Coil

for three triangles
performed at Duke University, Durham, NC, November 2014

Imani Mosley, triangle
Ben Daniels, triangle
D. Edward Davis, triangle

yard

for for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Piano, Percussion & pre-recorded machine noise.
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Recorded by the Da Capo Chamber Players

Machine Heart

II. Soul Machine

Bubble Chamber

Chamber work for Trombone Quartet and surround sound electronic track. Written for the Juilliard Beyond the Machine concert series, premiered April 5, 2003. This was one of several "study pieces" in electro-acoustic integration I made over the years. A portion of this served as the source material for Ecstatic Waters, Mvt. II. Performers: Adam Peixotto, Jamie Williams, Brad Williams, Ben Green.

Vultures (2003)

Consisting of 8 brief, simple movements, "only a visitor" is inspired by the story of the Soviet space dogs. Between 1957 and 1966, a period when space exploration was considered too dangerous for humans to attempt, the Russians sent approximately 60 dogs into space. These animals–all female strays caught in Moscow–underwent many days of inhumane training before being launched on sub-orbital and orbital flights. Surprisingly, most of the dogs survived their missions, and some even returned to space on subsequent flights. A number of the dogs, however, did not come back alive or at all, dying gruesome and terrifying deaths in their cramped capsules hundreds of kilometers above the earth. It is the tragic story of these dogs in particular that "only a visitor" seeks to commemorate.

I wrote "only a visitor" in honor of the 40th anniversary of my music school, The Levine School of Music in Washington, DC. This is the recording of the premiere performance given by INTERFERENCE new music collective: Noah Getz (saxophone), Osman Kivrak (viola), Nancy Snider (cello), and Jenny Lin (piano).

The title "only a visitor" comes from an untitled 1962 poem by Robert Lax:

"are you a visitor?" asked
the dog.
"yes," i answered.
"only a visitor?" asked
the dog.
"yes," i answered.
"take me with you," said
the dog.


only a visitor:  3. questions

Skyscrapers have always felt like mountains to me. Walking among them, I can feel their great size surrounding me, affecting the wind, catching the sunlight, and blocking it at certain times of day. Looking at this piece, I can see in my mind people playing in and among the skyscrapers, the shadows, and most of all the light reflecting in so many different ways.

City Daylight (concert band) (Live)

performed by the JACK Quartet

http://vietcuongmusic.com/commitment-bed

Commitment Bed

This episode is gooder than a bitch! Get those jeans ready. Tina and Tommy had opposite weeks. Tommy was in Austin while Tina was in Cleveland - coincidence? Maybe, but no. Which race do you trust the most? We share our thoughts and they're mostly DARK. When you sh*t on Los Angeles, you really disrespecting yourself, man. Don't hate on L.A. just cause you live somewhere awful. HUGE dental update from Tommy. Keep gully, ya'll. High and tight for life!

118-Your Mom's House with Christina Pazsitzky and Tom Segura

Recordings are Copyright Dmitri Tymoczko. They may not be sold. Some recordings are live or incomplete. In many cases, complete studio versions are available on request. More information available on my website at http://music.princeton.edu/~dmitri/

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