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Tag: Improvisation

Stupid Neck Chain
2015, Compositions, improvising band

Stupid Neck Chain

13 April 201519 April 2025

Stupid Neck Chain (2015) Spinifex   Duration: 6′ Written for Spinifex Available on the Spinifex […]

The Deccan Queen
2012, Compositions, improvising band

The Deccan Queen

13 April 201219 April 2025

The Deccan Queen  (2012) Violin and jazz ensemble Duration: 10′   Written for the Spinifex Orchestra […]

Hymn
2008, chamber ensemble, Compositions, improvisation, Recordings

Hymn

13 April 200819 April 2025

Hymn (2008) Improvising string quartet 2 violinsviolacello String quartet 2 violinsviolacello Saxophone quartet soprano saxophonealto […]

Heads or Tails
2008, Compositions, improvising band

Heads or Tails

13 April 200819 April 2025

Heads or Tails (2008) Jazz band Duration: 10′ For the Spinifex Orchestra Commissioned by the […]

Plantae Magnoliophyta Liliopsida Poales Poaceae Spinifex
2007, chamber ensemble, Compositions, improvisation

Plantae Magnoliophyta Liliopsida Poales Poaceae Spinifex

13 April 200719 April 2025

Plantae Magnoliophyta Liliopsida Poales Poaceae Spinifex (2007) Jazz ensemble Duration:  2′  Written for the Spinifex […]

Second City
2007, chamber ensemble, Compositions, flute, piano, texts / lyrics, trumpet, vocal

Second City

13 April 200719 April 2025

Second City (2007) Mixed quintet Instrumentation: voicecontrabass/alto recordercontrabass flute/flutetrumpetpiano Duration: 12′ Written for HexnutCommissioned by […]

Not Pseudopetiolate Triodia 2|2006
2006, Compositions, saxophone, with Improvisation

Not Pseudopetiolate Triodia 2|2006

13 April 200619 April 2025

Not Pseudopetiolate Triodia 2 (2006) Jazz ensemble Duration: 1′ 30″ For the Spinifex OrchestraFirst performance: […]

Recordings

Devil’s Dust

13 April 200618 April 2025

Devil’s Dust (2006) String Quartet Instrumentation: 2 violins viola cello  Duration: 12′ Devil’s Dust is […]

Stone Soup
2001, Compositions, improvising band

Stone Soup

13 April 200118 April 2025

Stone Soup (2001) Jazz ensemble violinflute bass clarinet trumpet synthesizer bass 2 percussion Duration: 9’30” Written for Bhedam Commissioned by the […]

Tusk
2001, chamber ensemble, Compositions, sextet

Tusk

13 April 200118 April 2025

(2001) Mixed quintet Instrumentation: flute clarinet violin cello percussion Duration: 11′ Written for Interval Chamber […]

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