This piece envisions a dramatic scene in a fictitious soap opera, in which a character’s nefarious true nature is revealed on screen. The music portrays the drama ensuing after the initial shock of this revelation.

A Shocking Exposé

Magical Beings is a short work which strives to convey the auditory images of a demon, giant and fairy in that specific order. In order to bring these three distinctive characters to life, the music uses several contemporary extended techniques, such as flute harmonics/flutter tonguing and direct interaction with the piano strings, in order to better aid the music’s mission. Each section of the piece contains contrasting material which is cohesively united on a larger scale.

Magical Beings

Solemn Breeze is a two-movement piece for string quartet which describes the auditory image of a chilly breeze during the winter season. The two movements of the compositions, Sorrow and Anger, reflect a hypothetical individual’s reaction to the wind over a brief period of time. On a micro-scale, the romantic motifs reflect this individual’s emotions. On a macro-scale, however, the dense textures and extended techniques refer to the persistent nature of a “solemn breeze.”

Solemn Breeze

A piece which conveys the auditory image of a lively grasshopper.

Composer Varun Raja

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