Liner Notes
Cat. No. NWCR838
Release Date: 2007-01-01
William Anderson, guitar; Oren Fader, guitar; Mark Delpriora, guitar; Joan Forsyth, piano
A hand speaks. The guitar gives that hand a voice, a mode of speech, and so makes possible a kind of sign language for the hearing. Robert Martin's Diary of a Seducer is a sequence of statements delivered by one or more of these speaking hands.
The title of the work is taken from that of a painting by Arshile Gorky, but Martin's interest was apparently not so much in the subject matter of that particular picture as in the general notion of what gives an abstract image wholeness and presence. How can the speaking hand be felt to have said something meaningful, to have said it completely, and to have said nothing redundant along the way? Here are thirty-six answers to that question.
This title, originally issued on the CRI label, is now available as a burn-on-demand CD (CD-R) or download in MP3/320, FLAC or WAV formats. CD-Rs come in a protective sleeve; no print booklet or jewel case included. Liner notes are accessible via the link above.
A hand speaks. The guitar gives that hand a voice, a mode of speech, and so makes possible a kind of sign language for the hearing. Robert Martin's Diary of a Seducer is a sequence of statements delivered by one or more of these speaking hands.
The title of the work is taken from that of a painting by Arshile Gorky, but Martin's interest was apparently not so much in the subject matter of that particular picture as in the general notion of what gives an abstract image wholeness and presence. How can the speaking hand be felt to have said something meaningful, to have said it completely, and to have said nothing redundant along the way? Here are thirty-six answers to that question.
This title, originally issued on the CRI label, is now available as a burn-on-demand CD (CD-R) or download in MP3/320, FLAC or WAV formats. CD-Rs come in a protective sleeve; no print booklet or jewel case included. Liner notes are accessible via the link above.
Diary of a Seducer – Guitar Music of Martin, Wuorinen, Babbitt and Carter
| MP3/320 | $16.00 | |
| WAV | $16.00 | |
| CD-R | $16.00 |
A *.pdf of the notes may be accessed here free of charge.
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume I: Guitar Solos – No. 1 (Sonoro, ♩ = 40)
Robert Martin
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume I: Guitar Solos - No. 2 (Lontano, ♩ = 48)
Robert Martin
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume I: Guitar Solos - No. 3 (Misterioso, ♩ = 54)
Robert Martin
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume I: Guitar Solos - No. 4 (Timoroso, ♩ = 76 or slower)
Robert Martin
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume I: Guitar Solos - No. 5 (Festoso, ♪ = 104)
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume I: Guitar Solos - No. 6 (Appassionato, ♩ = 56)
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume I: Guitar Solos - No. 7 (Andante, ♩ = 84)
Robert Martin
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume I: Guitar Solos - No. 8 (Caloroso, ♩ = 108)
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume I: Guitar Solos - No. 9 (Animoso, dotted ♩ = 126)
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume I: Guitar Solos - No. 10 (Deciso, ♩ = 144)
Robert Martin
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume I: Guitar Solos - No. 11 (Innocentemente, ♪ = 160)
Robert Martin
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume I: Guitar Solos - No. 12 (Tranquillo, ♩ = 58)
Robert Martin
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume I: Guitar Solos - No. 13 (Cantabile, ♩ = 96)
Robert Martin
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume I: Guitar Solos - No. 14 (Affettuoso, ♩ = 112)
Robert Martin
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume I: Guitar Solos - No. 15 (Velato, ♩ = 42)
Robert Martin
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume II: Guitar Duos - No. 16 (Semplice, ♩ = 60)
Robert Martin
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume II: Guitar Duos - No. 17 (Serioso, ♩ = 69)
Robert Martin
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume II: Guitar Duos - No. 18 (Doloroso, ♩ = 88)
Robert Martin
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume II: Guitar Duos - No. 19 (Espressivo, ♩ = 63)
Robert Martin
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume II: Guitar Duos - No. 20 (Dolce, ♪ = 80)
Robert Martin
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume II: Guitar Duos - No. 21 (Elevato, ♩ = 66)
Robert Martin
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume II: Guitar Duos - No. 22 (Pesante, ♩ = 92)
Robert Martin
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume II: Guitar Duos - No. 23 (Delicato, ♩ = 116)
Robert Martin
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume II: Guitar Duos - No. 24 (Grazioso, ♩ = 44)
Robert Martin
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume II: Guitar Duos - No. 25 (Leggiero, ♩ = 72)
Robert Martin
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume II: Guitar Duos - No. 26 (Drammatico, ♩ = 46)
Robert Martin
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume II: Guitar Duos - No. 27 (Declamando, ♩ = 50)
Robert Martin
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume II: Guitar Duos - No. 28 (Lamentoso, ♪ = 100)
Robert Martin
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume II: Guitar Duos - No. 29 (Fuocoso, ♪ = 132)
Robert Martin
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume II: Guitar Duos - No. 30 (Mesto, ♪ = 120)
Robert Martin
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume III: Guitar Trios - No. 31 (Mormoroso, ♩ = 152)
Robert Martin
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume III: Guitar Trios - No. 32 (Poco precipitato, ♩ = 52)
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume III: Guitar Trios - No. 33 (Risoluto, ♩ = 84)
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume III: Guitar Trios - No. 34 (Agitato, ♩ = 138)
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume III: Guitar Trios - No. 35 (Tempestuoso, ♩ = 88)
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Diary of a Seducer, Volume III: Guitar Trios - No. 36 (Sempre stringendo, ♩ = ca. 184)
Robert Martin
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Sonata for Guitar & Piano
Charles Wuorinen
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Sheer Pluck for solo guitar (aka Composition for Guitar)
Milton Babbitt
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Changes for solo guitar
Elliott Carter
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