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24 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel
The first of my "Bottled Leaves" for Pianoforte, composed in 2016. Though arguably somewhat naïve, this work's harmonic language, voice-leading / contrapuntal procedures, motivic economy, and approach to developmental variation presage my later wo...
![Two Bottled Leaves for Pianoforte: I. Mottetto elegiaco [Philip Daniel; 2016]](https://cdn.publish0x.com/prod/fs/cachedimages/1830583310-477bb29408004ee98ee13b62cb266d306a4a066f5a199c51aa18efd020ca83bc.png)
23 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel
A mystical chorale harmonization of the sacred song "O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort", scored for SATB choir and tenor trombone obbligato. The engraved "conductor's score", posted for perusal: At the following hyperlink, you may find the...
![Chorale Harmonization on "O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort" [Philip Daniel; 2020]](https://cdn.publish0x.com/prod/fs/cachedimages/1830583310-6e55f2b16a599ccba63b5062361ff7e321bc111b9eff99f5b537990f6fa58a14.png)
23 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel
The fourth of five movements of a "Sinfonia concertante" in an expressionist / late romantic idiom for string orchestra. A study in endless melody and cosmic harmony. Feel free to follow along with the engraved "conductor's score" here. ...
![Sinfonia concertante for String Orchestra: IV. Apothéose (Scrolling Score) [Philip Daniel; 2017]](https://cdn.publish0x.com/prod/fs/cachedimages/1830583310-7d5a5f642a895c4491b5e284337c09ddae175045ad882e35c4498151a0d59199.png)
22 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel
The third of five movements of a "Sinfonia concertante" in an expressionist / late romantic idiom for string orchestra. A scherzo in a modified rounded binary form, contrasting an ecstatic (Scriabinesque?) outer section thematic complex with an es...
![Sinfonia concertante for String Orchestra: III. Scherzo e canzone (Scrolling Score) [Philip Daniel; 2017]](https://cdn.publish0x.com/prod/fs/cachedimages/1830583310-c536ac944ade42b6c3b85f0b8fa1b8cf462e54fff074870f1d3946761db15fe1.png)
22 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel
The second of five movements of a "Sinfonia concertante" in an expressionist / late romantic idiom for string orchestra. A somber, tenebrous fantasy on the Lutheran chorale "Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir" ("From deep affliction I cry out to you...
![Sinfonia concertante for String Orchestra: II. Choralfantasie (Scrolling Score) [Philip Daniel; 2017]](https://cdn.publish0x.com/prod/fs/cachedimages/1830583310-d3bfb33d3edafc38554453bc95878a3b0ea9349c46fa536a2dfe68be1eb3f4ee.png)
22 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel
The opening of a five-movement "Sinfonia concertante" in an expressionist / late romantic idiom for string orchestra. This "Capriccio tenebroso" functions as a modified sonata-allegro form in itself, as well as an exposition of sorts for the work...
![Sinfonia concertante for String Orchestra: I. Capriccio tenebroso (Scrolling Score) [Philip Daniel; 2017]](https://cdn.publish0x.com/prod/fs/cachedimages/1830583310-1b4218801aec78f08aab985ae85dafc22fb3e2de46dfd6e2aa2fadf6be82cd5e.png)
21 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel
An intricate, yet compressed, Aequale for two soprano bugles, two alto bugles, and B♭ Sousaphone that veers between joy, bombast, melancholy, angst, and even sarcasm. The finale, in some sense an epilogue, of the first volume of Aequale. You may...
![Aequale "Ritornello" [Philip Daniel; 2020]](https://cdn.publish0x.com/prod/fs/cachedimages/1830583310-a87240ddc04d0e5b602775567ea8d5b2a73374277084594418aca1fd2b21f96b.png)
21 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel
A fugue with canonic elements? A canon with fugal elements? In any case, my Aequale "Vermischte Fuge" (scored for flugelhorn, F alto horn, E♭ alto horn, and baritone horn) is a highly theatrical work of imitative counterpoint, its subject characte...
![Aequale "Vermischte Fuge" [Philip Daniel; 2020]](https://cdn.publish0x.com/prod/fs/cachedimages/1830583310-87e28344a45b1d48cf3f41f6b265f5ead6a5ff97f85d1fadd8ca59f87a9ce220.png)
21 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel
A sonorous and rhapsodic Aequale for alto flute, horn in E♭, and cimbasso (or bass trombone), dedicated to my friend the composer Evan Bennet. Below, you will find the engraved "conductor's score": The painting in the video is Jul...
![Aequale "Arioso per tre" [Philip Daniel; 2020]](https://cdn.publish0x.com/prod/fs/cachedimages/1830583310-f329063f9b23204ae845f6d2dc26432aa00ebd77fcb6683fe953d1b284a5e137.png)
20 Oct 2020 12 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel
Ernst Krenek's 1950 "Fifth Piano Sonata", Opus 121, presents challenges to layman and musician alike that, rather than diminishing its appeal, affirms its timeless worth. To those at the avant-garde of artistic inspiration and creation, the unprecede...
![A Tone Row From Ernst Krenek's "Fifth Sonata for Piano" Opus 121 [PART 1]](https://cdn.publish0x.com/prod/fs/cachedimages/1830583310-5a26ca8ab673605a11c499779f6f1ac2cb4ffddd1a9ac18fdbf74c99fe105f3f.png)
