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References

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			[[Category: Flute Works]]
			[[Category: Narrator Works]]

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Commercial Discography

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	== Commercial Discography==		== Commercial Discography==
	Recorded on the Capstone Records CD HOWARD J. BUSS:MODERN TIMES available from [[Brixton.]]		Recorded on the Capstone Records CD HOWARD J. BUSS:MODERN TIMES available from [[Brixton]].
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	Recorded on the Capstone Records CD HOWARD J. BUSS:MODERN TIMES available from Brixton.		Recorded on the Capstone Records CD HOWARD J. BUSS:MODERN TIMES available from [[Brixton.]]
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Commercial Discography

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	== Commercial Discography==		== Commercial Discography==
			Recorded on the Capstone Records CD HOWARD J. BUSS:MODERN TIMES available from Brixton.
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	==Recent Performances==		==Recent Performances==

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Program Notes

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	== Program Notes ==		== Program Notes ==
	MODERN TIMES (1995) for narrator, flute, and four percussion (words and music by Howard J. Buss) is a powerful and dramatic depiction of life in our time. Provocative, at times mystical, and occasionally humorous, this work addresses an eclectic range of subjects such as taxes, neglected children, team mascots, and the information glut.		MODERN TIMES (1995) for narrator, flute, and four percussion (words and music by Howard J. Buss) is a powerful and dramatic depiction of life in our time. Provocative, at times mystical, and occasionally humorous, this work addresses an eclectic range of subjects such as taxes, neglected children, team mascots, and the information glut.
	“The tenor of Buss’ social commentary is somewhere between the witty jeering of Mark Twain and the pithy insights of Sinclair Lewis. In his free verse one finds provocation without violence and intense anger without profanity.” - The Tampa Tribune.
	The sophisticated music of MODERN TIMES transports the poetry into the dramatic and colorful sound world of the flute and percussion ensemble. The result is a unique and fresh view of the culture(s) in which we live.		“The tenor of Buss’ social commentary is somewhere between the witty jeering of Mark Twain and the pithy insights of Sinclair Lewis. In his free verse one finds provocation without violence and intense anger without profanity.” - The Tampa Tribune.
	“The writing is mature and fresh, yet is within reach of a solid college ensemble.” - George Frock, Percussive Notes Magazine
	“This work is well-paced, colorful and accessible to audiences not familiar with complex percussion literature.This is truly one of the finest works in our idiom.” Robert McCormick, Florida Percussive News		The sophisticated music of MODERN TIMES transports the poetry into the dramatic and colorful sound world of the flute and percussion ensemble. The result is a unique and fresh view of the culture(s) in which we live.

			“The writing is mature and fresh, yet is within reach of a solid college ensemble.” - George Frock, Percussive Notes Magazine

			“This work is well-paced, colorful and accessible to audiences not familiar with complex percussion literature.This is truly one of the finest works in our idiom.” Robert McCormick, Florida Percussive News
	The 8 movements of MODERN TIMES may be performed individually or in smaller groupings depending upon time limitations.<ref>http://www.brixtonpublications.com/percussion-4.html,</ref>		The 8 movements of MODERN TIMES may be performed individually or in smaller groupings depending upon time limitations.<ref>http://www.brixtonpublications.com/percussion-4.html,</ref>

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Program Notes

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	== Program Notes ==		== Program Notes ==
			MODERN TIMES (1995) for narrator, flute, and four percussion (words and music by Howard J. Buss) is a powerful and dramatic depiction of life in our time. Provocative, at times mystical, and occasionally humorous, this work addresses an eclectic range of subjects such as taxes, neglected children, team mascots, and the information glut.
			“The tenor of Buss’ social commentary is somewhere between the witty jeering of Mark Twain and the pithy insights of Sinclair Lewis. In his free verse one finds provocation without violence and intense anger without profanity.” - The Tampa Tribune.
			The sophisticated music of MODERN TIMES transports the poetry into the dramatic and colorful sound world of the flute and percussion ensemble. The result is a unique and fresh view of the culture(s) in which we live.
			“The writing is mature and fresh, yet is within reach of a solid college ensemble.” - George Frock, Percussive Notes Magazine
			“This work is well-paced, colorful and accessible to audiences not familiar with complex percussion literature.This is truly one of the finest works in our idiom.” Robert McCormick, Florida Percussive News
			The 8 movements of MODERN TIMES may be performed individually or in smaller groupings depending upon time limitations.<ref>http://www.brixtonpublications.com/percussion-4.html,</ref>

	== Commercial Discography==		== Commercial Discography==

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Instrumentation

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	== Instrumentation ==		== Instrumentation ==
	~~[[Multiple Percussion]]<br>~~
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	~~Player II: <br>~~
	~~Player III: <br>~~
	~~Player IV: <br>~~
	~~[[Trombone]]<br>~~

			Player I: [[Xylophone]], [[lion roar]], [[tam-tam]], [[vibraslap]], 2 [[suspended cymbals]], [[Chinese bell tree]], and [[bongos]] <br>
			Player II: [[Marimba]], [[snare drum]], [[bass drum]], 2 [[anvils]] (metal pipes may be substituted), [[glass jug]] or jars (to be broken for the sonic effect), [[conga drum]], [[wind chimes]], and [[triangle]]<br>
			Player III: [[Vibraphone]], [[roto toms]], [[tambourine]], tam-tam, [[police whistle]], [[shaker]], [[duck call]]<br>
			Player IV: [[Orchestra bells]], [[timpani]] (4), [[agogo bells]], 2 suspended cymbals, [[hi-hat]], wind chimes, [[wood block]], [[frog croak]] (may be imitated vocally), [[boing box effect]] (a [[flexitone]] may be substituted), triangle and [[guiro]]<br>
			[[Flute]]<br>
			[[Narrator]]<br>

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Movements

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	II. Night Tide (2:49) <br>		II. Night Tide (2:49) <br>
	III. The Hunt (4:14) <br>		III. The Hunt (4:14) <br>
	IV. Five Question Interlude <br>		IV. Five Question Interlude (3:01)<br>
	V. The Asphalt Blanket <br>		V. The Asphalt Blanket (3:11)<br>
	VI. To a Neglected Child (5:25) <br>		VI. To a Neglected Child (5:25) <br>
	VII. Giggles!?! (1:57) <br>		VII. Giggles!?! (1:57) <br>

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Movements

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	==Movements==		==Movements==
			I. Info Glut (3:34)<br>
			II. Night Tide (2:49) <br>
			III. The Hunt (4:14) <br>
			IV. Five Question Interlude <br>
			V. The Asphalt Blanket <br>
			VI. To a Neglected Child (5:25) <br>
			VII. Giggles!?! (1:57) <br>
			VIII. Modern Times (5:26)
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	== Instrumentation ==		== Instrumentation ==