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A piece for trombone and piano.

Hi. I've been a busy bee for the past 8 years since I last posted here on YC. I have a publisher now - Woo Hoo! - and I've had several works recorded, published, and marketed through them. This is a work that I plan to submit for publication in next year's release. My writing is geared specifically to middle and high school concert band programs in the United States. But enough about that. "Appalachian Heart" is a work I wrote for my mother. She's an equestrian - someone who rides, raises, and cares for horses - who dedicated her whole life to raising hers and ensuring they found good homes. When I was a kid, I would wake up to the sound of horses galloping up from the valley to the barn next to my room. The work is basically a pastoral or chorale of this. Imagine a sunrise, hearing her call to the horses, hearing the stir of hooves hitting the ground as they galloped up to greet her, the calm serenity of them grazing in the field during the day, and their return to the barn in the evening as the sun sets. This is the essence of the work. I scored marching band bass drums to be performed in unison to illicit the effect of horses galloping from a distance, growing in volume and intensity as they get closer. Bear in mind that this is written for attainability and not necessarily meant to be terribly difficult or nuanced. Still, I think it achieves a nice effect, and I hope you enjoy the group that performs it - this is the California State University, Fresno, Wind Orchestra directed by Gary P. Gilroy from their concert last May. Cheers, -A

thank u I will! 🙏 thanks, u will! 🙏 thats really cool btw, I hope to hear yours too!!

Sounds really awesome! I can totally imagine this on stage. You've really succeeded in evoking the 'alien' theme with the harmonies and orchestration. Hope to hear more songs from this project in the future! (I'm also trying to write a musical at the moment so I know the struggle 😂)

Just looked it up; I meant piano sonata 7 mvt 3 for Prokofiev, not 8 😜

That experiment is kind of what my Suite of Minimalism is/has been. This was written in 6 hours for a high school english project, so it was more directed to getting me a good grade rather than being the next set in my composer’s folder. I guess I should not have used “lazy”. Maybe if I ever do another composer inspired piece for reals in the future! Thanks for your comments