Project Lofi 7/18/22

So here is a piece of music that I have been working on this semester at UT for String Orchestra. It is Called "From Darkness We Rise: Out From Beneath". The music reflects not only my own personal struggles in life but also is a dedication to all who have faced this disease known as depression. No matter what the struggle in life you have always know that there is a bright side at the end of the tunnel you are in. That you are born again, like a phoenix born from the ashes of your troubles and your past. You rise up from beneath the darkness and will overcome your trials in life. 
         I hope you all enjoy and if you would like a score copy please let me know. 

Thanks Brandan 

From Darkness We Rise

Space Apocalypse is an electronic, synthesized, atmospheric piece. The Piece should be and is designed to be performed in the dark to let people have a listening experience that takes them to a far off place.  Being in the dark represents space, the immense black darkness swallowing them whole. Though there is next to no sound in space this piece represents what will happen one day. That day is the day plants start to fall from gravity due to the Sun losing its gravitational pull. 
	This piece came to me in a reoccurring dream and was originally Known as Space Dream 2808. The reasoning behind the very specific year was due to at the time I was listening heavily to a electronic dance music, or EDM for Short, duo known as Nero. They are fascinated by the year 2808 and have been included in many of their pieces. In my dream I can here their song “Doomsday” which is based off of John Adam’s orchestral Work “Harmoneilehre”. As my Doomsday Dream came along I could hear the planets hitting, colliding with each other. I wrote a sort of second movement to Space Dream 2028 from a second dream that picked up where my first left off in which Earth collided with Jupiter.  Over time I combined these two separate dream pieces and what was born from the combination of the two is “Space Apocalypse.”


Space Apocalypse

This Piece is the first duet from my in process Duet Studies book. These duets include imitation, repetition, complex rhythmic structures, melodic combinations, compound meters, and many more challenging techniques that one does not see in their typical Duet. For more Information on the piece or on the current completion of the book please private message me.  

Photo Credits go to: Mark Ashkenazi 

Twelve Duet Studies for Saxophone- I. Droplets

This Piece is the first duet from my in process Duet Studies book. These duets include imitation, repetition, complex rhythmic structures, melodic combinations, compound meters, and many more challenging techniques that one does not see in their typical Duet. For more Information on the piece or on the current completion of the book please private message me.

Photo Credits go to: Mark Ashkenazi

Twelve Studies for Saxophone: I.Droplets- Live 2015

This is my first wind ensemble piece. Hope you enjoy! 



*Please excuse the very poor midi mock up*

The Sands of Oblivion

From my new series of Electronic Pieces, From the Mist is the second installment of Experimental Electronic and Electroacoustic music. This piece was composed completely on saxophone and manipulated with electronics. The Fixed Media track is then played on top of a scored saxophone part. 

It is titled From the Mist because the sounds seem to come from all around, like you are in a jungle. The idea for an all saxophone piece came from listening to Musik Concréte from the late 1950's. I really wanted a piece that allowed me to experiment with the saxophone and stretch the boundaries of what the saxophone can do. 

Enjoy!
Brandan 

Performed on: 19 May 2016 
Performer: Brandan A. Harden

From The Mist: Live

This piece came as a dare from a friend who is featured on the track. That's all folks Enjoy.

Can you Handel It? (remix Ft. Isaiah Green)

Complicated Stories of a Family is a piece that is very close to my heart as it is a reflection of a time in my family that we were going through a tough hardship. This piece is dedicated to my amazing a beautiful mother, my strong and supportive father, and my three older brothers who stood by me through everything.

Complicated Stories of a Family

Short Stories from My Childhood is actually seven small short pieces in one. The stories range from events that happened in my childhood to moments that took place two years ago. The challenge for this piece was I had one month to complete each work. 

I.     The Clown
II.    Nine Hours to Florida
III.  Love... Wait What is that?!
IV.   The First Time
V.    Seven Minutes in Heaven
VI.   My First Time to the Theater
VII. First Dream

Short Stories from My Childhood

Ambient Noise

Hi I'm Brandan. I am a composer producer. I am a classically trained saxophonist and electronic artist.  I write very experimental music with a wide range of styles. I hope you enjoy. If you are interested in any of my music please message me.

Brandan Harden Music

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