Matthew Becker

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Matthew Becker

Matthew Becker is a self-taught Canadian composer who began to show an interest in writing music at a young age. he first composed a piece at the age of sixteen, and since then has dedicated his studies in the field of theory, harmony and composition. He mostly composes for small ensembles, but also contains works for larger settings, such as the full orchestra. He hopes someday to be involved in scoring for film, television, or other forms of media.

Personal Contact Information

Known as Matthew Becker on the forum, he can be reached here if you wish to contact him via the community. To contact him via email, his email address is mattbecker@mxpress.ca. To listen to samples of his compositions, you may visit his website here: Mattias Xpress

Compositions

Styles

Works are heavily influenced by Neoromanticism, with long and dramatic melodies, shifting in and out of keys. Enjoyed using big, dramatic chords, and strong cadences. Earlier works contained a lot of upbeat, high-tempo music, whereas more current compositions are slower and deeper.

Composition is done by sitting down with staff paper, or notation software, and writing down notation while checking it often through playback to make adjustments.

Influences

Major influences include, but are not limited to:

• Johannes Brahms;
• Frédéric François Chopin;
• Michael Cretu
• Gustav Holst;
• Franz Liszt;
• John Williams;
• Ralph Vaughan Williams;
• Hans Zimmer

Large Projects

These projects consist of artistic works to which music has been set:

• Tetra Master (tentative title; 2008) - A computer card game based on the popular mini-game from Final Fantasy IX.
• Aramu (2006) - Web comic project for which three pieces were composed. The project is discontinued.

Individual Pieces

More than 45 individual pieces have been completed since 2000 including:

• Over 30 pieces written for a modest ensemble of six instruments or less (including duets, trios, quartets);
• Nine solo piano pieces, one in multiple movements;
• Six works for moderately large instrumentation, one of which includes a full orchestra