamber, Orchestral and Jazz idioms. My music can be difficult to understand on first hearing, but those who have spent the time to listen to my music have come to understand and appreciated my highly individual musical language. I feel that my 16 year sojourn from music has allowed me to come at music in a very different direction than if I had simply continue without a break. I believe that those years in the musical wilderness allowed my music to ferment and mature in my subconscious.
A Brief Biography:
I was born, raised and have lived my entire life to this point in time in Southern California. I attended California State University at Los Angeles where I studied music and eventually earned a Bachelor of Art in Instrumental Music with an emphases in Composition. I also completed the requirements for a single subject teaching credential in instrumental music. After spending parts of the next two years teaching music in various public schools I began (for various reasons) a 16 year sojourn away from music. During my sojourn I pursued a career in the computer industry as a computer programmer, system administrator, and systems engineer. During that time I continued in my creative endeavors by writing poetry and fiction and learning to draw and paint.
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Black Fire
Black Fire
Well I have finally posted the score to “Black Fire” and it is now available along with a preliminary recording to listen to. Please take some time listen. Thank you.
http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/index.php?sm=home.score&scoreID=149060
Ed
Well I have finally posted the score to “Black Fire” and it is now available along with a preliminary recording to listen to. Please take some time listen. Thank you.
http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/index.php?sm=home.score&scoreID=149060
Ed
Posted on October 8, 2009 at 7:31pm —
Pure Atonal Music.
I have revised my piece “November Second”, completely redoing the ending, along with various minor changes throughout the piece. The title comes from the fact that I wrote the first version on 11/02/2005 and has no deeper meaning, and is a result of me not finding another title that I like.
The score can be difficult to follow as it uses, for lack of a better term, nested repeats. I have tried to indicate on the score where the repeat “goes back to” when it might not be obvious. Also with a bre… Continue
The score can be difficult to follow as it uses, for lack of a better term, nested repeats. I have tried to indicate on the score where the repeat “goes back to” when it might not be obvious. Also with a bre… Continue
Posted on April 7, 2009 at 6:00pm —
...and into dust you shall return.
...and into dust you shall return.
Score:
http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/cgi-bin/show_score.pl?scoreid=139568
MP3:
http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/cgi-bin/show_score.pl?com=streammp3&scoreid=139568
This piece started when I challenged myself to come up with a fugue subject that less than a fifth and was fairly simple rhythmically and very short. Previously my various fugue subjects tended to cover a large range and where long when compared to fugue subjects from the Renais… Continue
Score:
http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/cgi-bin/show_score.pl?scoreid=139568
MP3:
http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/cgi-bin/show_score.pl?com=streammp3&scoreid=139568
This piece started when I challenged myself to come up with a fugue subject that less than a fifth and was fairly simple rhythmically and very short. Previously my various fugue subjects tended to cover a large range and where long when compared to fugue subjects from the Renais… Continue
Posted on April 3, 2009 at 5:24pm —
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