Making Mountains out of Molehills: works for small ensembles and solo instruments
Abstract  The following document presents a collection of pieces all composed during a two-  year period. The first chapter consists of overviews of the earliest pieces, written for solo  instruments or small ensembles, while the second chapter is an in-depth analysis of the  most recent work, “Three Constructions in Heavy Metal” (a chamber piece for six  performers and conductor).  The pieces are presented in a chronological order to illustrate the evolution of the  compositional process as well as the way certain ideas are recycled and reused in new  contexts in different pieces.   As all the pieces are written for small ensembles, there is an emphasis on  maximizing the sonic potential available.  This takes places at the instrumental level and, as  analysis will show, at the level of the musical materials; nearly all the material in “Three  Constructions in Heavy Metal” can be traced in some way to the pieces presented in the  first chapter.                  Keywords: Music, composition, duality, chamber, texture, ensemble, instrumental
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