Sound Examples of Music by David A. Jaffe

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Short excerpts in MP3 format.

1-minute (1.5m) sound excerpt from 'Cluck Old Hen' Variations, for solo violin Ann Elliott-Goldschmid.

1-minute (1.437m) sound excerpt from Would You Just As Soon Sing As Make That Noise!? for violin, mandolin and orchestra. Mostly Modern Orchestra; Laurie Steele, conductor; Paul Brancato, violin; David A. Jaffe, mandolin.

1-minute (1.56m) sound excerpt from Three Musicians (after the Picasso paintings) for viola and guitar, excerpt from fourth movement. David A. Jaffe, guitar; Constance Whitman, viola.

40-second (950k) sound excerpt from Generation Upon Generation for woodwind quintet (from second movement: Through the Naked Eye). Faculty of the Composers Forum and Chamber Music Conference of the East at Bennington.

1-minute (1.46m) sound excerpt from Havana Dreams for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and percussion. Earplay New Music Ensemble.

1-minute (1.3m) sound excerpt from Songs of California (Movement 3 - Ishi), for eight male voices. Chanticleer.

1-minute (1.27m) sound excerpt from Number Man, a cantata for oboe/EH and voices. Princeton New Music Ensemble.

1-minute (1.56m) sound excerpt from Other Worlds, for electric violin and symphonic band. Andrew Jennings and the University of Michigan Symphonic Band, H. Robert Reynolds, conductor.

1-minute (1.04m) sound excerpt from Impossible Animals, version for voices and synthetic voices. Present Music, Kevin Stalheim, conductor.


Longer excerpts in MP2 and MP3 format.

5-minute (7m) sound excerpt from Damp Nights in Drafty Motels for bassoon and double bass. Third movement: the Gig. Julie Feves, bassoon; Mel Graves, double bass.

3.4 minute sound excerpt from Silicon Valley Breakdown: mono (2.5 meg) stereo (5 meg)


Short low-bandwidth excerpts (AU MONO).

37-second (300k) sound excerpt from The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (third movement: The Statue of Zeus).

76-second (600k) sound excerpt from The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (fifth movement: The Temple of Artemis, the Mother Goddess).

91-second (729k) sound excerpt from The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (fourth movement: The Colossus of Rhodes).


Complete movements in RealAudio format.

Racing Against Time

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

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