Tracks from 2022/2023

A Tocatta at Moderate tempo for 2 Pianos and 3 Percussionists. An Experiment in Rhythm.

Toccata for Piano and Percussion March 2022

This music began its life as a six or seven bar fragment and developed spontaneously into a coherent allegro.  It is somewhat experimental in style.
The forces used are a section of 6 horns playing in unison, orchestral strings and a percussion section consisting of two bass drums, timpani and tam tam.

Fragments: an Allegro (Remix V)May 2022

This is a remix of my piece 'Minor Ninths a Study for Orchestra' this time using a sample library from East West (EWQLSO Gold) instead of the Noteperformer program used in the original. i have also used the automatic mastering facility on sale at www.emaster.com to achieve a better overall audio mix 
Land production.
I should add that Minor Ninths draws on the composers Bruckner Haydn and Sibelius though in some cases the affinity might not be evident.

Minor Ninths a Study in Motivic Design for Orchestra EWQLSO Remix(Emastered) June 2022

Dance Sketch

An upbeat downtown piece in a rather conservative tonal style 

which exhibits a certain amount of fizz and sparkle whilst staying 

strictly within the confines of common time..

Dance Sketch Revision 1 July 2022 (Mastered)

This piece moves through its various phases at a slow and deliberate pace overcoming difficulties encountered along the way and moving on to a relaxed ending. This remix contains edited segments improving the voice leading which in some places is unusual to say the least. The track has also been updated using the Soundcloud automatic mastering service.

Solemn Aria 19 April 2020 Remixed 4 July 2022 (Mastered)

Woodland Skirmish is a suite of three short pieces for triple woodwind ensemble. 

Following in traditional fashion the sequence Fast-Slow-fast the movements are:

1 Fugato 2' 56": 4/4 A piece in free fugal style

2 Sicilienne  7' 17" 6/8: Theme and variations

3 Allegro molto vivace 3' 46" 4/4: Concluding movement
 
The mastering on this track is by Emastered.com.

Woodwind Skirmish 25 July 2022 Remix August 20

Night of Golden Stars
A neo-classical  piece for (virtual) Orchestra featuring French Horn.

Revised 30 December 2022.

Produced and mastered by John Cafarella

This version uses the East West Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra sample library and features the French Horn samples.

Night of Golden Stars (Remix and Revision EWQLSO 30 December 2022)

A short melody in improvisational style exploring contemporary harmony.

Spirit of Melody

Presto Agitato is a short uptempo piece for  Chamber Orchestra which moves through a wide range of emotions before ending quietly after an extreme and sudden outburst of pent up feeling at its climax,

This track is mastered by John Cafarella

Presto for Chamber Orchestra (Revised 21 January 2023)

'Walking music': Tempo revised upward from August 2021 version which was far too slow. Revised the tempo upward to 110bpm to make it into a true brisk tune for walking.  Mastered by Soundcloud mastering service.

Walking Tune (Revision 24 March 2023 EWQLSO + Note Performer_Revision 110bpm)

Fantasy in three Movements for small Orchestra

This suite of pieces holds to the fast-slow-fast traditional pattern of the Classical period .

The three movements are: 

Allegro Vivace in 4/4

Slowly in 5/4

Andante Con Moto in 6/8

The indivual movements will be published separately to Soundcloud.

I used sound cloud mastering service on the three movements separately 

as the duration of the suite is eleven minutes, longer than the

ten minute upper limit for Soundcloud mastering.

Tripartite Fantasy

This is a variation of a sort on a musical fragment which appears in the theme  music for the TV series 'All Creatures great and Small' and also in  the first movement of my Tripartite Fantasy and is  constructed as a free flowing set of improvisations on a simple basic idea This simple idea is treated in a linear polyphonic way resulting in a texture which moves between consonant and dissonant harmony ending on a C major chord.
N.B. A similar musical idea treated in a much different way also appears in the first movenent of my Tripartite Faantasy posted here: https://soundcloud.com/julian-cafarella/allegro-vivace-for-chamber-orchestra
This version was mastered by John Cafarella

Dr M : Sort of a TV Theme (Revised 17 March 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

Journey out of Darkness into the Light. 
This is a revision (of a Novenber 2022 revision) of a piece first uploaded in February 2022.
This track has been mastered by eMastered online mastering service.

Journey out of Darkness (revised 10 June 2023)

In this piece outbursts in the brass instruments occur with inreasing frequency disturbing the more settled song like textures at the beginning of the piece and set in motion a dramatic unfolding process in which calm and moderate feeling is more and more displaced by an angry and unsettled mood.
 As the piece progresses this unfolding takes on the shape of a  rondo-like development.
Chords formed from superimposed  triads in related keys play a large part in the harmony in this track.
This version was mastered byJohn Cafarella

At a Gentle Walking pace but with Gathering Momentum (Revised 12 July 2023)

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 conservartive and it obeys conventional structural norms.
This version was mastered by John Cafarella

Tracks from 2022/2023

Julian Cafarella Composer