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Laurie Spiegel:

Musical Compositions


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1968 Five Easy Pieces for classic guitar

1969-72 Four Movements for Classic Guitar

1970 Passacaglia for classic guitar

1971 A Deploration for flute and guitar, version for flute and vibraphone
1971 Three Motets in Sixteenth Century Style for voices
1971 Three English Gardens: Afternoon, Evening, and Night Buchla synthesizer
1971 Orchestras Buchla synthesizer
1971 A Tombeau Buchla synthesizer
1971 Sojourn Buchla synthesizer
1971 Before Completion Buchla synthesizer
1971 Mines Buchla synthesizer
1971 Harmonic Spheres Buchla synthesizer

1968-72 Four Movements for Classic Guitar

1972;81 An Earlier Time for classic guitar
computer realization on Apple II with Mountain Hardware boards 1979
1972 Raga Electrocomp synthesizer
1972 Sediment Electrocomp synthesizer
1972 A Prelude and A Ponderous Passacaglia for classic guitar
Apple II realization of Prelude created 1979 was retitled Destiny
1972 The Library Of Babel Electrocomp, incidental music for theater
1972 White Devil Electrocomp, incidental music for theater
1972 Return To Zero Moog modular synthesizer

1973 Sunsets electronic music
1973 Introit musique concrète
1973 Two Fanfares Buchla synthesizer
1973 Étude for classic guitar
1973 Purification electronic music
1973 The Clinic Electrocomp, incidental music for theater
1973 The House Of Bernarda Alba Electrocomp, incidental music for theater

1974 A Tablature Study for classic guitar
1974 Water Music musique concrète
1974 A Meditation analog electronics
1974 Appalachian Grove GROOVE system (computer controlled analog synthesis)
1974 The Unquestioned Answer GROOVE system
  versions for piano, for harp with synchronous live computer graphics 1981
1974 The Orient Express GROOVE system
1974 Pentachrome GROOVE system
1974;76 Patchwork GROOVE system
1974 War Mime Electrocomp and musique concrète, video soundtrack
1974 War Walls Electrocomp and musique concrète, video soundtrack
1974 Zierot The Fool Electrocomp, video soundtrack
1974 Studies For Philharmonia audio-controlled video synthesis
  collaboration with Tom DeWitt, Phil Edelstein, Electrocomp and others
1974 Cathode Ray Theater Electrocomp synthesizer, video soundtrack
1974 The Devils Electrocomp, incidental music for theater

1975 The Expanding Universe GROOVE system
1975 Das Ring computer-controlled audio and video synthesis,
  in collaboration with Bill Etra, GROOVE and Rutt-Etra synthesizer
1975 Emma film score
1975 A Study for classic guitar
1975 Raster's Muse video soundtrack
1975 Just A Day In The Life... video soundtrack
1975 Drums GROOVE system
1975 Clockworks GROOVE system
1975 Old Wave GROOVE system
1975 Waves dance score for nine instruments and GROOVE-generated tape
1975 Music For Dance GROOVE system, dance-video score/soundtrack

1976;90 a la rechèrce du temps perdu for piano
1976 Narcissicon video soundtrack
1976 A Voyage GROOVE system
1976 East River GROOVE system, dance score
1976 Music For A Garden Of Electronic Delights musique concrète
1976 A Folk Study GROOVE system

1977 Escalante dance score
1977 Kepler's "Harmony Of The Planets" computer realization of Kepler treatise
1977 Guadalcanal Requiem GROOVE, concrète, cello, mixed media, video score
1977 Concerto for Self-Accompanying Digital Synthesizer C language, Hal Alles realtime digital synthesizer
1977 Five Short Visits to Different Worlds various analog and digital media
1977 Evolutions VAMPIRE system, computer-generated music and images, videotape

1978 An Acceleration GROOVE (algorithm for perception illusion of continuous acceleration done in collaboration with Dr. Kenneth Knowlton, Bell Labs)
1978 A Short Canon for classic guitar or piano
1978 Voyages VAMPIRE system, computer co-generated music and video
1978 Zierot In Outta Space mixed analog electronics, concrète sounds, and banjo, video soundtrack

1979 After Dowland for classic guitar
1979 After Sor (or Guitar Study) for classic guitar
1979;90 A Prelude for classic guitar, versions for piano, for string quartet, for saxaphone and synthesizer
1979 Song Without Words for theremin and classic guitar
  version for mandolin and classic guitar 1986
1979 An Isorhythmic Double Canon versions for piano, for string quartet
1979 A Living Painting VAMPIRE system, silent visual study, videotape
1979 Voices Within: A Requiem Electrocomp and classic tape techniques
1979 Time Clock for piano
  computer realization on Apple II with Mountain Hardware synthesis boards
1979 Contraries for piano
  computer realization on Apple II with Mountain Hardware boards

1980;90 An Album Leaf for piano
1980 Two Nocturnes electronics and tape manipulation
1980 Modes Apple II computer with ALF system and Eventide HM80
1980 The Phantom Wolf Electrocomp synthesizer, lute, guitar, banjo, harmonica, bambooo flute, film score
1980 A Quadruple Canon Apple II computer with ALF system and Eventide HM80
1980 A History Of Music In One Movement for piano,
  version for Apple II computer 1981
1980 A Canon for chamber ensemble with Apple II
1980 Phantoms for chamber ensemble with analog electronic tape (Electrocomp)

1981 Winter Energy for piano
1981 A Paraphrase for piano
1981 After Clementi for piano
1981 Nomads Apple II computer with ALF system and Eventide HM80
1981 A Harmonic Algorithm Apple II with Mountain Hardware boards
1981;84 Three Chromatic Retrogrades for piano, #3 arr. for string quartet 1984
1982 Unicorn Apple II with alphaSyntauri system, film score
1982 Progression computer-generated music
1982 A Fantasy for piano
1982;90 Fughetta for piano
1982 Three Movements on Descending Scales for piano
1982 Two Short Cyclic Scores for piano
1982 A Modal Retrograde for piano, version for string quartet 1984
1082 A Twelve Tone Blues canon in retrograde inversion for piano
1982 (untitled based on Winter Energy above) for piano
1982-3 Three Modal Pieces: A Cosmos, A Legend, A Myth McLeyvier
  computer controlled analog synthesis

1983 Hearing Things for chamber orchestra
1983 Idea Pieces various computer systems
1983 Harmonic Rhythms McLeyvier
1983 Immersion McLeyvier
1983 (2 untitled short movements) for classic guitar
1983 (untitled short movement) for two classic guitars
1983 Precious Metal Variations McLeyvier, film score
1984 Point McLeyvier, film score
1984 Over Time McLeyvier, dance score
1984 A Cyclic Score for piano or two solo line instruments
1984 A Stream for mandolin

1985 Gravity's Joke McLeyvier, dance score
1985 Rain Pieces McLeyvier, dance score

1986 Dissipative Fanstasies McLeyvier, film score
1985-6 Music Mouse - An Intelligent Instrument interactive generative musical process for Apple Macintosh, Commodore Amiga, Atari ST personal computers

1985;86 A Prelude and A Counterpoint for piano
1986 Music Mouse Demonstration Music twelve computer-assisted improvisations
1986 Music for Signals Macintosh Music Mouse, MIDI, FM, DSP, dance score
1986 Cavis Muris Music Mouse, MIDI, FM synthesis, digital signal processing

1987 Lyric For MIDI Guitar for classic guitar with computer interface
1987 An Arpeggio Study Emu Emulator II plus computer editing

1987 Passage Macintosh and Amiga computers, MIDI, FM, signal processing

1988 Motives open-form listener-variable algorithmic MIDI piece, Macintosh
1988 Dryads mixed computer techniques, MIDI, FM, DSP, film score
1988 Returning East and After the Mountains for piano
1988 Finding Voice Music Mouse, MIDI, FM, DSP

1989 Three Sonic Spaces Music Mouse, MIDI, FM, signal processing and editing

1990 Fantasy on a Theme from Duarte's "English Suite" for classic guitar
1990 The Hollows Music Mouse, MIDI, FM, digital processing and editing
1990 Sound Zones Music Mouse, MIDI, FM, digital processing and editing
1990 Riding The Storm Music Mouse, MIDI, FM, digital processing and editing
1990 Two Archetypes: Hall of Mirrors, Hurrican'es Eye
Music Mouse, MIDI, FM, DSP, digital processing and editing
1990 Two Inellectual Interludes (Data and Process):
  A Strand Of Life ("Viroid")
, and From A Harmonic Algorithm
C language, Macintosh, MIDI, FM synthesis
1990 Sound Zones Music Mouse, MIDI, FM synthesis, DSP, digital editing
1990 Three Movements For Harpsichord for French double harpsichord
  slightly revised 1991 and retitled Prelude, Ayre, and Toccata
1990 Continuous Transformations Macintosh, mixed synthesis and signal processing techniques, soundtrack for computer generated film
1990 A Volume of Three Dimensional Julia Sets mixed synthesis, sampling, and signal processing techniques, soundtrack for computer animated video
1990 A Musette for harpsichord, piano, or other keyboard

All compositions are ASCAP and published by Laurie Spiegel Publishing, 175 Duane Street, New York, NY 10013.