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List of Compositions |
| 2007 |
| Augury electronic composition |
| Ruinations no.2 electronic composition. Click here to download an mp3 excerpt. |
Shouting Dexter musical play
Click here to download mp3 versions of Bowl Them Black and Blue and When I Am King |
2006 |
this is the garden Setting of an E. E. Cummings poem for SATB choir, clarinet, bassoon, horn, viola, cello, & bass.
Premiere: Annas Bay Music Festival at Union, WA, by the South Shore Orchestra & Chorus, September 2, 2006. Click here to download an mp3 excerpt. |
Amerika Ist Nun Erwacht! Electronic music.
Premiere: Electric Island Concert at Bainbridge Island, WA, May 15. To be included on the upcoming Vox Novus 60x60 composer compilation CD. |
Concerto Anatolia A 4-movement concerto for solo guitar and orchestra based on themes from Turkish music. |
The Mask Of Sanity Multi-movement electronic suite.
Premiere: Electric Island Concert, Bainbridge Island, WA, September 12, 2006. Click here to download an mp3 excerpt. |
Joseph, Lieber Joseph Mein carol arrangement for solo guitar. |
| 2005 |
Kindergarten Word Ring For octaphonic speaker system.
Premiere: Los Angeles, CA, by the Spectrum Press Electronic Music Odyssey Concert Series, March, 2005. Click here to download an mp3 excerpt. |
| Talons Electric guitars and electronics. |
Music For Bertschi School Soundtrack for 2 videos produced by the Bertschi School in Seattle.
Premiere: Bertschi School, Seattle,WA, May 2005. |
| 2004 |
Apocalypse Cow Audio collage.
Premiere: Spring in Havana Electronic Music Festival, Havana, Cuba March 2004. Released on the Giraffes! CD available from CDBaby. Click here to download an mp3 excerpt. |
Ostraka 18-part song cycle for voice and guitar.
Premiere: Philadelphia Fringe Festival with Sharon Rhinesmith and Thomas Smith, September, 2005. |
Passionate Isolation Mandolin and guitar, *Winner 1st Prize* Composition Contest American Classical Mandolin Society.
Premiere: Denver, CO, Marilynn Mair and Robert Paul Sullivan, Spring, 2005. |
| Ooka Fookoo A "caveman" pop tune. Click here to download an mp3 excerpt. |
| 2003 |
Concerto alla Barocco Concerto in 3 Movements for 4 Guitars and Strings commissioned by the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet.
Premiere: Minneapolis Guitar Quartet with the Owensboro Symphony conducted by Nicholas Palmer, November 2003. The piece was performed later in a series of concerts by the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Harry Bicket in March 2004. |
| Start Spreadin' The News Solo guitar. |
| W Is For Weasel Violin and guitar. Commissioned by Duo46. Click here to download an mp3 excerpt. |
Chaconne For Four Guitars
Premiere: Jordan Hall, Boston, MA, by members of the New England Conservatory Guitar Department including chair Robert Paul Sullivan, November 2003. |
| De omnibus apostolis SATB choral piece with a sacred Latin text. Premiere: University of Washington Singers directed by Gary Canon, February 2004. |
| 2002 |
Blaak Acyd Electronic.
Released on the Giraffes! CD available from CDBaby. Click here to download an mp3 excerpt. |
| Lock & Key Soundtrack for fictional short film, directed by Nikki Rice 2002. |
| "His work is one of the highlights of the film and supports the action extremely well." -Jesse Rice, producer |
Goo Me! Electronic.
Releaseed on Capstone Records on the 2002 Vox Novus 60x60 Composer Compilation CD. |
Don't Fuck Giraffes! Electronic.
Released on the Giraffes! CD available from CDBaby. |
Corporate Coitus Electronic.
Premiere: Electric Rainbow Electronic Music Festival at Dartmouth College in August 2003. Released on the Giraffes! CD available from CDBaby. Click here to download an mp3 excerpt. |
Be So Sweet Electronic.
Premiere: Spring in Havana Electronic Music Festival, Havana, Cuba March 2004. Released on the Giraffes! CD available from CDBaby. |
| 2001 |
Zagreb Everywhere Sound design and soundtrack for this hour-long multi-media piece containing video, soundscape, music, and spoken word.
Premiere: Seattle, WA, the University of Washington, 2002. Awarded Artists' Support Program Grant (ASP) from Seattle's Jack Straw Productions. Also shown at the 2003 Paris/Berlin Rencontres Internationales Experimental Video Festival. The video was screened in Paris during February 2003 and in Berlin during October 2003. Click here to download an mp3 excerpt of "Cold Winter." |
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| “The work you have put together is beautiful and profound and intelligent.” -Russell Berman, professor, Stanford University |
| 2000 |
| Dark Matter Video game music for Graawol, a character from the game "Dark Matter." |
Mbira Percussion sextet.
Premiere: University of Washington Percussion Ensemble directed by Tom Collier, Seattle, WA, 2004. |
| The Frog Galliard Flute and guitar. |
| 1999 |
| The Ants [Die Ameisen] Full-length "futuristic" musical comedy (23 numbers) with libretto by Andrea von Ramm. (presently under revision). |
| Aria Anum J Soprano with cabasa and piano. |
| Triptych Sonata for alto saxophone and piano. |
| 1998 |
| Virus Cosmos Oratorio for 12 Voices, organ, percussion, and electronic sounds with text by Andrea von Ramm. |
Tirlee! Tirlo! Christmas Carol for SATB Choir.
Premiere: University of Washington Singers directed by Gary Canon, at CarolFest, Seattle, WA, December 2003. |
| The Joy of Discovery Corporate video soundtrack. |
| "The bright, optimistic tone of your composition and performance have contributed substantially to the video." -Paul Preuss, Producer |
It Fama Per Urbes ["Rumor traverses the Cities"] Sonata for solo guitar.
Premiere: Cem Duruöz, San Francisco Guitar Society, San Francisco, CA, 1999. |
| “Another high point of the recital was the San Francisco premiere of David Hahn's It fama per urbes (Rumor traverses the cities).” -Scott Cmiel, San Francisco |
| 1997 |
| Three Songs from Ariel Settings of poems by Sylvia Plath for treble voices. |
Four Short Pieces for Classical Guitar Recorded by Cem Duruöz (Centaur Records) and performed by him in Carnegie Hall, 2004. Click here to download an mp3 excerpt of "Imp." Click here to download an mp3 excerpt of "Prelude."
Published by Les Éditions Doberman-Yppan, 2006. |
| 1996 |
| Bosna Soprano, Alto Saxophone and Electric Guitar. |
| Hands Soprano, Alto Saxophone and Electric Guitar. |
| Blood Will Have Blood Soprano, Alto Saxophone and Electric Guitar. |
Newt, Reagan, God For speaking choir, guitar, bass and percussion.
Premiere: Students of University Preparatory Academy, Seattle, WA, 1996. |
| Turkey, Turkey For whispering choir, drum and piano, 1996. Premiere: Students of University Preparatory Academy, Seattle, WA, 1996. |
Skrewtzi, King of the Newtzis One-act Rock Musical Comedy for high school students.
Premiere: University Preparatory Academy students, Seattle, WA, 1996. |
| 1995 |
| Five Short Pieces for Piano Recorded by Judith Cohen, piano. Click here to download an mp3 excerpt of "Closed In." Click here to download an mp3 excerpt of "Not Anton." |
Death Within Death Soprano, Alto Saxophone and Electric Guitar.
Premiere: Davor Horvat, Davorka Horvat and David Hahn, Zagreb, Croatia 1995. |
On The Border With the War Zone Soprano, Alto Saxophone and Electric Guitar.
Premiere: Davor Horvat, Davorka Horvat and David Hahn, Zagreb, Croatia, 1995. |
Like you thought... Soprano, Alto Saxophone and Electric Guitar.
Premiere: Davor Horvat, Davorka Horvat and David Hahn, Zagreb, Croatia,1995.
Click here to download an mp3 excerpt. |
Old Dog Soprano and Electric Guitar.
Premiere: Davorka Horvat and David Hahn, Zagreb, Croatia 1995. |
Dona Nobis Pacem Soprano and Electric Guitar.
Premiere: Davorka Horvat and David Hahn, Zagreb, Croatia 1995. |
Zoological Bagatelles Five-movement suite for mandolin and guitar.
Published by Plucked String Editions. |
| Imaginary Jazz Solo Alto saxophone. |
| 1994 |
| Health Points Theme music for a cable TV series. |
| Goga Subtiliora 2 guitars, organ, finger cymbals. Click here to download an mp3 excerpt. |
'Tis Of Thee Alto sax and electric guitar.
Premiere: Davor Horvat, Davorka Horvat and David Hahn, Zagreb, Croatia,1995.
Click here to download an mp3 excerpt. |
| 1993 |
| Magnetic Tangents Electric guitars. Composer and performer. |
| Solitude Electric guitars. Composer and performer. |
| Star Talk Electric guitars. Composer and performer. |
| Ants Electric guitars. Composer and performer. |
| Ambient Trio Electric guitars. Composer and performer. |
| Drawing from the Fire Documentary film soundtrack. |
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E/Gone (In Memoriam Egon Scotland) Two cellos and tape.
Premiere: Stanford University, 1993.
Click here to download an mp3 excerpt. |
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World Circus News Alto sax, electric guitar, accordion, percussion, tape.
Premiere: Davor Horvat, Davorka Horvat and David Hahn, Zagreb, Croatia, 1995 .
Click here to download an mp3 excerpt. |
| 1992 |
| Brainwash Electric guitars and tape. Composer and performer. Click here to download an mp3 excerpt. |
| Chernobyl Electric guitars. Composer and performer. Click here to download an mp3 excerpt. |
Are You Sleeping, Now? Electric guitars and voice. Composer and performer.
Published in Link #5 "Hysteria." 2000. |
| Charon Crosses The Styx Electric guitars. Composer and performer. |
| Lullaby Electric guitars. Composer and performer. |
Punishment Incidental music for the Russian and English language poetry of Eugene Ostashevsky and Alexei Parschikov.
Performed at Stanford University in April, 1992 by Eugene Ostashevsky, Alexei Parschikov and David Hahn. |
| Hell No! We Won’t Go: Vietnam At Home Soundtrack for spoken-word piece by Peter Knutson. |
| “A vivid recollection of the anti-war resistance and an education in itself for young people today.” -Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States |
| You Can Get Used To… Documentary film soundtrack. |
| United States Documentary film soundtrack. |
| Skyline Documentary film soundtrack. |
| PUBLISHED WORKS |
| Four Short Pieces For classical guitar. Doberman-Yppan Editions, 2006. |
| Zoological Bagatelles Five-movement suite for mandolin and guitar. Plucked String Editions, 1996. |
| RECORDINGS |
| Giraffes! Collection of electronic pieces. Self-released, available through CDBaby.com. |
| Goo Me! On the "60x60" CD (Capstone Records). |
| Four Short Pieces for Classical Guitar Recorded by Cem Duruöz on his CD, Contemporary Music for Guitar (Centaur Records, CRC 2563). |
| Are You Sleeping, Now? Music for 3 electric guitars, released as a CD in the issue Hysteria of the journal Link published by the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Fall 2000. |
| Good Friends We've Lost (stasisfield.com SF-2007) Two recordings of my pieces, E/Gone (cello duet with electronics) and 'Tis of Thee (alto sax and electric guitar) released by the on-line label stasisfield.com. |
| WRITINGS |
| Joseph, Lieber Joseph Mein: A Carol Arrangement For The Guitar Mel Bay Publishing Company web-zine Guitar Sessions (<http://www.guitarsessions.com>). December, 2006. |
| Composing For The Guitar A series of 4 articles for the Mel Bay Publishing Company web-zine Guitar Sessions (<http://www.guitarsessions.com>). May-September, 2005. |
| Corporate Coitus: Disfluencies as Compositional Building Blocks Leonardo Music Journal, MIT Press, 2005. |
| Creating the Soundscape for Zagreb Everywhere Organised Sound (Volume 7), Cambridge University Press, July 2002. |
| A Collection of Scales, Intervals and Chords for the Renaissance Lute Self-published. Boston, 1987. |
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