newton's class

These are some study pieces I wrote for a composition class this past winter '07. The class was taught by newton armstrong.

Shawl
text is "shawl" from tender buttons by Gertrude Stein
Kim Tran, humming + guitar; Thach Bui, guitar; Kaan Senaydin, vocals.
5:10
shawl



Ours score
text by Todd Wooster
Kim Tran, piano; Matt Brumberg, vocals; Will Raymer, whistling;
Lindsey Dryden, guitar.
2:29
ours


The Nut Song score
Lindsay Dryden, Erin Han, Kim Tran, vocals.
3:57
nut song

this one was a process piece that uses groupings of syllables from different nuts i.e. cashew, pistachio, macadamia. the groupings start with single syllables at first, then increase rhythmic possibilities, until the nut names are sort of recognizable subliminally. the perfomers repeat the grouping as many times as they want, and move onto the next grouping whenever they want. (like Terry Riley's in C)
mentioned in the Dartmouth article about the 2007 new musics festival


Cloud, Leaf, Pond score
Kim Tran, piano
~1:30

cloud, leaf, pond. i

cloud, leaf, pond. ii

cloud, leaf, pond. iii