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[Verse]
Dust rises high
Choking the gods' golden sky
Wheels carve the earth deep
Hooves thunder where the dead sleep
Blades glint in the sun
The war's only just begun
Screams mix with the drumbeat
Blood pools beneath scorched feet

[Chorus]
The chariots roll
The battle takes its toll
Kadesh won't bow
Who claims the crown now?

[Verse 2]
Ramses calls to Ra
Eyes blazing like a falling star
Enemies in crescent waves
Both sides digging shallow graves
Bronze clashes with bone
A thousand cries cut to the bone
Smoke drowns the air thick
Time slows in each click of the sick

[Prechorus]
Pharaoh’s pride
Hittites collide

The Chariots of Kadesh

The Theory Of

The message of the song is about the power of neuroplasticity and personal transformation. It conveys the idea that individuals can overcome past traumas and ingrained habits by consciously rewiring their minds, breaking free from old patterns, and creating new pathways for growth and resilience. The lyrics emphasize taking control of one's mental landscape, using willpower and awareness to reshape identity and triumph over inner struggles.

Wires Rewritten

A song about the racial divide in our country.  Originally recorded for the Chosen CD.  We didn't really capture it then.  It's much better now.

Project One

The Call

Solar Collapse

Written: 2019
Duration: ca. 12'
Instrumentation: flute (doubling piccolo), oboe (doubling English horn), clarinet (doubling bass clarinet), and piano (pianist plays from score)
Commissioned by the Exponential Ensemble, with funding from the New York State Council on The Arts (NYSCA)
World Premiere: Exponential Ensemble, Opera America, Marc A. Scorca Hall, New York, NY, October 30, 2019

MOVEMENTS
I. Pascal’s Triangle
II. Noether’s Theorem
III. Einstein’s Daydream
IV. The Hammers of Pythagoras

PROGRAM NOTE
Relative Theory is a four-movement, ca. 12 minute work for flute (doubling piccolo), oboe (doubling English horn), clarinet (doubling bass clarinet), and piano. Each movement is inspired by a mathematician or theoretical physicist. I was inspired by a story that the commissioning ensemble, the Exponential Ensemble, told me about how much they enjoy performing programs for children that relate math to music. In a fun, yet hopefully meaningful way, the movements of my piece are designed to draw parallels between these two distinct, but interrelated worlds.

The title Relative Theory is a play on words: it loosely refers to Albert Einstein’s famous Special Theory of Relativity, but also to musical theories and theoretical principals that are used between each of the movements. All of these movements are inspired by mathematicians or theoretical physicists, and their theorems and theories inspire the music itself.

In Pascal’s Triangle, triads and intervallic content are structured so as to use binomial coefficients in musical ways. In Noether’s Theorem, the music mirrors her theorem, which states that every differentiable symmetry of the action of a physical system has a corresponding conservation law. Einstein’s Daydream, perhaps the most fanciful movement, quotes a few themes from Beethoven, J.S. Bach and Mozart, three composers who’s music Einstein loved to play on his violin. The work ends with a movement entitled The Hammers of Pythagoras, inspired by a legendary, apocryphal but nevertheless playful tale of Pythagoras passing by a blacksmith at work one day, and discovering that musical notes could be translated into mathematical equations.

There are some fascinating programmatic relations that dictate how thematic materials are used in various movements. Albert Einstein thought very highly of Emmy Noether, a mathematician who never achieved the fame she deserved because she was female. In fact, some of her theories inspired Einstein. Therefore, some of the themes in the second movement are used in the third. Einstein and Pythagoras both figure prominently in music history, albeit for different reasons, so themes from each of these movements permeate back and forth.

Relative Theory was commissioned by the Exponential Ensemble, with funding from the New York State Council on The Arts (NYSCA).

LINKS
https://www.exponentialensemble.com/
https://www.robpaterson.com/
https://robertpaterson.com/relative-theory

EXPONENTIAL ENSEMBLE
Anna Urrey, flute
Kemp Jernigan, oboe
Pascal Archer, clarinet
Geoffrey Burleson, guest pianist

Relative Theory - III. Einstein's Daydream

Smoke

Produced by Emma Garriott. Guitar, Jackson Presseau

So Much Anger

Supernova

Links & Chains for Violin and Marimba
Duration: 5'
Performers: Robin Zeh, violin; Robert Paterson, marimba

Publisher: Bill Holab Music: http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=103_137&products_id=1210

For more information: https://robertpaterson.com/links-and-chains-six-mallet-version

Four-mallet version also available: https://robertpaterson.com/links-and-chains-four-mallet-version

PROGRAM NOTES

The title of this piece reflects the structure: many parts and motives are linked and looped together, forming chains. There are also missing links throughout the piece, spots where notes have been dropped out and placed in other parts of the piece or else lost entirely. The violin part is designed to be a showy and slightly virtuosic, coupled with a solid, ostinato-like marimba counterpart. Both parts utilize flashy, extended techniques.

Six Mallet Marimba

Links & Chains (Violin and Marimba - Six Mallet Version)

My Place

As a singer/songwriter, I channel a wide spectrum of rock and metal influences to create music that’s both emotionally evocative and technically precise. My sound is shaped by the legendary stylings of Kiss, the progressive intricacy of Queensryche and Dream Theater, the melodic hooks of Foreigner and Def Leppard, the theatrical edge of Styx, and the raw power of Metallica and Avenged Sevenfold.

Driven by a passion for storytelling through music, my lyrics dive deep into personal and universal themes, aiming to resonate with listeners on a visceral level. Whether it’s a soaring chorus or a tightly wound riff, every element of my music is crafted to deliver energy, emotion, and impact. It's rock with heart, precision, and a heavy dose of adrenaline.

The Call

Troy Feltz

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