An overwhelming sound with only recorded (bass) clarinets and digital drums. Turn up the volume while listening to this track!

Intro (Black Fanfare)

Made with 'Cool' Piano, a free sample instrument from pianobook
https://www.pianobook.co.uk/library/the-cool-piano/

also using (from pianobook) Americana granular pad and Scary Flautando Violin

(and spitfire audio albion one and alternative solo strings).

caves

NASA’s InSight lander brought a seismometer to the Red Planet to study “marsquakes.” On Sept, 5, 2021, the seismometer detected a meteoroid impacting the planet’s surface, creating several craters in the process.
It was the first time the sound of a meteoroid impact was captured occurring on another planet, and it might not be what you expect. In the audio, you hear three “bloops” representing distinct moments of the impact: the meteoroid entering Mars’ atmosphere, exploding into pieces, and striking the ground. The peculiar sound is caused by an atmospheric effect that’s also been observed in deserts on Earth, where lower-pitched sounds arrive before high-pitched sounds.
Credit: CNES/IPGP

InSight Captures Sound of a Meteoroid Striking Mars

This is a recording made on March 11, 2015 in Newman Recital Hall at the University of Southern California of the Interlude One, "Advice from a Caterpillar" from Unsuk Chin's 2007 opera "Alice in Wonderland."  It is a seven minute solo for unaccompanied bass clarinet, performed here by the bass clarinetist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, David Howard. For more information visit davidhowardclarinet.com. The opera was performed in a semi-staged production by the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall on February 27 and 28, 2015.

Advice from a Caterpillar

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Performed by Orkest Zuid (https://www.orkestzuid.nl)
Conductor: Jos van de Braak
Muziekgebouw Eindhoven, 29 May 2016
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The composition "Binary Digits" is loosely built on a binary structure. The work can be divided into three sections:

The 1st section has a "bit-length" of 1 (2^0). All the parts, like the clarinet and the piccolo/Eb-clarinet, are single.
The 2nd one has a "bit-length" of 2 (2^1). In terms of counts of eighth notes, is twice as long as the first section. Also, all parts are like a duet, in a free canonical form.
The 3rd section has a "bit-length" of 4 (2^2) and lasts twice as long as the second one and, therefore, four times as long as the first section. And as you can guess, this is kind of a quartet, again in a free canonical form.
In all sections, instruments like the flute, oboe, and marimba play a "binary counter". One hit stands for a "0", and two hits stand for a "1". There is one bit to count in the first segment, two bits in the second one, and four bits in the third.

And there’s one more thing: The structure of this work also partly relies on the prime numbers "11" and "101" (3 and 5 in a decimal system). The maximum value of a 4-bit number is 1111, equal to 15 in our common base-10 number system. "3" and "5" are the two prime factors of 15.
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"A bit is the basic unit of information in computing and digital communications. A bit can have only one of two values, and may therefore be physically implemented with a two-state device. These values are most commonly represented as either a 0 or 1. The term bit is a portmanteau of binary digit. . . . The length of a binary number may be referred to as its bit-length." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit)

Binary Digits

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Binary Digits (live)

Today, breath-taking post-classical artist Poppy Ackroyd shares her brand new single ‘The Calm Before’ taken from her first full-length album with One Little Indian Records, Resolve – out early 2018. A classically trained pianist, violinist, producer, and composer, Ackroyd turned heads in the neo-classical world with her previous works Escapement and Feathers, as well as her involvement in Hidden Orchestra (Tru Thoughts).

Having played alongside giants of the genre, Hauschka and Nils Frahm, the unique musician has returned, newly signed to Bjork’s label One Little Indian Records, fresh off the back of a mini-album Sketches, and set to release her brand new self-produced full-length record - her most ambitious and progressive piece of work to date.

Resolve

The Calm Before

I’m really excited to release this arrangement of the Camila Cabello song "Havana", for bass clarinet quartet (also available as clarinet quartet). Enjoy!
Check the video on https://youtu.be/hkVWfQu4dCM

Sheet music available:
-- Bass Clarinet quartet: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/havana-for-bass-clarinet-quartet-digital-sheet-music/21774668
-- Clarinet quaret: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/havana-for-clarinet-quartet-digital-sheet-music/21774967

"Havana" is a salsa-inspired mid-tempo pop song with R&B-pop beats, on which Cabello embraces her Cuban heritage. Cabello sings the chorus over Latin-in􏰁uenced piano riffs and rhythm, with the melody's chord progression constantly switching between Gm—E♭—D7 and Gm—E♭maj7—D7. Sadie Bell of Billboard interpreted the line "Half of my heart is in Havana" as the song chronicling "a romance that found Cabello's heart left down south," while for Rolling Stone's Brittany Spanos said that in the "clubby, smooth" track, Cabello falls in love with "a mysterious suitor from East Atlanta and Croatia", though she has left her heart in her hometown. Young Thug performs a sing-song verse over the "bouncy" piano. Rap-Up described the song as a "Latin fusion", and XXL called it a "straightforward pop track".

Arranged by Steven Henry
Music performed and recorded by Steven Henry at Microlab Eindhoven (NL)

Words and Music by Frank Dukes, Young Thug, Pharrell Williams, Watt, Brian Lee, Ali Tamposi, Starrah and Camila Cabello

Original song Copyright © 2017 Maidmetal Limited, Milamoon Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Pop Music Publishing, More Water From Nazareth, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Nyankingmusic, Sam Fam Beats, Reservoir 416, Young Stoner Life Publishing LLC, Andrew Watt Music, People Over Planes, These Are Songs Of Pulse, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Songs From The Dong, 300 Rainwater Music, Atlantic Songs, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. and Kaan Gunesberk Publishing Designee This arrangement Copyright © 2020 Maidmetal Limited, Milamoon Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Pop Music Publishing, More Water From Nazareth, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Nyankingmusic, Sam Fam Beats, Reservoir 416, Young Stoner Life Publishing LLC, Andrew Watt Music, People Over Planes, These Are Songs Of Pulse, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Songs From The Dong, 300 Rainwater Music, Atlantic Songs, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. and Kaan Gunesberk Publishing Designee All Rights on behalf of Maidmetal Limited, Milamoon Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Pop Music Publishing, More Water From Nazareth, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Nyankingmusic and Sam Fam Beats Administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, 424 Church Street, Suite 1200, Nashville, TN 37219 All Rights on behalf of Reservoir 416 and Young Stoner Life Publishing LLC Administered Worldwide by Reservoir Media Management, Inc. All Rights on behalf of Songs From The Dong, 300 Rainwater Music and Atlantic Songs Administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. All Rights on behalf of Andrew Watt Music Administered Worldwide by Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing All Rights on behalf of People Over Planes Administered by These Are Songs Of Pulse International Copyright Secured   All Rights Reserved

Havana

Havana (Camila Cabello)

MORE INFO AND SHEET MUSIC HERE: http://jonrussellmusic.com/works/procession-and-burlesque/

IMMERSIVE VIDEO HERE: https://youtu.be/ZW_BPUDU0zQ

Commissioned and premiered by fivebyfive to accompany Judith Schaechter's stunning stained glass work "The Battle of Carnival and Lent." Live performance, March 9, 2020, University of Buffalo.
https://www.fivebyfivemusic.com
http://www.judithschaechter.com

200309-Sungmin Shin

Procession & Burlesque

Yeah!! "Bass Clarinet Disco Inferno" for four of these great instruments (all bass clarinet of course) and drums. Need I to say more??? Enjoy!
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Sheet music available at https://www.stevenhenrymusic.com
A version for clarinet choir (Clarinet Disco Inferno) is also available.
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Audio recorded and produced at Microlab Strijp-S, Eindoven (NL):
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Bass Clarinet Disco Inferno

A cover of the famous "Sweat Dreams" by the Dutch duo Meander. This song has been on our repertoire list for a long time and is one of our favourites to perform.

ABOUT MEANDER
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Vocals & guitar: Ellen Starmans
Bass clarinet & vocals: Steven HENRY
website: http://www.meandermusic.nl

SOME PRODUCTION DETAILS
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Vocals & guitar recorded by Ellen Starmans (with an iPhone)
Bass clarinet(s) & vocals recorded by Steven Henry
Produced by Steven Henry
at Microlab Strijp-S, Eindoven (NL):
https://www.microlab.nl

Sweet Dreams (Eurythmics)

Bass Clarinetist | Composer | Science & Tech lover
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Steven Henry is an Eindhoven based bass clarinetist and composer, with a background in applied physics. He composes for concert bands, films and various ensembles. As a performer he travels between chamber music, pop music and minimal music.
At the moment Steven Henry researches the possibilities for using gestures to control electronics to accompany and morph his acoustical sound.

Binary Digits (live)

Steven Henry

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