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The last movement to my first symphony. Uploaded esp. for Dr. Sweetsie!
A little ditty for Dr. Sweetsie, performed hammerhandedly by yours truly. Amazing what a glass of wine does to hand coordination, lol. With warmest wishes to my new friend!
They say it makes the heart grow fonder, and they're right. Inspired by my reconnection with my first true love. Thanks, KJC.
For Ed Gold
The Prelude to the accompanying fugue that follows (just as soon as I finish it, LOL)
Written between 12/23/04-1/1/05, this new work is darker, more introspective, and more complex re: orchestration, counterpoint (check out the 6 part fuguetta with two countersubjects in the central section, bwaa-ha-ha!), and lyricism. Any takers?
A SoundClick Top 100 song
Posted just for Bernard Yan, this will (hopefully) juxtapose a solo string quartet against what (again, hopefully, LOL) will follow. Has it become apparent that this is an unfinished work yet, LOL?
A little Arabian in all of us, perhaps....
More goodies! Actually, I combined three countersubjects in this work, including the theme from "The Sowcase Variations". Hey, when something works, don't fiddle with it....unless, of course, it's a violin.
I just HAD to use some timpani and cymbal sound fonts I found by sheer luck on the 'net!
A simple little ditty, reminiscent of Mozart at his most gallant, that lends itself - through it's utter simplicity - to thorough (and sometimes wild) development.
Can you say "false cadence", LOL? A rework of a sonatina for piano that I wrote for my favorite Polish woman, S. Golojuch,it's quite a bit more complex than that original ditty, and keeps the soloists plenty busy!
Written as a tempting tantalizer for pianist Dr. Bernard Yan and his other string pals; a sort of "practice run" for the complete trio movement I'm starting to write for them.
"What do you do when your drinking pal stops, and then jumps up to dance on the bar?" "Why, you write it all down into musical notes", I replied, "-- and then call him a car!" For flute, harp, strings, and Mick McKechnie.
A SoundClick Top 100 song
Fun with counterpoint.
This work has elements of what has been expressed in all of the previous variations, and is the natural "tour-de-force" resolution of the work as a whole. Enjoy!
An original fantasy/variation on a theme from a piano sonata by Beethoven. I scored it for piano quartet, with some exciting results!
A SoundClick Top 50 song
Newly recorded version of the 1st movement, without the repeat. Like the television network TNT, "We know Drama".
A short piece for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, french horn and strings that I wrote to tweak the noses of some folks over at http://www.midi-contest.com A total joke, but pleasant enough nevertheless.
A little theme I cooked up to challenge my fellow composers to a variation duel at midi-contest.com
Another "call and response" duet, this time between the oboe, bassoon, solo violin and accompanying muted strings. Note how the theme shifts from voice to voice, as well as the figurations accompanying it, before dovetailing to a stylish finish.
NOW we're cooking with fire! A contrapuntal treatment that even Bach would like just a little.
The 4th in the series, this is more melancholic in tone, and reflects my grief at losing my daughter. Sweetly, quietly sad, it prepared me for writing the finale, when my heart was ready to do it.
The rousing finale to "The Sowcase Variations", with little mercy for the guitarist.
A fun little break from all of that "serious composing" that so characterizes me, LOLOLOL.