In August and September 2007, I did an online composition project where I wrote a short piece of music and posted recording of it on my blog every day for 30 days. The result was 50 minutes of music that blog readers from all over the world have listened to!

On this page, you can listen to all 30 pieces by clicking ‘play’ on the audio widget. Click the titles to view the original blog posts for each piece, with back story, explanations and/or witty commentary.

Day 1: For Brian’s Birthday – piano

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Day 2: A Study in Contrasts – piano

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Day 3: Tango-ish – piano

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Day 4: It Ain’t Necessarily Night – piano

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Day 5: Chain Letter – piano

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Day 6: Mission: Asynchronous – multi-tracked piano, metronome

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Day 7: The Elephant and the Butterfly – piccolo, doublebass

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Day 8: For a Rainy Sunday – piano

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Day 9: A Hocket in My Pocket – flute, clarinet, violin

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Day 10: Out of the Loops – percussion

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Day 11: The Viola in My Life, Again – viola, piano

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Day 12: Seven Years Ago Today – string quartet

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Day 13: Triskaidekaphobia – marimba, vibraphone

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Day 14: Sustain/Decay – piano, “glassy glockenspiel”

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Day 15: Third Impressions – piano

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Day 16: The Peregrine Muse – cello

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Day 17: A Troubled Mind – flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion, piano

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Day 18: On Not Being Stingy – 2 pianos, 8 hands

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Day 19: Something Languid – piano

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Day 20: …and then, a Dream – violin

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Day 21: Waiting for the Leaves to Turn – piano

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Day 22: A Blade of Bluegrass – fiddle, guitar, banjo, bass

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Day 23: Kitchen Sink Serenade – percussion

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Day 24: A Word in Edgewise – flute, clarinet, percussion, piano

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Day 25: Powerhouse Fugue – soprano, tenor & baritone saxophones

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Day 26: A Life Beautifully Spent – 4 cellos

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Day 27: The Wind and the Rain – piano

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Day 28: Cicadas in Love – cicada sounds, double bass, accordion, jazz organ

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Day 29: Maineville Shuffle – wind quintet

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Day 30: Then Sings My Soul – flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano

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