I composed these two short Orchestral pieces after a harsh bout of existential dread. 

In the first one I wrote the polymodal/harmonic plan first and then filled in with a "plastic melody" technique that I've been using for a while in which I divide an original melody and travel around its motifs. 

For the second one I only planned the sections once it was begun and the idea grew more intuitively into having pairs of contrasting sections that develop on their own terms. Also I've been playing around with "microsyncopations" that blur the beat in the more complex slow sections.

The sound is Noteperformer, the scores are pending revision so I won't post them unless there's a lot of interest for them.  

Hi @Uhor,

I love the first one with its narrative. It begins serene but disturbed, then suddenly in 2:43 it's turn to a scary passage! Great passage here! This also makes the resolution at the end powerful.

For the second one, I think the first 50 minutes grand, and the style is turned into an early Schoenbergian angst. Harp combined with bells in 1:40 is great. Lovely brass augur in 3:40 too. Great pizz. ending with piano there (right?) to signify the finish of the story.

In brief I enjoy the orchestral color and narrative of these two pieces. I do feel the angst in them. Thanks for sharing!

Henry

The beginning of the second piece reminded me of Parsifal, with its differences.....
True, it then sounds quite expressionistic.
Then there is the harp with bells, good idea.
But maybe it's too many ideas in a row.
I agree about the contrasting parts, but it is also good to have a general organization where there is room for repetition (exact or with variations, depending on the style and taste of each one).
There is another part that I like from 3:20 and it sounds like Richard Strauss in Metamorphosen.
Well, there are many good ideas but so many in 5 minutes ...