The Star Cycle Pieces by Cliff Crego

The Star Cycle
Pieces: new music
for solo instruments

by Cliff Crego

Bright star, would I were /
stedfast as thou art—

John Keats
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(last update I.14.2012)

NEW: m—version for viola solo A new Star Cycle project for virtuoso
solol performer. In four movements (c. 12') Below, frame or movememt I:
Callisto's Lament (c. 4') Go to pages in score frame I | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
frame II 1 | 2 | frame III | 1 | 2 | 3 | frame IV | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |

[Windows: r click; Mac: opt + click]
m—for viola
COMPLETE pdf
[17 A4 pages: 327 K]

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m—callisto's lament pdf
[7 A3 pages: 200 K]

[Windows: r click; Mac: opt + click]
the performance model of
m—version for viola solo mp3
[c. 4' 808 K]"

Listen to a new recording of Mintaka: for percussion solo
[streamed RealAudio]

DOWNLOAD MP3 [11.3.Mb]
Mintaka—for percussion solo A new Star Cycle / Dance Project for
two double circles of seven drums (medium bass to timbali) / one performer:
pages [large format A2 or 17" x 22"] of score: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |

| listen to a performance model of Mintaka (c. 12' 30" requires QuickTime)

| See also Mintaka: PDF [293 K: full score 11 A3 pages] |

| NEW: DOWNLOAD MP3 of a performance model of Mintaka:mp3 (c. 13') [11.3 Mb]
Intro: regulus regulus—for piccolo solo ("the little king") from a new
*Star Cycle* collection of pieces: movements I: coro; II: lamento;
III: scherzo rouge; IV: voce solo (played without break):
(11 x 17 format (A3); 8 pages)

| listen to a simple computer model of regulus [requires QuickTime]* | [c. 9']

| download PDF of regulus (eight 11" x 17 "pages) [requires Acrobat Reader]** | [250 K]

Listen to a performace model of
Regulus—for piccolo solo in streamed RealAudio

| NEW: DOWNLOAD MP3 of a performance model of Regulus:mp3 (c. 9') [2 Mb]
Intro: spica—for percussion solo (large 11 x 17 format (A3); 22 pages) A *Star Cycle*
piece with introduction: movements I 1 | 2 | II 1 | 2 | III 1 | IV 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | V 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
VI 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |

(a fragment from movement V, for drum set) | listen to computer model movement V |

| listen to movement VI moonstone (REQUIRES QuickTime) NEW: listen in streamed RealAudio |

| download PDF of Spica Complete Score
(twenty-four 11" x 17" pages: 344 K) [REQUIRES Acrobat Reader]

| NEW: DOWNLOAD MP3 of a performance model of Spica:mp3 (c. 9') [2 Mb]

Listen to a new recording of Spica—circle complete: for percussion solo
[c. 25' streamed RealAudio] | score | pdf |
Intro: cih—for flute solo (large 11 x 17 format (A3); 10 pages)
movement III 1 | 2 | 3 | movement II 1 | 2 | movement IV 1 | 2 |
movement I 1 | 2 | movement V 1 | REVISED SCORE / PDF [IV.28.2002]

| listen to models of movements I | II | III | IV | V | (REQUIRES QuickTime) |

| NEW: DOWNLOAD MP3 of a performance model of Cih: complete cycle mp3 (c. 13' 08") [3 Mb]

| NEW: download PDF of Cih Complete Score (ten 11" x 17"
pages: 264 K) [REQUIRES Acrobat Reader]
m—for violin solo for solo violin (large 11 x 17 format (A3); 7 pages) I 1 | 2 | 3 | IV 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |

(from frame I)

frame I Callisto's Lament and frame IVThe Flight of Europa
(frames are like miniature "windows" on different qualities of musical movement)

(from frame IV)

| listen to a model of Frame I (REQUIRES QuickTime) [1' 37"]

| listen to a model of Frame II (REQUIRES QuickTime) [3' 27"]

| download PDF of m—for solo violin: complete (seven 11" x 17"
pages: 180 K) [REQUIRES Acrobat Reader]

| NEW: DOWNLOAD MP3 of a performance model of M:mp3 (c. 6') [1.3 Mb]

| NEW: See also Winter Songs-for mezzo-soprano and solo violin |
sirrah—for horn solo (large 11 x 17 format (A3) 4 pages)

| listen to a simple model of sirrah—for horn solo (REQUIRES QuickTime) |

| download PDF of sirrah (four 11" x 17 "pages) [requires Acrobat Reader] | [48 K]

| NEW: DOWNLOAD MP3 of a performance model of Sirrah: mp3 (c. 3') [700 K]
Intro: bright star: movements I & 2 for trumpet (in c) solo (large 11 x 17 format (A3)
go to pages in the score I 1 | 2 | II 3 | 4 | 5 |

| NEW: DOWNLOAD MP3 of a performance model of bright star: movements I & II [1.5 Mb]

| DOWNLOAD PDF of bright star: movements I & II
(five 11" x 17" pages: 140 K) [REQUIRES Acrobat Reader]
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| About Cliff Crego |

| Other websites by Cliff Crego: picture-poems.com | The Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke | Dutch Poetry: *r2c* |

Created and maintained in Northwest Ohio, USA.
(Last update:III.9.2006)
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