Finally the new piece has been performed and recorded.
The uploaded sample is a 3 minute excerpt, about 6 minutes into a 15 minute piece.
Instrumentation:
Bass Clarinet/double Bflat Clarinet
Baritone Sax
Flute/double Piccolo
Hammond Organ (Leslie Speaker)
Fender Rhodes (with Tremolo)
Violin I
Violin II
Bass
Male Voice
Female Voice
Percussion I - timpani, talking drum, shakers, bongo
Percussion II - drum kit, cymbals, shakers
I am fairly happy with the piece. The aesthetic is something I have had in mind for about a year now, but the opportunity to write didn't present itself until I committed to serious maneuvering. Best of all, it has inspired the creative urge to continue - - ideas are already brewing for the next one.
I've decided to include the piece in my upcoming grad school application. Time spent out of school has been great, but ultimately school is the most realistic method of living a lifestyle with the time to work on serious music again. I hope the application committee sympathizes with my work. The stressful part is feeling the pressure to contextualize this music in writing. I understand that distilling thoughts in writing is an essential aspect of academia, and I should hope to grow into it. But it has been an incredibly liberating experience not having to justify the sounds I want to listen to. Maybe it's time to come back around to the objectification side. We'll see how this plays out.
SU Sample - Troy
