ELWOOD HERRING'S MUSIC CATALOGUE

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Play Size Mins Opus 56, subtitled "Trying to think of a long meaningless title for this piece at 3 A.M. on a rainy Saturday morning"(Jan 2007)

275k

10MB 11:00

11:45 A curious abstract piece that started off as a computer generated MIDI file which was subsequently altered manually by me (I'm not letting the computer get all the credit!) I haven't even decided on a proper title yet, but if I come up with anything good I'll change it. Then again, maybe I'll leave it as it is. It's played by a quartet comprising marimba, sitar, shamisen and koto, and sounds utterly bizarre so of course it's perfect for this website! It's also my biggest MIDI file yet, at 275k or thereabouts, despite being only 11 minutes long. The mp3 version has some extra processing and added effects, is slightly longer and sounds much better.

OK, so it's weird, it's ridiculous, it wouldn't be classed as music by most people, but to me it's a perfect example of my "experimental" style. If you're new to my website and this is the first thing you've heard, don't be put off. Try this piece instead. But I believe any composer in the 21st Century should be receptive to all forms of music, however strange. Frank Zappa and Alfred Schnittke (to name just two recently deceased giants of the Avant Garde) would have agreed with me on this (and believe me, I've heard much stranger things than this played on the radio over the years!) So, if you don't like it, don't worry about it. Click on the links below and find something else!

Play Size Mins Fractal Passion op.56a (June 2007)

26MB
26:35 A longer, more varied work that uses the original opus 56 piece as a starting point. I subjected the original piece to a plethora of processing techniques to create a whole new work. It is a kind of electronic orgasm, working its way up to a spectacular climax. Maybe this piece should get an 18 rating!

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	*Play*	*Size*	*Mins*	Opus 56, subtitled "Trying to think of a long meaningless title for this piece at 3 A.M. on a rainy Saturday morning"(Jan 2007)
		275k 10MB	11:00 11:45	A curious abstract piece that started off as a computer generated MIDI file which was subsequently altered manually by me (I'm not letting the computer get all the credit!) I haven't even decided on a proper title yet, but if I come up with anything good I'll change it. Then again, maybe I'll leave it as it is. It's played by a quartet comprising marimba, sitar, shamisen and koto, and sounds utterly bizarre so of course it's perfect for this website! It's also my biggest MIDI file yet, at 275k or thereabouts, despite being only 11 minutes long. The mp3 version has some extra processing and added effects, is slightly longer and sounds much better. OK, so it's weird, it's ridiculous, it wouldn't be classed as music by most people, but to me it's a perfect example of my "experimental" style. If you're new to my website and this is the first thing you've heard, don't be put off. Try this piece instead. But I believe any composer in the 21st Century should be receptive to all forms of music, however strange. Frank Zappa and Alfred Schnittke (to name just two recently deceased giants of the Avant Garde) would have agreed with me on this (and believe me, I've heard much stranger things than this played on the radio over the years!) So, if you don't like it, don't worry about it. Click on the links below and find something else!