Meditation for solo trumpet (2021)
Inspired by American composer Vincent Persichetti (1915–1987) and his 25 Parables, this Meditation is the second in a series of works for solo performers.
The palette of notes featured in "Meditation for solo trumpet" is derived from a self-inflicted constraint: increasing or decreasing consecutive interval sizes by a half-step (minor 2nd, major 2nd, minor 3rd, etc). As I wrote, I focused on this constraint and allowed it to guide the music, navigating through its implications.
Meditating on a proverb is similar. If you trust the proverb, you rely on it to guide your mind through multiple scenarios from a variety of different perspectives. If you are wary of it, moments from your personal experiences can overwhelm it,
for your own good or ill.
Andy, 2021
Inspired by American composer Vincent Persichetti (1915–1987) and his 25 Parables, this Meditation is the second in a series of works for solo performers.
The palette of notes featured in "Meditation for solo trumpet" is derived from a self-inflicted constraint: increasing or decreasing consecutive interval sizes by a half-step (minor 2nd, major 2nd, minor 3rd, etc). As I wrote, I focused on this constraint and allowed it to guide the music, navigating through its implications.
Meditating on a proverb is similar. If you trust the proverb, you rely on it to guide your mind through multiple scenarios from a variety of different perspectives. If you are wary of it, moments from your personal experiences can overwhelm it,
for your own good or ill.
Andy, 2021
Inspired by American composer Vincent Persichetti (1915–1987) and his 25 Parables, this Meditation is the second in a series of works for solo performers.
The palette of notes featured in "Meditation for solo trumpet" is derived from a self-inflicted constraint: increasing or decreasing consecutive interval sizes by a half-step (minor 2nd, major 2nd, minor 3rd, etc). As I wrote, I focused on this constraint and allowed it to guide the music, navigating through its implications.
Meditating on a proverb is similar. If you trust the proverb, you rely on it to guide your mind through multiple scenarios from a variety of different perspectives. If you are wary of it, moments from your personal experiences can overwhelm it,
for your own good or ill.
Andy, 2021