punintentional Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 This is my entry for the forum's summer competition. The 4 pieces in the suite are based on the following abstract expressionist art: 'Vir Heroicus Sublimis' by Barnett Newman https://www.moma.org/collection/works/79250 'Autumn Rhythm' by Jackson Pollock http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/57.92/ 'PH-129' by Clyfford Still https://clyffordstillmuseum.org/object/ph-129/ 'Landscape at Stanton Street' by Willem de Kooning http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/kooning-landscape-at-stanton-street-p77158 Here are the score-videos for each the pieces. 'Vir Heroicus Sublimis' https://youtu.be/q9g-3ff7m24 (for this piece, I'd strongly recommend reading the program note at the beginning of the video before listening to it) 'Autumn Rhythm' https://youtu.be/vTQBn4VWz4c 'PH-129' https://youtu.be/IgPXB1T1cRg 'Landscape at Stanton Street' https://youtu.be/iB8_38S7jdY There's also a YouTube playlist of all the score-videos https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5bWnXp9PjtS8mePM3xsTz5ebT3z8ZxWp NB: The full program note is in the pdf score. PDF Exhibition I - Full Score 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monarcheon Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 As the judges are doing their best to be objective, I'll just say this for now: Really interesting stuff! The second movement was definitely the highlight. I kind of felt like the piece lost a little bit of steam after it, but the tonalities were lovely throughout. Good work. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punintentional Posted September 17, 2017 Author Share Posted September 17, 2017 11 hours ago, Monarcheon said: As the judges are doing their best to be objective, I'll just say this for now: Really interesting stuff! The second movement was definitely the highlight. I kind of felt like the piece lost a little bit of steam after it, but the tonalities were lovely throughout. Good work. :) Thanks :). The second movement was definitely my favorite too. I figured that after Vir Heroicus Sublimis, it would be good to have something more refreshing. I was going to add a movement based on Kandinsky in between III and IV but I ran out of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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