Robert Gross's 'Chronicles' series is inspired by pitch-determinate one-synthesizer pieces like Milton Babbitt's 'Philomel' and Charles Wuorinen's 'Time's Encomium'.
Composition History
'Dissonance' is a one-act audio opera by Robert Gross, composed in 2016, based on a play of the same name by playwright Craig Pospisil.
Composition History
'Chronicles XIV (Charles Wuorinen in Memoriam)' was composed by Robert Gross to memorialize the late composer Charles Wuorinen, whose piece 'Time's Encomium' greatly influenced the 'Chronicles' series.
Composition History
The piece 'Nothing Has Changed' was written by Robert Gross to express sadness and frustration over the lack of change regarding gun violence in the United States.
Composition History
'Dressing Station' (Chronicles XVII) was composed by Robert Gross to a poem by George Green, a British soldier in the Spanish Civil War, to memorialize resistors of fascism.
Compositional Technique
All synthesizer sounds on this album were produced using a single synthesizer, Absynth 5.
Composer Biography
Robert Gross holds multiple advanced degrees in music composition and film scoring, including a DMA from the University of Southern California and an MA from the University of Bristol.
