Haiku of the Day ~ At four AM the

       
At four AM the 
    dogs wakens and softly growls;
         the bear has returned. 
    
     

Score of the Week: "...and into dust you shall return"

... and into dust you shall return

Another Fugue for String Orchestra

This piece started when I challenged myself to come up with a fugue subject that spanned less than a fifth, 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 Renaissance. What I came up with is a seven note subject that covers the interval of just a perfect fourth. Harmonically the subject is in the Phygian mode.
 
MP3 and Score:  "... and into dust you shall return"

  

Tom

Tom-chan

October 15, 1992 - March 23, 2009

RIP

"Fanfare and Hymn"

Well having finished my previous piece (Forlorn Hope) I have gone back a revisited an older piece for brass quintet that has been sitting gathering dust for awhile. With a few edits and a revised transition I am pretty happy with the piece. Originally titled “Tantei X” I have retitled it “Fanfare and Hymn”. Hopefully I can finish the score and the MP3 file by the end of the weekend.

And Tom

Tom is doing well and is walking more and more everyday and we and the doctor expect him to make a full recovery. The only thing now is he does not like to go to sleep at night and likes to bark a bit when we turn the lights out. I think he likes to hear himself. He has also taken to sleeping/ spending the entire night in the living room, where he use to always sleep in the bed room. We are planing to have a birthday party for him in october to celebrate his 14 birthday.

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Saturday Afternoon

Tom is making fine progress is and can walk very shot distances. The doctor feels his doing excellent and most lily will make a 100 percent recovery. We have reduced his medications again which also is good news. So things are getting a little more back to normal but not completely.

My father is fine and with a small change in his medications he is actually feeling better than he has in awhile.

As for music I put off working on my piece for woodwinds (in fours) and as is my want I began yet another piece, this one for horns, low brass and percussion. It currently does not have a title and I am note sure what direction to take it in. You can listen to it here, MQ In Search of a Title

I also have my mix of Kiyone's Mood that I need to finish mixing.

So, if some day I actually get my self organized and focused I might actually finish something.

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Tom's Status

My time has been taken up lately with the nursing of our Dachshund Tom. He is doing a lot better now. He can sit up by himself and yesterday he actually was able to take two or three steps on his own. He is down to just three medications every other day. But he still requires extensive nursing by the whole family.

Also about ten days ago we had another medical emergency, my father called at 3:30 in morning saying he felt he might be having another heart attack, (he had one several years ago) so we rushed off to take him to the hospital. He ended up staying for one day in the hospital, and in the end (Thank the Lord) it turned out to be a false alarm.


Meanwhile I have found a little time work on some music.

I have finished the actual composing of a work for woodwinds (in fours) and keyboard percussion. Still no working title yet, but maybe something like Seven Prayers for the Buddha. The piece still needs to be “sanded”, id est all of the dynamics marks, accents, and phrase markings doubled and triple check. Then it need to be “realize” in Sonar.


I have also gotten back to working on my mix of Kiyone's Mood . Just added a drum solo to it and just need to do some final tweaking in a couple of places.

I publish the score to The Four Freedoms to SibeliusMusic. Both the score and an MP3 file are now available.


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Sick Puppy

Sorry I have not been Blogging lately. My Dog Tom did something to his back last week and he has been unable to stand on his own since then. He is doing better today (he is on four different medications), but he still requires extensive nursing by all of us.

Meanwhile I have found a little time work on some music. Currently I am working on a piece for woodwinds (in fours) and keyboard percussion. No working title yet, but maybe something like Seven Prayers for the Buddha.

I am also trying to finish up revising Kazekikeba (for Alto Flute, Alto, and Piano).

I still have to clean up and publish the score to The Four Freedoms

And someday I need continue on and finish my mix of Kiyone's Mood .


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