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Imaginary Stories (2018)

Posted on October 11, 2018August 19, 2019 by Jay Batzner

I read a lot of comic books and Superman remains one of my favorite characters. Alan Moore and Curt Swan’s Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow is, I think, one of the best Superman stories of all time. The opening prolog of the book (which is one of the stories portraying Superman’s death) establishes…

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Two Slow Movements

Posted on May 7, 2014January 2, 2015 by Jay Batzner

Composed for the Central Michigan University New Music Ensemble, both movements are typical of my current compositional output. Harmonies are based on the repetition of a simple interval pattern and long lyrical melodies weave their way through these chaconnes. The rhythms and colors are rather plain, unadorned, and far from ornate. The directness and simplicity…

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Goodnight, Nobody for flute, vibraphone, violin, and cello (2008)

Posted on July 31, 2012December 20, 2013 by Jay Batzner

The mood of the piece is quiet and contemplative which is in stark contrast to the heavy and aggressive work I started composing for this instrumentation. I’ve been finding lately that my music is tending towards soft, slow, and spare sounds instead of raucous cacophony. The title comes from the most unusual line in the children’s book…

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