William Susman belongs to the generation of American composers that came of age in the late twentieth century, received traditional academic training while remaining thoroughly engaged with popular music (in his case, jazz), and who went on to establish careers for themselves outside the academic establishment. Susman has written orchestral and chamber music for concert performance, as well as jazz and film scores. more...
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Flutes:
There are a great variety of flute-like instruments made from bamboo with one to three finger holes to change pitch. Certain Islamic groups such as the Hausa play the double reed oboe-like instrument called the algaitha.
Bamboo flutes of one to three holes
Globular flutes
Algaitha [...]
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THE STARRY DYNAMO gets it's European premiere as part of Nuovi Spazi Musicali at The American Academy in Rome, October 19, 2009, 9 p.m.. The Chamber ensemble Piccola Accademia degli Specchi performs works as well by Feldman, Glass, Nyman, Sollima, Sommacal, Ravinale.
Visit my new blog with thoughts on music, travels in Africa and Simha Arom's study "African Polyphony and Polyrhythm".
This new album featuring scores from WHEN MEDICINE GOT IT WRONG, BALANCING ACTS, and NATIVE NEW YORKER (Best Documentary Short, Tribeca Film Festival) has been airing on WNYC's New Sounds with John Schaefer. Listen to WNYC audio archives: WNYC 7/16/09, WNYC 7/7/09. Also, listen to the WNYC audio archive of FATE OF THE LHAPA: WNYC 12/16/08, and WNYC 11/13/07.