Crystal Fragment is a brief work written in 2013 for violin, viola, and cello.  The work focuses on individual musical lines given to each of the instruments, which develop melodically on their own and also in their relationships with each other.  Throughout the work, dark and open voiced harmonies are juxtaposed to bright and dissonant chords, emphasized by having the musicians change the placement of the bow.  This piece was written with the image of a shattered crystal glass in the composer's mind.

This piece was performed by Stephen Minor (violin), Megha Nadig (viola), and John Chatterton (cello) on 11/4/2013 and recorded by Tim Bausch (www.timbausch.com)

Crystal Fragment for String Trio

Four Pieces is a collection of aphoristic miniatures for Flute and Guitar.  Each piece sets out to explore a different mood and musical idea, while simultaneously maintaining harmonic and motivic connections to the work as a whole.

Four Pieces for Flute and Guitar: II. Outburst

Four Pieces for Flute and Guitar: III. Contours

Four Pieces for Flute and Guitar: IV. Postlude

Four Pieces for Flute and Guitar: I. Prelude

Duetto was written for the Decho Ensemble.  This piece is minimal in its soundscape and uses small sets of pitch material for long stretches of time.  The drama of the work focuses on the expansion of an initial cell of stacked minor sevenths into stacked major sevenths.

Duetto for Soprano and Alto Saxophones

Quartetto is a set of miniatures for woodwinds.  The second and third movements of the piece are constructed by expanding on textural and gestural ideas which appear briefly in the first movement.  The pitch material is derived from a serial row, which is constructed in a way that highlights my preferences in pitch collections.

Quartetto, for Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, and Bassoon

Un Sogno focuses on repeating gestures which are framed by different amounts of silence.  The harmony focuses on fourths, fifths, and thirds, and has an open and sometimes triadic sound. This piece was written for my cousin, Bailey Marshall.

Un Sogno

Solo is my second exploration into the world of unaccompanied saxophone.  The piece uses notation which suggests a temporally free and expressive interpretation of some materials, which is juxtaposed with sections requiring more precise performance.  I wrote this with Jared Yackiw in mind as the performer, to whom I proposed this piece after hearing his baritone sax recital in the fall semester of 2014.

Solo for Bari-Sax

Three short movements for orchestra, recording from a reading session for orchestration class.

Charles Terranova