tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946759252948377228Thu, 29 Aug 2024 01:10:16 +0000http://composinginsights.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Dr. B)Blogger341125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946759252948377228.post-5878366092185910658Wed, 25 Mar 2020 18:37:00 +00002020-05-09T15:38:32.575-07:00This is a composition that I am writing for Venezuelan flautist Nicaulis Alliey based on Venezuelan animals. The five movements are Caimán del Orinoco (Orinoco Crocodile),&nbsp;Escarlata Ibis (Scarlet Ibis), Pereza (Sloth), Guacamaya Tricolor (Scarlet Macaw), and Jaguar. The movements will be posted here as they are completed. <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; http://composinginsights.blogspot.com/2020/03/animales-for-flute-and-piano.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. B)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946759252948377228.post-3510489565056871634Tue, 10 Dec 2019 13:54:00 +00002020-01-20T09:05:21.398-07:00 “Allegories” is a five movement composition for flute, euphonium, and piano or flute, euphonium and percussion based upon Aesop’s Fables. The percussion version was created after the version with piano was completed. It was commissioned by and dedicated to Frank Meredith.A video of each movement was posted after it was created and I discussed each movement as well. The version with percussion http://composinginsights.blogspot.com/2019/12/allegories-for-flute-euphonium-and-piano.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. B)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946759252948377228.post-1098545224563814463Wed, 09 Oct 2019 20:05:00 +00002019-11-01T11:20:18.851-07:00 This composition is commissioned by and dedicated to Dr. Susan Gustavson Maxwell. There will be seven movements that musically suggest the character of the seven dwarfs. There are times where programmatic elements may appear but for the most part, the composition is designed to suggest the nature of each dwarf rather than tell a specific story. My outline for this work is as follows: 1. Doc - http://composinginsights.blogspot.com/2019/10/character-pieces-on-seven-dwatfs-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. B)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946759252948377228.post-3116323358201255878Wed, 09 Oct 2019 17:21:00 +00002019-10-09T10:21:08.901-07:00This composition was commissioned by and dedicated to Vanessa Davis. It was inspired by the ongoing controversy regarding immigration policies of the Trump administration and serves as a reminder of how immigrants helped the United States became a world leader and were once welcomed with open arms. The poem "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus served as both an inspiration for the clarinet solo http://composinginsights.blogspot.com/2019/10/the-new-colossus-for-clarinet-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. B)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946759252948377228.post-3574350564307924382Mon, 12 Aug 2019 16:10:00 +00002019-08-30T06:52:05.914-07:00This is a four movement composition that I am writing for the Hope College Saxophone Ensemble. The piece is called "Hope Collage" and it consists of movements that represent hope. The movements are "Castles In The Sky", "A Light at the End of the Tunnel", "Knock on Wood", and "Promised Land." I chose the meter of 6/8 for the first movement but some of the syncopated rhythmic figures pit 3/4 http://composinginsights.blogspot.com/2019/08/hope-collage-for-saxophone-ensemble.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. B)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946759252948377228.post-5648776709046111110Sat, 13 Jul 2019 13:32:00 +00002019-08-01T10:04:17.668-07:00This composition is being composed for Trio De Bois (Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon) and Piano. This is the first movement of three that are inspired by Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve. It is especially appropriate during this 50th anniversary of the moon walk as the astronauts trained at this location. This movement is called Violent Past. Much of this movement is built around the http://composinginsights.blogspot.com/2019/07/craters-of-moon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. B)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946759252948377228.post-3129330291467791076Sun, 26 May 2019 23:56:00 +00002019-06-26T11:01:10.213-07:00I am composing a piece for the Millikin University Clarinet Choir called Festival Finale. It will be a one movement work in three sections, fast - slow - fast. Dr. David Cook plans to use the work as part of the final concert at Millikin University's Clarinet Day to be held on Saturday, February 22, 2020 and he wants a piece about 8 minutes long. The excerpt below is the first part of the http://composinginsights.blogspot.com/2019/05/festival-finale-for-clarinet-choir.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. B)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946759252948377228.post-6844088563520058030Wed, 26 Sep 2018 16:07:00 +00002018-10-26T07:25:38.800-07:00 Below are all three movements of a three-movement Sonata that I have created in memory of my dear friend, Hornist, and composer/arranger, David Baptist. To read more about Dave, visit http://todd.macshare.com/davidbaptist/index.html This work was created with the support of a commissioning consortium. For more information, visit http://cooppress.net This first movement is heroic in style as http://composinginsights.blogspot.com/2018/09/sonata-for-horn-and-piano-movement-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. B)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946759252948377228.post-5042519211527712021Mon, 05 Mar 2018 13:44:00 +00002018-03-11T11:24:55.066-07:00This is the first movement of a composition that I am composing through a commissioning consortium for tuba and prerecorded sounds for performance by college level musicians and above. The composition is called Adventures and the three movements will be African Safari, Final Ascent to Mt. Everest, and Rafting Down the Colorado River. People interested in joining the consortium can do so by going http://composinginsights.blogspot.com/2018/03/adventures-for-any-solo-brass.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. B)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946759252948377228.post-3708257350075459083Fri, 24 Nov 2017 16:43:00 +00002017-11-24T10:28:13.826-07:00 This is a composition that I am writing as a result of a commissioning consortium. The composition is for Brass Quintet. For more information about the consortium, please visit http://www.cooppress.net/page9/page385/index.html Lexicon II is the second composition in a series that defines words through music. p, li { white-space: pre-wrap;The fourth movement, Amok, is filled with http://composinginsights.blogspot.com/2017/11/lexicon-ii-for-brass-quintet-movement-4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. B)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946759252948377228.post-2252764720740017023Thu, 16 Nov 2017 13:48:00 +00002017-11-16T14:13:44.174-07:00 This is a composition that I am writing as a result of a commissioning consortium. The composition is for Brass Quintet. For more information about the consortium, please visit http://www.cooppress.net/page9/page385/index.html Lexicon II is the second composition in a series that defines words through music. In order to represent Eerie, the word for the third movement, a slow tempo andhttp://composinginsights.blogspot.com/2017/11/lexicon-ii-for-brass-quintet-movement-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. B)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946759252948377228.post-1600831231713925964Fri, 10 Nov 2017 22:35:00 +00002017-11-16T06:44:00.009-07:00 This is a composition that I am writing as a result of a commissioning consortium. The composition is for Brass Quintet. For more information about the consortium, please visit http://www.cooppress.net/page9/page385/index.html Lexicon II is the second composition in a series that defines words through music. The second movement, p, li { white-space: pre-wraClandestine, uses pyramids to http://composinginsights.blogspot.com/2017/11/this-is-composition-that-i-am-writing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. B)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946759252948377228.post-4822264071310041346Fri, 10 Nov 2017 22:28:00 +00002017-11-10T15:28:53.709-07:00 This is a composition that I am writing as a result of a commissioning consortium. The composition is for Brass Quintet. For more information about the consortium, please visit http://www.cooppress.net/page9/page385/index.html p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; } Lexicon II is the second composition in a series that defines words through music. The first movement, Ballyhoo, means "clamor or http://composinginsights.blogspot.com/2017/11/divertimento-ii-for-brass-quintet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. B)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946759252948377228.post-5780839499209628796Sun, 29 Jan 2017 23:24:00 +00002017-01-29T16:30:24.792-07:00 This is a composition that I am writing as a result of a commissioning consortium. The composition is for Alto Saxophone and Tuba. For more information about the consortium, please visit http://www.cooppress.net/page9/page10/index.html&nbsp; Spectrum Suite consists of seven short movements that musically depict the seven colors of the spectrum. Here are movements 6 and 7. Indigo–Indigo ishttp://composinginsights.blogspot.com/2017/01/this-is-composition-that-i-am-writing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. B)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946759252948377228.post-1343888156235430782Sun, 29 Jan 2017 23:22:00 +00002017-01-29T16:29:32.586-07:00 This is a composition that I am writing as a result of a commissioning consortium. The composition is for Alto Saxophone and Tuba. For more information about the consortium, please visit http://www.cooppress.net/page9/page10/index.html&nbsp; Spectrum Suite consists of seven short movements that musically depict the seven colors of the spectrum. Here are movements 4 and 5. Green–denotes http://composinginsights.blogspot.com/2017/01/spectrum-suite-for-alto-saxophone-and_29.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. B)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946759252948377228.post-7151191746293439367Mon, 16 Jan 2017 21:40:00 +00002017-01-29T16:25:11.742-07:00 This is a composition that I am writing as a result of a commissioning consortium. The composition is for Alto Saxophone and Tuba. For more information about the consortium, please visit http://www.cooppress.net/page9/page10/index.html&nbsp; Spectrum Suite consists of seven short movements that musically depict the seven colors of the spectrum. Here are the first three movements. Red–http://composinginsights.blogspot.com/2017/01/spectrum-suite-for-alto-saxophone-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. B)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946759252948377228.post-5416432717429492231Sat, 26 Nov 2016 16:34:00 +00002016-11-26T09:34:47.796-07:00This is the third movement of a three-movement composition for a flexible instrumentation woodwind trio/quartet being composed as part of a commissioning consortium. Groups interested in joining the consortium can do so until November 30, 2016 at http://www.cooppress.net/page9/page10/index.html p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; } This movement is called Tarantella and is in a lively tempo. http://composinginsights.blogspot.com/2016/11/divertimento-for-woodwind-trio-or_26.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. B)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946759252948377228.post-4440626223744719643Mon, 14 Nov 2016 20:14:00 +00002016-11-14T13:14:03.162-07:00This is the second movement of a three-movement composition for a flexible instrumentation woodwind trio/quartet being composed as part of a commissioning consortium. Groups interested in joining the consortium can do so until November 30, 2016 at http://www.cooppress.net/page9/page10/index.html This movement is called Ballad and is lyrical at an Andante tempo. The form of the movement is http://composinginsights.blogspot.com/2016/11/divertimento-for-woodwind-trio-or_14.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. B)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946759252948377228.post-7629301067778142068Fri, 04 Nov 2016 17:40:00 +00002016-11-14T12:53:48.699-07:00This is the first movement of a three-movement composition for a flexible instrumentation woodwind trio/quartet being composed as part of a commissioning consortium. Groups interested in joining the consortium can do so until November 30, 2016 at http://www.cooppress.net/page9/page10/index.html &nbsp;This movement is called Frolic and is light and energetic. There are three main thematic ideas. http://composinginsights.blogspot.com/2016/11/divertimento-for-woodwind-trio-or.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. B)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946759252948377228.post-5538565101435300816Mon, 24 Oct 2016 16:43:00 +00002016-10-24T09:43:10.525-07:00This is the eighth and last movement of a multi-movement composition that I am writing for Jeremy Crawford. It is based on selections from The Alabama Songbook compiled by Byron Arnold. This movement is called "If You Don't Want To Get In Trouble". "If You Don't Want To Get In Trouble" comes from the Spiritual Section of the book and is perfect for the Gospel-swing style that I had in mind http://composinginsights.blogspot.com/2016/10/alabama-songbook-suite-movement-8.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. B)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946759252948377228.post-5876623339148602906Sun, 23 Oct 2016 18:39:00 +00002016-10-23T11:39:42.942-07:00This is the seventh movement of a multi-movement composition that I am writing for Jeremy Crawford. It is based on selections from The Alabama Songbook compiled by Byron Arnold. This movement is called "Jesus Goin' to Make Up My Dyin' Bed". The 5/4 meter is one of the things that attracted me to this song. The song first appears with the melody in the tuba. The piano plays a simple http://composinginsights.blogspot.com/2016/10/alabama-songbook-suite-movement-7.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. B)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946759252948377228.post-6956486982130995279Sat, 22 Oct 2016 23:28:00 +00002016-10-22T16:28:48.045-07:00This is the sixth movement of a multi-movement composition that I am writing for Jeremy Crawford. It is based on selections from The Alabama Songbook compiled by Byron Arnold. This movement is called "Niggljy Naggljy". I was attracted to this song because of the title and also that I thought it would make a great scherzo movement. In all the movements, I tried to have the song appear at the http://composinginsights.blogspot.com/2016/10/alabama-songbook-suite-movement-6.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. B)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946759252948377228.post-7920476342389398436Mon, 03 Oct 2016 23:39:00 +00002016-10-03T16:39:44.405-07:00This is the fifth movement of a multi-movement composition that I am writing for Jeremy Crawford. It is based on selections from The Alabama Songbook compiled by Byron Arnold. This movement is called "Drunkard's Song". My goal in writing this movement is to make the tuba sound drunk. I do a number of things in both the tuba and piano to create this illusion of inconsistencies common in an http://composinginsights.blogspot.com/2016/10/alabama-songbook-suite-movement-5.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. B)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946759252948377228.post-646698025875164088Thu, 29 Sep 2016 14:48:00 +00002016-09-29T07:48:43.398-07:00This is the fourth movement of a multi-movement composition that I am writing for Jeremy Crawford. It is based on selections from The Alabama Songbook compiled by Byron Arnold. This movement combines two songs, "Boil Them Cabbage Down" and "No!No!No!". One of the things I enjoy a lot is seeing if I can combine two folk songs together in a variety of ways. These two songs seemed like they would http://composinginsights.blogspot.com/2016/09/alabama-songbook-suite-movement-4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. B)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946759252948377228.post-3963719515665529682Fri, 23 Sep 2016 13:08:00 +00002016-09-23T06:08:56.372-07:00This is the third movement of a multi-movement composition for tuba and piano that I am writing for Jeremy Crawford. It is based on selections from The Alabama Songbook compiled by Byron Arnold. This movement is Logan O. Bucken. I was looking for a song in triple meter and this song appealed to me because of its rhythmic variety and possible motifs for development. The 7/8 measure is a http://composinginsights.blogspot.com/2016/09/alabama-songbook-suite-movement-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. B)0