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1. radiOM.org - Three Early Compositions by David A. Jaffe [5.105% Popularity: 0.00000]

Three Early Compositions by David A. Jaffe Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 30 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: KPFA Three fairly early works by David A. Jaffe. In the words of the composer, taken from some accompanying notes written around 1979: “In ‘City Life’ the architecture and idioms of the 5-string banjo generate the material of the piece and provide it with its formal structure. The banjo is clearly the protagonist confronting, leading, and joining the others. The banjo part was scored for long neck 5-string banjo, an obscure breed which was born during the folk boom in the 60s and which is no longer being produced. Because of its difficulty and the unusual technique involved with playing the banjo (e.g. in order to play a scale it is necessary to alternate strings), the banjo part was written entirely in tablature.” “’Sunday at Bean Blossom’ is a rather abstracted depiction of a day at a bluegrass festival, from the gospel sing in the morning with everyone still feeling the effects of...