"The Valley" was written using derivative material from my previous work, a Brass Quintet. The goal was to continue writing in a contrapuntal and horizontal style and again without any regard for key signature, however, despite the lack of key and this technique's association with atonal works, my goal here was to compose a satisfylingly sing-song-ey piece––perhaps in defiance of the academic penchant towards atonality, dissonance, and serialism. The bounding arpeggiations draw much inspiration from Justin Hurwitz's work on the film "La La Land," and the opening solo and trio sprouted from my childhood recollections of watching Hayao Miyazaki's film "Kiki's Delivery Service" of which the scenes overlooking the town by the shore as well as the scene featuring a laggardly dog and Kiki's pet cat Jiji played a prominent role.

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Wind Quintet - "The Valley"

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Jonathan Alexander (蔣智海)