Threads was inspired by simple Renaissance melodic imitation techniques, specifically “stretto fuga.” I learned about the technique from the YouTube channel Early Music Sources and decided to play with it a little and see what I could make. The end result also draws on my influence from the dissonant counterpoint found in mid-20th Century American…
Tag: alto flute
[untitled] for six players (2007)
Most of my compositions come from some speci?c form of non-musical inspiration and are therefore easy to title. Sometimes, though, I write a work which is devoid of extramusical inspiration. [untitled] is an abstract piece that explores different instrumental colors in a slow and organic manner. Performed by the pLAy ensemble. Download the score: [untitled]
Real Me for alto flute and marimba (2011)
I started off writing a different piece. I was trying to write a quirky and fast polyrhythmic thing for solo marimba. It was terrible; it didn’t sound like me. I started again found this piece hiding inside. It is the right piece; it is the real me. Composed for Laura Jordan and Sarah Carrier’s “Fifteen Minutes…