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Ned McGowan

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Tag: Improvisation

Stop Horn Please OK
Compositions, improvising band, India related

Stop Horn Please OK

13 April 202527 November 2025

violin and jazz ensemble Duration: 7′ Written for the Spinifex Orchestra and Dr. Mysore Manjunath Commissioned […]

Stupid Neck Chain
Compositions, improvising band, large ensemble

Stupid Neck Chain

13 April 201526 November 2025

jazz band Duration: 6′ Written for Spinifex Available on the Spinifex Maximus album. Score preview:It […]

The Deccan Queen
Compositions, improvising band, India related, large ensemble

The Deccan Queen

13 April 201227 November 2025

Violin and jazz ensemble Duration: 10′ Written for the Spinifex Orchestra and Dr. Mysore Manjunath Commissioned […]

Heads or Tails
Compositions, improvising band, large ensemble

Heads or Tails

13 April 200826 November 2025

Jazz band Duration: 10′ For the Spinifex Orchestra Commissioned by the Fonds voor de Scheppende […]

Hymn
2 to 6 players, Compositions, strings

Hymn

13 April 200828 November 2025

Improvising string quartet 2 violins viola cello String quartet 2 violins viola cello Saxophone quartet […]

Second City
2 to 6 players, Compositions, flute, piano, recorder, texts / lyrics, trumpet, vocal

Second City

13 April 200726 November 2025

voice contrabass/alto recorder contrabass flute/flute trumpet piano Duration: 12′ Written for Hexnut Commissioned by the […]

Plantae Magnoliophyta Liliopsida Poales Poaceae Spinifex
2 to 6 players, Compositions, improvising band

Plantae Magnoliophyta Liliopsida Poales Poaceae Spinifex

13 April 200726 November 2025

Jazz ensemble Duration:  2′ Written for the Spinifex Orchestra First performance: Bimhuis, Amsterdam, January 10, […]

Not Pseudopetiolate Triodia 2
2 to 6 players, Compositions, improvising band, saxophone

Not Pseudopetiolate Triodia 2

13 April 200626 November 2025

Jazz ensemble Duration: 1′ 30″ For the Spinifex Orchestra First performance: Karnatic Lab, Badcuyp Amsterdam, […]

Devil’s Dust
Recordings

Devil’s Dust

13 April 200627 November 2025

String Quartet Instrumentation: 2 violins viola cello  Duration: 12′ Devil’s Dust is a rapid collection […]

Tools
2 to 6 players, Compositions, Recordings, with Improvisation

Tools

13 April 200326 November 2025

Mixed quartet 1 sopranino, tenor and bass recorders flute trumpet piano Mixed quartet 2 violin […]

Stone Soup
Compositions, improvising band, India related, large ensemble, Recordings

Stone Soup

13 April 200127 November 2025

Jazz ensemble violin flute  bass clarinet  trumpet  synthesizer  bass  2 percussion Duration: 9’30” Written for […]

Tusk
2 to 6 players, Compositions, India related, Recordings, sextet

Tusk

13 April 200127 November 2025

flute clarinet violin cello percussion Duration: 11′ Written for Interval Chamber / Non Sequitur Commissioned […]

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