Turkey vs Mouse

Hippos and Mice

Small Ensemble piece for Flute, Bassoon, Viola, and Double Bass

Dance Among Stars

"O God beyond all praising" set to Gustav Holst's iconic tune THAXTED from The Planets. Arranged for SMALL ENSEMBLE of harp, strings quartet, oboe, horn,  and  timpani with congregation, choir and organ. Score and parts available at https://hymndescants.org/thaxted-small-ensemble-with-harp

O God beyond all praising (THAXTED)(Ensemble with harp)

'Lunar Drifter (Demo)' takes the listener into a mysterious scene on a faraway moon, pictured on the track cover. We begin at the edge of a shimmering lake, so deep that the bottom can't be seen. Looking up, our gaze falls upon some ethereal structures, reaching up into the heavens. Beyond these 'space temples' glimmer stars and planets - cold and unknowable, but breathtaking in their perfection. Come and drift through space on an aural journey through the stars.

'Lunar Drifter (Demo)' is a programmatic small ensemble piece for soprano saxophone, alto flute, contrabass clarinet in Bb, orchestral bells, theremin, synth bass, and double bass.
 
This was my first composition exercise. At this point, it's unmixed; if you are interested in mixing this piece, please let me know. I hope you will join me on my audio journey.

Cover image credit (royalty-free): https://www.dreamstime.com/sci-fi-fantasy-landscape-space-alien-planet-image-earth-world-background-wallpaper-desktop-mobile-discover-image289217024

Lunar Drifter (Demo)

An emotional piano and strings driven introspective piece

Still Water

Senior Capstone Piece Performed by DePaul's Ensemble 20+

The Golden River

This piece blends theatrical performance with multisensory experience, featuring an actress baking spices in an air fryer, grinding coffee, and preparing it live on stage. The audience is immersed not only through sound but also through the smells of baking spices and freshly brewed coffee. The music is composed from the deconstructed sounds of household appliances—air fryer, water boiler, coffee grinder, and coffee drips—creating a textured sonic environment that bridges everyday ritual and compositional form.



coffee, air fryer, and pepper

 'Ripples' is a commissioned piece, depicting an ever-changing journey, blooming with the life that is sustained by the water (rain stick) at its base. In this audio, the music ebbs and flows, winding like a calm, clear river through a peaceful land. Its timeless sounds echo through the centuries, reminding the listener that water has always accompanied life. 

'Ripples' is a small ensemble piece written for oboe d'amore, bassoon, zither, vibraphone, and rain stick. This version has been mixed by Rayzerfang Music using Logic Pro, using the sound libraries and loops of Logic Pro and Spitfire Audio LABS, and was written using Sibelius Ultimate.

This piece was commissioned by the Birds on Power Lines YouTube channel. The accompanying video by Birds on Power Lines can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_TKy-F7Sow

Ripples

Score for the short film "Goodnight, My Love" by director Chyna Robinson starring Marla Gibbs and Hal Williams

Desolation / Goodnight, My Love

In Your Arms

Attempting to evoke an ominous woodland; something out of a dark fairytale.

Originally written as an audition piece for an audio drama project.

The Old Wood

Bass Clarinet, Horn, Harp, Percussion, Violin, Cello 

Genesis ad Apocalypsin (MIDI Version)

Current Upright Bass student of Jazz Studies at the University of Maryland, as well as College of Southern Maryland Music Program Graduate and founding President of both New Music at CSM and New Music at UMD, Carter Falkenstein is an accomplished composer, arranger, music theorist, songwriter, and jazz bassist. He has written scores for multiple films, video games, and composition jams, and has years of experience playing bass in many CSM and UMD jazz ensembles.

Composer | Violinist | Explorer of All Sounds and Genres
racheljacobsmusic.com

(Free organ scores: hymndescants.org) Audio demos of descants and reharmonizations of hymn tunes. (All audio files being updated through 2024.) (Most are CC-BY-NC-ND license, free for church or any non-commercial use. All other rights reserved.)

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