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Elissa Malcohn: Music

Original music. These are .wav files recorded from cassette tapes. Where not otherwise specified, the compositions date from the early 1990s. Those using a sound sampler were originally composed in MIDI, on a Macintosh Powerbook 160, with the help of EZ Vision software and an Emu Systems, Inc. Proteus/2 Orchestral sound sampler.

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Updated on Feb. 11 2007

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Solo Harp (10:07).wav

I had bought a 2-1/2-octave Flemish lap harp in the mid-1980s. For me it was like playing the piano except that I held my hands up rather than down. Without pedals or valves, I could not sharp or flat a note, limited to a diatonic rather than a chromatic scale.

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Reflecting Pool (3:56).wav

Here I've added my voice to the mix. And I found a way to combine Koto and Classic Guitar, after my unsuccessful attempt in "Dragon Love." Other sampler voices used were Reginatron and Flute/Oboe.

By e_journeys on Feb. 11 2007

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Fantasie for Four Hands, Duo Voice (3:57).wav

Two piano tracks, two voice tracks, each sequentially laid over the other. I had done the piano tracks first, then added my voice. In these improvisations I never know what I'm going to do next. No written music, nothing planned in advance.

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Tinkie's Toys (2:00).wav

I composed this in honor of Tinker Bell, my friend Helen's white Persian cat. Having a sound sampler voice called Tinker Bell, I couldn't resist. To that I added Whistl'n Joe, Vienna Dream, and Reginatron.

By e_journeys on Feb. 11 2007

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Pilgrimage (6:07).wav

A meander with a sense of adventure. Sampler voices used were Legato Strings, Harpstrings, Violin & Celli, Electrovocal, Sombre Winds, Glitter God, Solo Chamber, and Piccolo Peace.

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What Might Have Been (4:56).wav

Somber, wistful brass. I was thinking of a mood on the order of "Taps" when I put it together. Sampler voices used were Bronze Pad, Trumpet I, Epilogue, Legato Strings, English Horn, Pizz Celli, and Arco Violas.

By e_journeys on Feb. 11 2007

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The Winding Path (6:54).wav

My version of meditation music. Sampler voices used were Exotic Harp, Somber Winds, and Nice Night.

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Oceans Away (4:43).wav

My version of a sea shanty. (Original MIDI file has been lost, so no sampler voices listed.)

By e_journeys on Feb. 11 2007

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The Drowned Cathedral (3:58).wav

This piece was inspired by M.C. Escher's 1929 woodcut "The Drowned Cathedral" -- which for all I know was inspired by Claude Debussy's "The Engulfed Cathedral" (also called "The Sunken Cathedral"). Sampler voices used were Wrong Room, Vertigo Pad, Solo Violin, Analog Pad, Tubular Bells, and Piano.

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First Snow (2:30).wav

Composed in the heat of summer. (Original MIDI file has been lost, so no sampler voices listed.)

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Caravan (9:56).wav

This has one of my favorite beginnings. Very dynamic. But then it gets a bit squishy before resolving at the end. Sampler voices used were Bell Ensemble, Timba Mallet, Deep Drum, Arco Strings, Timpani with Tone, Gong/Cymbal, Oboe, Harp, Verb Clarinet, Arco Basses, Clarinet/Flute, and Percussion I.

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Once Upon A Time (8:58).wav

A meander through various fairy tale moods. Sampler voices used were Whistl'n Joe, Harpstrings, Verb Horns, Cimbalon, Phaedra, Celesta, Classic Guitar, Resting Pad, Piccolo Peace, Flute, and Solo Violin.

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Aerial (4:36).wav

The title comes from the street on which friends for whom I composed this live. One plays the cello, which features in the piece. The other had chosen the first two instruments I laid down, called Tinker Bell and Resting Pad. Other voices used were Piccolo, Chamber Horns, Timpani, Harp, Legato Strings, and Low Wind Instruments.

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Dragon Love (5:22).wav

I wanted to play around with a koto (a stringed instrument, whose name means "dragon"). At first I wondered what it would sound like with a guitar, but I ultimately decided against that combination for this piece. (I later combined koto and guitar in "Reflecting Pool.") Sampler voices used were Koto, Temple Bell, Gong/Cymbal, Flute, Cyberspace, Wind Chimes, Grandfather, Magic Bells, Tubular Bells, Somber Winds, and Cloud Chamber.

By e_journeys on Feb. 11 2007

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