Dennis Bathory-Kitsz aka Kalvos
@bathorykitsz
Composer, author, editor, former Kalvos & Damian radio host. Extended voice, gardening, carpentry. Books on classical music, music tech, & country stores. Motto: Fly me, feed me. Will pun with you.
With apologies to John Everett Millais and Ophelia
"Music & Art in Dialogue about Extreme Weather" next week in NYC with Diana Golden & Greg Williams. Please come meet these wonderful musicians & artists. • Jun 26: Creators’ Panel, 5pm, Multimodal, 39-26 24th St, LI City. • Jun 28: Concert, 4pm, Maple Grove Cemetery, Brownson Center, Kew Gardens.
Yeah, do it, just for their daring. Years ago, the Apple Hill Chamber Players posed for this photo with me on the cover of Kilobaud Microcomputing. (They never played any of my music, though.)
I just heard from a friend who wasn't interested in reading physical books anymore. So if you do get a copy of "Soiled Amplitudes", the PDF and ePub versions come with it! Message me.
If you asked for a copy of "Soiled Amplitudes" but didn't follow up -- now is the time. I have just enough copies left to fulfill the original requests. Please message me.
Still brutalism here ... brutalist wall of tofu.
What's in it? Lots, including score pages submitted by composer friends.
It's difficult getting the word out, so if you have my nice fat book "Soiled Amplitudes", I'd love for you to post about it -- among your friends here on BlueSky (where there's been no response) & Instagram. 4 copies left, with more on order, ready to autograph. Also from online & local bookstores.
Composer friends, you'll really want "Soiled Amplitudes". DM me for an autographed copy (or get it from your local or online bookstore).
“The book takes a radical look at composing of nonpop music in our culture. It is absolutely unique and will change the way you think about music making in our society.” —composer Stephen Michael Gryc DM me for an autographed copy.
Tomorrow is the official release date for "Soiled Amplitudes". If you would like one for much less than all the online sources, please DM me.
Montpelier, Vermont (pop. 7837), noon march, large crowd (no numbers yet). Northfield, Vermont (pop. 3766), 10am march, 150 people.
I'll take you at your word! My book, officially out April 1, is available from Amazon and Barnes & Noble, or better and cheaper and autographed, directly from me right now. "Soiled Amplitudes" is about my work, graphical notation, and other big issues for composers. Shown are pages 238-239. DM me!
An article in The Guardian reveals that reading actual books is back. And mine is here just in time! I'm about to order another batch of "Soiled Amplitudes" -- graphic notation and attitudes. You'll love reading it! Message me for details (autographed and better than ordering from Amazon or B&N).
Here are a few pages from my new 320-page book "Soiled Amplitudes", officially available April 1 (no joke)! It's on Amazon, but for my social media friends, a copy can be had directly from me, autographed, for only a little more than my cost. Message or email me if you want one.
For any composer friends still considering a graphical score for my book: alas, the book is officially closed and going for a proof copy on Thursday. (There are two still coming for which I've locked in space.) My thanks to the 32 composers whose scores will be represented in the book!
Finished first draft of "Soiled Amplitudes: My Musical Composition and Notational Aesthetic in Five Seasons". 350 pp. w/ 110 ill., 14 graphical scores by living composers are here; still waiting on 8. (Temp. cover image.) Full-color book is ~$50 but b&w paperback is ~$25. Msg me if interested.
Haven't been here in weeks. Obsessed with cleaning up my scores. Most are written for specific concerts and don't get second performances. Now if they're cleanly engraved, they might get more plays. Here are pages from four different scores out of the 188 (of 465) that I've finished since July 24.
Thanks! Now working on #118 of 465. Those updates from Finale 2.2 take a bit of time, but all the info is there. Maybe I'll finish by next year! Here's a comparison of a page from a Finale 2.2 score done in 1994 with the a clean-up just finished in Finale 27. The old version had all the abilities!
Where have I been? In July I cracked some ribs, had a bad BPPV episode, injured my back. Better now. This season's work? Alas, no composing. Updating & inputting all my scores & parts worth saving. So far, 78 of 465 pieces (402 documents with parts). Here's a partial page of "Return to Nineveh".
It's finally happening. Deep gratitude to all who supported the project.
Minneapolis folks: In going through old reels, I found one from 11/26/67, Metropolitan Youth Orchestras led by Gerhard Track. Beethoven program. Soloists Thomas Schultz, Linda Edberg, John Wells. Do you want this? I can send it for postage. Or I can also digitize it, for a small fee for my time.