Music of Stuart Diamond

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The story begins with music -- classical and electronic - pioneering new approaches to music production - both in the studio and in live performance. We have composed and produced film and video scores, dance scores, TV and radio commercials, and dozens of concert pieces - everything from chamber music to full symphonic works.

Most of the music is available for live performance. Works are often available in multiple versions - both instrumental and with media. In many instances, scores are available for download. Click on the individual icons for more info.

Electric Diamond

ELECTRIC DIAMOND is one of the longest-lived electronic performance ensembles - 35 years plus and going strong. The ensemble first performed in 1979 playing concerts at Carnegie Recital Hall, Symphony Space, the Guggenheim Museum and other venues of the New York 1970s new music scene. ELECTRIC DIAMOND's performances are truly "live", without the use of any computer sequencing or multi tracking techniques. The results are performances of immediacy, power, and authentic feeling.

Being Alice

BEING ALICE - Ver. 2.1 purports to be the recently discovered musical manuscript that was meant to accompany the adventures of Alice in Wonderland. It is a theme and variations arranged for chamber orchestra with optional narration and multimedia. The work can also be thought of as a "young person's guide to musical composition," as each variation explores different techniques (inversion, retrograde, mirror, augmentation, canon, etc.).

KONZERTO

KONZERTO is a four movement concerto for solo violin and electronic orchestra. Karen Bentley Pollick is the violinist.

M x KRONOS

M x KRONOS was commissioned by the KRONOS String Quartet. This recording was made in 1980 at Carnegie Recital Hall. In this performance, the players are Dave Harrington and John Sherba on violins, Hank Dutt on viola, and Joan Jeanrenaud on cello.

Macha

Macha is an orchestral work for Baritone and Orchestra. John Davidson is the baritone. Harold Aks conducts the Sarah Lawrence Orchestra in 1977.

Diamond Trio

Diamond Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano was originally written in the early 1980s. It was premiered at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center in NYC. It has been slightly updated for 2017.

Baroque Fantasy

Baroque Fantasy for solo violin was written for Max Pollikoff. He premiered the work at "The Music in Our Times Series at The 92nd Street YMHA in New York City in 1974. Karen Bentley Pollick performed the work in 2012 as part of a video music series.

Succubus

Succubus is for solo violin, soprano and electronic orchestra.

Sonatine

Sonatine comes in multiple versions: violin/Flute & Guitar, Violin/Flute & Harp, Cello & Harp

Madrigals

Madrigals: Three Vignettes for Orchestra by Stuart Diamond; Topango Symphony Jerome Kessler, Conductor

Skies of Thunder Moon

The Skies of Thunder Moon performed by The Odeon String Quartet

Five Bagatelles

Five Bagatelles is a multimedia performance work for multiple instruments and video. The work was premiered simultaneously at The Firehouse Space in Brooklyn and at the Koper Conservatory in Slovenia.

Sonata for Cello & Piano

Sonata for Cello and Piano with Simca Heled, cello, and Jonathan Zak, piano.

The Jester

The Jester is an electronic song cycle with words by Robert Host. A 1972 work using the original analog modular synthesizears - Buchla, Arp 2500 and Baldwin Electric Harpsichord

Telling Tales

Telling Tales is performed by Karen Bentley-Pollick, violin, and Jonathan Salezedo, harpsichord. Based on a set of children songs. The first version is from a live performance at the First Presbyterian Church in Palo Alto on May 4, 2019, The second is the animated version.

SYRYNX

SYRYNX was inspired by the 2015 super "blood" moon. Set to an electronic work from the 1980's.

Master of the
Astral Plane

Impossibe Music

Impossible Music Remember DOS... Three etudes using early DOS-based sequencer and notation software controlling a Proteus, an early multi-timbrel sampler. 1. Based on a simple 4 bar ground bass. 2. Explores 10. (10/4 with 10/8). 3. Explores 13. (13/4 with 13/8).

Theme and Variations

Theme and Variations (Circa 1982) was produced on a TEAC 8-track tape recorder. Instruments include Lyricon Wind Driver controlling either a classic Oberheim 1 and ARP 2500 synthesizer. A simple KORG polyphonic keyboard is used on occasion.

Guinevere

Guinevere is 8 minute selection from an epic, 90 minute, dark and brooding music meditation on Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin, Morgan Le Fey, Maleagant and the many other characters of the Arthurian Romances. CIrca 1983.

This section features the March to Battle, The Conflict between the Forces of Good and Evil) and the Lament of the Dead. (All very Star Warish – though set in the early Middle Ages). A conglomeration of medieval music, electric rock and classical music. All done with my Teac 8 track tape recorder, Lyricon, Arp 2600, Oberheim, and Crumar synths, presynths and sequencers. All analog.

One day I may forge through the other 70 minutes to find out what is salvageable.

Painting by James Henry Draper

Then, Now, and Again

Then , Now, and Again is a three movement fantasy.

Diamond · Then

ORCHESTRA

Concerto for Two Pianos Scenes for Four Keyboards and Orchestra
Paean for Soprano and Orchestra
Four Cameos for String Orchestra
"Macha" for Baritone and Orchestra
Flute Concerto
Three Madrigals
Nexus Jazz for Flute and Chamber Orchestra
The Skies of Thunder Moon
Concerto for Lyricon & Orchestra

CHAMBER MUSIC

Duo for flute and bassoon String Quartet in E Minor
String Quartet #2 Quartet for Winds and Piano
The Resurrection baritone and ensemble
The Goddess for flute and soprano
Fragments from a Lost Adventure (Fl & Gt)
Baroque Variations (Fl, Bsn, & Pn)
Songs of the Courtesans (AlFl, Gt, Sop)
Cabaret Songs alto flute and guitar
Jazz Trio flute, bassoon and piano
Brass Quintet
M String Quartet
Sonatine for Flute/Violin/Cello and Guitar/Harp

SOLO WORKS

Prelude and Toccata for Piano
Concert Pieces for Piano
Five Dances for Piano
J'AN for solo flute
J'AN II for alto flute
Mists for bass flute
Music for a Rainy Night cello and piano
Wedding Music for cello and piano
The Dreams of JEZ clarinet and piano
Sonata for violin and piano
Song of Songs soprano and piano
Circus Music bassoon and piano
Jazz Sonata alto flute and piano
Clarinet Solo
Two and Three Part Inventions for Piano Preludes for Piano
Baroque Fantasy solo violin
Ghost Fantasy solo violin
Solo Fantasy for Bassoon
Children's Tales for flute and Harpsichord
Sonata for Cello and Piano
Brooke Piano Solo
Revolutionary Tales Piano Solo
The Resurrection baritone and piano
Ballad for No Proper Man baritone and piano
Garden of Love baritone and piano
Images for Piano Solo

FILM and VIDEO

President Macbeth
Winding Down
Two Hundred Years in the Future
With Our Own Hands
MainStay Series
Hands Across America
SmokeOut Journey
The Submerged Lake
Windows
The Greatest Hits of 2150
The Oddest Duet

THEATER, OPERA and DANCE

Lulu for Now
Emperor Bamboo
Darling Poor Darling
The Visitation
Master of the Astral Plane
Cockroach Cabaret
Beauty Beast
Dances for a Summer Evening
OverDrive
Lancelot
Bachianas Colorturis
Theme and Variations

ELECTRONIC MUSIC and COMPUTER GENERATED MUSIC

The Jester
Psalms
The Adventures of Andrew in the Land of Odibil
Darling, Poor Darling
Succubus (Flute and Tape)
Diana et Acteon (Flute and Tape)
Japanese Ghost Stories Rituals
OverDrive
The Greatest Hits of 2150
Fantasy
Beauty Beast
StarSail
Theme and Variations
Three Pieces for Summer Music
KONZERTO for Solo Violin and Electric Orchestra
Being Alice
Then, Now and Again

ELECTRONIC ENSEMBLES

Lyric Images
Dances of Merlin
Beauty and the Beast
K for Electric String Quartet
Symphony for two Synthesizers
Sonatine Prophetique
Painted Clouds Sonata for Lyricon and Piano
Sirens

CHILDREN'S MUSIC PROJECTS

The Greatest Hits of 2150
Chico and the Chick
The Magic Mandarin

CHORAL MUSIC

The Man of Music
The Son's Prayer
Hue Man
Madrigals
The Fire of Sun
I Thee I Sing
Child of Love