the concert hall

solo works

mp3	piece	instrumentation	comments	premiere
	water meditation on Etenraku	any treble melodic instrument w/ MaxMSP on computer	a meditation on the traditional Gagaku piece, using only samples of water drops and audio "grabbed" during the live performance.	May, 2006
	fledgling	Bassoon	a short piece for solo bassoonist, included in a collection of soli by Hartt school composers.	November, 2005 The Hartt School
5 mvts.	Five scrolls of Musashi for solo timpanist	Four timpani w/ bass drum and tam-tam	Five short pieces for solo timpanist inspired by Musashi's Book of Five Rings	April, 2006 The Hartt School Bill Solomon, timp.

for chamber ensembles

mp3	piece	instrumentation	comments	premiere
	Haiku by Buson	Baritone voice, contrabass and piano	A brief series of haiku set in richard's first song cycle, with an emphasis on spacial ambience	TBA The Hartt School
	shrouded lake, adirondacks	Percussion duet, vibraphone and marimba	inspired by a morning on an Adirondack lake, originally composed for Quey Percussion's annual competition	TBA
	Summer grass, autumn wind	Oboe, viola, and piano	inspired by two haiku by Basho, this piece focuses on the transition from late summer through early winter in an impressionist style	February 2, 2005 The Hartt School
	Painting sunflower fields	Violin, Bb Clarinet and Piano	a delicate piece influenced by the paintings of Tony LaSalle and the "Crows" segment of Kurosawa's "Dreams"	February, 2004 West Chester University
	Autumn wood	4 Celli		February, 2004 West Chester University Genevieve Black, Chris Bryan, Sarah Lantz, Leo Zumpetta, cello
	Images of Water for String Quintet	2 Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass	5 short movements intended to evoke varying images of water	February 26, 2003 West Chester University
	Celestial Canvas	2 Hammered Dulcimers 2 Celli, Guitar	a piece greatly defined by its performers	December, 2002 West Chester University

orchestral

mp3	piece	duration	comments	premiere
	Hokusai Woodprint	7'30"	Submitted as a Masters Thesis, a piece not only influenced by Hokusai's "In the Hollow of the Great Wave off Kanagawa," but using it for time mapping and even pitch selection. A violent and aggressive statement on the interaction between humanity and nature	TBA

Interested in performing one of the above pieces or
having a piece such as these composed for your ensemble?

email me at
richard@composerjohnson.com

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