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new hand werk CD – kurzwelle

Posted on February 21, 2017 by

hand werk has a new CD out today — kuzwelle — and you can stream/download it on bandcamp. Four great new pieces by Francisco C. Goldschmit, Max-Lukas Hundelshausen, Elnaz Seyedi and Matthias Krüger. This project was made possible by ON … Continue reading →

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contrabass clarinet mouthpiece and neck

Posted on February 18, 2017 by

If this post was useful for you, please consider becoming a Patron. For as little as $1 per blog post you can help! Just a fun little contrabass clarinet-related post for you today, but a few nice sounds here, just … Continue reading →

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Four Octave Tremolo/Moving Passages Chart with Quarter Tones for Bass Clarinet

Posted on February 12, 2017 by

If this post was useful for you, please consider becoming a Patron. For as little as $1 per blog post you can help! This is the bass clarinet version of my previous post (for Bb/A/Eb clarinets) on the same subject. … Continue reading →

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Communicative movement in contemporary chamber music

Posted on February 2, 2017 by

An article I wrote, “Communicative movement in contemporary chamber music: hand werk in the rehearsal of pieces by Thierry Tidrow and Georgia Koumará” has been published by Divergence Press. You can read it here.  Looking forward to feedback and discussion … Continue reading →

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Reed tapping articulation

Posted on January 8, 2017 by

If this post was useful for you, please consider becoming a Patron. For as little as $1 per blog post you can help! A quick one for you today… Went and saw John Butcher play last night, and he was … Continue reading →

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