Peter Garland

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For the U.S. Representative from Maine (1923-2005), see Peter A. Garland.

Peter Garland (born January 25, 1952 in Portland, Maine) is a composer best known for publishing Soundings Press, one of the few sources of new music scores and articles while in print. A student of James Tenney and Harold Budd, much of Garland's work could be considered post-minimal, and he is also an expert on American Indian music. He is the author of Gone Walkabout: Essays 1991-.

He lives in Maine.

[edit] Discography

  • 1992 Border Music [OO Disc]
  • 1992 Walk In Beauty [New Albion]
  • 1993 Nana + Victorio [Avant]
  • 2000 The Days Run Away [Tzadik]
  • 2002 Another Sunrise [Mode]
  • 2005 Love Songs [Tzadik]

Compilations

  • "The Three Strange Angels" (1973), included on Cold Blue [1984, Cold Blue]
  • "Matachin Dances" (1982), included on The Complete Ten-Inch Collection From Cold Blue [2003, Cold Blue]
  • "Apple Blossom" included on Persistence of Past Chemistries [2000, The Orchard] and Launch [1996, Sony]
  • "Dancing on Water" included on Dancing on Water [2001, Cold Blue]

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