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24 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel $0.07
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://www.publish0x.com/img/341360.webp?action=fit&ar=1&enc=webp&h=287&inv=0&ori=1&st=1&up=1&w=510&signature=9b1b4a27b92bb81ccc04c0ca2811c49af2f94c6b0a117b9e28664b7f10bec7b5)
23 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel $0.41
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://www.publish0x.com/img/340976.webp?action=fit&ar=1&enc=webp&h=287&inv=0&ori=1&st=1&up=1&w=510&signature=4d389627ff67b88a2126451bf5b96351b7105534ebd23a412b019b66514c36a0)
23 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel $0.00
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://www.publish0x.com/img/340678.webp?action=fit&ar=1&enc=webp&h=287&inv=0&ori=1&st=1&up=1&w=510&signature=d409a2314f0a8f6769b9a2a4dcfa5bb0c6c6bc6b07cfb59c8e7cac5503495ebe)
22 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel $0.12
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://www.publish0x.com/img/340182.webp?action=fit&ar=1&enc=webp&h=287&inv=0&ori=1&st=1&up=1&w=510&signature=6caa436ff51f13337fccf7c89ae4c50e76a1cf30868095d0149673872b416e9c)
22 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel $0.02
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://www.publish0x.com/img/339958.webp?action=fit&ar=1&enc=webp&h=287&inv=0&ori=1&st=1&up=1&w=510&signature=62ccbb33df146dc04b16be95726a1b80e3ebf1b3bfda7e7b929ec96db757f1a5)
22 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel $0.24
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://www.publish0x.com/img/339774.webp?action=fit&ar=1&enc=webp&h=287&inv=0&ori=1&st=1&up=1&w=510&signature=9172c6830a79f084947494d6de9687a99ff2a0422c672edbadd0962f74f9586b)
21 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel $0.51
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://www.publish0x.com/img/339407.webp?action=fit&ar=1&enc=webp&h=287&inv=0&ori=1&st=1&up=1&w=510&signature=8ceb91e95b61d1fed379ff68935dfb304d70e3187ecd4e22b2789bfc1cab9bce)
21 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel $0.02
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://www.publish0x.com/img/339191.webp?action=fit&ar=1&enc=webp&h=287&inv=0&ori=1&st=1&up=1&w=510&signature=059639d8693c3bb79638d2da004b5a3602611f0bae6ab65a3b6363a9cadef774)
21 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel $0.21
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://www.publish0x.com/img/339047.webp?action=fit&ar=1&enc=webp&h=287&inv=0&ori=1&st=1&up=1&w=510&signature=8fe1ce96593a5ef994f1dc4f9f432184d1d0344ae2b7d5aae65b79a78b2cc2f5)
20 Oct 2020 12 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel $0.14
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://www.publish0x.com/img/338250.webp?action=fit&ar=1&enc=webp&h=287&inv=0&ori=1&st=1&up=1&w=510&signature=7626bdb9643d7779e0508f7a7b0408b477f49fc49a4659c622912d43ea8fae97)
