Jewel Dirks
Music
Take Your Medicine
Genres: Alternative, Ambient
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For notes on how I used the "pop" of the plastic cork of these two bottles to create this music, click here....
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The Saucey Pack Goat
For notes about this magnificent athlete, Saucey, and the programs I used to compose this, click here....
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Piglet Sampler (1988)
Genres: Alternative, Pop
These five little fat pigs were written between 1988 and 1990 when I just had a used Ensoniq EPS sampling keyboard with an onboard sequencer. I recorded a few pizz sounds from an old violin I had, and a few other things--a...
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Sprites (1990)
Genres: Alternative, Ambient
These early (1990) pieces were composed on my EPS Ensoniq sampling keyboard, using only the sounds of Sprite pop cans jangling together, a small drum and a small tubular bell. I used a small 4-track cassette tape recorder to...
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Shaker Weeds
Genres: Alternative, Pop
These are a series of little pieces written back in 1990. At that point I only had an EPS Ensoniq sampler keyboard--no dedicated computer. I sampled my little harmonica, a little drum, a tiny crotales bell, a meadowlark,...
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Living With My Donkeys, SCORE for horn part
The Living With My Donkeys score is 11 x 14, covered and bound, 39 stiff card stock pages, with music, color photos and story line. I also send a thumb drive, SDHD card and/or CD which has the Donkey Bray part for...
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Ear-Bird for Solo Recorder
Ear-Bird is a solo piece for recorder, range suitable for soprano, alto or tenor. Medium difficulty. Contact me for information on shipping....
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My Sister's Recipes
for Soprano and Alto Choir, Orff Instruments with Electronic Sounds
Written for a young soprano/alto choir with Orff instruments, My Sister's Recipes is a set of three pieces with electronic sounds. The range goes up to high G. Contact me for shipping. This was commissioned by the Radford...
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Wyoming Wild Life
for Two Pianos and Electronic Sounds
Two piano piece with accompanying electronic music, written for the Hanna, Wyoming Centennial and sponsored by the Wyoming Arts Foundation. Involves inside-piano playing. Contact me for more information....
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Jenny, Jenny, Are You Running With My Horses?
for Timpani and Electronic Sounds
Jenny, Jenny, Are You Running With My Horses? has been performed at numerous new music festivals, including Bowling Green State Universy New Music Festival, International Congress of Women in Music, WomenAlaskaMusic, and the...
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Elegy for Kathy's Harp
My good friend Kathy was waiting to load her harp at the Eastman School of Music one typically Rochester-windy day, when the harp blew over and suffered incredible breaks. Kathy was naturally distraught, seeing the beautiful...
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