Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Today I present my original composition, CUTTIN' UP.  I completed this piece in 2014 and scored it for Irish flute and bodhrán drum.  Below is a screenshot of the title page from the autograph score:


Here is a tidbit I wrote in a flash for my father on our 2014 birthday.

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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Today I present my original composition, FREE FLIGHT.  I completed this piece in 1990 and scored it for electric guitar, electric bass, and drum kit.  Below is a screenshot of the title page from the autograph score:


I composed this little fugue back in 1990 for a couple of childhood friends.  They had just put together a rock band, so I offered this composition to them as a kind of show-piece to display their impressive skills.  Paul and Jon played drums and guitar respectively.  Their bassist was known locally as a virtuoso, so, for him, I produced a rather intricate bass line.

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Thursday, March 6, 2014

Today I present my original composition, CINDY FAIR.  I completed this song in 2014 and scored it for bass flute and guitar.  Below is a screenshot of the title page from the autograph score:


For this render, I present the bass flute as a stand-in for the tenor voice, accompanied by alternately tuned guitar to achieve open E flat major.  I have never written anything for bass flute before and am very pleased to have become familiar with this much neglected beauty of an instrument!  I shall incorporate it into my orchestra, for it would provide much needed support for the pipe instruments.

Regarding the structure of this little song, instead of using C minor I use G minor as relative to the home key of E flat major.  I thought this might sound interesting since G minor, like C minor, shares notes in common with E flat.  This unusual approach is apparent in the opening guitar progression as it meets the flute’s entry.
 

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