Lovely surrealist vibe...atonality with melody...excellent.

This is a weird one!

Part of a new album I've been uploading, featuring compositions written over the last several months of 2021. If anyone can pinpoint what all of these compositions have in common, musically-speaking, put it in the comments - there was a concept tying everything together but I'm not going to reveal what it was, haha.

Cover art created using NeuralBlender.

This album is going to be called "Prohibited Topics," a tribute to the textbook authors and teachers whose work is being disrupted by right wing efforts to stifle education about racial disparity and structural racism in the US. These compositions weren't written with this subject matter in mind, full-disclosure, but the album has now been named in response to this issue and will be dedicated to educators, and to truth, which will win in the end despite efforts to silence it.

Prohibited Topics

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Piano Sonata No. 8

“Piano Sonata No. 8” was completed in November, 2023 in Fairview, TX.  This work was mastered by EMastered.com.  Publication soon.

The work is in three movements with only a slight pause between movements: Andante Rondo, Lento, Andante Rondo

Performance time is about 17 1/2 minutes. 

Score and parts in printed or electronic media are available from www.CreativeSpiritOnline.com.

Piano Sonata No. 8

View/Buy Score

Piano Sonata No. 8 (Now published at CreativeSpiritOnline.com)

Live recording in Sheffield 1982

Pete Brennan - Bass, Lead Vocal
Rich Parrott - Guitar, Vocal
Nort - Drums
Nige Manning - Sax, Tapes


Photo: Riace Warriors (Elisabeth Frink) at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

SURFACE MUTANTS (Live) - 'Human Behaviour'

This is one of my first demo. I recorded it at home only with my laptop and guitar. I tried to convey the atmosphere of Britpop. Feel free to chat. Enjoy

Electric [DEMO]

Creative Spirit Online: "Colorful and engaging from beginning to end, this is the latest of Robert John Brooks’ virtuosic offerings. The three movements (Rondo, Variations and Finale) are scored for large orchestra—a twenty-minute journey through sometimes tender, often energetically playful, occasionally threatening, and ever-changing musical textures. Brooks’ musical gift lies in his ability to create highly structured, clearly defined musical gestures within the context of a challenging and thoughtful harmonic and rhythmic language."

“Contrapunctus III” was completed in February 2024 in Fairview, TX. The work is in three movements: Rondo, Variations, and Finale'. Performance time is about 20 minutes. Printed and electronic copies of the score are available now and instrumental parts will soon be available soon from www.CreativeSpiritOnline.com.

About this recording:
The present virtual recording was produced using Finale 27.4.1 and the Garritan Personal Orchestra 5 virtual instrument library. For the best listening experience, high quality headphones are recommended. This recording was mastered by EMastered. 

Instrumentation:
2 Flutes. 2 Oboes, English Horn, Eb Clarinets, 2 Bb Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, 2 Bassoons, Contrabassoon, 2 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in C, 2 Tenor Trombones, Bass Trombone, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion, Strings

Performance notes:
• Tempo, expression, and dynamic markings should be strictly observed.
• There is no key signature. Accidentals apply to the end of the measure or to the note or notes tied over the measure, and only to notes of the same pitch class, in the same octave.
• Hairpin pairs (e.g.: mp <>, mf ><) indicate a temporary volume change of one dynamic level.
• Passages marked fff or ppp indicate playing as loudly and as quietly as possible, respectively.
• Double-bass “C-extension” is required.

Contact information:
Robert John Brooks, Fairview, Texas USA
Email: robtjbrooks@yahoo.com
Web: www.CreativeSpiritOnline.com
Web: eMastered.com/profile/robtjbrooks

Engraving by the composer
Artwork by the composer
Copyright 2024

Contrapunctus III for Orchestra

I wrote this song when I was a sophomore. 

Ginnel [Demo]

OneStep[DEMO]

I Can't Stress This Enough If You Want To Learn The MPC Check Out Ave Mcree's Tutorials, thanks Ave.

Hearts (MPC X) {Instrumental} 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒅. 𝑩𝒚 Operation O™

Autumn Leaves {Instrumental} 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒅. 𝑩𝒚 Operation O™

No Need to Care [DEMO]

All The Time {Instrumental} 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒅. 𝑩𝒚 Operation O™

I work as a scientist for a living & am a hobbyist composer writing in a few different styles. I recommend headphones. All of my music is released under a Creative Commons Attribution/Noncommercial license.

My bandcamp page is getting out of date again, but some older albums there can be downloaded for free or for a name-your-own price donation.

If anyone wants to try performing any of this stuff on real instruments please send a message and I can provide scores. Not sure how playable some of it is for human musicians though.

Unsolicited messages asking me to listen to your latest song will lead to you being blocked unless if I know you well and we've interacted a lot.

Hope you enjoy and thanks for visiting!

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