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Mister Juicer EP

In Mainland Empire Records by newduereview

This album was written and recorded in the spring of 2017, May to be exact. I wanted to compose simple jazz heads and record electric drums and bass over it. My understanding of a jazz head is that it is a melody that can fit on a single page, and is accompanied by chords. A lead sheet if you will. …

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Major Moon

In Mainland Empire Records by newduereview

I composed this piece of music in the fall of 2016. This is for the Bb Trumpet, Trombone and Piano as a trio. It was meant to be for a local music festival, but the music never made it to the stage. 3 years later I am finalizing the music as much as I can so the world can hear …

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Vacation Mission

In Mainland Empire Records by newduereview

These pieces were composed primarily during the summer of 2017, and I worked on the music in patches until now (December 2019). I enjoyed working with the trio format, and I had previously worked with the Bassoon, Clarinet, Trombone and the Doublebass during my time in university. I wanted to explore these instruments within the context of a trio with …

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Six Lines of Music No. 5

In Mainland Empire Records by newduereview

Strange dark beauty seems to be emerging from the melody choice. Permutation is strong still. Tonality is meaningless without rhythm. Six Lines of Music No. 5 Mvt I Six Lines of Music No. 5 Mvt II Subscribe For Content Updates! Name Email Address Check out Six Lines of Music no.6

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Six Lines of Music No. 4

In Mainland Empire Records by newduereview

The melodies start to warp as more music is written. Like a musical gravitational lensing effect, the music written before it effects the music being written. Six Lines of Music No. 4 Mvt I Six Lines of Music No. 4 Mvt II Six Lines of Music No. 4 Mvt III Subscribe For Content Updates! Name Email Address Check out Six …

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Six Lines of Music No. 3

In Mainland Empire Records by newduereview

Things start to pick up and change a little bit as we go through each No. There are no restrictions for anything written, length, form, movements style, key, nothing matters but a continuous flow of composition. Six Lines of Music No. 3 Mvt I Six Lines of Music No. 3 Mvt II Subscribe For Content Updates! Name Email Address Check …

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Six Lines of Music No. 2

In Mainland Empire Records by newduereview

Not all parts of this composition have movements. No. 2 is an example of this where there is just one piece within the larger work. It had 2 other movements, but I felt they did not fit into the grander vision of the music. Subscribe For Content Updates! Name Email Address Check out Six Lines of Music no.3

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Six Lines of Music No. 1

In Mainland Empire Records by newduereview

This is music from my orphan Youtube page Mainland Empire Records. I created this Youtube page 3 years age to house my contemporary compositions. In 2016 I decided that I wanted to digitize all my scores and have them available for streaming. The music listed here is music I started to write in 2013. That was the year where I …