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The Noble Snare
Performed by Jason Baker
Compositions for Unaccompanied Snare Drum



1. Stuart Suanders Smith: The Noble Snare 3:54
2. Milton Babbitt: Homily 4:02
3. Barney Childs: Blazer 3:36
4. Eugene Novotney: A Minute of News 2:44
5. Siegfried Fink: Jongo 3:49
6. Dan Senn: Peeping Tom 4:29
7. Michael Udow: Inside-out With a Secret P.S. 1:12
8-14. Herbert Brun: Just Seven For Drum 4:25
   8. Movement I 0:15
   9. Movement II 0:20
   10. Movement III 0:30
   11. Movement IV 0:40
   12. Movement V 0:37
   13. Movement VI 1:19
   14. Movement VII 0:44
15-16. 2 For 1 - 4:33
   15. Movement I 3:20
   16. Movement II 1:13
17. John Cage: cComposed Improvisation for Snare Drum Alone (1987-90) 8:00
18. Ben Johnston: Palindromes 3:45

Jason Baker, snare drum

Recorded July 27 & 28, 2005 in Denton Texas
Recorded, mixed and mastered at the Panhandle House Recording Studios in Denton, Texas
Executive producer and owner: Sylvia Smith
Producer: Christopher Deane
Recording engineer: Erik Herbst

Sources: Original CD and Gaudeamus Information newsletter, July-December 2006.