Opus 5
Three chamber works built largely on octatonic scales. Lacking an orchestra, all recordings are generated by Cubase with virtual instruments.
Nuages et Fleurs
Nuages et Fleurs Score
The goal was to integrate the primary motif from Debussy's Nuages with the Jasmine Flower Chinese folk tune. I found this exercise non-trivial. Note that the score calls for a violin in pizz—I intend for this to be a traditional Chinese pipa if possible.
Looking Back
Looking Back score
Looking Back organ score
Scored for brass octet: trumpet, three horns, two trombones, and two tubas. Or, failing that, one accomplished organist. The piece experiments with tone clusters and octatonic harmony. For my father.
Riding East
Riding East Score
An image of two on horseback riding (east) against the setting sun. I clipped the central motif from Jonathan Berger's Doubles string quartet. The arpeggiated strings with the integrated theme in thirds was modeled after Chopin's Ocean Etude, No. 12 in C minor, another piece I played as a child.
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