dance performance project:
musical compositions
by Cliff Crego
"Quaerendo
invenietis"
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| A new music, poetry and dance performance project: musical compositions by Cliff Crego "Quaerendo invenietis" |
(1) What's New |
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These scores, PDFs and recordings have recently been
added to the Circle/Square collection:
[click on music samples to go to performance scores]
NEW: from the Set of Percussion Ensemble Studies:
STUDY NO. 4 "SHIFT 3:2"a rhythmical invention
exploring the ratio 3 in the time of 2, both as counter-rhythm & tempo shift;
for any number of players & any combination of instruments . . .
NEW: A new series of keyboard etudes:
NEW: A new addition to THE MAGIC BOX—
Timeline—for vibraphone & marimba
Timeline is based on two modes of temporal movement—
one linear (slow) and one curved (fast)—that are woven together
in a kind of complex composite.
The three main voices—the vibraphone music, the marimba music,
as well as an inner slow music of 80 regular pulses or steps for both
vibes and marimba—may be played in conjunction with the duo
as separate pieces.
NEW Old Score: Trombone Duo "Misfit"
a simple PDF version of the 1983 manuscript score,
written for the ASKO Ensemble performers,
Toon van Ulsen, tenor-bass trombone, and
Vincent Rombouts, bass trombone
A Winter Solstice Concert
Cheltenham Performance Cicrle
| poster pdf |
Set of Percussion Ensemble Studies:
STUDY NO. 3 for 8 snare drums "Wave" for two onstage
snare drummers, and two widely spaced sets of three snare drums on
either side of the hall. FIRST 3 MINUTES OF AN 8 MINUTE PIECE:
STUDY NO. 2 in 5 voices "T 104" for any number of players
& any combination of instruments; recording is of an electronic ensemble
of 9 players on African instruments with one lead drummer center stage
| go to the Percussion Page at cs-music.com/drums
A new CD from DUO
VERTIGO
NIELS MELIEFSTE &
CLAIRE EDWARDS play
The Magic Box, An Invention
in two voices, The Little Triangle,
Dance of the Blue Castanets,
and 4-Square
| view / download scores |
ALSO NEW Study No. 1 in 5 voices "SHIFT 4:5"a rthythmical invention
exploring the ratio 4 in the time of 5, both as counter-rhythm & tempo shift;
for any number of players & any combination of instruments;
A Summer Concert
Cheltenham Performance Cicrle
| poster pdf |
NEW: A new addition to THE MAGIC BOX— for vibes &
marimba: BLUE MONK Changes [NEW: one-page scroll-down score],
based on the famous Thelonious Monk tune, written for Niels Meliefste &
Claire Edwards of Duo Vertigo:
BLUE MONK Changes pdf
[8 A3 (11 x 17) Pages 216 K]
parts.pdf vibes & marimba
[10 short A3 (11 x 15) Pages 195 K]
the performance model of
BLUE MONK Changes mp3
[c. 5' 17"' | 4.8 Mb] | RealAudio |
NEW: STRING QUARTET PROJECT: Study in Two
QUARTET: Study in Two: pdf
[29 A3 (11 x 17) Pages 668 K]
parts.pdf
[29 A4 (81/2 x 117) Pages 604 K]
the performance model of
QUARTET:: Study in Two mp3
[c. 7' | 4.9 Mb] | RealAudio |
A Spring Equinox Concert Thursday, the 30th of March . . .
A Spring Equinox Concert
Cheltenham Performance Cicrle
| poster pdf |
NEW Borea Mix—an electronic poem [without words]
| go to the Soundpoems Page at cs-music.com/sound
NEW: STRING QUARTET PROJECT: Study in Pizzicato
A short, rhythmically virtuosic concert piece for string quartet—sempre pizzicato!
QUARTET: Study in Pizzicato: pdf
[10 A3 (11 x 17) Pages 400 K]
parts.pdf
the performance model of
QUARTET:: Study in Pizzicato mp3
[c. 3' 30" | 1.4 Mb] | RealAudio |
NEW: OCTET: Arr. Stravinsky Piano Rag (1919)
An arrangement of Igor Stravinsky's wildly fun and virtuosic Piano Rag:
for flute (picc), oboe, E-flat clarinet, bassoon, F horn, B-flat cornet, tenorbass
trombone & contrabass. The most recent piece in the Circle/Square OCTET PROJECT . . .
OCTET Stravinsky Rag: pdf
[18 A3 (11 x 17) Pages 400 K]
parts.pdf
[16 A4 pages: 400 K]
the performance model of
OCTET: Stravinsky Rge mp3
[c. 3' | 1.4 Mb] | RealAudio |
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOZART! Thursday, the 26th of January . . .
cs-music.com.com/wildwood
MOZART KONZERT ZUM
250. GEBURTSTAG
Cheltenham Performance Cicrle
NEW: OCTET: Arr. BACH B minor Fugue
An arrangement of J.S. Bach's sublimely chromatic finale from Well-temepered
Clavier Book I—for flute, oboe, B-flat clarinet, bassoon, F horn, B-flat trumpet,
trombone & contrabass.
OCTET Bach B minor fugue. pdf
[15 A3 (11 x 17) Pages 216 K]
parts: pdf
[18 A4 pages 256 K]
the performance model of
OCTET: BACH B minor Fugue mp3
[c. 7' | 2.4 Mb] | RealAudio |
[there are a few mistakes in
the recording...]
NEW: OCTET: Arr. Guillaume de Machaut DOUBLE HOQUET
An arrangement of Machaut's beautifully proportioned double hoquet à 3 voix: for flute,
english horn, B-flat clarinet, bassoon, F horn, B-flat trumpet, trombone & contrabass.
[improvized spatial intro with piece starting at 1'30"...]
OCTET: MACHAUT
Double Hoquet pdf
[17 A3 (11 x 17) Pages 156 K]
parts.pdf
[16 A4 pages: 160 K]
the performance model of
OCTET: MACHAUT Double Hoquet mp3
[c. 7' | 2.4 Mb] | RealAudio |
NEW: OCTET: Arr. BACH C# minor Fugue
An arrangement of J.S. Bach's masterpiece from Well-temepered Clavier Book I—
for flute, oboe, B-flat clarinet, bassoon, F horn, B-flat trumpet, trombone
& contrabass. The most recent piece in the Circle/Square OCTET PROJECT . . .
OCTET Bach C# minor fugue. pdf
[13 A3 (11 x 17) Pages 160 K]
PARTS: pdf
[20 A4 pages 222 K]
the performance model of
OCTET: BACH C# Fugue mp3
[c. 6' | 2.4 Mb] | RealAudio |
NEW: MOV—Move Over Variations—for MALLET QUARTET
2 vibraphones & 2 marimbas
A new little concert piece based
on the Janis Joplin classic . . .
MOVE OVER. pdf
[score 9 A4 (9.5 X 12.5") pages: 228 K]
PARTS: MOV Quartet.pdf
[12 A4 pages 380 K]
the performance model of
MOVE OVER—vibes & marimba mp3
[c. 4' 1.6 Mb]"
NEW: from the Octet Project—OCTET ARR: Remember not, Lord
An adaptation of another magnificent anthem by Henry Purcell (c.1680). The text is
taken from the Litany:
"Remember not, Lord, our offences,
nor the offences of our forefathers, but spare us,
good Lord, neither take thou vengence of our sins,
good Lord, but spare us, good Lord, spare thy people,
whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood,
and be not angry with us forever,
and be not angry with us forever.
Spare us, good Lord."
OCTET Remember not. pdf
[5 A3 (11 x 17) Pages 76 K]
parts.pdf
[8 A4 pages: 96 K]
the performance model of
OCTET Remember not mp3
[c. 2' 30" | 1 Mb]
NEW: 4 Songs for mezzo-soprano, vibraphone (glockenspiel),
marimba (bass drum) & harp
(1) Long Live the Weeds
[text Theodore Roetke]
(2) No More
[text Cliff Crego]
(3) 1000 Moons
[text Cliff Crego]
(4) Spanish Dancer
[text Rilke: tr. Crego]
4 Songs: pdf
[score 23 A3 (11 x 17) pages: 532 K]
parts. pdf
[movements I, 2, 3 & 4
36 A4 8 1/2 x 11 ) pages: 576 K]
the performance model of
4 Songs mp3
[c. 11'30" | 4.4 Mb] | RealAudio |
Visit the new Circle/Square DRUMS Page at:
NEW: jim-jam—for percussion orchestra First in a set of percussion pieces, this one with
two antiphonal groups of 2 to 20 players—EAST & WEST—and one solo master drummer
center stage.
Each player has a set of four basic sounds played on one drum (+- sabar, or djembes, or any
other available large skin drum): (1) high hand on skin (left); (2) low hand center skin;
(3) low thin stick on skin (right hand—solo also with sometimes with two sticks);
(4) high stick on side of drum
jim-jam: pdf
[score 17 A3 (11 x 17) pages: 314 K]
[parts forthcoming]
NEW: Intro: OCTET NO. 4 CHAMBER CONCERTO: for violin solo
The most recent piece in the Circle/Square OCTET PROJECT . . .
| intro without nested MP3s [loads faster for dialup connection]
THE INTRO for
OCTET NO.4:
CHAMBER CONCERTO
with solo violin
INTRO
A VISUAL ESSAY
with nine MP3
performance models
| intro without nested MP3s |
[loads faster]
CHAMBER CONCERTO: pdf
[score 48 A3 (11 x 17) pages: 759 K]
parts.pdf
[31 A3 pages: 724 K]
the performance model of
CHAMBER CONCERTO mp3
[c. 11' | 4.2 Mb] | RealAudio || PDF of solo violin part [7 A3 (11` x 17: 180 K) pages | [Windows: r click; Mac: opt + click]
| DOWNLOAD MP3 of solo violin part [c. 11' 4.3 Mb] |
NEW: Ridge Crossing—for choir of 12 female voices & small orchestra
[FIRST THREE PARTS: 8 of 15 movements] | INTRO: version for piano & mezzo-soprano |
the performance model of
Ridge Crossing—orchestra mp3
[c. 9' 30" | 3.8 Mb] | RealAudio |
Breccia III—for violin & 'cello A new concert duo in the *breccia series*
Go to pages in the score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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FIRST PART:
1-25: mp3 (c. 10'" 2.1 Mb) SECOND PART: 26-49: mp3 (c. 17': 3.6 Mb) THIRD PART: 50-74: mp3 (c. 15': 3.2 Mb) FOURTH PART: 75-100: mp3 (c. 20': 4.5 Mb) ) |
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Listen to Cliff Crego read
100 MINIATURES |
MOVE OVER VARIATIONS [MOV]—version for TWO PIANOS Concert piece based
on the Janis Joplin classic; also in a version for string quartet
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[Windows: r click; Mac: opt + click]
[score forthcoming] |
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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 |
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[Windows: r click; Mac: opt + click]
the performance model of m—version for viola solo mp3 [c. 4' 808 K]" |
