A Note

A NOTE by CAROLYN CHEN   ♩ These text pieces began as prompts for people improvising with undetermined resources, and grew into a collection mostly open to people without specific musical instruments or training, but often drawing from musical tradition. Some of...

For Voice

FOR VOICE by CAROLYN CHEN JULY 2005, 2007   Sing or breathe through the following as they pass through your throat: •    water •    phlegm, own and others’ •    pelicans (1 pair, joined at point of your choice) •    a single rose •    spiderweb •    roots (sizes:...

regarding chickens, death

REGARDING CHICKENS, DEATH by CAROLYN CHEN   Regarding Chickens, Death by KEIR GOGWILT https://bwr.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/regarding-chickens-death.mp3 RETURN TO CHAPBOOK BY CAROLYN...

Supermarket Music

SUPERMARKET MUSICby CAROLYN CHEN2005-2014 This is a collection of scores for people in a supermarket, that began with a meditation on the idea of the 24-hour supermarket as a contemporary form of nature. I had started learning guqin, the ancient Chinese 7-string...