Topic: Uhor's desk

[Uhor]

I've been sketching a serial piece, hope you can judge whether it's worth the great pains of revising or not.

https://soundcloud.com/richannes-wrahms/excerpt-op12

Instrumentation is:
 
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet in Bb,
Horn, Trumpet, Trombone,
Harp, Celesta,
Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass.

[ComposerOfAvantGarde]

Richannes Wrahms??? Is it really you? :O

Nice piece btw. The orchestration sounds very well considered.

[Uhor]

(It is really me)

Wrote a thing for cello, quite boring honestly.

I'm working on adding a viola and a violin part to make a string trio out of it, it's turning much more interesting.

[Uhor]

Here's the resulting Trio, sorry for the midi.

https://soundcloud.com/richannes-wrahms/string-trio

[k a rl h e nn i ng]

Will check it out.

[Crudblud]

Here's the resulting Trio, sorry for the midi.

https://soundcloud.com/richannes-wrahms/string-trio

I feel like there is something interesting in there but it's just not suited to the sounds you're using. I would be happy to take a look at rendering this piece, all I need is the individual MIDI tracks for each instrument and some notes (with times) regarding tempo and dynamic changes, articulations etc.

[k a rl h e nn i ng]

Here's the resulting Trio, sorry for the midi.

https://soundcloud.com/richannes-wrahms/string-trio

Should work very nicely with actual players, well done!

[Uhor]

I'm writing a quartet for flute, clarinet, horn and double bass. I think it's going to be from simple to complex. If you are curious, this is how the little thing is doing, it only has two sections by now. Hope a real hornist can also deal with the jumps!

https://soundcloud.com/richannes-wrahms/quartet

[Uhor]

Haven't really progressed with the aforementioned quartet much but I did composed a pretty little thing (Bagatelle being used just as a dismissive title) for string quartet entirely by ear.

https://soundcloud.com/richannes-wrahms/bagatelle-for-string-quartet-no2

[k a rl h e nn i ng]

Very nice, nothing to dismiss about it.

[Uhor]

Another rather sketchy little thing I've written before I work into something more thorough.

https://soundcloud.com/richannes-wrahms/for-eight-instruments

[MarkMcD]

Hi Uhor,

Your work has a very cinematic feel, most of the pieces could work well in film, by that I mean they seem to have a narrative.  I like the unusual tonality, it's never jarring and unnecessarily aggressive.

Regards
Mark

[Rons_talking]

I like this piece! What really works is the use of ever-changing density. No long, boring, serial solo cadenzas, rather harmonies melding into other harmonies. Well-done.

[Uhor]

I wrote a little duet for Oboe and Viola, not really the best of me and quite rough in places but at least it's something finished.

https://soundcloud.com/richannes-wrahms/duo-for-oboe-and-viola

[Uhor]

In these times I've been doing some exercises "in the style of Palestrina" (to greater and lesser success)
 
https://soundcloud.com/richannes-wrahms/palestrina-excercises-1

https://soundcloud.com/richannes-wrahms/palestrina-exercises-2

and a little sketch of a cello piece.

https://soundcloud.com/richannes-wrahms/cello-sketch

[shirime]

The cello sketch is excellent, I hope you flesh this out into something really interesting. What are your plans for it?

[Uhor]

I used pitch multiplication to derive material from the initial row, I might use another row to keep expanding the piece or add a violin and make it a duo, whatever I end up doing I must keep in mind the different textural possibilities that would provide a clearer sense of form to the piece.

[shirime]

Hmm depends if you want a clear sense of form or not, though. Keeping options open regarding different textural possibilities sounds like a good thing.

[Uhor]

I've expanded the sketch a bit but I'm not sure about it. I might have gone too chaotic in search of variety.

I consider it finished, with the possibility of recomposing it at a later date.

https://soundcloud.com/richannes-wrahms/for-cello

[Uhor]

I think I finished another solo piece, if I leave dynamics to the performer. Please tell me what you think.

https://soundcloud.com/richannes-wrahms/for-flute