A short study for left hand that includes some polyrhythm.  I added a section and some articulations.  This is likely the final composition, though I plan on re-producing after experimenting with voices.

Etude For Left Hand Number 1

A duet for harp and flute.  This likely the finished composition, though I'll be reproducing in the future after experimenting with different virtual instruments.

Duet For Harp And Flute Number 1

In progress, will delete after posting final work.

Ricercare For Violin Chalumeau And Crumhorn DRAFT 1

Not happy with this.  Finished it up as an exercise in fugue and learning the ranges of some medieval / renaissance instruments.

Ricercare For Violin Chalumeau And Crumhorn

Another fugue, trying to learn the style.  I'm not completely happy with this, but I'm not sure how to fix it yet.  Not a full fugue, more of an exercise.

Fugue For Harp And String Quartet

No Boredom Here: A Tuba Solo

An experimental piece inspired by crystallographic point group symmetry operations.

Etude De Symétrie

An attempt at writing in the Renaissance style.  This is a draft and will be removed as work progresses.

Renaissance Dance Number 1

My first attempt at minuet and trio form as well as my first use of repeats, both bar line an da capo variants.

The intended choreography is for a circle of partners.  In the first measure, males take one step right and partners bow / curtsy to each other, then males take two steps left and courtesies are exchanged again, and finally males take one step right to return to original partner, once again exchanging courtesies.

The minuet is a triplet, two 1/8th note, and single 1/4 note rhythm.  During the triplets, each partner takes three small steps to advance to each other, placing right palms facing, but not quite touching, each other (leading with right foot for the first such measure and alternating with left thereafter - the aural cue is right foot lead in major key, left foot lead for minor key).  During the 1/8th notes, the partners sidestep once in the direction of the male lead foot, maintaining palm position, and then take a sidestep back the other way.  A single large step back is taken to return to the starting position during the quarter note.

After 4 encounters (2 each sidestep direction) a quarter note followed by a 1/8th rest then 1/8th and 1/4 notes is heard.  During the initial quarter note, partners exchange courtesies and males side step to the right to change partners.

The trio dance is based on 6 1/8th notes.  One step toward each other to the aforementioned palm position during the first 1/8th note, then a quarter turn maintaining palm position with each of the next four 1/8th notes, then return to the starting position on the last 1/8th note.  Rotate forward with the first (major key) measure, then alternate with backward rotation (on minor keys).  A similar rhythmic structure indicates partner change.  The partner change rhythm is quarter note, 1/8th rest, two 1/16th notes and a quarter note when the minuet is changing to the trio and back again.

The coda is a dotted quarter note, two 16th notes and a final note.  The dotted quarter indicates that no partner change is needed after a final exchange of courtesies between partners.

Minuet and Trio for Flute, Clarinet and Cello

This is an arrangement of a 3 voice fugue I wrote featuring a sax (hence the title) for brass quintet.  I plan to write an arrangement for wind band as well.  This may be my first successful fugue.

Mark Kosmowski