Small Pieces

Backpack Pieces

Michael Karmon (nos. 1,8,5, and 10) (Tablet and mobile users can listen on Soundcloud.)

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Ten brief movements, fairly easy, ca. 11 minutes, written in 2011.

Members of the Delcamp Guitar Forum banded together and commissioned this piece. It was great fun to write, and I felt like I could have kept going on with it forever.

“We have to be grateful for talents like Michael who continue to provide us with great new sounds for the guitar. This is the kind of material our students are waiting for, refreshing, beautiful and inspired!”–Jan Depreter

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The Guitarist’s Guide to the Orchestra

Michael Karmon (mvt. II) (Tablet and mobile users can listen on Soundcloud.)

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Five movements, moderate difficulty, ca. 6 minutes, written in 2010.

I sometimes miss writing for orchestra and this was a chance to pretend I’m doing it.  (The movement titles are violin, celesta, marimba, cello, and flute.) This was a really fun piece to write and one that came easily, and I hope this shows in the music.