Instrumentals : Film Music

Of all the themes I've come up with, this is one of my favorites. It starts out played softly by the flute, but by the end the string section soars into the stratosphere with it. There's a contrasting theme in the middle section.

Instrumentals : Film Music

A nice piano piece with drums, bass, and strings. There are moments that are melancholy but at the end the mood is a little more upbeat.

Classical : Contemporary

My first sonata is in a classical/romantic style. This movement is in sonata form, with an introduction, exposition, development, and recapitulation. The movement begins in E phrygian, and the phrygian mode is very dominant throughout.

Classical : Contemporary

This is an adagio in ternary (aba) form. The a section consists of a double-sided 4/4 theme that starts soft and sweet but gets dark near the end of the phrase. The b section consists of a light and relaxed 6/8 theme.

Classical : Contemporary

The form of this movement is abacaba. The first b is in the relative major, the second in the dominant, and c modulates to B minor (the dominant minor). Members of Composition Quarters, a Yahoo group, gave advice for finishing this movement.

Classical : Symphonic

After the introduction, the form is fast-slow-fast. The triumphant theme that the trumpets play in the fast sections for some reason reminds me of the theme for the old “Inspector Gadget” cartoon. The mood is completely different.

Classical : Ensembles

This circus waltz is the oldest of my songs. I wrote it several years ago for a musicianship class. It was supposed to appear in a French Encyclopedia DVD, but the project was cancelled. I was still paid though.

Classical : Classical General

This is a short waltz with some white key glisses thrown in to give a swinging effect. The theme in the first section, which repeats at the end, briefly wanders into a different key.

Alternative : Alternative General

Half rock and half symphonic, but still more on the rock side I guess. I had a blast throwing in all the different instruments and melodies, especially in the middle section where the energy really picks up.

Instrumentals : Film Music

This one has quite a bit of harp and glockenspiel. The driving theme that the lower strings play came to me while improvising one day. It has a dark feel to it, like most of my stuff.

Instrumentals : Film Music

This was composed for Diana Provenza, a big fan and friend of mine. The 3 note descending motive that the electric bass plays is pretty much what holds everything else together. It is imitated by many instruments of the orchestra.

Electronic : Mellow

Of all my pieces this one was the easiest to make. It only took about an hour to figure out. Most of the sounds come from Reality’s (a softsynth) default bankset. It also has a vocal part, but no lyrics yet.

Instrumentals : Film Music

Definitely the strangest of my pieces. The sound in the beginning is an extreme example of FM synthesis. The section where the baseline descends was actually taken from another song I was working on at the time.

Classical : Ensembles

Trio for bassoon, flute, and euphonium. This is a MIDI rendering, but it has been performed by a trio at Kent State University.