Opus 7
Micro-Symphony in Three Movements
This is a piece I composed for the Victoria Symphony New Explorations Workshop, a program where one is asked to compose a piece for a specific selection of instruments, and a few professional musicians from the Victoria Symphony volunteer to play the music and mentor them. At the end of this program, each composer's final product gets performed before one of the symphony's concert.
I chose to name this piece “Micro-Symphony in 3 Movements” because it is written for flute, english horn, trombone, vibraphone, auxiliary percussion, and violin, which collectively represent every instrument family of the symphony orchestra (woodwinds, brass, percussion, and strings).
The first movement was inspired by my younger sister, as it is playful, lively, and has no structure, rambling all over the place (according to my mother). What follows in the second movement is a slow, peaceful lullaby whose theme came to me during a long, relaxing shower. Finally, the last movement, inspired by the argument about me taking too long of a shower, launches into an intense march where each instrument takes turns playing the melodies until they come together in a triumphant finale.
General Score Information
Started..........................................21 Dec, 2018Completed...................................21 Mar, 2019Genres........Playful, Lullaby, March, DespairKeys.....A Major, D Major, G Major, G MinorDuration..................................................0:09:00BPMs...............................................132, 50, 130Bar Count.......................................................320Note Count.................................................5438Time Signatures..........................3/4, 4/4, 2/4Avg. Writing Speed.....................2.51 notes/h
Parts
FluteEnglish HornViolinTrombonePercussion (triangle,shaker, snare drum, vibraphone)
