David Sosnowski |
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| Biography |
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Born in Connecticut in 1952, composer and pianist David Sosnowski studied with Terrence Greenawalt, David Barnett,
Alan Hovhaness, Gundaris Poné, Harry Dart, Earl Sauerwein, Irene
Schneidemann and
Howard Rovics, amongst other notables.
Sosnowski lives in the woods of a New
England mountain, whence he heads the well known CodeBrain InterNET
Group.
See the Wikipedia
article here for
more on David Sosnowski..
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| Contact |
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| Acknowledgements |
| Profound thanks to Gary
Garritan, without whose brilliantly innovative work in sound technologies, the
recordings on this site would not be possible.
A special thanks to Karen Kaczynski of Harwinton, CT, who diligently serves as
the designated archivist for David Sosnowski's music. |
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Composers Forum
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Many thanks to Northern Sounds and Gary Garritan,
who host The Listening Room; probably the largest and most active composers' forum on the internet. For those interested in
open discussion and comment by writers, arrangers and producers, as well as candid responses by the composer, the links
for threads
concerning specific pieces are below:
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Quarks
Sublime Delta
Kuiper's Trousers
The Discourse of Stars
The Emergence of Time
The Realization of Light
Lucifer and Gandhi
A Delectation of Woolgathering
A Woman of
Windswept Years
Ingredients in a Sauce
Beyond the
Event Horizon
A Glance at Evening
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Music |
| Beyond the Event Horizon |
For Violin & Symphony Orchestra
©2008 by David Sosnowski |
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| A View to the North |
Piano Improvisations
©2008 by David Sosnowski |
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| A Glance at Evening |
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| Talking Back to Lightning |
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| Perseids |
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| The First to Turn |
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| The Emergence of Time |
For Symphony Orchestra
©2006 by David Sosnowski |
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| The Discourse of Stars |
For Symphony Orchestra
©2007 by David Sosnowski |
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| The Realization of Light |
For Symphony Orchestra
With Jazz Trumpet and Piano
©2006 by David Sosnowski |
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| Lucifer and Gandhi |
For Piano and Symphony Orchestra
©2006 by David Sosnowski |
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| Conducted by David Sosnowski |
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Conducted by Dan Kury |
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| Quarks |
A Relativistic Romp for Symphony Orchestra
©2007 by David Sosnowski |
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| A Woman of Windswept Years |
For Symphony Orchestra
©2007 by David Sosnowski |
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| Sublime Delta |
Stochastic Fantasia No. 2
©2008 by David Sosnowski |
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| Kuiper's Trousers |
Stochastic Fantasia No. 1
©2008 by David Sosnowski |
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| Ingredients in a Sauce |
A Very Brief Suite for Woodwind
Quintet
©2007 by David Sosnowski
I. Olive Oil
II. Basil
III. Garlic
IV. Onions
V. Tomatoes |
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| A Delectation of Woolgathering |
For Symphony Orchestra
©2006 by David Sosnowski |
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| Ruminations on Providence |
For Piano and Symphony Orchestra
From South Mountain Sketchbook
©2005 by David Sosnowski |
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| Ascension |
For Symphony Orchestra
From South Mountain Sketchbook
©2005 by David Sosnowski |
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| The Departure of
Rosa Parks |
For Trumpet and
Symphony Orchestra
©2005 by David Sosnowski |
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| Discomposure While At Prayer |
For Symphony Orchestra
From South Mountain Sketchbook
©2005 by David Sosnowski |
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| Catherine In Winter |
For Chamber Orchestra
From South Mountain Sketchbook
©2005 by David Sosnowski |
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| Weather Coming In |
For Chamber Orchestra
From South Mountain Sketchbook
©2005 by David Sosnowski |
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| Three Gaseous Preludes for Piano |
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©2007-2008 by David Sosnowski |
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| Piano Sonata #7 (Preview) |
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"And Light Upon Them" |
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©2003-2008 by David Sosnowski |
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Movement #1 - 'Wilderness of Thought' |
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Movement #2 - 'Diverging Principles' |
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Movement #3 - 'Providence Speaks' |
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Movement #4 - 'Celebrating Clarity' |
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Movement #5 - 'Undiscovered Truths' |
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South Mountain |
Orchestral Fantasia
©2005 by David Sosnowski |
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| Prelude No. 5 for Piano |
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©2007 by David Sosnowski |
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| Prelude No. 17 for Piano |
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©2007 by David Sosnowski |
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| Prelude No. 21 for Piano |
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©2007 by David Sosnowski |
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| Prelude No. 27 for Piano |
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©2008 by David Sosnowski |
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| Prelude for Four Hands (Two Pianos) |
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©2007 by David Sosnowski |
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| Copyrights, Licensing &
Performance |
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Copyrights and General Use
All music,
scores, and files
on this site are protected by copyright. ©2003-2008 by David Sosnowski,
All Rights Reserved. No musical or other content from this site may be copied, used, reproduced, or redistributed, in any way,
without the composer's consent. Downloaded material is strictly for personal use.
Licensing
David Sosnowski's music is
available for licensing. Contact the composer (below)
concering fees and rates.
Performance
Those wishing to perform David Sosnowski's work should contact the
composer (below). Generally, no fees are charged for student,
not-for-profit, or benefit performances, etc. In many cases,
scores and parts are available free of charge.
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| Contact |
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Click [ here ] to open an email form in a new window to
contact David Sosnowski.
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| Notes |
| Note 1 *
Files with a single asterisk * may be downloaded. Right-click over the link,
and use Save Target As... from the browser context menu.
Note 2 **
Files marked with two asterisks ** are standard installers, which
will install the mp3 file to your desktop and start>programs
menu. A standard uninstaller is included. Windows
98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista compatible.
Note that the installers contain only the mp3 file, and
usually the pdf score. There is no adware or other
content of any kind in these downloads. |
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Mobile Users:
A specially formatted mp3 site of Mr. Sosnowski's music is now available for mobile users
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News |
| Improvisations |
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A brief series of piano improvisations, A View to
the North, has been added. These are studio rough cuts, unedited from the
original recordings.
08.05-20.2008
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| Hosting |
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downloads. We use and highly recommend HostNine based on our history with them,
and their excellent support and performance. Click here for more information.
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08.05.2008
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| Newsletter |
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An opt-in newsletter is now
available. This is sent only
to announce new music.
Subscribe at the bottom of
the center column, here.
11.19.2007
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Beyond the
Event Horizon |
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The preview recording of
Beyond the Event Horizon
for violin and symphony orchestra is
now available at left. The complete score and a downloadable installer have also been
posted.
04.10.2008
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| Sublime Delta |
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The studio recording of Sublime Delta, another experimental algorithmic piece, is now available. This piece incorporates subliminal delta rhythms and other
"brain wave" elements. A downloadable installer
is also posted.
04.28.2008
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| Kuiper's Trousers |
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The studio recording of Kuiper's Trousers, an
experimental algorithmic piece for piano, vibes, bells, mixed percussion, and strings,
is now available at
left. A downloadable
installer is now also posted.
04.22.2008
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Garritan Releases
Steinway Grand Piano |
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Garritan has released the
first and only sampled piano
authorized and endorsed by
Steinway & Sons... the legendary
Steinway concert grand Model D.
A stunning technical and musical achievement, it brings
forth state-of-the art fidelity
and unsurpassed realism.
All
solo piano recordings on this site
have been updated with the
new Garritan instrument. This product is recommended and endorsed by David Sosnowski.
For
more information visit the Garritan
Steinway page.
03.31.2008
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| New Preview |
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The preview recording of
Quarks is
now available
at
left. The complete score
and a downloadable
installer are also now
available, with a new
feature, too -- an online
animated score.
11.28.2007
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Free Jazz
Arranging Course |
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The new Garritan Online
Interactive version of
Jazz legend Chuck Israels'
superb book, Exploring Jazz
Arranging has been
announced. This free online
course is open to all.
This course is recommended and endorsed by David Sosnowski. For more information, click
here.
11.19.2007
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| New Preview |
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The preview recording of
A Woman of Windswept
Years is
now available
at
left. The complete score
and a downloadable
installer are also now
posted.
05.12.2007
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| New Recording |
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The preview recording of
The Discourse of Stars is
now available
at left. The complete score is also now
posted, as is a download of the installer.
02.12.2007
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| New Recording |
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The preview recording of
Ingredients in a Sauce, a
very brief suite for wood-
wind quintet, is now avail-
able at left. The
complete
score is also
posted.
10.19.2007
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| New Server Host |
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The DavidSosnowski.com
site has been moved to a
new hosting home to
improve performance.
01.15.2007
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| Update: Scores |
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All scores on this site now
come in downloadable and
printable .pdf format. For
those who prefer to defray the cost of self-printing,
commercial-quality, printed
and bound copies
of more
recent scores are available
at very low cost here:
Scores.
01.04.2007
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| New Release |
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The preview release of The Emergence of Time is now available
at left. The score and installer are also now posted.
12.27.2006
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| New Preview |
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The preview recording of A Delectation of Woolgathering is now available
at left, as is the score and an installer.
09.26.2006
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| Free Orchestration Course |
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The "Garritan Interactive Principles Of Orchestration by
Rimsky-Korsakov" is completely free, open to all. Garritan's superb online course includes
real-time, playable scores of all excerpts from the venerable master's original work.
In forum format, respected and experienced professionals Terry Dwyer,
Andy Brick, and Alan Belkin moderate.
This course is recommended and endorsed by David Sosnowski. For more information,
click
here.
06.23.2006
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| New Release |
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| The preliminary recording of The Realization of Light
has been released. For symphony orchestra, it features Jazz trumpet and piano with
the orchestra. The score is also available, as is a downloadable installer.
05.26.2006
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| Dan Kury Conducts |
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| It is a great pleasure to announce the addition of the recording of Lucifer
and Gandhi by esteemed colleague Dan Kury.
His exemplary rendering of this
difficult piece is now available at left.
04.08.2006
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