1970-79 – Thomas Clark – composer / digital artist

Geography of the Chronosphere

1975 . . . piano (12 minutes) Excerpts: 1. precession of the equinoxes 2. Stonehenge at dawn 3. Heraclitean vortex 4. lunar litany

CELESTIAL CEREMONIES

electronic music total duration: 12 minutes 1976 rev. 2017 Ann Arbor, MI and San Marcos, TX I. Dark Energy II. Black Hole III. Gravitation IV. Luminescence

Geography of the Chronosphere

piano duration: 10 minutes Ann Arbor, Michigan February 1975 Precession of the equinoxes Stonehenge at dawn Heraclitean Vortex Lunar litany

Tyger

music inspired by the William Blake poem flute, alto sax, trombone, double bass, percussion duration: 6 minutes 1970 rev 1972 Ann Arbor, Michigan

ILLUMINATIONS: 3 Refractions of Time

1976 . . . symphony orchestra (picc, 2 fl, 2 ob, Eng. hn, 2 clar, bass cl, 2 bsn, contrabsn; 4 hn, 3 trp, 3 tbn, tuba; timp, 3 perc, piano/celeste, harp; strings) . . . (19 min.) Bicentennial commission from the Federation of Women’s Clubs; premiered by the World Youth Symphony, Interlochen, Michigan 1.Continue reading “ILLUMINATIONS: 3 Refractions of Time”

Animated Landscapes

picc, 2 fl, 2 ob, Eng.hn, 2 cl, bass cl, 2 bsn, contra-bsn, 4 horns, 3 trp, 3 tbn, tuba, timp, 2 perc, celeste, harp, strings Duration: 9 minutes

Microscopic Episodes

1974 . . . picc, 2 fl, 2 ob, Eng.hn, Eb cl, 3 Bb cl, alto cl, bass cl, 2 bsn, contra-bsn, alto sax, tenor sax, bari sax, 4 horns, 4 trp, 3 tbn, euph, tuba, timp, harp, 4 perc (9 minutes Dedicated to the memory of my father, who spent much of his lifeContinue reading “Microscopic Episodes”