Welcome

Posted in Uncategorized on October 23, 2015 by Jacob Feinberg

IMG_0682-300x225For an overview of my music, please explore these pages:

Landform Variations (LFVs) and the like

Years of Juvenilia and Surrealism / Miscellaneous Pieces

I’m currently working on three pieces:

1) Consequences IV/Tricycle

2) (untitled String Quartet)

3) (untitled saxophone piece)

About me

Jacob Feinberg is a Philadelphia-based composer whose interests include modular forms, strangely dissonant microtonal doublings, artificial modes, and improvisation within composition. He studied music at Bard College (BA) and CalArts (MFA) with numerous composers including Stephen “Lucky” Mosko, James Tenney, and Kyle Gann.

News

11.26.17 Posted Another Study in Boredom.

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Another Study in Boredom

Posted in electronic, fixed media on November 26, 2017 by Jacob Feinberg

IMG_1659Another Study in Boredom MP3

Duration: 22:04

Year(s) of composition: 2017

 

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Moderate Symmetries

Posted in electronic on October 7, 2016 by Jacob Feinberg

screenshot-2016-10-07-17-24-59Moderate Symmetries MP3

Duration: 42:54

Year(s) of composition: 2010-2016

 

 

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Landform Variations Book 3 Part 2

Posted in electronic, fixed media on August 18, 2016 by Jacob Feinberg

IMG_0651-e1387601750738-225x300Landform Variations Book 3 Part 2

STOP! Please listen with headphones or full speakers or else you will miss much of the music. 

01 Tomorrow you are everywhere (LFV36-40) MP3 Duration:  15:44

Year(s) of composition: 2008-2016

About the Landform Variations (LFVs)

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Consequences unwound (with switchbacks)

Posted in electronic, fixed media on July 15, 2016 by Jacob Feinberg

Screenshot 2016-07-15 18.29.15Consequences unwound (with switchbacks) MP3

Duration: 45:04

Year(s) of composition: 2016

The third piece in the “Consequences” series. The source material was Lesser Consequences.

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Landform Variations Book 2

Posted in electronic, fixed media, multi-movement piece on April 26, 2015 by Jacob Feinberg

cabin1-225x300Landform Variations Book 2

STOP! Please listen with headphones or full speakers or else you will miss much of the music. 

01 Illusory Bricks (LFV23) MP3 Duration: 2:24

02 Introduction and Cabin for HC (LFV24) MP3 Duration: 20:02

03 Heartbeat/Pornography from Oblivion (LFV25) MP3 Duration: 6:44

04 Reflection through Glass (LFV26) MP3 Duration: 20:28

05 Wastelands or The Bad Place (LFV27-32) MP3 Duration: 33:36

06 In Can(y)ons (LFV27-32 alternate realization) MP3 Duration: 54:36

Total duration: approx 2 hours 19 minutes

Year(s) of composition: 2008-2015

About the Landform Variations (LFVs)

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and I love you more…

Posted in score, song, voice on February 28, 2015 by Jacob Feinberg

IMG_0703-150x150and I love you more…

This is a short song (vocal only).

Year(s) of composition: 2010-2014

Click here for pdf of score.

 

 

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7-year interim

Posted in score, song, voice on February 27, 2015 by Jacob Feinberg

IMG_0653-150x1507-year interim

This is a short song (vocal only).

Year(s) of composition: 2007-2014

Click here for pdf of score.

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Lesser Consequences

Posted in electronic, fixed media on February 26, 2015 by Jacob Feinberg

IMG_0658-150x150Lesser Consequences MP3

Duration: 10:00

Year(s) of composition: 2013

I made Lesser Consequences by spontaneously crushing the 4 hours, 24 minutes and 19 seconds of Consequences of Leaving A Record into a 10-minute audio file.

Review: “If you tell me you composed that, I’m going to throw something at you.” – Briana Feinberg (my wife)

 

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Landform Variations Book 3 Part 1

Posted in electronic, fixed media, multi-movement piece on February 24, 2015 by Jacob Feinberg

IMG_0651-e1387601750738-225x300Landform Variations Book 3 Part 1

STOP! Please listen with headphones or full speakers or else you will miss much of the music. 

01 The Living Desert, encroaching (LFV34) MP3 Duration:  22:50

02 Cave below spring-fed lake opening out into Marianas Trench (LFV35) MP3 Duration: 27:47

Total duration: 50:37

Year(s) of composition: 2008-2013

About the Landform Variations (LFVs)

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