ELWOOD'S MUSIC CATALOGUE

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The complete list in reverse chronological order
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10 Description & comments

Planetary 62 Mar 08 45:20 Electronic 8 Spacy electronic suite (unfinished).

DNA 61 Feb 08 42:00 Electronic 8 Electronic minimalist pieces.

XY 60 Jan 08 18:30 Electronic 8 Another abstract electronic work.

Calling Katrina 59 Dec 07 17:00 Electronic 8 Abstract electronic work based around a telephone call from a rather windy place in 2005.

Quarter Tone Sonata 58 Sep 07 03:40 Microtonal 8 First movement of what I hope will be an interesting quarter-tone piece utilizing a nine-note whole tone scale I invented myself.

Fractal Passion 56b Jun 07 26:35 Abstract 8 An erotic electronic work, if there can be such a thing.

Waterworld 57 Mar 07 16:15 Concrete 8 An abstract piece made entirely from the sound of running water.

Opus 56 56a Jan 07 11:00 Abstract 8 A curious abstract MIDI piece. Chill out to this at 3 A.M. if you're a night owl like me.

The Expanse 55 Dec 06 76:50 Abstract 8 Spaced-out atmospherics. 'Charon's Lament' revisited with a vengeance. (see below)

Music inspired by Hitch-Hiker's Guide 28/
54 Mar 06 62:00 Rock 10 Symphonic synth suite.

Interface Reconnected 53 Sep 05 52:20 Rock 10 A complete MIDI reworking of my 1984 album "Interface" in two large MIDI suites.

The Dreamer of Dreams 52 Aug 05 41:28 Surreal 10 A sound painting based around my poem "The Dreamer of Dreams".

Variations
on a Lennon/McCartney Theme 51 Mar 05 09:45 Orchestral 10 My arrangement of a Lennon & McCartney song for strings & harp.

Morphic Resonance
50 Jul 05 39:00 Wacky 10 39 minutes of percussive pianistic pandemonium.

Piano Sonata #2 49 Sep 04 12:30 Classical 7 A second piano sonata in two unconventional movements.

To Touch the Silver Butterfly of Spring 48 Jun 04 31:00 Avantgarde 9 Inspired by the electronic works of Morton Subotnick.
Organ Sonata 47 Jul 04 22:00 Classical 7 Written for my friend the Californian organist & composer Jonathan Orwig

Tratisitub 46 Jan 04 64:10 Avantgarde 5 A musical 'tsunami' in one huge movement.

Serenade for String Theory
A Midsummer Nightmare 45 Nov 03 12:10 Orchestral 8 A complex string serenade with a few surprises in store.

Synthesiser Concerto
44 2004 14:00 Electronic 8 An arrangement of my Fantasy no.3 for the Waldorf.

Black Noise 43 2003 05:50 Surreal 7 Sinister abstract electronic piece made on the Waldorf.

The Moebius Strip Polka 42 2003 08:00 Atonal 6 A palindromic piano piece alternating 7/16 and 3/8

Fearless Asymmetry
For 2 pianos & percussion 41 2003 06:30 Minimalist 8 Pseudo-minimalist piano piece quoting a famous tune.

Piano Fantasy #2 40 2003 10:15 Classical 7 "Duelling Pianos" - A schizophrenic piano duet.

Intermezzo no.3 39 2002 07:33 Surreal 7 Abstract synth piece made on the Waldorf

Five Nancarrow Studies 38 2002 05:00 Surreal 6 My homage to Conlon Nancarrow (1912-1997).

Symphony no.4
37 2004 39:20 Orchestral 10 A proper orchestral symphony, albeit in MIDI form.

The Herringbone Rag 36 2002 07:33 Classical 9 A crazy ragtime piano piece, plus a pizzicato string version.

Waldorf Salad 35 2002 04:34 Avantgarde 6 An unfinished synth piece composed on my new Waldorf synthesiser.

Piano Fantasy #1 34 2002 08:30 Mixed 6 An impossible piano piece! I got a bit carried away with the cut & paste at the end.

Piano Sonata #1 33 2003 13:00 Atonal 7 First music I made for 16 years, and the first made with modern sequencing software (i.e. "Cakewalk").

Ideas / Now & Then 31
32 1986 09:00 Electronic 4 Electronic proto-tunes. My last 20th Century pieces, and hardly worth a mention.

Spooky Sonata 30 1986 12:00 Avantgarde 6 Composed with the aid of my cat walking on the keys!

Anger 29 1986 12:25 Avantgarde 5 Composed on the Yamaha CX5M using fractal mathematics.

Ghost in the Machine
27 1986 10:45 Avantgarde 7 A delicate abstract piece which melts into silence at the end.

Intermezzos 1 & 2 25
26 1986 18:00 Avantgarde 6 Abstract digital synthesiser pieces made on the Yamaha CX5M computer.

Symphony no.3
Charon's Lament 24 1984 58:00 Surreal 5 My 3rd electronic symphony. Flawed but interesting.

Rebus Suite 23 1984 58:00 Concréte 5 A suite of 6 electronic & music concréte pieces.

Andromeda Song 22 1984 10:35 Surreal 4 A wierd synth piece with "alien" voices.

Elegy 21 1983 11:46 Surreal 5 Contemplative abstract electronic piece. Not one of my best.

Interface 20 1984 50:10 Rock 8 All the music written for my 80's band Interface. Good music to be found here.

Concentric Circles 19 1983 57:43 Electronic 7 A Jean-Michel Jarre - ish electronic work. Easy listening for the most part.

Symphony #2
'Impulses' 18 1983 73:17 Avantgarde 6 My 2nd electronic symphony. Very "out there".

Aurorae 17 1980 30:48 Surreal 6 Atmospheric and eerie, like church organ music through the looking glass.

Take 3 Revisited 16 1980 12:26 Rock 6 A "fuzz guitar" excursion a la Hendrix.

Interference
The Violence Concerto 15 1980 25:22 Surreal 6 Created using sounds generated by interference patterns. Scary!

Elegy for strings 14 1980 05:05 Avantgarde 3 A short electronic string quartet. Not very good.

Duet for two guitars & synthesiser 13 1980 20:44 Avantgarde    - 0 Another piece combining guitar and synthesiser. Didn't work out the way I wanted. Unlucky 13!

Symphony #1
Son of Man 12 1980 66:21 Surreal 5 My 1st electronic symphony. Very odd.

Saxophone concerto 11 1980 10:00 Jazzy 5 Silly free-form piece

Herringbone Concerto 10 1980 15:04 Rock 8 Jaunty guitar & synth piece. A good "fun" piece which should get you whistling.

Concerto
for 2 guitars & Synthesiser   9 1979 17:55 Avantgarde 9 Combining guitars and synthesiser, a piece I'm quite proud of. Takes a few listens to get into it.

Supernova   8 1980 13:00 Electronic 2 Another attempt at the Nova piece, but not so good. Don't bother with this one.

Metamorphosis   7 1979 23:55 Electronic 3 A long meandering piece which goes nowhere. Ignore.

Chinese Cheesecake   6 1979 04:14 Electronic 8 A wierd musical "perpetuum mobile". Quite catchy.

Nova   5 1979 05:53 Electronic 8 A giant musical crescendo like an exploding star.

Electronic Rhapsody   4 1979 18:54 Avantgarde 6 Surrealistic abstract piece.

Prelude & Fugue   3 1979 04:00 Bach 5 Me trying to be Bach, and failing miserably. Well at least I tried!

String Quartet #1
March of the Killer Ants   2 1979 06:22 No idea 6 Piano piece or string piece? You decide.

Upandunder Overture   1 1979 04:13 Pop 10 My first synthesiser piece. Very catchy.

Opus Zero   0 1978 03:20 Classical 8 My earliest composition - a little piano solo.

Below are various pieces from my two 80's bands, plus solo guitar pieces.

Band / Group / Solo music Cover ŠYr Mins Description

INTERFACE 1984 52:43 A more serious affair, somewhere between Depeche Mode and Genesis, perhaps. Click here for the band history, or here for a track by track breakdown.

INTERFACE LIVE 1984 40:00 Not actually live, but a rehearsal with a few over-dubs. Here's the "Last Herring". (These damn Herrings get everywhere, don't they?) If you listen carefully, you can hear Marian (the drummer) laughing hysterically!

RED HERRING 1982 73:16 The album "Back by Unpopular Demand!" - all the best bits from my Herring days. Click here for the band history, or here for a track by track breakdown.

SKETCHES 1978 42:46 Early solo guitar pieces and moody songs from the late 70's - the earliest stuff I still acknowledge as being half-way decent. Click here for a track by track breakdown.

If you want to see some even earlier pieces, click here

You can also review some uncompleted works of mine here

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Elwood's Home Page

*Click titles for links to music & info*	*Op.*	*ŠYr*	*Mins*	*Style*	CD	?/ 10	*Description & comments*
Planetary	62	Mar 08	45:20	Electronic		8	Spacy electronic suite (unfinished).
DNA	61	Feb 08	42:00	Electronic		8	Electronic minimalist pieces.
XY	60	Jan 08	18:30	Electronic		8	Another abstract electronic work.
Calling Katrina	59	Dec 07	17:00	Electronic		8	Abstract electronic work based around a telephone call from a rather windy place in 2005.
Quarter Tone Sonata	58	Sep 07	03:40	Microtonal		8	First movement of what I hope will be an interesting quarter-tone piece utilizing a nine-note whole tone scale I invented myself.
Fractal Passion	56b	Jun 07	26:35	Abstract		8	An erotic electronic work, if there can be such a thing.
Waterworld	57	Mar 07	16:15	Concrete		8	An abstract piece made entirely from the sound of running water.
Opus 56	56a	Jan 07	11:00	Abstract		8	A curious abstract MIDI piece. Chill out to this at 3 A.M. if you're a night owl like me.
The Expanse	55	Dec 06	76:50	Abstract		8	Spaced-out atmospherics. 'Charon's Lament' revisited with a vengeance. (see below)
Music inspired by Hitch-Hiker's Guide	28/ 54	Mar 06	62:00	Rock		10	Symphonic synth suite.
Interface Reconnected	53	Sep 05	52:20	Rock		10	A complete MIDI reworking of my 1984 album "Interface" in two large MIDI suites.
The Dreamer of Dreams	52	Aug 05	41:28	Surreal		10	A sound painting based around my poem "The Dreamer of Dreams".
Variations on a Lennon/McCartney Theme	51	Mar 05	09:45	Orchestral		10	My arrangement of a Lennon & McCartney song for strings & harp.
Morphic Resonance	50	Jul 05	39:00	Wacky		10	39 minutes of percussive pianistic pandemonium.
Piano Sonata #2	49	Sep 04	12:30	Classical		7	A second piano sonata in two unconventional movements.
To Touch the Silver Butterfly of Spring	48	Jun 04	31:00	Avantgarde		9	Inspired by the electronic works of Morton Subotnick.
Organ Sonata	47	Jul 04	22:00	Classical		7	Written for my friend the Californian organist & composer Jonathan Orwig
Tratisitub	46	Jan 04	64:10	Avantgarde		5	A musical 'tsunami' in one huge movement.
Serenade for String Theory A Midsummer Nightmare	45	Nov 03	12:10	Orchestral		8	A complex string serenade with a few surprises in store.
Synthesiser Concerto	44	2004	14:00	Electronic		8	An arrangement of my Fantasy no.3 for the Waldorf.
Black Noise	43	2003	05:50	Surreal		7	Sinister abstract electronic piece made on the Waldorf.
The Moebius Strip Polka	42	2003	08:00	Atonal		6	A palindromic piano piece alternating 7/16 and 3/8
Fearless Asymmetry For 2 pianos & percussion	41	2003	06:30	Minimalist		8	Pseudo-minimalist piano piece quoting a famous tune.
Piano Fantasy #2	40	2003	10:15	Classical		7	"Duelling Pianos" - A schizophrenic piano duet.
Intermezzo no.3	39	2002	07:33	Surreal		7	Abstract synth piece made on the Waldorf
Five Nancarrow Studies	38	2002	05:00	Surreal		6	My homage to Conlon Nancarrow (1912-1997).
Symphony no.4	37	2004	39:20	Orchestral		10	A proper orchestral symphony, albeit in MIDI form.
The Herringbone Rag	36	2002	07:33	Classical		9	A crazy ragtime piano piece, plus a pizzicato string version.
Waldorf Salad	35	2002	04:34	Avantgarde		6	An unfinished synth piece composed on my new Waldorf synthesiser.
Piano Fantasy #1	34	2002	08:30	Mixed		6	An impossible piano piece! I got a bit carried away with the cut & paste at the end.
Piano Sonata #1	33	2003	13:00	Atonal		7	First music I made for 16 years, and the first made with modern sequencing software (i.e. "Cakewalk").
Ideas / Now & Then	31 32	1986	09:00	Electronic		4	Electronic proto-tunes. My last 20th Century pieces, and hardly worth a mention.
Spooky Sonata	30	1986	12:00	Avantgarde		6	Composed with the aid of my cat walking on the keys!
Anger	29	1986	12:25	Avantgarde		5	Composed on the Yamaha CX5M using fractal mathematics.
Ghost in the Machine	27	1986	10:45	Avantgarde		7	A delicate abstract piece which melts into silence at the end.
Intermezzos 1 & 2	25 26	1986	18:00	Avantgarde		6	Abstract digital synthesiser pieces made on the Yamaha CX5M computer.
Symphony no.3 Charon's Lament	24	1984	58:00	Surreal		5	My 3rd electronic symphony. Flawed but interesting.
Rebus Suite	23	1984	58:00	Concréte		5	A suite of 6 electronic & music concréte pieces.
Andromeda Song	22	1984	10:35	Surreal		4	A wierd synth piece with "alien" voices.
Elegy	21	1983	11:46	Surreal		5	Contemplative abstract electronic piece. Not one of my best.
Interface	20	1984	50:10	Rock		8	All the music written for my 80's band Interface. Good music to be found here.
Concentric Circles	19	1983	57:43	Electronic		7	A Jean-Michel Jarre - ish electronic work. Easy listening for the most part.
Symphony #2 'Impulses'	18	1983	73:17	Avantgarde		6	My 2nd electronic symphony. Very "out there".
Aurorae	17	1980	30:48	Surreal		6	Atmospheric and eerie, like church organ music through the looking glass.
Take 3 Revisited	16	1980	12:26	Rock		6	A "fuzz guitar" excursion a la Hendrix.
Interference The Violence Concerto	15	1980	25:22	Surreal		6	Created using sounds generated by interference patterns. Scary!
Elegy for strings	14	1980	05:05	Avantgarde		3	A short electronic string quartet. Not very good.
Duet for two guitars & synthesiser	13	1980	20:44	Avantgarde	-	0	Another piece combining guitar and synthesiser. Didn't work out the way I wanted. Unlucky 13!
Symphony #1 Son of Man	12	1980	66:21	Surreal		5	My 1st electronic symphony. Very odd.
Saxophone concerto	11	1980	10:00	Jazzy		5	Silly free-form piece
Herringbone Concerto	10	1980	15:04	Rock		8	Jaunty guitar & synth piece. A good "fun" piece which should get you whistling.
Concerto for 2 guitars & Synthesiser	9	1979	17:55	Avantgarde		9	Combining guitars and synthesiser, a piece I'm quite proud of. Takes a few listens to get into it.
Supernova	8	1980	13:00	Electronic		2	Another attempt at the Nova piece, but not so good. Don't bother with this one.
Metamorphosis	7	1979	23:55	Electronic		3	A long meandering piece which goes nowhere. Ignore.
Chinese Cheesecake	6	1979	04:14	Electronic		8	A wierd musical "perpetuum mobile". Quite catchy.
Nova	5	1979	05:53	Electronic		8	A giant musical crescendo like an exploding star.
Electronic Rhapsody	4	1979	18:54	Avantgarde		6	Surrealistic abstract piece.
Prelude & Fugue	3	1979	04:00	Bach		5	Me trying to be Bach, and failing miserably. Well at least I tried!
String Quartet #1 March of the Killer Ants	2	1979	06:22	No idea		6	Piano piece or string piece? You decide.
Upandunder Overture	1	1979	04:13	Pop		10	My first synthesiser piece. Very catchy.
Opus Zero	0	1978	03:20	Classical		8	My earliest composition - a little piano solo.

*Band / Group / Solo music*	*Cover*	*ŠYr*	*Mins*	*Description*
INTERFACE		1984	52:43	A more serious affair, somewhere between Depeche Mode and Genesis, perhaps. Click here for the band history, or here for a track by track breakdown.
INTERFACE LIVE		1984	40:00	Not actually live, but a rehearsal with a few over-dubs. Here's the "Last Herring". (These damn Herrings get everywhere, don't they?) If you listen carefully, you can hear Marian (the drummer) laughing hysterically!
RED HERRING		1982	73:16	The album "Back by Unpopular Demand!" - all the best bits from my Herring days. Click here for the band history, or here for a track by track breakdown.
SKETCHES		1978	42:46	Early solo guitar pieces and moody songs from the late 70's - the earliest stuff I still acknowledge as being half-way decent. Click here for a track by track breakdown.