Composing in the 21st Century

Superb meeting with Mike Turtle in Edgware on Wednesday 6 1/2 hours to catch up on old times and make plans for the future - band name "we are dust".

I am going to put a link to the band's fan page on MySpace so you can hear the quality of the musicians (particularly of the solo female vocalist, Jessica Knoll) I am going to be working with in Switzerland in April 09.

I am very excited about the forthcoming project, but right now I am zonked out and a half from the end of the Academic Year.

http://www.myspace.com/wearedust

The unique Mitchell Zeidwig - a link to his amazing Piano/humour:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hCwOVedIoDs

Quick, whip the guestbook out, I had Earl Okin round for tea this evening!

Not a real Earl, but a Jazz musician/Entertainer who has quite a big web presence.

I was put in touch with him via Bob Dent (Cellist) who thought he'd be an interesting person for me to meet.

http://tinyurl.com/5gphsn

It's been quite an interesting exercise (and a lot of fun too) making five new Piano videos for YouTube this evening.

(All boils down to Mr B having a cold. If he'd have been on form, we would have made some humour vids instead.)

I played three Jazz solos - one of my own compositions "A Little Rhythm" and two by Christopher Norton. I feel that I have something to teach in this genre and that random Piano visitors to the YouTube pages who are trying to perfect their Jazz techniques can certainly pick up a few tips from listening to my interpretations.

I followed this up with a couple of heavier Classical compositions. Raymond Weber, Equivoques No.8 (of 26 pieces) and Ernst Krenek "Peaceful Mood" Op.83 No.2

The Krenek is not exactly too 'Peaceful' for at least 50% of the time and was a piece my Piano teacher banned me from playing in an exam in 1977 - so it's taken 31 years for me to get my revenge on that one!

Here's a mini-Jazz solo by one of my rival composers, Christopher Norton.

Norton has written vast quantities of educational Jazz (one of the several fields I'm trying to crack currently!)

I've posted five new Piano solos this evening if anyone wants to look up FeBlandMusic over at YouTube.

Piano Track 10

There is a lot of repeating in the early part of this piece so you need to be in the mood for something hypnotic. Oddly enough, once you get used to the hypnotic stuff, I introduce a flute line which gets quite active at times. Don't listen to this at too loud a volume. One more warning, this is an 'unproduced' sketch - I am focusing on just coming up with the raw materials at the moment!

This is by no means a complete list of the works of J.J.Quantz - flautist, teacher, composer and instrument maker.

QV 1: 1 - Flute Sonata No. 360 in C major

QV 1: 2 - Flute Sonata No. 284 in C major

QV 1: 3 - Flute Sonata No. 346 in C major

QV 1: 4 - Flute Sonata No. 241 in C major

QV 1: 5a - Flute Sonata No. 91 in C major

QV 1: 5b - Flute Sonata XVII in C major

QV 1: 6 - Flute Sonata No. 226 in C major

QV 1: 7 - Movement of Flute Sonata in C major

QV 1: 8 - Flute Sonata No. 312 in C major

QV 1: 9 - Flute Sonata No. 95 in C major

QV 1: 10 - Flute Sonata No. 332 in C major

QV 1: 11 - Flute Sonata No. 319 in C major

QV 1: 12 - Flute Sonata No. 268 in C major

QV 1: 13 - Flute Sonata No. 298 in C major

QV 1: 14 - Flute Sonata No. 305 in C minor

QV 1: 15 - Flute Sonata III in C minor

QV 1: 16 - Flute Sonata in C minor, Op. 1 No. 3

QV 1: 17 - Flute Sonata X in C minor

QV 1: 18 - Flute Sonata No. 276 in C minor

QV 1: 19 - Flute Sonata No. 339 in C minor

QV 1: 20 - Flute Sonata No. 353 in C minor

QV 1: 21 - Flute Sonata No. 291 in C minor

QV 1: 22 - Flute Sonata No. 325 in C minor

QV 1: 23 - Flute Sonata No. 250 in C minor

QV 1: 24 - Flute Sonata XII in D major

QV 1: 25 - Flute Sonata in D major

QV 1: 26 - Flute Sonata No. 292 in D major

QV 1: 27 - Flute Sonata No. 242 in D major

QV 1: 28 - Flute Sonata No. 251 in D major

QV 1: 29 - Flute Sonata No. 299 in D major

QV 1: 30 - Flute Sonata No. 313 in D major

QV 1: 31 - Flute Sonata No. 354 in D major

QV 1: 32 - Flute Sonata No. 269 in D major

QV 1: 33 - Flute Sonata No. 219 in D major

QV 1: 34 - Flute Sonata No. 333 in D major

QV 1: 35 - Flute Sonata No. 247 in D major

QV 1: 36 - Flute Sonata No. 340 in D major

QV 1: 37a - Flute Sonata IV in D major

QV 1: 37b - Flute Sonata No. 227 in D major

QV 1: 38 - Flute Sonata No. 326 in D major

QV 1: 39 - Flute Sonata No. 361 in D major

QV 1: 40 - Flute Sonata No. 92 in D major

QV 1: 41 - Flute Sonata No. 228 in D major

QV 1: 42 - Flute Sonata No. 277 in D major

QV 1: 43 - Flute Sonata No. 96 in D major

QV 1: 44 - Flute Sonata No. 245 in D major

QV 1: 45 - Flute Sonata No. 347 in D major

QV 1: 46 - Flute Sonata No. 285 in D major

QV 1: 47 - Flute Sonata No. 306 in D major

QV 1: 48 - Flute Sonata in D major, Op. 1 No. 4

QV 1: 49 - Flute Sonata in D major, Op. 1 No. 6

QV 1: 50 - Flute Sonata No. 341 in E flat major

QV 1: 51 - Flute Sonata No. 270 in E flat major

QV 1: 52 - Flute Sonata No. 327 in E flat major

QV 1: 53 - Movement of Flute Sonata in E flat major

QV 1: 54 - Flute Sonata No. 348 in E flat major

QV 1: 55 - Flute Sonata No. 286 in E flat major

QV 1: 56 - Flute Sonata No. 94 in E flat major

QV 1: 57 - Flute Sonata V in E flat major

QV 1: 58a - Flute Sonata No. 98 in E flat major

QV 1: 58b - Flute Sonata XVIII in E flat major

QV 1: 59 - Flute Sonata No. 279 in E flat major

QV 1: 60 - Flute Sonata No. 300 in E flat major

QV 1: 61 - Flute Sonata No. 334 in E major

QV 1: 62 - Flute Sonata No. 93 in E major

QV 1: 63 - Flute Sonata No. 223 in E major

QV 1: 64 - Flute Sonata No. 229 in E major

QV 1: 65 - Flute Sonata No. 307 in E major

QV 1: 66 - Flute Sonata No. 97 in E minor

QV 1: 67 - Flute Sonata No. 355 in E minor

QV 1: 68 - Flute Sonata No. 103 in E minor

QV 1: 69 - Flute Sonata No. 220 in E minor

QV 1: 70 - Flute Sonata No. 314 in E minor

QV 1: 71 - Flute Sonata No. 101 in E minor

QV 1: 72 - Flute Sonata No. 278 in E minor

QV 1: 73 - Flute Sonata No. 252 in E minor

QV 1: 74 - Flute Sonata No. 243 in E minor

QV 1: 75 - Flute Sonata No. 234 in E minor

QV 1: 76 - Flute Sonata No. 318 in E minor

QV 1: 77 - Flute Sonata in E minor, Op. 1 No. 5

QV 1: 78 - Flute Sonata No. 293 in E minor

QV 1: 79 - Flute Sonata No. 320 in E minor

QV 1: 80 - Flute Sonata No. 335 in F major

QV 1: 81 - Flute Sonata No. 294 in F major

QV 1: 82 - Flute Sonata No. 356 in F major

QV 1: 83 - Flute Sonata No. 253 in F major

QV 1: 84 - Flute Sonata XVIIII in F major

QV 1: 85 - Flute Sonata No. 321 in F major

QV 1: 86 - Flute Sonata XIII in F major

QV 1: 87 - Flute Sonata No. 301 in F major

QV 1: 88 - Flute Sonata No. 287 in F major

QV 1: 89 - Flute Sonata No. 349 in F major

QV 1: 90 - Flute Sonata No. 308 in F major

QV 1: 91 - Flute Sonata No. 280 in F major

QV 1: 92 - Flute Sonata No. 328 in F major

QV 1: 93 - Flute Sonata No. 272 in F major

QV 1: 94 - Flute Sonata No. 342 in F major

QV 1: 95 - Flute Sonata VI in F minor

QV 1: 96 - Flute Sonata No. 89 in G major

QV 1: 97 - Flute Sonata No. 238 in G major

QV 1: 98 - Variations on Ich schlief da träumte mir in G major

QV 1: 99 - Flute Sonata No. 225 in G major

QV 1:100 - Flute Sonata No. 244 in G major

QV 1:101 - Flute Sonata in G major

QV 1:102 - Flute Sonata No. 309 in G major

QV 1:103 - Flute Sonata No. 350 in G major

QV 1:104 - Flute Sonata No. 254 in G major

QV 1:105 - Flute Sonata No. 343 in G major

QV 1:106 - Flute Sonata No. 329 in G major

QV 1:107 - Flute Sonata No. 88 in G major

QV 1:108a - Flute Sonata in G major

QV 1:108b - Oboe Sonata in E flat major

QV 1:109 - Flute Sonata No. 273 in G major

QV 1:110 - Flute Sonata No. 246 in G major

QV 1:111 - Flute Sonata No. 232 in G major

QV 1:112 - Flute Sonata No. 295 in G major

QV 1:113 - Flute Sonata No. 236 in G major

QV 1:114 - Flute Sonata No. 233 in G minor

QV 1:115 - Flute Sonata No. 281 in G minor

QV 1:116 - Flute Sonata XIV in G minor

QV 1:117 - Flute Sonata No. 315 in G minor

QV 1:118 - Flute Sonata No. 288 in G minor

QV 1:119 - Flute Sonata No. 265 in G minor

QV 1:120 - Flute Sonata No. 357 in G minor

QV 1:121 - Flute Sonata XX in G minor

QV 1:122 - Flute Sonata No. 271 in G minor

QV 1:123 - Flute Sonata No. 237 in G minor

QV 1:124 - Flute Sonata No. 302 in G minor

QV 1:125 - Flute Sonata VII in G minor

QV 1:126 - Flute Sonata No. 336 in G minor

QV 1:127 - Flute Sonata No. 322 in G minor

QV 1:128 - Flute Sonata No. 142 in G minor

QV 1:129 - Flute Sonata No. 323 in A major

QV 1:130 - Flute Sonata No. 289 in A major

QV 1:131 - Flute Sonata No. 337 in A major

QV 1:132 - Flute Sonata No. 358 in A major

QV 1:133 - Flute Sonata No. 224 in A major

QV 1:134 - Flute Sonata No. 222 in A major

QV 1:135 - Flute Sonata No. 282 in A major

QV 1:136 - Flute Sonata No. 296 in A major

QV 1:137 - Flute Sonata No. 310 in A major

QV 1:138 - Flute Sonata No. 239 in A major

QV 1:139 - Flute Sonata No. 344 in A major

QV 1:140 - Flute Sonata No. 330 in A major

QV 1:141 - Flute Sonata No. 316 in A major

QV 1:142 - Flute Sonata No. 266 in A major

QV 1:143 - Flute Sonata No. 351 in A major

QV 1:144 - Flute Sonata No. 303 in A major

QV 1:145 - Flute Sonata No. 274 in A major

QV 1:146 - Flute Sonata I in A minor

QV 1:147 - Flute Sonata No. 99 in A minor

QV 1:148 - Flute Sonata No. 248 in A minor

QV 1:149 - Flute Sonata No. 235 in A minor

QV 1:150 - Flute Sonata No. 230 in A minor

QV 1:151 - Flute Sonata No. 105 in A minor

QV 1:152 - Flute Sonata in A minor, Op. 1 No. 1

QV 1:153 - Flute Sonata No. 102 in B flat major, Op. 1 No. 2

QV 1:154 - Flute Sonata No. 345 in B flat major

QV 1:155 - Flute Sonata No. 304 in B flat major

QV 1:156 - Flute Sonata No. 249 in B flat major

QV 1:157 - Flute Sonata No. 352 in B flat major

QV 1:158 - Flute Sonata No. 290 in B flat major

QV 1:159 - Flute Sonata No. 324 in B flat major

QV 1:160 - Flute Sonata No. 338 in B flat major

QV 1:161 - Flute Sonata No. 275 in B flat major

QV 1:162 - Flute Sonata No. 317 in B flat major

QV 1:163 - Flute Sonata II in B flat major

QV 1:164 - Flute Sonata No. 90 in B flat major

QV 1:165 - Flute Sonata No. 331 in B minor

QV 1:166 - Flute Sonata No. 311 in B minor

QV 1:167 - Flute Sonata No. 104 in B minor

QV 1:168 - Flute Sonata No. 231 in B minor

QV 1:169 - Flute Sonata No. 267 in B minor

QV 1:170 - Flute Sonata No. 283 in B minor

QV 1:171 - Flute Sonata XI in B minor

QV 1:172 - Flute Sonata No. 203 in B minor

QV 1:173 - Flute Sonata No. 100 in B minor

QV 1:174 - Flute Sonata No. 297 in B minor

QV 1:175 - Flute Sonata No. 359 in B minor

QV 1:176 - Flute Sonata No. 240 in B minor

QV 1:177 - Pieces for flute & continuo I

QV 1:178 - Pieces for flute & continuo II

QV 1:179 - Flute Sonata in C minor

QV 1:180 - Flute Sonata in G major

QV 1:181 - Flute Sonata in G major

QV 1:182 - Flute Sonata in E minor

QV 1:183 - Flute Sonata in G minor

QV 1:184 - Flute Sonata in D major

QV 1:Anh. 1 - Flute Sonata in C major (lost)

QV 1:Anh. 2 - Flute Sonata in C major

QV 1:Anh. 3 - Flute Sonata in C major

QV 1:Anh. 4 - Flute Sonata in C major

QV 1:Anh. 5 - Flute Sonata in C minor

QV 1:Anh. 6 - Flute Sonata in D major

QV 1:Anh. 7 - Flute Sonata in D major (lost)

QV 1:Anh. 8 - Flute Sonata in D major

QV 1:Anh. 9a - Flute Sonata in D major

QV 1:Anh. 9b - Flute Sonata in D major

QV 1:Anh.10 - Flute Sonata in D major

QV 1:Anh.11 - Flute Sonata in D major (lost)

QV 1:Anh.12 - Flute Sonata in D major

QV 1:Anh.13 - Flute Sonata in D major

QV 1:Anh.14a - Flute Sonata in D major

QV 1:Anh.14b - Flute Sonata in D major

QV 1:Anh.15 - Flute Sonata in D major

QV 1:Anh.16 - Flute Sonata in D minor

QV 1:Anh.17 - Flute Sonata in E flat major (lost)

QV 1:Anh.18 - Flute Sonata in E minor

QV 1:Anh.19 - Flute Sonata in E minor

QV 1:Anh.20 - Flute Sonata in E minor

QV 1:Anh.21 - Flute Sonata in E minor

QV 1:Anh.22 - Flute Sonata in E minor

QV 1:Anh.23 - Flute Sonata in E minor

QV 1:Anh.24 - Flute Sonata in G major

QV 1:Anh.25 - Flute Sonata in G major

QV 1:Anh.26 - Flute Sonata in G major

QV 1:Anh.27 - Flute Sonata in G major

QV 1:Anh.28 - Flute Sonata in G major (lost)

QV 1:Anh.29 - Flute Sonata in G major

QV 1:Anh.30 - Flute Sonata in G major

QV 1:Anh.31 - Flute Sonata in G major

QV 1:Anh.32 - Flute Sonata in G major

QV 1:Anh.33 - Flute Sonata in G major

QV 1:Anh.34 - Flute Sonata in G major

QV 1:Anh.35 - Flute Sonata in G major

QV 1:Anh.36 - Flute Sonata in G major

QV 1:Anh.37 - Flute Sonata in A minor

QV 1:Anh.38 - Flute Sonata in A minor

QV 1:Anh.39 - Bassoon Sonata in B flat major

QV 1:Anh.40 - Oboe Sonata in B flat major (lost)

QV 1:Anh.41 - Flute Sonata in B major

QV 1:Anh.42 - Flute Sonata in B minor

QV 1:Anh.43 - Flute Sonata in B minor

QV 1:Anh.44 - Flute Sonata in B minor

QV 1:Anh.45 - 4 Flute Sonatas

I suspect musicians got a lot more done pre-Computer!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Joachim_Quantz

I have a new UK contact who plays the flute. This is via Bob Dent my Cello friend.

The young lady in question phoned me last night and was already talking in terms of concerts and performances.

She's also the principal flute with a British Orchestra and there might be a chance of performances with the Orchestra - even a possible commission was mentioned (pretty amazing on the strength of one phone call!)

I also heard again via email today from Tiffany Vinyard who sang the solo in Breaking the Pattern on YouTube for me. We are talking in terms of a possible collaboration for Eurovision 2009 now.

I have to ask Prydwen if "The Eagle" might back our '09 Euro bid!

Rawle Austin (from this website) interviewed me a couple of years ago for my then main website which was creative explosion dot co dot uk.

This website (for various reasons) can only now be found on the Internet archive website:

http://www.archive.org/index.php

exact link for my site:

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://creativexplosion.co.uk

Thanks to Google, I am gradually archiving a number of my better pages from the last few years and the revised version of the RA interview is now visible here:

http://febland.googlepages.com/interview2006

Rio-based British Cellist, David Chew is the latest soloist to feature my compositions.

He is teaching a Cello course in Alaska within the next few weeks and will try out six of my compositions with the budding new talent.