The overall experience

This past year has been an interesting one for me; from being thrust in atonality back in September, to experimenting with a blues cliche, writing for a new instrument, and finally back to my routes in a saxophone quartet. I've grown so much as a composer and finish my two composition courses with a new found confidence, that I can write music that people (including myself) will actually like. I really appreciate all the feedback I've been given over the last two terms, and the oportunities to work with great musicians to bring my music to life, it's an experience I'll never forget.

Don't want to make this too sappy, but it's been a great year!
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C'est Fini!

It's DONE! I finished my sax quartet today. Named "Influence" it show cases a few things I've come across in the past 4 years and explores some ideas I've only recently learned about. I managed to get the piece away from my typical 'fun and fast' style of writing, but in the end it is still very evidently written by me (a comment from a colleague). My approach to include a minimalist section, with a brief attempt at phase shifting seems to have come off quite effectively and overall I am very happy with the piece.

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Almost Done

With the semester drawing to an ever closer end my composition is also almost finished. I've got a few changes to make after it's Monday performance to make some of the exposed sections a little more interesting and add a bit more length to it. That being said it's coming together really nicely and there's an overal sense of coherence that was in it before. I'm going to expand on the 12 tone row I put in and do some work on the final minute and a half of the piece, with any luck it'll be done by the weekend.

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