The fifth movement of my "Five Pieces for Solo English Horn." Each movement is based on a time of the day, starting with evening and moving on to night, dawn, mid-day, and lastly this movement.
There is a real possibility of me editing the piece in the future. For example, the last two notes will probably not be that high (who would even want to play those at ppp?). Finale 2014.

Evening (The Sunset-Emblazoned Sky) midi

A piece for wind quintet based on the first chapter of my in-progress novel, tentatively titled Saralied. The structure of the music is derived from the structure of that chapter's original iteration (a flash fiction written in a high school English class). 

Tarantella

This is a short piece for trumpet and piano I wrote for a class. If anyone is interested, I will write an expanded version of this for performance; I sort of like this little thing.

A Knight's Return Home (midi)

A new version improving the reverb on the piano will be uploaded soon.

This piece is an in-universe work for a short story that I'm writing. In it, the main character, a young girl, has perfect pitch. This music is the tune inside of her music box, which she has unknowingly memorized. It ends up signifying the girl's refusal to move on from a tragic time in her past and how that refusal is ruining what she holds dear.

A corresponding poem of the same title can be found on my DeviantArt page:
http://resplendent-dawn.deviantart.com/

This was created using Logic Pro X, which I am in the beginning stages of learning. I didn't use the piano roll because I was on crunch time writing this and didn't want to mess with something unfamiliar at the time.

The Tremorflame Dances under the Midnight Sun

This is a short, high-difficulty piece for solo cornet. There is a lot of musical content packed into this piece, so I am open to expanding the piece and/or adding instruments upon request.

Flooding the Catacombs (midi)

This was originally a piece for brass quintet that imitated cheap horror BGM, but stuff happened with the sound file and I just went with it.

Where You Should Not Be


The music and literature of Traix Heiden reflect many interests, including Japanese poetry and court music. Consequently, Traix’s music often involves expanded musical gestures that manipulate time and timbre, and his literature shows the influence of narratives originating from Japan. His output includes works for small and large instrumental ensembles, choral music and keyboard music. Much of his music is directly or indirectly related to his creative literature output. An ongoing project is the composition of a large multi-movement work for wind ensemble and narrator, based on one of Traix’s original stories, a novel in progress, which is part of an umbrella project codenamed “Saralied.” This project seeks to encompass many genres of both music and literature, often intertwined and cross-pollinating. Myriad styles and genres influence his work, notably the Western and Japanese classical traditions, metal, and literature from the science fiction, fantasy, and horror traditions. Traix has studied under Warren Gooch and Mara Gibson, and is currently studying composition at Truman State University under the tutelage of Charles Gran.