This is a piece written for woodwind quintet (flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon).  The piece attempts to depict a young acrobat performing for the first time and all of the anxiety that comes with it.

Balancing Act

Shrinking Rhythms is based around several rhythmic ideas.  The first is the division of larger groups of notes into groupings of two and three.  The second is the constantly changing meter which starts in eight and gradually shrinks to four.  The last idea is phasing rhythms on wood instruments where the phrase will be moved around irregularly by each of the three musicians.

Shrinking Rhythms

Trying to get back into writing instrumental music. I've always really enjoyed the renaissance influence on the ffix soundtrack and I tried to imitate that feel here

Adam Michael Brooker