Orchestral Compositions from 2020- 2023

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Copy of (4)Water

This is a second remix of my track "Journey out of Darkness" using the BBCSO orchestral library.

Journey Out Of Darkness Second REMIXscore January 2022

Four Sketches for Violin, Horn, Piano and Percussion
 'The Elements' (3) Fire

(3) Fire (from 'The Elements' Four sketches for small ensemble ) February 2022

Four Sketches for Small Ensemble 'The Elements" 

(2) Air

(2) Air (from 'The Elements' Four Sketches for Small Ensemble ) February 2022

(1) Earth (from Four Sketches for Small Ensemble 'The Elements'

(1) Earth (From 'The Elements' Four Sketches for small Ensemble ) February 2022

16 excellent pieces of music echoing from a vacant concert hall.

The Tokyo-based pianist and member of the cinematic instrumental music band, Anoice, and its side projects, RiLF, Films, Mizu Amane, and Cru, Yuki Murata, will release her 2nd concert album 'Piano Quartet Concert' on December 2nd, 2022.

This album was recorded in an concert hall where Yuki Murata played, not only on her piano solo but also as part of a quartet together with three string instrument players; Kumi Takahara on violin, Utaka Fujiwara from Anoice on viola, and Kaori Tsuchiya on cello, who all also joined Yuki Murata on her latest solo album, 'Sunny Spot Story'. They performed, centring around Yuki Murata's solo project songs as well as also two tracks from Anoice, to which she belongs, to create a concert album including excellent songs which sometimes make you feel a warm and gentle peacefulness, and sometimes a quiet and dark nervousness.

Takahiro Kido from Anoice took charge of the engineer for recording, mixing, and mastering. In addition, Tadashi Yoshikawa from Anoice directed the concert, and its video will be available to view with a full length on the following YouTube link at 8 pm Japan time on December 1st. Not to mention, Yuki Murata and Utaka Fujiwara who joined as the viola player, all the members of Anoice created this masterpiece together.
https://youtu.be/_7-t5NJXFkA

Please feel every bit of the beauty made from the piano quartet ensemble and its reverberation which echoes from a vacant concert hall.

Piano Quartet Concert

YouTube

my perfect place (Anoice / Yuki Murata 'Piano Quartet Concert')

On Approaching an Oasis during a Storm

This piece explores my emotional response to climate change, something which is very much part of the historical moment of the world into which I was born.
The music is dissonant, the harmonies all being derived from the chord of the augmented eleventh familiar to many as a jazz chord also used in blues. The modification of an idea at the end of a fast rising octaphonic scale, inverting its first appearance (descending), is intended to convey the important message of spirited hope coming from practical activists such as Greta Tunberg who work to alter the balance of power between institutional inertia and ecological necessity.

I am dedicating this piece to her and to all fellow climate change activists both old and young.

Production and mastering by John Cafarella. This track uses the East West Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra Library.

Cafarella

On Approaching an Oasis During a Storm(Revised 30 December 2022)

more moonsetter

fabled protector

Words and music by Sally DeFord
Vocals and viola by Rebecca Lord

Sheet music for this selection may be downloaded free (PDF) at https://www.defordmusic.com/song-list/night-of-nights

Night Of Nights (feat. Rebecca Lord)

Included on America Media Podcast : Stories of Favorite Christmas Carols
https://megaphone.link/AMMD7054431063

Bach Fantasia on a Bleak Midwinter

Four preludes ranging over the instruments of a Large Concert Orchestra,
1 C major for two pianos
2 in D major for large wind ensemble
3 in A minor: a canon for Horn and Flute 
4 in C major/minorfor full band of orchestra

These are essentially improvisations for sampled instruments carried out in a music notation program.
This track has been mastered by emastered online mastering service.

4 Preludes for expanded Chamber Orchestra (Revised 12 June 2023)

A short bright and dynamic piece for Chamber Orchestra composed in 

june 2021 and revised in June 2023.

Symphonic Invention

Symphonic Invention Revised 1 June 2023

A new remix of my track using a fresh set of sampled orchestral sounds and subjected to further editing of the score.
With many thanks to John Cafarella who has done the mastering for this track.

Andante-Allegro

At a gentle Walking Pace with Gathering Momentum Remix July 29

Solo in a contemporary style for Trombone encompassing a riddle.
(N.B.My attention has been drawn to the fact that this piece may not be playable at this tempo by a real trombonist in which case I would advise a slower tempo e.g. 105-110bpm insteadof 120bpm)

The Pilgrims Walrus for Solo Trombone: A Nominal Riddle (Revised 4 December 2023 Tempo110bpm)

This is a fairly complete revision of the original upload of August 2022. It is a jubilant piece that needs to be taken in its own terms. The musical vocabulary in this piece is very conservative and it obeys conventional structural norms. This version was mixed down using Noteperformer Sample library interacting with Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition and is being subjected to ongoing revision.
This track is mastered by John Cafarella.

Night of Golden Stars NotePerformer version (2 October 2023)

A suite of four movements for Small Orchestra and Percussion compiled from revisions of earlier uploads: 1: Ostinato (March 2020)
                                               2: Adagio   (April 2022)
                                               3: Allegro   (May 2022)
                                               4: Epilogue (October 2023)
Suite for Small Orchestra and Percusson was mastered by John Cafarella

Suite For Small Orchestra And Percussion (Remix 12 November 2023)

A short prelude on the opening theme of the Prelude in D sharp Minor from book II of the well Tempered clavier by Bach (JS)

On Approaching an Oasis During a Storm(Revised 30 December 2022)

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