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Charlotte Dreams of Winnowing

Charlotte Dreams of Winnowing

A snipe is a bird which has the wonderful ability to soar down through the sky, making the air “winnow” through his tail feathers, producing a wonderful hu-hu-hu-hu-hu.  He will make huge loops over and over, supposedly to...
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Ambient
Charlotte Dreams of Winnowing

Charlotte Dreams of Winnowing

A snipe is a bird which has the wonderful ability to soar down through the sky, making the air “winnow” through his tail feathers, producing a wonderful hu-hu-hu-hu-hu.  He will make huge loops over and over, supposedly to...
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Electronic
The Sandhill Crane Suddenly Recalls He’s a Dinosaur

The Sandhill Crane Suddenly Recalls He’s a Dinosaur

      My niece Sophia took these photographs. She is a wildlife conservationist who loves Sand Hill Cranes and had just gotten a new 300-500 camera lens.  In this era of the war on our environment, I'm posting this just to...
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New Age
Pop
Shaker Weeds

Shaker Weeds

These are a series of little pieces written back in 1990.  At that point I only had an EPS Ensoniq sampler keyboard--no dedicated computer.  I sampled my little harmonica, a little drum, a tiny crotales bell, a meadowlark,...
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Five Little Mountain Mice (1988)

Five Little Mountain Mice (1988)

When I am in the mountains, I am very careful to hang my food high and keep a clean camp.  Although I’ve never had a bear in my camp (that I know of), I’ve seen my share of them.  The animal that most frightens me, however,...
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Piglet Sampler (1988)

Piglet Sampler (1988)

These five little fat pigs were written between 1988 and 1990 when I just had a used Ensoniq EPS sampling keyboard with an onboard sequencer.  I recorded a few pizz sounds from an old violin I had, and a few other things--a...
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