Serenade No. 4 "Candlelight Miniatures"
Serenade No. 4 "Candlelight Miniatures"
Serenade No. 4 "Candlelight Miniatures"
Serenade No. 4 "Candlelight Miniatures"
Serenade No. 4 "Candlelight Miniatures"
Serenade No. 4 "Candlelight Miniatures"
Serenade No. 4 "Candlelight Miniatures"
Serenade No. 4 "Candlelight Miniatures"
Composed 2017 | Op. 34e
Instrumentation:
violin
violoncello
Duration: 9'
Movements:
I. Prologue
II. Recercada moderno
III. Canon I: Valse brevis
IV. Canon II: Scherzo pizzicato
V. Epilogue
Composed 2017 | Op. 34e
Instrumentation:
violin
violoncello
Duration: 9'
Movements:
I. Prologue
II. Recercada moderno
III. Canon I: Valse brevis
IV. Canon II: Scherzo pizzicato
V. Epilogue
Composed 2017 | Op. 34e
Instrumentation:
violin
violoncello
Duration: 9'
Movements:
I. Prologue
II. Recercada moderno
III. Canon I: Valse brevis
IV. Canon II: Scherzo pizzicato
V. Epilogue
Composed 2017 | Op. 34e
Instrumentation:
violin
violoncello
Duration: 9'
Movements:
I. Prologue
II. Recercada moderno
III. Canon I: Valse brevis
IV. Canon II: Scherzo pizzicato
V. Epilogue
Composed 2017 | Op. 34e
Instrumentation:
violin
violoncello
Duration: 9'
Movements:
I. Prologue
II. Recercada moderno
III. Canon I: Valse brevis
IV. Canon II: Scherzo pizzicato
V. Epilogue
Vital Lightning
Composed 2018
Instrumentation
Tenor trombones I, II, III, IV
Bass trombones I, II
Duration 3'
Commissioned by
University of Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music Trombone Choir
Tyler Simms, director
Performed by
CCM Trombone Choir
Tyler Simms, conductor
Program Notes
Much of my work is built and driven off of a contrapuntal impetus derived from the work of Vincent Persichetti, one of my compositional role models. Counterpoint is an essential technique of many masters of our craft, and the abstract idea of interweaving threads is present throughout the natural world, such as the interplay of lightning in storms. Lightning of all forms create their own unique threads towards their destination, be it the ground, cloud, or other bolts of lightning, all while maintaining a singular direction and purpose of balance between positive and negative energy. Musical counterpoint is much in the same – the interweaving and directionality of different melodies and motivic developments creates balance or imbalance, and this interplay drives the momentum of a work. Lightning is a complex phenomenon, vital to balance in times of natural, stormy turbulence. Musical counterpoint reflects this, vital for motion both pressing and relaxing, and the pursuit of mastering this craft is an essential factor of any composer’s success.
My heartfelt thanks to Tyler Simms and the CCM Trombone Choir to affording me the opportunity to continue these vital pursuits through Vital Lightning, composed in December of 2018.
December 15 2018
Performance History
03/04/2020 - U.S. "Pershing's Own" Army Band American Trombone Workshop, Fort Myer, Virginia
CCM Trombone Choir | Tyler Simms, conductor
03/12/2019 - University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
CCM Trombone Choir | Tyler Simms, conductor
Joseph Foster Harkins
composer