To the memory of Karl Nicklas Gustavsson who passed away recently.
He was always helpful and we often had creative conversations about our music. He was a very talented composer.
This piece was the last one we discussed. He suggested me to have two string groups. The piece is now for two string groups and piano. The answering group is intended to sound like a distant echo. This recording is with sampled instruments. Score is available if someone want to do a real recording.
All my thoughts goes to his family.

Saknad - Till minnet av en vän

A virtual presentation of my research on the music theory of Alban Berg's Lulu (1929-1935) as relevant to thematic elements of its atypical femme fatale, Lulu, who is  — of Lilith and of Eve, of a snake and of Mignon, of a siren and of a street urchin — complicit in her cyclical harnessing of marriage as a profitable prostitution in a murderous plight, soliciting wealthy men (and women) romantically in a ruse to climb socially and financially.

All sourced recording excerpts are under the Creative Commons Attribution licence (reuse allowed) Piano examples are transcribed and played by me. No sources except for the work itself. Speech adapted for transcription and hearing disabilities.

Scoring Lilith: Dodecaphonic Diegesis, Film Music and Retrograde Inversion in Alban Berg's Lulu

Sideways x Spark x Follow You - Nurko x Blanke x Illenium x MitiS (Flagen Mashup)

Composed by John Starosta
Performed by Anatoly Larkin
Recorded by Marc Wienert

"Static" (2006) for piano solo

Happy Birthday In 12 Tones

a minuet duet: only vaguely mysterious like the forgotten colors of wisterias - yesterday's stranger a sweet fragrance of danger
Joel Banner Baird: classical guitar
jhaffur khan azad darakth: silver flute

L'Etranger D' Hier- 2:5:22

Alright, so this song has a lot going on in it and behind it.

So basically, i was making a calming trap song, similar to "Oh My" by patrick patrikios, but then, i decided to change up the beat to a still calming but more dramatic beat. I dont even know what i did with the melody, and thats probably a good thing as i don't wanna know that.

Anyway, this song took me quite the time until i finally decided to settle on it.

I don't think my mastering is really that good, but i have heard this song way too much and i can't really tell.

If you are gonna use this song in your whatever, credit me like this:-

Song: SCRMusic - Glitched
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAVWP6_lhps
Stream/Download: https://www.soundcloud.com/rev-to-the-max/glitched-official-soundtrack

Glitched

Glitched (Official Soundtrack)

12 tone row I made. Baby kitten playing in background.

The Bean

Atonal quirky

Simple 12-Tone Piece

Desperation

A 12-tone composition for piano and oboe - hope you enjoy!

The Wrong Birds

I'm Always Watching Me

12(Piano)

The synthetic version of "Sekvens" , a little calmer.

The Synthetic Sequence

This is a test sample track. The score is generated by a scratchbuilt python script. Instruments were selected from KONTAKT library in FL Studio.

12tone sample

Another python generated trio. Tracks were imported to FL Studio from generated MIDI file. A score is also available. It is generated by Frescobaldi software for LilyPond.

12 tone trio

12 tone stuff

Save, O Lord, and have mercy on those who hate and wrong me and make temptation for me, and let them not perish because of me, a sinner.
Help us Lord, in Jesus's name. Amen.
I hope this music gives you some joy and some peace in these times of trouble.

Always all-new. Spontaneously composed. Impossible to ignore.

💫 𝒻 𝑒 𝑒 𝓁 𝒾 𝓃 𝑔  𝒶 𝓂 𝒷 𝒾 𝓉 𝒾 𝑜 𝓊 𝓈 💫

Down for Mashup/Mix collabs! Dm me on here or in my links below.

Gmail: flagenmusic@gmail.com

I work as a scientist for a living & am a hobbyist composer. Please listen to the advice of scientists and public health experts, the world needs it! The world also needs more appreciation for community and diversity, both for the sake of creating a welcoming global community and for the sake of being prepared to tackle, together, the even greater challenges that will come our way in the future (climate change, etc).

For my music, I try to write in multiple styles, including classical compositions, jazz-ish instrumentals inspired to some degree by Zappa's instrumental writing, and experimental/avant garde compositions and soundscapes. I recommend headphones. All of my music is released under a Creative Commons Attribution/Noncommercial license.

If anyone wants to try performing any of this stuff on real instruments please send a message and I can provide scores. Not sure how playable some of it is for human musicians though.

Hope you enjoy and thanks for visiting!

My Bandcamp is supposed to be a complete archive of my music but I haven't updated it in years. Still, on there, you can find my earlier music, most of which isn't very good.

John Starosta is a composer of 21st century music whose compositions have been shaped and influenced by blues, heavy metal, and classical music. He draws from the rich tones and simplistic characteristics of early American blues and the industrial timbres and tribal rhythms of heavy metal music. Combining facets of these genres with the artistry of classical music and the tools taken from serial and twelve tone techniques has allowed Starosta to develop a voice that is unique in modern expression. John continues to explore the many facets of sound and the thrill of organizing it into musical contexts.

Currently on hiatus. Just posting short ideas I can't finish. I've also got some Vocaloid shit on YouTube and NND so check that out if you wanna.

Most stuff is completely free to download, and you can can also grab it on Bandcamp if it's finished.

Mezzo-soprano, music researcher/composer/sound engineer fellow at McGill

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