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Notes on “Lament”

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Mark

Notes on the Tarot Reading According to my notes on Lament, I performed a seven-card tarot reading on February 5, 2006. The following are the cards and the scenes they are paired with: Tarot Card                           Temporality              Scene 1. Magician                                   Distant … Continue reading →

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Friday’s Sounding #14

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Mark

This is a midi realization of the first one minute of Wheel of Fortune for hi hat and contrabass. The piece is ten minutes in duration. [audio:https://www.markgustavson.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/wheel-sounding.mp3|titles=Wheel of Fortune excerpt]

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Friday’s Sounding #9 (Anyone from Teaneck?)

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Mark

The Lounge Pianist (2005) was originally for a vocalizing pianist. I arranged the piece for jazz trio (piano, drums and bass) and made a midi version. Here is the middle section: [audio:https://www.markgustavson.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/loungetriowaltz1.mp3|titles=The Lounge Pianist (Trio Version) Waltz Section]

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Friday’s Sounding #4

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Mark

[audio:https://www.markgustavson.com/blog/audio/openingtolament.mp3|titles=Opening to Lament (excerpt)] This excerpt is from the opening of a work in progress entitled Lament a monodrama for lyric bass, bass clarinet, percussion, contrabass, female chorus and piano. The piece takes place in a Manhattan jazz club in … Continue reading →

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