ELWOOD HERRING'S MUSIC CATALOGUE

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D/L Mins Electronic Symphony no.2 "Impulses" op.18 (1979-83)

73:17 My longest piece to date - a 6 movement "symphony" including everything but the kitchen sink. I worked on this for 5 years (on and off), so it gets more sophisticated as it progressed and as I expanded my range of instruments and techniques. Here's the whole bizarre extravaganza:
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1. Adventure
Andante
19:30 Raw stark chords on the organ lead after a few violent outbursts into a schizophrenic piano solo with multiple echoes and dead ends. Several themes are tossed around and discarded, and the movement ends by self-destruction.
(Unfortunately there are points in this recording where tape hiss can't be completely removed as the original signal is so low I've actually had to boost the sound level in places. I've done my best though.)

2. Battle
(Intermezzo)
09:20 A crazy pot-pourri of sounds coming at you from all directions, with nothing in sync with anything else - total chaos (or is it?)

3. Secrecy
Andante 06:10 An almost sober "violin" solo in the distance to the accompaniment of two competing beats. Mildly sinister.

4. Darkness Adagio
06:25 Music as if heard from a distance; the individual instruments can barely be distinguished.

5. Hope
(Scherzo) Allegro 02:43 A sudden jump for joy - but with no apparent direction. Enthusiastic noise.
This movement marked a return to my working on this piece after a gap of over a year. The reason was the purchase of the Crumar synth.

6. Insight
Adagio - Allegro
29:20 The crux of the whole piece. Themes from past movements reappear but slightly altered. There is even a direct quote from a famous 20th century symphony. All seems to lead up to a grand finale - until the ominous bleak organ chords from the 1st movement reappear and confirm that we're right back where we started.

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	*D/L*	*Mins*	Electronic Symphony no.2 "Impulses" op.18 (1979-83)
		73:17	My longest piece to date - a 6 movement "symphony" including everything but the kitchen sink. I worked on this for 5 years (on and off), so it gets more sophisticated as it progressed and as I expanded my range of instruments and techniques. Here's the whole bizarre extravaganza: If you want to download in smaller sections, go here instead.
1. Adventure Andante		19:30	Raw stark chords on the organ lead after a few violent outbursts into a schizophrenic piano solo with multiple echoes and dead ends. Several themes are tossed around and discarded, and the movement ends by self-destruction. (Unfortunately there are points in this recording where tape hiss can't be completely removed as the original signal is so low I've actually had to boost the sound level in places. I've done my best though.)
2. Battle (Intermezzo)		09:20	A crazy pot-pourri of sounds coming at you from all directions, with nothing in sync with anything else - total chaos (or is it?)
3. Secrecy Andante		06:10	An almost sober "violin" solo in the distance to the accompaniment of two competing beats. Mildly sinister.
4. Darkness Adagio		06:25	Music as if heard from a distance; the individual instruments can barely be distinguished.
5. Hope (Scherzo) Allegro		02:43	A sudden jump for joy - but with no apparent direction. Enthusiastic noise. This movement marked a return to my working on this piece after a gap of over a year. The reason was the purchase of the Crumar synth.
6. Insight Adagio - Allegro		29:20	The crux of the whole piece. Themes from past movements reappear but slightly altered. There is even a direct quote from a famous 20th century symphony. All seems to lead up to a grand finale - until the ominous bleak organ chords from the 1st movement reappear and confirm that we're right back where we started.