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Calling for euphonium and drone (2014)

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Jay Batzner

Very often, it seems, my music takes on a life of its own. I wasn’t sure what I was going to do when I started this composition but it didn’t take long for the piece to decide what it wanted to be. The sources of the tape part are not important. The inspiration for the…

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Elementals for euphonium, tuba, and fixed media (2009)

Posted on July 31, 2012August 1, 2012 by Jay Batzner

The piece is in four sections, each touching upon the four main elements: wind, fire, water, and earth. The pre-recorded part is largely ambient and the piece can be performed without it. My interest in mixing the four elements together lies mostly in the moments of transition from one element to another. I promise that…

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Miniatures for piano and fixed media (2006)

Posted on July 31, 2012August 10, 2022 by Jay Batzner

These four short pieces are an outlet for my newfound interest in improvisation. Since the tape part for these pieces will not change it made sense to me to have a piano part that would always be different. The first piece uses short rhythmic gestures and drones. The second miniature is rough and aggressive in…

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All My Dreams are Silent for flute and fixed media (2010)

Posted on July 26, 2012August 10, 2022 by Jay Batzner

This is a three movement work for ethnic flute soloist and fixed electronics. Each movement is based on a dream that I remember (I rarely remember dreams). This is a live performance done by Laura Patterson at Electronic Music Midwest in 2010. 1. Spider The first dream I remember was when I was 5 or…

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Mercurial for flute and fixed media (2008)

Posted on June 15, 2012July 27, 2020 by Jay Batzner

Mercurial is a journey that highlights the soloist’s ability to blend into a wide variety of sonic landscapes. The piece begins with low droning flute sounds and once the soloist is comfort- able in that setting, the scene changes abruptly. Noisy beats take over the piece and push the soloist to adapt to the new…

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