September 21, 2021 EP 10 Tracks
experimental composition
A collection of miniature compositions, arranged inspirations, musical expressions, and fleeting thoughts. An arranging of my auditory world through traditional and non-traditional means. Each sketch is imagined and realized in a single day.
page 1: piano improvisation. musings and thoughts in free time signature — 4/8/21
page 2: excerpt from rachmaninoff's piano concerto no. 2 mvmt 2 for 2 pianos. overdub experimentation in ableton using a steinway model d grand vst — 4/10/21
page 3: a cover and reconstruction of bibingka by ben&ben. original cover by noah raquel — 4/14/2021
page 4: algorithmic composition using sha-256 with input string of "page 4". more composition and algorithm details on hackmd — 4/15/2023
page 5: inspired by seemingly mundane yet virtuosic hanon piano technique exercises. a play on motive, sequence, and harmony—discovering beauty in repetition — 4/23/2021
page 6: exploring sampling and re-synthesis using only field recordings of birds tweets and dog barks from around my neighborhood — 5/1/2021
page 7: a musical prompt submitted for my symphonic student association tuesday takeover. a musical interpretation and realization of "a blade of grass in the wind". page 7 uses the fundamental pitch 'g' on the piano for grass and it is blown by the 'wind' section, causing it to become unstable and change in pitch — 6/13/2021
page 8: exploring imaginative soundtrack and sonic world building using afrocuban rhythms and instrumentation to create an underwater festival — 6/28/2021
page 9: soundtrack inspired by the tokyo 202ONE olympics: to create a music that brings together the world in solidarity and camraderie. inspiration from hans zimmer's orchestration of john lennon's 'imagine' at the tokyo 2020 opening ceremony — 7/31/2021
page 10: a pop finale that brings together all these sketches of expressive technique, artistic philosophy, and digital music production — 9/22/2021