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Forming 23 : [score]
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Paul Cram
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MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 17
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1 score (3 p.)
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(1952-2018)
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Paul Cram was a musician and composer known for his new music compositions and his collaborative approach to music performance. He was born 11 August 1952 in Victoria, British Columbia, and completed his Bachelor of Music at the University of British Columbia in 1978. He formed the Paul Cram Trio in 1982, followed by several other ensembles including the New Orchestra Workshop, System Saxophone Quartet, the Kings of Sming, the Paul Cram Quintet, and the Paul Cram Orchestra. In 1987 he co-founded Hemispheres, a new jazz/new music ensemble in Toronto, Ontario. He moved to Halifax in 1990, where he became a founding member and later artistic director of Upstream Music Ensemble (1990-2015). He died 20 March 2018.
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Item is Paul Cram's composition, "Forming 23," a graphic score for trumpet, trombone, guitar, piano, bass, drums, and vibraphone. The score includes indications for ornamentation, rhythm, style of improvisation, tempo, and register.
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- English