Hello everyone,
I’d like to share my piece Fumage for flute, oboe, and bassoon as my submission for the Fall 2025 Halloween Competition.
🎃 About the Piece
Fumage is inspired by the surrealist art technique of the same name, where smoke from a candle or lamp leaves ghostly, shifting impressions on paper. This piece takes that imagery into sound, with wisps of timbre, sudden bursts, and eerie colorations from the woodwinds. It mirrors candlelight, smoke, and the blurred line between reality and apparition—an atmosphere that fits the surreal and haunting spirit of Halloween.
Instrumentation: Flute, Oboe, Bassoon
Duration: ~7 minutes
Score (PDF)
Audio (MIDI)
Thanks for listening and I welcome any feedback!
–– Justin Gruber
