RECORDINGS

COMING SOON:
Releases of Music for Rocks and Water, Instruments in Trees, Light Put Carefully, and Bahini

 

MP3 EXCERPTS FROM COMPOSITIONS

FABLE - tape (3:41, 3.3 MB)
NAKED - piano (3:41, 3.3 MB) Chris Brown, piano
TOPOS1 - glass instruments and tape (4:48, 4.4 MB)
TOPOS2 - glass instruments and tape (3:42, 3.3 MB)
NETHER - Bb clarinet and tape (3:00, 2.7 MB) Matt Ingalls, clarinet
THE MAKING SMASHING MACHINE - sculpture and viola (3:36, 3.3 MB)

From MUSIC FOR ROCKS AND WATER:
UMI (excerpt) - sand and granite rocks (2:08, 4.8MB)
JIKU (excerpt) - wobbling rocks and air bubbles in water (2:29, 5.6MB)
HIMO (excerpt) - granite slabs (3.1 MB)
TENCHI (excerpt) - dripping/pouring water and blow air bubbles in water (4MB)


From ZIRAN:
MONGOL FALCON (excerpt)-
feathers, bowed redwood and driftwood
(1.8MB)
IDLE CLOUDS (excerpt)- amplified rocks (2.6MB)

From LIGHT PUT CAREFULLY:
CUMULONIMBUS - SHEARING - viola, cello, bowed wineglasses and windowpanes (6.6MB)
CIRRUS - PARHELIA - cello, bowed and rubbed wineglasses (5.7MB)

Excerpts from INSTRUMENTS IN TREES:
THOUSAND-FOOT PINES - bowed long twig & leaf (1.7MB)
FUSANG - pine branches, driftwood pipeorgan, Japanese maple leaves, and prickly cherries on cello strings
(2.9 MB)
THINGS GAMBOL AMONG BRANCHES - bowed leaves & slivers of wood, driftwood-prepared violin, viola & cellos
(2.2MB)
IN RISING WIND - pinecone xylophone, driftwood mobiles, driftwood pipeorgan, pinecones, upsidedown string quartet (2 cellos, viola, violin)
(3.1 MB)

CDS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE

cheryl e. leonard - firn

nether - Bb clarinet and foghorns from the golden gate bridge
topos - landscapes of acoustic and electronically-altered glass sounds
truck - mutilated truck engine
the making smashing machine - sound from an interactive sculpture
focalizations 1 & 2 - conduit into steady state focus time
dream about flying - 14 accordions learn to fly

total time: 52:30
released 2002
$12 postpaid in the US

click here to purchase songs from Firn through iTunes

cheryl e. leonard - fable / a history of insects

fable - a series of elongated moments, created primarily from a boxspring mattress, with icebergs, ducks, elk, cicadas, humpback whales, and viola

a history of insects - a children's book of hexapodan lifecycles for erhu, viola, cello, contrabass and three percussionists

total time: 48:37
released 8/2002
$12 postpaid in the US

click here to purchase songs from Fable / A History of Insects through iTunes

TO ORDER CDS:

Releases from Great Hoary Marmot Music are distributed by CD Baby and available directly from us.
They are also available for digital download through iTunes.

click here to order FIRN through CD Baby
click here to order FABLE through CD Baby

To order direct from Great Hoary Marmot Music:

Use the ADD TO CART and VIEW CART buttons above to order via Paypal,
or if you so prefer, you may send check or money order to:

Cheryl Leonard
Great Hoary Marmot Music
2352 Fulton Street
San Francisco, CA 94118

Please make checks or money orders out to "Cheryl Leonard"

SHIPPING
Above prices include shipping in the U.S. via USPS media rate (usually delivered in about 1 week).
For other options or international orders please email us.

QUESTIONS?
email us: greathoarymarmot@allwaysnorth.com

 

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